Nightcap Hour 1: Ole Miss SHOCKS Georgia to ADVANCE to Semi-Finals + Indiana THRASHES Bama in Rose Bowl + Oregon SHUTS OUT Texas Tech & Johnny Manziel CLEARS the AIR

Summary

Club Shay Shay: Nightcap Hour 1 – Ole Miss Shocks Georgia, Indiana Thrashes Bama, Oregon Shuts Out Texas Tech & Johnny Manziel Clears the Air (Jan 2, 2026)

Episode Overview

This action-packed episode of Club Shay Shay’s “Nightcap” dives into the explosive College Football Playoff quarterfinals, featuring Ole Miss’ upset of Georgia, Indiana’s dominance over Alabama, Oregon’s historic shutout of Texas Tech, and Johnny Manziel’s return to clear up recent headlines. Hosted by Shannon Sharpe (“Johnny Ochoa”), with regulars Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, Liberty City Zone, and the inimitable “Johnny Football” Manziel, the crew brings sharp analysis, heated debates, and signature banter, all in their outspoken, unfiltered style.

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Key Segments & Highlights

1. Ole Miss Upsets Georgia: Back-and-Forth Thriller

Timestamps: 02:30 – 20:48

• Game Recap & Player Performances

  • Ole Miss knocks off Georgia 39-34 to advance to the semifinals.
  • Standouts: Trinidad Chambers (QB, 30/46, 362 yds, 2 TD); Kiwan Lacy (22 carries, 99 yds, 2 TD); Harrison Wallace III (9 rec, 156 yds, 1 TD).
  • The team attributes their grit to playing “for one another,” not just the departed staff (07:55).

• Quarterback Praise

  • "Those are NFL throws that he was making. When he needed to make it he was making some throws on the run." — Shannon Sharpe, 06:55
  • Elite play from Chambers and Lacy—especially rebounding from early mistakes.

• Coaching Carousel & Alabama Influence

  • Discussion of key coaches in the playoff all with Alabama roots (e.g., Dan Lanning, Mario Cristobal, Pete Golding), underlining the “Alabama coaching tree” as a pipeline for success (07:20).
  • "It's not an accident." — Johnny Ochoa, 07:40

• Ole Miss’s Locker Room Mentality

  • Johnny Manziel notes, "From the second that they walked out on the field today, Ole Miss, you can tell, is playing for one another in that locker room. They're not playing for Lane. They're not playing for any of that. They're playing for themselves and they've got something to prove." (08:31)

• Questionable Officiating

  • Group is adamant about missed calls: Defensive pass interference, face masks.
  • "Refs bailed…he damn near pulled a T. Higgins on J. Ram." — Johnny Ochoa, 12:08
  • "If we can see it sitting here at home, I know damn well you can see it up close." — Liberty City, 12:35

• Clutch Moments

  • Chambers’ fade pass in the final minute lauded as a “huge stones” call from OC Charlie Weiss Jr. (18:17).
    • "That takes huge stones, that's a hell of a call by an offensive coordinator that trusts his quarterback." — Johnny Ochoa, 18:34

• Looking Forward: Matchup with Miami

  • The semifinal will be a tough contest; Miami’s speed and defensive front draw comparisons with Georgia (20:48).

• Notable Quote: Rings & Credit Debate

  • Spirited debate whether Lane Kiffin deserves a ring if Ole Miss wins it all despite leaving for LSU.
    • "You say it sell itself"… "You mean to tell me if they win the natty, it's okay to give you the checks but you're not gonna get a ring?" — Liberty City (25:37-26:43)

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2. Indiana Thrashes Alabama in Rose Bowl: A Power Shift?

Timestamps: 32:17 – 55:00

• Complete Domination

  • Indiana beats Alabama 38-3, their first bowl win since 1991; QB Fernando Mendoza (Heisman winner) stars with 3 TD and nearly mistake-free football (32:17).
  • Indiana defense holds Alabama to just 193 total yards, showing superior speed and intensity.

• Alabama’s Decline

  • Panel laments Bama’s lack of speed, especially on skill positions—"moving in mud" (32:55).
    • "I can't recall… I've been watching Alabama a long time. I'd never seen them look like this—big, slow, ordinary." — Johnny Ochoa, 36:26

• Effect of NIL & Parity

  • Debate about how new NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) rules have leveled the talent playing field, with more five-stars spread among schools.
    • "With NIL, it’s evened the playing field. Now every team is sprinkled in some five-stars, so now coaching comes into play even that much more." — Liberty City, 38:02

• Alabama No Longer Special

  • "There’s nothing special about Alabama on offense, defense, or special teams. Nothing jumps out at you." — Johnny Ochoa, 36:55

• Historic Loss

  • This 35-point defeat is Alabama's worst bowl loss ever; conversations question the fit and future of DeBoer as the new Bama coach (49:59-51:17).

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3. Oregon Shuts Out Texas Tech: Defensive Clinic

Timestamps: 56:59 – 62:46

• Defensive Stranglehold

  • Oregon demolishes Texas Tech 23-0 in the Orange Bowl.
  • First Ducks’ shutout in a major bowl since 1917, and the first AP top-5 shutout since 2018 (56:59).
  • Four turnovers forced, persistent pressure—with Texas Tech held to a mere 215 passing yards and 78 rushing.

• Tech’s Offensive Woes

  • Panel criticizes Texas Tech for failing to get their best playmaker involved on offense; offensive play-calling and execution questioned.

• Oregon’s Path Forward

  • Despite the shutout, concern about offensive production—"ran the ball 47 times for 67 yards… not even two a carry."
    • "If they play like that against Indiana, Indiana will beat them like they beat Alabama." — Johnny Ochoa, 60:10

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4. The State of NIL, Transfer Portal, and CFB Parity

Timestamps: 41:04 – 48:27

• Discussion on Transfer Portal Chaos

  • Over 3,300 players hit the portal in the first two days; the hosts worry about its impact on high school recruiting.
    • “That kills the high school kids. The 3-star guys who have to wait for their moment never get a shot now.” — Johnny Manziel, 47:26

• Money and Pressure

  • Quarterbacks and top players are commanding $3M–$5M per year at 19, raising expectations and changing the recruitment-development dynamic (44:59-46:43).

• Booster Anxiety

  • High investment from boosters makes every game high-stakes: "We're a nervous wreck watching these games. That's tens of millions of dollars on these guys every year." — Johnny Manziel, 48:27

• Legal Questions

  • Georgia sues a player after taking NIL money and transferring—a test case that could set precedents (47:12).

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5. Conference Payouts and Playoff Implications

Timestamps: 62:49 – 63:55

• The ACC will give its entire $14M playoff share to Miami—hosts agree this is a deserved reward for carrying the conference and speculate on its impact in player acquisition (63:05).
• Miami vs. Ole Miss and Indiana vs. Oregon semifinals previewed; both games expected to be highly competitive.
• Analysis of past regular season matchups and the difficulty of beating a good opponent twice in a year.

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6. Johnny Manziel Clears the Air

Timestamps: 68:25 – end

• Manziel addresses recent controversy around his health, time away from the spotlight, and sets the record straight: “For the people who were really concerned about me being sick, it looks one way but in reality, it's another. That was a tough Christmas for the Manziel family with the sickness. Man, I'm happy to be back. You guys put a smile on my face. This is exactly what I needed for my life right now.” (68:25)

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Notable Quotes & Fun Moments

• On Officiating:
  “If we can see it sitting here at home, I know damn well you can see it up close.” — Liberty City, 12:35

• On Trinidad Chambers (Ole Miss):
  “Those are NFL throws that he was making…and they win this ball game ’cause he played sensational.” — Shannon Sharpe, 06:55

• Lane Kiffin Ring Debate:
  "You mean to tell me if they win the natty, it's okay to give you the checks but you're not gonna get a ring?" — Liberty City, 26:43

• On NIL:
  "It’s going to take somebody like Nick Saban to come in and oversee a committee…make the changes that are necessary." — Chad Ochocinco, 41:05

• On Fernando Mendoza (Indiana QB):
  "I was blown away with the way he carries himself...The kid has been impressive in every interview that he's done...He's one of those dudes for sure." — Johnny Manziel, 55:00

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Episode Flow & Tone

• The episode is lively, candid, and loaded with inside knowledge and playful ribbing.
• Much of the show spotlights the changing landscape of college football (NIL, the transfer portal, coaching departures/arrivals), framing it through results on the field from a player and coach’s perspective.
• The chemistry of the hosts, especially with Manziel’s return, keeps the energy up, with Shannon in particular driving home insightful and often hilarious hot takes.

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Useful for Listeners Who Missed It

• The panel delivers deep postgame analysis, next-game matchups, and big-picture implications—especially around NIL and the future of blue-blood programs.
• Listeners get not just the highlight performances but context on coaching changes, conference storylines, and the rapidly evolving competitive balance in college football.
• Johnny Manziel adds an authentic, “insider’s perspective” on player mindsets & program culture.

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Timestamps of Important Segments

• Ole Miss-Georgia Recap and Analysis: 02:30 – 20:48
• Indiana’s Rose Bowl Domination: 32:17 – 55:00
• Oregon’s Defensive Showcase: 56:59 – 62:46
• NIL, Transfer Portal & Parity Discussion: 41:04 – 48:27
• ACC Playoff Payout & Playoff Preview: 62:49 – 63:55
• Johnny Manziel’s “Return & Clear the Air”: 68:25 – 69:06

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For a comprehensive, opinionated, and highly entertaining look into the playoff shakeups and future of college football, this episode captures both the emotion and analysis fans crave.

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[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, look, the first game they played earlier this year was a great game back and forth. Georgia made the plays in that game and in this game, Ole Miss made the plays. Look, they gave Georgia a lot of opportunities throughout the night, but when they needed to step up like the Last Drive with 54 seconds left, whatever it was, they stepped up shambles, made an unbelievable throw on a fade ball to get them into field goal position. And then, you know, after the way this game's played out, there was no way that kicker was missing that. He was nails all night. And to be honest, it shouldn't have even been that close because they should have got three points before half, to be honest.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah, right.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

They kind of gave that away a little bit. But look, from the second that they walked out on the field today, Ole Miss, you can tell, is playing for one another in that locker room. They're playing for their brothers. They, they're, they're not playing for Lane. They're not playing for any of that. They're playing for themselves and they got something to prove. So this is a really good Ole Miss team. They've cleaned up a lot of what they, you know, they were lacking a little bit throughout the season, I think.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Oo yeah.

[Liberty City Zone]

I mean, listen, looking at the first half of the game, huh, I, I thought Georgia was going to run away with the game. Obviously, they tried to come out the first two series. They tried to throw the ball. That didn't work. Ole Miss got points within those first two series and then Georgia went back. But they do do best playing ball in the trenches where the game is won. When you looked at, looked at the game yesterday when Miami played, how did Miami win the game? They won the game up front. And the way Georgia played in that second quarter going into the half, I was like, oh, my goodness, listen, they f to blow these young bulls out the Water if they just keep doing that. But listen, coming. Coming in the second half, I'm not sure what adjustments Ole Miss made, but that goddamn Chambers on some of the throws he had to make in the second half to get his team back into the game. Even with the drop that they had, the costly drops that they had, they were still able to make enough plays to get back into the game. Brother, Lacy had one hell of a game.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yep.

[Liberty City Zone]

If I'm not mistaken, he was on the show, Correct?

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Liberty City Zone]

Now, have you noticed with everybody that's come on the show and is going back to play, and they respect the craft and they respect the sport, but for some reason, they've had unbelievable, unbelievable success. Hey, this is one hell of a game by goddamn Ole Miss, man. This was nice. And like you did say, this is what bowl games were about, not what we saw earlier today. I'm not gonna mention it. I'm gonna let. I'm gonna wait till we get to it. But this was a great game.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yeah. You look at this ball game. I mean, Trinidad Chandler's had himself a day. I don't know if he's eligible to come out. Johnny, you. You can speak more to that, but his ability to throw the football on the run, his ability to throw the ball from the pocket, use his legs if he absolutely have to, but he is absolutely a pocket passer. He just happened to be athletic enough to get outside and can throw the ball with pinpoint accuracy. As you mentioned, Kawan Lacey, he put the ball on the ground early. Georgia got a touchdown on a scoop and score. He put the ball on the ground early, but I love the way he ran. He did something very. And he must have been listening. I say they blitz. You saw him step up, he stepped up, closed the distance, met the guy. He's like, oh, hell, my quarterback in trouble. Let me leak out, caught the ball, went and got a first down. They were able to sustain that drive and get a touchdown out of it. It's smart, headsy plays like that. That common. The common person might not notice, but when you watched, instead of the game of football, you like, that's a football player. That's a football play that he made. He realized, I'm not going to give this guy a running start to let him sit me in my quarterback's lap. I'm going to close the distance. Oh, damn, my quarterback's in trouble. Georgia, for about two and a half, three quarters, guys.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah.

[Johnny Ochoa]

That defense, I'm like, what? Damn. Are you. Are you sure? They got 11 men on the field. Ain't no damn way in hell. As soon as the guy catch the ball, he. They own him. They weren't missing any tackles and they were swarming to the football. I hadn't seen anything like that in a very long time. And then all of a sudden, slow but surely, Ole Miss, they got Trinidad, hit a pass over the middle and the guy spun up out of it. That was really the first time I saw a missed tackle. And from that point on, they got rolling. And once they got rolling and you know, momentum is funny. It's funny, you see, they weren't doing nothing and all of a sudden they got momentum. And then Georgia couldn't stop them.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah.

[Johnny Ochoa]

And then the refs bailed. Hide that PI? Ocho. When that guy grabbed it, he grabbed the DB helmet, turn his head down to all the red. He damn near pulled a T. Higgins on J. Ram.

[Liberty City Zone]

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

[Johnny Ochoa]

I said, come on. And they missed. And they missed a. A face mask on Lacey. How you miss that? No, Joe. Yeah.

[Liberty City Zone]

I don't know.

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[Liberty City Zone]

I don't know what they're looking at. I don't know if they can see it.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Did they think the man was Beetlejuice? Beetlejuice?

[Liberty City Zone]

Hey. I don't know what the ref is looking at. I don't know what they was looking at, but they, they missed some calls. Obviously, human error is inevitable, especially when in a position like that where you have to see everything. And you should see everything, especially those calls. Because if we can see it sitting here at home, I know. Damn. Where you can see it up close and perfect.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Exactly.

[Liberty City Zone]

Your side.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yo. There were two plays on that last Georgia drive. There was a PI down the left side that was. Yeah, he walled him out a little bit to the sideline, but like he just didn't get his head around. That was a little ticky, tacky, wishy washy kind of. And then they ran kind of a stutter go. And he was beat and he grabbed him and saved a touchdown. So, like a lot of great ball on both sides, offense and defense from Ole Miss that are huge heads up plays that allowed them to get, you know, a loss of three yards on first down when it was from the six yard line. Made a great defensive play on third down in the back of the end zone.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yep.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

And then. And then the fade ball on offense the next time to the number two receiver on an inside fade, I mean.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yep.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Or you get press, man. I mean, anytime I would ever see that in college, you're kind of salivating at the mouth. If he stays over the top, you can throw it back. Shoulder and he beat him up right away. You got so much room you can use the sideline. You don't have to worry about him walling you off to the sideline or anything like that. So man stones from the kicker. Unbelievable job by him. Trinidad, obviously. Lacy. I think there were some guys on the defense who really stood out, but.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Gunner Stockton too. That guy's is tough as nails. He took a shot early in that game.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Took a bunch of shots.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That was crazy. That guy can play ball.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yeah.

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Give Charlie Weiss Jr. A lot of credit, Ocho, because they threw that ball with 36 seconds. Now that ball is incomplete. It's fourth down and the clock stops and Georgia has three timeouts. Three. So for him to put that ball up in the air and say, hey Chambers, you brought us this far, son. Take us on home.

[Liberty City Zone]

Bring us home.

[Johnny Ochoa]

And I be damn if he didn't pay. He dropped it in the bucket. If Johnny said that takes huge stones, that that's a hell of a call by an offensive coordinator that trusts his quarterback, knows his quarterback is dealing. The only thing I need you to do, son, is catch it because he gonna put it in your basket. All I need you to do is don't Trip on your way to the market the eggs in the back don't, don't, don't waste the profit don't trip on the way to the market Boy, he dropped that thing in there so pretty. I thought he was gonna get away. But he's like, you know what? I'm good, I'm good. But Johnny, you mentioned something earlier. That kicker, 55, 56 looked like it had been good from 65, 66, 100. And I said that now don't come late in the game, man, you don't hit me. Two astronaut out of the world, out of galactic field goals. Now you gonna come when, when they really need it and shake a 30 something yarder because we've seen that so many times. But I think you have to give Ole Miss credit. I don't think a lot of people thought Ole Miss could beat Georgia considering they had played earlier. But I, I was telling my sister, I was like, Libby, I, I'm saying they played them earlier. Georgia modeled a comeback. I say, but Ole Miss is not in awe of Georgia. They're not fearful of Georgia. They know they can play them tough. And I always like being the team that lost the first time around because I've get an opportunity to make a lot of wholesale changes. If you win Ocho, why would I make any changes? I won.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yes, sir.

[Johnny Ochoa]

What I need to change. But this was, man, this was a game. This, this is what, this is what it should be in the College Football Playoff. Guys, I don't. That what we saw at the Rose bowl, that what we saw at the Peach, Oregon and Texas Tech. That ain't what it's supposed to be. It's supposed to be too evenly. I don't know what happened to those offenses today from those other, those opposing teams, but man, I was really, really impressed with Ole Miss. Look, I don't know how many seniors they got. I don't know if Trinidad Chambers can come back, but they got a team, man.

[Liberty City Zone]

Oh, a very good team. Very good.

[Johnny Ochoa]

They got a damn good team. What you thinking, Johnny?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Man, I'm thinking Ole Miss is going to be a really hard out that next game they play. Obviously they play Miami. Miami's playing great ball right now. I think if you get that level of Carson Beck that you got yesterday, if you can get that with their defense, they're going to be a really, really hard out. But this is going to be a really good game. You just don't know what Carson Beck you're going to get. He looked the other day like a guy who's played 30, 40 games. But then you'll see him against A and M and you know, he'll make enough plays to get it done, but inconsistent at times. But I still think he's a good quarterback. And this Ole Miss team is going to be fired up. I think that game is going to be unbelievable.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah, I think that game is going to be really good as well. Obviously, you know, when we watch, watch the Hurricanes, we understand they can do some of the things that Georgia was able to do. They can stifle the run, they can get after your quarterback. They can make Chambers uncomfortable back there. But obviously Chandler's being somewhat of a dual threat and being.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yeah, he got better legs than saying.

[Liberty City Zone]

He got some legs on him. So they're going to have to be careful, especially when they decide to blitz. But obviously we saw them do something that they didn't have to do because they can get four and four can get home. We didn't this, we didn't have to do that. We didn't have to put our back, our back, our back in, in harm's way by having to, you know, to bring extra help, you know, to get home to the quarterback. So it's going to be an interesting game to see how that game plan works out and how things go when Ole Miss and Miami play. But that's going to be one hell of a game. I have one question too.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yes.

[Liberty City Zone]

And Johnny? I'm not sure. I'm sure y' all probably know where is that game going to be held?

[Johnny Ochoa]

Well, Oregon. Oregon? Yeah. That's the Fiesta Bowl.

[Liberty City Zone]

Okay.

[Johnny Ochoa]

So he's in Arizona and the other guy him is impeachable. Is in Atlanta.

[Liberty City Zone]

Damn, that's, that's a long ways away. Okay.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Okay. Yeah. And. And the great neutralizer. It's a neutral site.

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[Johnny Ochoa]

Ain't nobody got no home field. Hey, how well do your faith, how well do your fans want to see you play a bowl game?

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Are you guys gonna travel?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I think both these teams are going to travel.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Like I, I agree.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I think they're gonna flock to Phoenix.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Well, look here. Ole Miss ain't nothing but a hopkin. It's about seven, it's about six hour drive from, from Oxford, Mississippi.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah.

[Johnny Ochoa]

To her to Atlanta they go to Flood. They got a boy. No, they're not there in Phoenix. They're in Phoenix. Oregon and what you call them goes to Oregon and Indiana is in the Peach Bowl. Oregon and Indiana's in the Peach Bowl. That's a long way for Oregon to.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Travel Indiana, it's not that far.

[Johnny Ochoa]

I mean, it's far, but it's not as far as it is from Oregon. Way over there, too. Way over here. But I think these are gonna be some. They're gonna be some very good games. Oregon and Indiana, they're familiar with each other. Same conference, Big Ten, they know each other, very familiar with each other. So that's going to be interesting. But I was very, very impressed with Ole Miss because I was, I was, I was worried at first guys, because they moving the ball up and down the field and they kicking field goals. I like, bro, y' all gotta push this thing in. Damn these field goals. Yeah. And then they scored a touchdown and they don't get the two point conversion. I was like, ah, but that's. This was a game. This was. This is what I got. Nate Frazier, he got. He got nicked in this game. Ocho, he ran the ball extremely hard. 15 carries, 86, 86 yards. Maybe they should have leaned on the little running game a little bit more because once they kind of got that going in the fourth, yes, it kind of opened up the passing game. But Chambers, his ability to get outside Ocho and throw the ball over the top. Yeah, that's what was most impressive for me tonight. I think that was the, really, the difference in the ball game. Georgia has outstanding speed at all three levels. His ability to race them to a point outside and still be able to throw the ball with marksman accuracy over the top was extremely, extremely impressive today. And they won this ball game. Oh, man. I can imagine what it's like at Oxford. I know they going crazy. They probably say, elaine, who? Who? We ain't missing, we ain't missing. But Unfortunately, Charlie Weiss Jr. Is going to be going to be tagging along with Lane to lsu. But I will not be surprised within the next year, Charlie Weiss Jr. Gets a head coaching job because what he did tonight. Yes, sir. Was masterful.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yep.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Let's move on. College Football playoff win. But Lane still get paid. He got 250 for the first game. What does he make for this game, another 50? Was it 500? He still get paid. Ocho, just like he coaching young.

[Liberty City Zone]

You got to understand that this is his product. This is his product.

[Johnny Ochoa]

That he didn't think he must be. Didn't like it. You say it sell itself.

[Liberty City Zone]

I mean it sell itself. Which is why it looked the way it looked today. Just because he didn't coach this last game. You got to understand, he's had these players all season long. He's had them prepared and ready to go.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yeah. So it's going to be. It's going to be very, very interesting to see. Boy, can you imagine if Ole Miss goes on and win the national championship? Elaine don't win one at lsu.

[Liberty City Zone]

Well, hold on. You're saying he don't get no ring?

[Johnny Ochoa]

Hell, no. He gonna get no rip.

[Liberty City Zone]

Oh, he's still getting the check, ain't he?

[Johnny Ochoa]

How much you want to bet he don't get a ring?

[Liberty City Zone]

How much you want to make a bet he does?

[Johnny Ochoa]

I bet you. I bet you. I. I bet. Bet it. Hold on, O. They wouldn't let his ass stay in.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Coach.

[Liberty City Zone]

Hold on. Let me. Let me finish.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Let me finish.

[Liberty City Zone]

Listen to me. Now that. What sense did this make, too? Now, now you gonna have to make some sense to me. Come on, now. You still getting checks for. You're not coaching the team that's in the playoffs. But you mean to tell me if they win the national championship, it's okay to give you the checks, but you're not gonna get a ring?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What?

[Johnny Ochoa]

Since that make a lot of sense, the checks in the contract. Ain't no ring in the contract.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I guarantee you his players wouldn't give him a ring.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Hell, no. And that. And. And he wanted to stay. They didn't want him to stay, Right?

[Liberty City Zone]

Well, obviously, when you take another job, I don't think they would want you to stay either. Now, the players, they might feel a little different. Administration. Nah, buddy.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Nah.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Ocho, I don't know if you've been listening close enough. The players. The players. Ain't no love lost that. Players did not want him to stay in. Coach.

[Liberty City Zone]

They don't understand the nature of the business yet. They get it.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

They get.

[Liberty City Zone]

They're in college right now. They don't understand.

[Johnny Ochoa]

They do understand. If you love me so much, why you leaving?

[Liberty City Zone]

It happens all the time.

[Johnny Ochoa]

But I don't care about that. I'm talking about here. Yes, there are a lot of kids get put up for adoption, but that ain't got nothing to do with our situation right here, right now. We're talking about me and you. I understand. Yeah, there are hardships, yes. Some moms go through things and they're not equipped. I get all that. But what does that got to do with me? Yeah.

[Liberty City Zone]

What'd you say? A lot of kids get What?

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yeah, yeah, get put up for adoption. But that ain't got nothing to do with me. You. You said you didn't want me. Now, when I have success, you want somebody credit.

[Liberty City Zone]

It happens all the time.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yes sir. I ain't give you none of it, right? So we'll see how this thing did.

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[Johnny Ochoa]

Play that. Indiana routes. Oh Lord. 383 in the Rose bowl behind Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza. 3 touchdown. Indiana earns its first bowl game since 1991. The Hoosiers advanced to face Oregon in the semifinals. Heisman trophy winner Fernando Mendoza threw for 192 yards, three touchdowns while the defense held Alabama to 193 yards. Man, Alabama ain't got no speed. I know their defense looks so slow. Their skill, everything on office. They, they was moving in mud. Yeah, Indiana was flying.

[Liberty City Zone]

It was all over the place.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Flying. Take off.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What'd you see, man? That this is kind of the same Alabama team we've seen all year. I mean at times they've looked good, but they had this fight and claw to win the Iron Bowl. They had times throughout the season where they look terrible. This is still a team that lost to Florida State to open the season. Just a very inconsistent team, I think. Ty Simpson at times throughout this year we've praised on this show, we praised his play, we praised his poise at times making big throws. That wasn't the same guy today. And you got to give a lot of credit to Signetti the way he has Indiana playing. A lot of heart flying around the field. They're determined, they're focused. Obviously, Mendoza has to feel extremely confident with the way that he's playing football right now. You knock off Ohio State, you go and smack Alabama. You're just looking at this situation like, next up. They almost seem to me like a little bit of team of a fate of destiny to do something for them in their program that hasn't been done ever. And I think everybody in that locker room is bought in. And since the Penn State game, we really haven't seen them slip up very much. You know, I think I've made a lot of noise about was Mendoza deserving of the Heisman? Was he the best player in the country and all that? You put that to bed and put that to rest because you have the trophy now. His is sitting in his room or in his house or wherever it is now. You go out and solidify it and you know how you solidify that? Running the table and going under, going undefeated and winning the national championship and doing two things that have never really been done in Indiana on the football side.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yeah, I agree. Hey. Hey. Ocho Signetti also was at Alabama.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yeah. He was an assistant under Coach Saban. So both coaches. That was in the Ole Miss Georgia game.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yes.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Was that Alabama? The University of Crystal Ball. He was at Miami. Signetti, he was at my. He was at Alabama. Dan Lannington, he's at Alabama.

[Liberty City Zone]

Right.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Ain't an accident. It's not an accident. What you see in this game, Ocho, Alabama looked. Alabama looked awful. Other than. They looked awful. What did you. What did you see?

[Liberty City Zone]

I mean, listen, the game was. The game was won up front. Defense. Huh? Defense, Indiana, they all over the place. Made Ty Simpson uncomfortable all goddamn day long. I'm not sure if Indiana's defensive offense is moving that fast or just. Alabama's offensive defensive players were just that slow. See, the skill players, they weren't effective. And almost to a point it's like, is Alabama. Did they really belong here? Where they. Did they really belong in the playoffs to begin with, with the way they look tonight. I mean, early. Early today, obviously. I understand Indiana hasn't lost all season long. They look really good all season long. And they played up the part and let. And put everybody else. Everybody else will notice that we are serious. What you saw last year from us, we are the real deal. What you saw from us during the regular season. Yes, that is us. And we can play with the best. And they proved today in a thrashing of Alabama, it just. It almost. It was a lopsided game. It was a lopsided game to the point where I was like, why is Alabama even out here in the guy. I agree to begin with.

[Johnny Ochoa]

I agree. I can't recall. And I've been watching Alabama a long time. I remember when Coach Bryant actually coached Alabama. So that's how far I've been watching Alabama. And I told y' all earlier this year, I'd never seen the Alabama team look like this team. They're big, they're slow. Yeah, they're slow. Alabama, I mean their defense, there's nothing. When you, there used to be things, there are things that you could look at. Alabama says, okay, they're special. You look at their offensive line and defensive line, they would used to be littered with first round pick special. You look at their wide receiver groups special. You look at their dvs special. You look at their linebacker special. You tell me one thing that's special about Alabama office defense or special teams. Tell me one thing chat that you guys have seen all year long that says, okay, that's a special player, that's a special unit. Nothing, nothing jumps out at you. Absolutely nothing. Boy, they got Alabama fans, alumni and boosters probably said that. We sure wish you to took that job in Michigan and leave us the hell alone.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah. Damn.

[Johnny Ochoa]

It was bad. It was bad. And I think the thing is maybe people like, well, well man, them days. No, it's not. That's Alabama. Those days are never over. Yeah, it's just like Michigan, it's just like Ohio State. There's still a standard. They're not going to settle because Coach Saban's not there or Coach Bryant's not there. Go ahead.

[Liberty City Zone]

Hey, Uncle Johnny. You know we talk about the standard about Alabama having a standard when, when Coach Saban coach there. Well obviously when Coach Saban coach there's nil wasn't, wasn't active. Everyone wanted to go to Alabama. The, the, the, the, the players think about all the receivers at one point they were receiving university, huh. They, they filtered one after the other. Running backs filtered one after the other having one of the best defensive. They all filtered one after another going into the draft. So everybody wanted to go there. Now with nil, it's even the playing field. So all the players are going all over the place. So now everybody, everybody is good. Everybody getting no five star, four star players now. So now coaching comes into play even that much more because you're not getting the best of the best. Now it makes it a lot easier when you got the best receivers, you got the best D line, you get the best defensive backs, you get the best safeties. Now, when you're not and they're going all over the place, every team is sprinkled in some five stars. So now other factors come into play when it comes time to playing and competing.

[Johnny Ochoa]

I guess you ain't looked at Ohio State when they had the Bosa brothers, when they had Chase Young and they had all those guys, it was no nil. When they had Zeke Elliott, when they had Vernon, when they had Vernon golden and Denzel Ward, it was no it. When they had Denzel Ward and what's the one they got? He went to. He went to Detroit. Huh?

[Liberty City Zone]

Arnold?

[Johnny Ochoa]

No, no, no, no. He was from Ohio State.

[Liberty City Zone]

Jeff Okuda.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Akuda.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah.

[Johnny Ochoa]

There was no nil. So don't pretend like Alabama was the only one getting them down. Top players. Ohio State was getting them because, remember, they went defensive play. Rookie of the year. Defensive rookie of the Year. Defensive rookie of the year.

[Liberty City Zone]

Let me tell you something.

[Johnny Ochoa]

They went with Joy, with Joey Bosa, they went with Chase Young, they went with Nick Bosa.

[Liberty City Zone]

Okay, let me tell you something. Let me tell you something real quick.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Go ahead.

[Liberty City Zone]

I think it was nil back then, too.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Huh?

[Liberty City Zone]

Huh, Johnny? I mean, just now he went to.

[Johnny Ochoa]

The front, going to the back door. This time they just walked through the front door. That's the only difference. There we go. All right.

[Liberty City Zone]

You said it before. I can get it out. You said it.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Oh, yo. That's the only difference, Johnny.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, it adds for all that's wrong in nil right now, and people are frustrated about it and there needs to be a lot of changes. The one thing that it has done is create parity and different teams getting into the playoff. Absolutely what we wanted. We were tired of seeing the same teams in every year, same national championships, same matchups.

[Johnny Ochoa]

So Georgia, Alabama, Georgia, Alabama, Clemson, Alabama.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You know, same thing. So it has added to where the talent pool is definitely spread out now. Do the players have too much power now to do whatever they want? And. And I saw, I think Sark saying this the other day. He's like, we're dealing with kids who are leaving, you know, before the bowl game or whatever. And we go and talk to their agent, and their agent may be their roommate sitting down on the couch with them. So, like, you don't know what's going on. There definitely needs to be some changes.

[Johnny Ochoa]

And it's going to take some regulation.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

It's going to take a guy like Nick Saban to come in and oversee a committee, and they're going to have to find some rules on how to do it. It's going to take somebody really powerful like that to make the changes that are necessary. John Calipari went on a seven minute rant the other day after the game and it was all time for what he's dealing with on the college basketball side. And I will say this as well, I can't believe I'm going to say it, but even though Notre Dame is taking their ball and going home and running off, they would have put up a better fight today than Alabama for sure.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yeah, well, you got to do is get in the Carvers and play somebody.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That's very true.

[Johnny Ochoa]

You just got to play somebody. And I think that with the nil, it just goes to show you you can get good in a hurry. Now it's not so much the nil because but you got to spend the money on the right places. It's all about location, location, location. Just cause you open up a restaurant, it can be great food. But if it's out in the middle of nowhere, ain't nobody traveling way, way out there. You got to have. You know, you won't foot traffic, you won't be, oh, let's try this place. You get the right. You see what happened with Texas Tech.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You got to have a quarterback.

[Johnny Ochoa]

They got Mendoza. Indiana got Mendoza.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Ole Miss got Chambers. Miami got got back.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yep.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Did in Oregon's guy transfer too?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I think so.

[Johnny Ochoa]

I think Oregon's got a transfer also. But you can get good in a hurry. Yes. If you get the right people. Is that. Everybody think, well, hey, he transferred from ucla. Okay, so you see.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, quick. I mean, look, what do you think Lane Kiffin's gonna do next year when he gets to lsu? You think he's not going to poach a quarterback from somewhere? First and foremost guarantee you what he's doing right now.

[Johnny Ochoa]

You know, Johnny, it, it's about to. They're about to do away with spring ball because all guys are doing a spring ball is getting the tape, cutting it up and sending it out. Say, okay, what you got for me? Pretty soon it ain't gonna be no spring ball like you and I had the spring that, hey, I see you come summer. Don't even worry about it.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That's where you make a lot of your development though. I mean that's where you grow a lot as a football player is that time from January to, to me, those are your biggest gains in the weight room. And you're in your technique and what you do. I know for me, you Know, from first year to second year, I had my biggest growth from that offseason and spring ball and getting more comfortable in the offense and more camaraderie with your guys. So, you know, I think it just takes, you know, your development back a little bit because you're playing the business. And that's what's changed so much about college football is that you better go get this bread because you're not guaranteed it at the next level. So you may as well stick around in college for as long as you can get your bag up, get a good financial advisor and save your chicken for sure.

[Johnny Ochoa]

But see, that's the thing, Johnny. You see how you make, you say you made yours from February to May, somebody else would have came in, said, oh, he did make some development. We got $3 million for him and then bye bye Johnny. See, so that's why, that's why they do it away with spring ball. Because I agree with you, I got so much better from that time. I got an opportunity to hit the waves and got an opportunity to really work on what I needed to work on. Ocho getting out there every day competing and I could feel like, man, I'm getting better and getting better and getting better. But you get these guys, Ocho, they getting better and better and they say, you know, get me a little cut up. And they send their practice tape off. Oh, that kid works up. Oh, he can, he gonna start for us. That's 750. That's a million dollars. They already talking about top quarterback going from three and a half to 5 million. Oh, a 19 year old, 20 year old three and a half to 5 million.

[Liberty City Zone]

Absolutely. And, and when you, when you think about it too, hey, Johnny, the fact that these, these quarterbacks that they're not proven to a point where they're going to come to your program and make that much of a significant difference and they're getting that kind of money. So the pressure is on, the pressure's on them once they get the money and oh, I'm a four star, I'm a five star. Based on where you come from, based on what you did in high school, you come to these huge entities in organizations and they put all that pressure on you. Well, here we pay you that kind of money, you got to come in and make a difference right away.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Look at Carson back, look at Carson Beck, for example. Not to mention just the money that you're making, right? He's in Florida, he's not paying state income tax. He's seeing a lot of that Bread on top of that. There ain't no way he's paying for a car. And I see him in the cluster live. He ain't. He ain't paying for no bottles. He going out for free. Everything else, you're walking in, alumni sees you at dinner. I went to dinner with Diego Pavia this year. I looked, it was like a 1500, $2000 bill. He ain't paid none of that. So the perks you're getting on top of the money you're getting, if you're really smart about it, you can leave college. If you're a guy like that, after three years, you can have 12, $14 million cash all day.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yeah. And. But that's, that's the thing. That's what you need to have happen, guys. And I, I don't begrudge the guys the only thing. And if you look at it now, Johnny Nocho teens are really not going after the high school guys like they once did. They want a guy that's already established, he already knows the college routine. He knows he has study hall. He knows he has, you know, weightlifting and things of that nature. So he's already abreast of the college experience.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah.

[Johnny Ochoa]

As opposed to getting somebody in that doesn't really understand college. You hope they figure it out. They're mature enough. But let me get somebody that's already gone through this having a 3 to 5 million dollars, the top receiver gonna go to one probably somewhere between 750 and 2 million dollars, maybe even 3 million. Yeah, man. Hey, I ain't got no problem with it. But the problem. But you see what's going to happen. Ocho. It's just kind of a very similar situation to like the Georgia kid. Yeah. Got the money and then left. George is suing him.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yes. Hey, hey. When it comes to that situation, Uncle Johnny, with, With Georgia suing him for actually leaving because he got the money to decide to leave, who's going to win that?

[Johnny Ochoa]

We don't know. That's why they go into court.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Somebody will set a precedent for it and it'll kind of go off of that.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yes.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay, but let's listen to this. For single sport recordings, more than 3,300 plus college football players had entered the portal by day two of the 2025 window. That kills high school kids. That kills these guys. Who are the guys like me, really? The three star guys who are. Man, I waited a long time to get my Texas A and M offer. I had to wait for a lot of people to turn that down. I would have never got that offer. Living in this day and age, I would have been going to Rice or Sam Houston.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yeah. And Plague one year there. And then guess what? Then it came back and dumped the bag in your lap. And you'd have been in Texas.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah. And then I'd have been somewhere else the next year. And then somewhere else.

[Johnny Ochoa]

It'S like one of these, these smart kids, one of these computer analysts, one of these coders and things like that. MIT graduates. Apple. You got Apple, you got Microsoft, you got all these companies. What you got for your boy? They dumping the bag out on you now.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

It's crazy to see. I, I went to the Texas Texas A M game this year and I was around a lot of, you know, our bigger boosters and we're sitting there talking a little bit like during halftime and they're telling me like, yo, watching our season develop with how much money we've invested into this team, they're like, we're a nervous wreck watching these games. Like, they have a lot of their money on the line on these guys every single week, every single year. This isn't a couple million dollars we're talking about. This is tens of millions of dollars that one individual at one school can have. And unless you're sitting in that 5, 10, 20 billion dollar range, like somebody like at Michigan, you know, you got to look back. Michigan.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Is worth 250 billion. Crazy.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

He, that doesn't even make him flinch. But you got guys that maybe got about 5,600 million and you're dumping about 40, 50, 60, 100. And that's a different, that's a different level of nervous. So, you know, it is, it is crazy. You know, the world that we live in, I mean, sometimes it goes good. Like a Miami, Carson, Beck situation. That's the reason they're allowed to be in this round of the playoffs. And then you have a situation where you're Bryce Underwood and you get smoked by 20 points in your bowl game against, you know, Texas. And I think he'll be good. I think if they give him time to develop, he'll, he'll be okay. But it's a lot of pressure, what you have on you right away with the kind of money that you're getting. And they gave him a crazy deal coming out of high school.

[Johnny Ochoa]

What, $12 million? What $12 million, $13 million for four years. Yeah. And I think when you look at this, this 35 point defeat is the most lopsided postseason Alabama loss in history, which was previously a 32 point loss. Nebraska in the 1972 Orange Bowl. That's when they have. Many think that's considered the greatest football team with the Heisman Trophy winner, Johnny Rogers. Yeah. That's what I mean.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

This is crazy. I mean, this is like what Alabama did to Notre Dame in the national championship in 2012, this turnaround. And they got smacked the same way that they beat them down. Like this was. This was my first thing that I said to everybody is, listen, you can put another coach in there, but Alabama will never be what they were without the main guy, Nick Saban, running that program the way he did. It'll. It'll never be the same. I don't care if you have a million disciples. The Nick Saban come through there, they will never be him.

[Johnny Ochoa]

It's got to be somebody. That's. If you look at Coach Saban. Coach Saban had coached in the SEC. He was at LSU. He won a national championship with LSU. So he. Kaylin DeBore has no idea. I get. I get it. He won wherever he was, but Washington is a different brand of football. In Alabama, every place. Ain't Alabama in the sec?

[Liberty City Zone]

Yes.

[Johnny Ochoa]

So you need. Kirby Smart knows what it's like. He knows what it needs at Georgia because he was under saving Lane, Kiffin, Pete Golden. They know what they need, right? And you look at Crystal Ball, look at the type of guy that he gets. Signetti, you have to understand what wins. But I need to see it up close and personal. Ocho, when you see. Because I'm. I'm a visual learner, you hear Crystal Ball talking, you say, hey, Mass something. He said, like, mass wins. You gotta get them.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yes, sir.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Alabama. Alabama looks ordinary. They look routine. If I took those. If I took the. That crimson away, right? And just putting them out there, you're like, who the hell is that? What division? What D2. What. What FCS team is that? Man, that's Alabama, ma'. Am. Not that slow. Not that there's nothing. There's nothing special, right. About Alabama.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah, Nothing pops out on film. Johnny and Unc. Nothing pops on. Out on film like most Alabama teams that we used to see in. Offensively, the receivers, offensively, the quarterbacks. Most of the time it's been a running back. I don't. I don't think they've had a running back come out of there since Jameer Gibbs that just popped out on film. Like, you know what we watch in Alabama, you got to watch out for this kid here. Defensively, the D line, there's always a good D tackle. There's Always a good end that can get after your quarterback. They've always had a very, very good safety or very, very good corner at some point. Right now. Yep. I don't. I. I don't. I don't see nothing that exemplifies the Alabama that we're used to watching, especially after that goddamn outing today.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I still got faith in Ryan Williams. I still got faith in Ryan Williams.

[Johnny Ochoa]

That this is a couple of tough catches today.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah.

[Johnny Ochoa]

But, you know, they don't have no Quinn Williams. They don't have no Duron Payne. They don't have no Jonathan Allens. They don't have no. No Bar Moores. They don't have that.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

There ain't no Pats or Tans no season.

[Johnny Ochoa]

No, no, no, no, no. There.

[Liberty City Zone]

There.

[Johnny Ochoa]

There aren't any coops.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Right.

[Johnny Ochoa]

There aren't any Ridleys. There are no Julios. There are no Devonte Smith. There's no Rugs. There's no Jalen Waddles. There aren't any of them. Ocho. No, they're not. Fernando Mendoza, season in Indiana. First ever number one ranking first Big Ten title since 1967. First undefeated season in 80 season. First Hoosier to win the Davey O' Brien Award, first Indiana Heisman Trophy winner, and now the first ever playoff college victory. Mendoza, he ain't gonna ever have to pay for nothing in Indiana. He would never. He ain't gonna ever. I. He's Herschel. He. He's what? You know what he's gonna be? What Herschel Walker was to Georgia right when Georgia won the national championship. And then look, now they did have a. I think it was Frank Sick Sink won the Heisman before. Before Herschel. But Herschel is a Stenson Bennett, the same way Stetson Bennett is the second most famous player in Georgia football history. And we know there have been some great players. Oh, yeah, it's Herschel and Stetson Bennett on my Rushmore. Now, you could add whoever else you want to. You want Matthew Stafford, you want Champ Bailey, whoever you want, but those two are definitely going up there for sure. Yeah, Johnny, it's just. Just like when you go to College Station. You walk in the convenience store and come out with a bag of issues. You ain't got no money in your pocket. Yeah, it's the same way with Mendoza in Bloomington.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Man, honestly, I was blown away by Mendoza just being around him. I never. I talked to him a little bit on Instagram throughout this year, but it never really spent much time around him in person. I know everybody's got their opinion of him. But for me, I walked into the Heisman thinking one way and just spending time around him, his brother, his family man. I was blown away with the way he carries himself, with how he is. He's a very, you know, football loving, focused, you know, determined, solid individual. Like, that's all I got to say about Mendoza. The kid has been impressive in every interview that he's done. He may not be everybody's cup of tea, but if you're looking at it in the way that, you know guys who love the game and enjoy football and being out there, yeah, I mean, he's. He's one of those dudes for sure. And he's putting on, I mean, this resume and what he's done this year is. Is solid. I mean, what else can you say about it? It is ballin'.

[Johnny Ochoa]

I think the thing is, Johnny, when you look at him, he doesn't have the biggest arm. He doesn't have Cam Newton size. He doesn't have your or Lamar Jackson elusiveness. It's like, you just look at him, you're like, he wasn't a Heisman with those stats.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Like.

[Johnny Ochoa]

But when you watch him play.

[Liberty City Zone]

Oh, yeah.

[Johnny Ochoa]

You watch his ball placement.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yes, sir.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Like, I be damn.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah. And then, you know, Uncle Johnny, it's a lot of people like that, that when you look at him, you don't see the intangibles. There are certain things that you can't measure. You know, it's not about they, they, they, they not. They don't run fast, you know, they don't have the strongest arm. He might have the size and look like a Josh Allen, but doesn't have the arm strength, you know, or he doesn't have the. The dual threat of the legs of a Josh Allen, even though he has somewhat close to almost like the build of him. But then when it's. When it comes time, you turn on the film and it's time to play football.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

He's ready for that.

[Liberty City Zone]

Oh, he's ready for that. Oh, he definitely ready for that.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yeah. Oregon swarmed Texas Tech from the start to finish in the Orange bowl in 123 nothing. Forcing force, forcing four turnovers while racking up four sacks, seven tackles for losses. The first game and a shutout in school's history since the 1917 Rose bowl against Penn, the Ducks had the Red Raiders to a season low in passing yards. 215 rushing yard, 78, first downs, 9. In the first shutout of an AP top five opponent since 2018, Texas Tech also had one of the top teams in the nation and turnover margin coming in with a plus minus 17 but finished the game minus three. Out. I don't know. Look, I understand that Texas Tech didn't score, but I'm right now, I think Alabama actually look worse than Texas. Look worse than Texas Tech. Johnny, what happened to Texas Tech?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

They didn't put their best player on the field on offense. He stayed on defense the whole day. That was their only chance for them to get a score today is put that linebacker at running back or something like they did earlier in the year. Yeah, I mean, look, I will say this. Over the last couple days of these games, of these playoff games, there's been some unbelievable hitting going on on the defensive side of the ball. Swarming, popping people. I've had the volume up on the TV and I'm like, oh, damn, they're smacking folks out here. And I think Oregon set the tone early on. Kind of a slow start for them offensively, but they played really sound. Defense, turnovers, I mean the turnover in the end zone, the guy caught the ball like he was so surprised the quarterback even threw it. I mean if you're Texas Tech and you're going to drive the ball down to the eight yard line and that's how your drive is going to end, it's just, it's just a recipe for disaster. And they gave Oregon so many chances. Oregon played really sound on the defensive side of the ball. I think all the way around Oregon was just a better team than Texas Tech. I think Texas Tech is going to be back in this situation again because of what their conference is, because of what they're putting in the nil because of their coach, their ad. They have good pieces in place, so they'll be back. But Oregon looks like a Dan Lanning Oregon team that was prepared, well coached offense. They made enough plays, quarterback made enough plays and they just swarmed Texas Tech from start to finish.

[Johnny Ochoa]

But some of those interceptions, I'm like, bro, yeah, where are you throwing? You. You thought that was gonna be completed?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You really thought that the fade was bad. There was. That was double covered under throwing. It wasn't even. I wasn't even close.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Dante Moore, 26, 33, 234, zero touchdowns, one interception. They ran the ball. They ran the ball 47 times for 67 yards. They had a little. They had 300 yards, 309 yards. 309 yards and they pitched the shutout.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I mean that has to change next week for them.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Absolutely.

[Liberty City Zone]

Oh yeah.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Boy, look here they play. If they Play like that. If they play like they played against Texas Tech, Indiana beat them. Like they beat. Like they beat Alabama.

[Liberty City Zone]

Alabama, absolutely.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I agree.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Indiana got. I didn't. I mean, you know, I've watched them the last. As it got closer to the end, I started watching Indiana. Obviously. I watched him in the Big Ten championship. They got SEC speed. Well, let me take that back. They got it. Georgia speed, not Alabama speed. Their defense was flying. I was like, damn. I thought Texas Tech was supposed to be pretty good, you know, I was like, well, damn.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, they weren't it today. You know, I think you look at Texas Tech season, they have, you know, wins where they had to go out and get it. I think the Big 12 title game versus BYU. But I mean, they, they really didn't play too tough of a schedule this year, if we're being honest. Like a Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Kent, Oregon State. They played Utah, Houston, Kansas, Arizona State. They lose Oklahoma State, Kansas State, byu, ucf. Like what are we, what are we talking about? That ain't like a run of the gauntlet. Like they, they really. And I think BYU was a decent team and obviously one that almost got into the playoff. But, you know, not a crazy schedule from them this year. And when they finally got tested in a real game, you know, they got, they just got beat, you know, from start to finish or.

[Johnny Ochoa]

I think. You know what it looked like to me, Johnny? It looked like, like the coach, they called a game plan. Like, look, if they don't get pick six or scooping scores, they can't beat us. Yeah, let's not do anything.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Battle by four too. Well, you're going to lose the Turnover battle by 3. Your chances of winning that game already go down astronomically. So. You're exactly right.

[Johnny Ochoa]

So there's like, no, we don't need to do. We don't need to do anything special. We don't need to try to do anything out of the ordinary because this team can't move the ball consistently. And unless we, unless something unforeseen, they block a kick, they get a scoop and score, they get a pick six. They can't because think about it, Oregon ran the ball 47 times for 67 yards. That's not even two yards of carry. That's one and a half yard to carry.

[Liberty City Zone]

Hey, and at some point you have to abandon things that aren't working at some point you have to abandon things that aren't working and make adjustments in game and go to something else.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Well, Oregon didn't have to go to anything else because Texas Tech couldn't do.

[Liberty City Zone]

It because Texas Tech could. But you're not gonna be able to pull that off against goddamn Indiana.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Absolutely not.

[Liberty City Zone]

That definitely ain't going to happen.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Absolutely not. Johnny, we're gonna get you out of here on this one. Teams that make the College Football playoff semifinals earn $14 million for their conference. The ACC is giving the entire 14 million to Miami, per front office sports. Johnny, what do you think about that?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I mean, I think it's great for. For Miami, obviously. I think something happened at the end of the season where they, the acc kind of maybe trashed Miami or something a little bit. So maybe this is them giving them their little lick back, being like, yo, we apologize. Let's keep everything. Keep everything smooth. But listen, that team, Miami is propping up the whole conference right now for them.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yes.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

They're putting on for the whole conference. They're making that whole conference look good. So I, I think it's awesome. What a great gesture. I mean, I don't really know what $14 million does for a school anymore at this point, but, you know.

[Johnny Ochoa]

I.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Probably grab a couple players for him a little bit, you know, handful of players, but look, Miami's. Miami's rolling. I'm excited about, you know, obviously the matchup that they have next. Ole Miss. That's going to be an unbelievable game.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yes.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Going back to the, you know, Indiana, Oregon thing, you know, they've already played each other. Indiana wins by 10. But like we were saying earlier, it's really hard to go and beat a team twice. And in that game, Oregon only rushed for 2.7 yards of carry in that game. So they didn't really run it very well on them. Again, I just think Indiana is a different beast. They're a different outlier. They're a team that's going to be well prepared and ready to, you know, correct on the mistakes that they had the first time. Oregon's going to have to play their best game to beat them. And Indiana can, you know, they can still win that game with making some mistakes, I feel like. And then, man, in the Miami side, Bain is an unbelievable player on the defensive end. You know, I know Ole Miss crazy has seen guys like that throughout the sec, but he is a special, special talent, one that is for sure going to wreak havoc in that game, cause a lot of problems. Listen, I can't believe saying through that bubble the other day and they just pick it, take it to the house, like they're defensive.

[Johnny Ochoa]

You want to talk about the block that didn't Happen. What happened, Ocho?

[Liberty City Zone]

Oh, you got, you got, you got, you got. Initiate contact right away.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Who. Who didn't initiate contact, Ocho?

[Liberty City Zone]

Receiver.

[Johnny Ochoa]

No, no, the receiver. What number was the receiver? Where is he from, Ocho? Because you like to say he from Day County. I've been watching that kid since he was in high school. Who was it on, Joe?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That was.

[Liberty City Zone]

That was Jeremiah, okay?

[Johnny Ochoa]

It was Jeremiah Smith. Not Jeremiah was a bullfrog. I know you heard that song.

[Liberty City Zone]

Hey, and you know. You know what's funny too, unc is God damn, what's young boy? What's young Bull. Name that intercepted that ball. I can't remember his last name.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Yeah, Delante.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey. Yeah, hey.

[Liberty City Zone]

And he played. Hey, he played it so perfect. Gunk. He was. He was inching himself inside, looking at the ball, waiting on the snap.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Let him go inside, Ocho. You got to make him bubble.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah, yeah, you. You got. You got to make him.

[Johnny Ochoa]

When you run the rub rod, Johnny, what you always teach him, make him go over the top.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

The motion messed him up a little bit. He was looking at the motion a little bit. He's got to keep his eyes on that receiver. And his first steps got to be inside. He took almost like a false step.

[Liberty City Zone]

It was too late. It was too late. That. That's what you call film study, huh? That's what you call when you. When you watch Asante Samuels play football. When you watch every play football and you. And you're trying to figure out how the hell they knew it was coming. That's watching film and knowing based on alignment, based on what you're doing, based on formation. Okay? I saw this on film. This is what's coming. That's the only way you make a playlist.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Sure. You gotta trust it though, Ocho. We see a lot of times guys, they don't trust themselves. They know it coming and they. They get there and they just. No, no, no. He trusted, like you said, his film study. I trust this.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yes.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Guess what? If it ain't this. If they throw the semen behind me, that's got me.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, what is a great time to run the pump. Run the pump. Run him up the scene.

[Johnny Ochoa]

Oh, man.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What?

[Johnny Ochoa]

Run Miles Smith on the scene. Now we got. Hey, we got him dead to right.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Probably scores.

[Johnny Ochoa]

That's the thing. But on that route, you got to make that guy because if you let him go underneath, there's no one there. He's got a free shot and he hit it on the run. Ocho, he timed it perfect. He snap count. What you call, took the false step. He stepped upon himself because he was kind of looking. That's what you just tell him, son. If you just get a pass interference call, we'll take that. That. But you cannot let this guy inside. You cannot let him get a running start. Because if he can catch a look and he. Oh, if you look at the way he caught it, he caught that. Like, that's for me. Let me get that.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah.

[Johnny Ochoa]

He really caught it, Ocho. Like they were throwing it.

[Liberty City Zone]

Yeah, they throw it at him.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, it took him a while to spin it in his hand. When saying caught it, he didn't catch it clean. It took him a while to get the laces. And on that, you got to get that ball out. It's right away field. Yeah, it's already. To the wide side of field. It's already. You got a motion out there. It's a deeper throw. It's not an inside bubble. You gotta. However. And we used to work on it.

[Johnny Ochoa]

All the time, sometimes you just gotta throw it down the seams. You just got to catch it and throw it.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Gotta get it out no matter what.

[Johnny Ochoa]

All right, guys, make sure. Thank you, Johnny, for joining us. Make sure you go subscribe to Johnny's YouTube page and his podcast called Glory Days. Johnny, thanks for having you. Thanks for coming back, man. Look forward to seeing you next week with these semifinal games.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I appreciate you boys. I really need one of those weeks. You know, obviously, everything that transpired, you know, got a chance to talk to McAfee, everybody on game day, say my piece on what really happened. For the people who were really concerned about me being sick, you know, it looks one way, but in reality, it's another. That was a tough Christmas for the Manzel family with the sickness. Man, I'm happy to be back. You guys put a smile on my face. This is exactly what I needed for my life right now. So happiest the holidays. Hope you guys had a great one. Great 20, 26, and let's go out with a bang this year. Much love, boys. Appreciate it.

[Johnny Ochoa]

All right. Appreciate you, Johnny, man. Have a good one, man. You know, we got love for you here at Nightcap.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Always.

[Liberty City Zone]

Absolutely.

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