Straight Fire w/ Jason McIntyre - Arch Manning Ain't That Guy, The Irish Got Hit by a Hurricane & a Clunker for Clemson

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show: Straight Fire w/ Jason McIntyre

Episode: Arch Manning Ain't That Guy, The Irish Got Hit by a Hurricane & a Clunker for Clemson
Airdate: September 2, 2025
Host: Jason McIntyre

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Brief Overview

On this episode of Straight Fire, Jason McIntyre offers an unfiltered, rapid-fire breakdown of the wild opening weekend of college football. The episode focuses on three major storylines: Arch Manning’s underwhelming Texas debut, Notre Dame’s gameplan blunders in a rain-soaked loss to Miami, and Clemson’s letdown against LSU. Jason grades quarterbacks, evaluates coaching decisions, and sprinkles in betting insights with his signature blend of tough love and football nerd fandom.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Arch Manning’s Big Dud in Texas-Ohio State ([03:38]–[12:49])

• Game Recap & Critical Eye
  • Jason jumps in by saying, “There’s nowhere to start other than with Arch Manning and his big debut against Ohio State. The much hyped... the game kind of largely sucked. If we’re being real.” ([03:53])
  • Calls the first quarter “zero points for either team,” saying he half-watched while at his daughter’s volleyball game—“the 12-year-old beach volleyball was actually better.” ([03:57])
• Arch vs. The Hype
  • Cites stats: Ohio State’s offense only managed 215 yards, longest play (besides a 40-yard bomb) was 16 yards.
  • On Arch: “A five star last name, three star recruit. I did not see any greatness. And folks, I watched a lot of college football over the weekend... I don’t even think Arch Manning was one of five best quarterbacks I saw this weekend.” ([05:09])
  • Throws out names of other QBs who outperformed Arch: Carson Beck (Miami), Sellers (South Carolina), Nussmeier (LSU).
• Coaching & Defensive Narrative
  • Shots at the narrative Arch was up against a “former NFL defensive coordinator” (Matt Patricia): “Matt Patricia, this defensive mastermind who slowed Arch Manning, he was unemployed as a football coach to the best of my knowledge in 2024... don’t act like some genius.” ([06:38])
• Detailed Breakdown:
  • PFF stats: “On passes 10 to 19 yards downfield... one of five. On the deep passes, three of six, had the touchdown. But a lot of that was down 14 in the fourth quarter.” ([08:02])
  • Label: “He’s a check down Charlie at this stage in his career.”
• Historical Perspective
  • Compares Arch’s opener to Cam Ward’s fiery Miami debut the year prior: “That looked like a future number one pick... I didn’t see juice from Arch.” ([09:09])
• Final Take & Grading
  • “If I’m grading him out, I gave him like a C minus. Like, that's just real. I'm just being honest.” ([10:10])
  • Predicts an easy three weeks coming up for Arch, then he’ll “have to get his act together” versus Florida and Oklahoma.

2. Notre Dame’s Rainy Disaster vs. Miami ([17:00]–[21:50])

• Gameplan Blunders
  • “I can also say I did not in any way, shape or form like [Marcus Freeman’s] game plan against the U.” ([17:12])
  • Cautions against “throw, throw, throw” with a redshirt freshman QB in rainy, hostile conditions. Texted a former Irish QB, who said they were “trying to get him comfortable early.” Jason retorts with skepticism.
• Running Back Usage
  • Praises Jeremiah Love as a “stud,” baffled he had only 4 carries halfway through the third quarter.
  • Backs Leonard Price’s explosive run, “the guy had 6 carries.”
  • “Notre Dame has arguably the two best running backs in the country... Price had six carries, Jeremiah Love had 10, CJ Carr had 11. I am sorry, I don’t get that.” ([19:43])
• Miami Get Their Due
  • Praises Miami’s O-line: “Their offensive line was tremendous. Carson Beck... was wearing a tuxedo in the pocket.” ([19:18])
  • Calls Miami’s WR group “stacked,” notes a highlight-reel Daniels catch.

3. Clemson-LSU: A Clunker for Dabo’s Team ([21:50]–[26:47])

• QB Evaluation & Final Drives
  • Highlights Klubnik’s tunnel vision: “Klubnik drops back to pass and... had the laser focus on one receiver... if he had just gone through his progressions... the slot receiver was wide open.” ([23:28])
  • Notes that Carr also looked like a “first progression guy,” while “Nussmeier I thought did a great job hanging in the pocket.”
• Clemson’s Disappointing Loss
  • “If we’re doing real talk, that is a devastating loss for Clemson.” Details how missing a late field goal “flipped the game.” ([24:41])
  • “Clemson offense generated a mere 262 yards.” ([25:30])
• LSU’s Big Night & What’s Next
  • LSU dominated first downs, 25–13.
  • Notes LSU’s stout defense: “Their (Clemson’s) running game: 19 carries for 32 yards.”
  • Tips his hat to Nussmeier: “If Nussmeier can continue to play like that, Brian Kelly... is going to be live this year.” ([26:19])

4. Quick Hits: FSU, Miami’s Future, Virginia Tech, Alabama, and More ([21:00], [26:47]–[30:58])

• FSU had a signature win over Alabama.
• Miami and Virginia Tech both get praise for looking sharp. Jason calls attention to “the biggest surprise: FSU taking down Alabama.”
• LSU, Florida, and even Virginia Tech get mentioned in the looming gauntlet of the season’s hardest schedules.

5. Tennessee QB Drama—Nico Iamaleava at UCLA ([30:58]–[32:44])

• NIL Drama & Transfer
  • “So in the spring he wanted to renegotiate his NIL deal. Tennessee told him bleep off and then he just said, I’m out. And he transferred to UCLA.” ([31:06])
• Underwhelming Debut at UCLA
  • “11 of 22 for a buck 36... Looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane.” ([31:30])
  • Adds: “He also led them in rushing. 13 for 47. Did not look like an NFL prospect.”

6. NFL Betting Lightning Round & Fantasy Notes ([32:44]–[36:53])

• Quick Bets
  • Falcons (+2) vs. Bucs: Likes Atlanta despite tackle injuries, expects them to “win this one fairly handily.”
  • Packers (-2.5) vs. Lions: Thinks Green Bay will win “fairly handily.”
  • Leans toward Denver -7.5 over Tennessee rookie Cam Ward in Mile High debut.
  • Advises looking at teams that missed playoffs last year versus those who made it—“Historically the team that made the playoffs is overvalued.”
• Fantasy & Divisional Matchup Insights
  • Plugs the importance of divisional ‘dogs, mentions Giants vs. Washington and Browns vs. Bengals as tempting options.
  • “Fantasy gambling this week is really crazy. Try to keep your mind... We’ll see you tomorrow.” ([36:51])

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Arch Manning’s Debut:
  “A five star last name, three star recruit. I did not see any greatness.” —Jason McIntyre ([05:09])
  “He’s a check down Charlie at this stage in his career.” ([08:20])
  “If I’m grading him out, I gave him like a C minus.” ([10:10])
• On Notre Dame’s Gameplan:
  “What the hell game plan is that? … don’t outthink the room. Play to your strengths.” ([19:07])
• On Miami O-Line & Carson Beck:
  “Carson Beck... was wearing a tuxedo in the pocket.” ([19:18])
• On Clemson’s Klubnik:
  “Klubnik... had the laser focus on one receiver... if he just gone through his progressions and looked at the slot receiver, he was wide open.” ([23:28])
• On Betting Philosophy:
  “Week one, you want to look at teams that did not make the playoffs and bet them against teams that did make the playoffs. ... Historically, the team that made the playoffs is overvalued.” ([34:47])
• On Tennessee/UCLA’s Nico Iamaleava:
  “Looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane.” ([31:30])

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Arch Manning & Texas-OSU dissected: [03:38]–[12:49]
• Notre Dame vs. Miami gameplan: [17:00]–[21:50]
• Clemson-LSU clunker review: [21:50]–[26:47]
• Quick hits on FSU, Miami, Virginia Tech: [21:00], [26:47]–[30:58]
• Tennessee QB transfer drama and debut: [30:58]–[32:44]
• NFL Bets & Week 1 preview: [32:44]–[36:53]

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Tone & Language

Jason McIntyre pulls no punches, using casual and irreverent language (“looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane”; “the 12-year-old beach volleyball was actually better”) and talking as a diehard, not a cheerleader (“I’m just being honest”). He mixes snark, deep-dive stats, personal anecdotes, and betting advice with the breeziness of a guy talking sports with friends.

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Summary Takeaways

Jason offers a real-talk, stats-backed autopsy of the biggest college football opening weekend storylines: Arch Manning might not be ready for the hype, Notre Dame fumbled the play-calling bag, and Clemson’s once-dependable program flopped under pressure. Meanwhile, Miami and LSU showed signs of being legit, the SEC is still a jungle, and NFL Week 1 lines are ripe for the taking if you fade last year’s playoff teams. If you missed the action, Jason’s blend of humor, harsh truths, and gambling nuggets will get you up to speed—and make you question which “year one” QBs you’re buying in 2025.

Transcript

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This is Straight fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up, straight fire fam? It's me, Jason McIntyre, straight boy here for Monday, September 1st. September's here. Summer is over. Happy Labor Day weekend to everybody. Of course I have a podcast today because college football was kind of insane on Saturday and Sunday. We'll discuss all of that and I don't think we'll have a pod tomorrow unless something wacky happens. Bill Belichick, if they lose, you know, maybe pop on. Maybe there's some NFL news. So we're going to focus on, on college football. And I will be hosting the Herd again today. It's only one hour, the final hour. The, the first two hours are not on on air, but I, you know, there's so much craziness happened with college football, but there's nowhere to start other than with Arch Manning and his big debut against Ohio State. The much hyped. Oh my gosh, is this the best ever opening game? The best in decades. And the game kind of largely sucked. If we're being real, okay. My daughter had a beach volleyball tournament on Saturday. So I'm watching her play and on my phone, I am watching Texas Ohio State. And I gotta be honest, the 12 year old beach volleyball was actually better. I mean, zero points for either team in the first quarter. Texas didn't score until deep in the fourth. I mean, and here's the thing. I know I'm going to take some shots at Arch here. Ohio State had 215 yards of total offense. That's it at home. I mean, I got to be honest, neither of these teams look great. Ohio State running back James Peoples 10 carries for 20 yards, their longest play was 6 yards. If you remove the 40 yard bomb to Carnell Tate, their longest play was 16 yards. So if you just look at it from that, oh my gosh, either Ohio State's offense is garbage. Jeremiah Smith, six catches, 43 yards, had two drops, which I believe is more than he had all of last season. The Texas, either the Texas defense is amazing or the Ohio State offense is terrible. One of those two has to be true. A third thing can be true that I didn't see greatness from Arch Manning at all or anything resembling greatness. The best quote about him is of course from Brad Powers on this podcast. Archbanning, five star last name, three star recruit. I did not see any greatness. And folks, I watched a lot of college football over the weekend. I'll tell you right now, Carson Beck behind that line in Miami, he looked better and more comfortable than Arch Banning. And I know you'll say, well, oh, Carson Beck had started before. He's coming off a major injury, guys. Like a major injury. Massive. I thought the kid Sellers at South Carolina, who I love as a draft pick, I think, I mean, I mean hell Lewis Riddick said he looked like Josh Allen on a couple of these runs. Sellers looked real good from South Carolina. I thought the quarterback for, for Virginia Tech looked good. I thought, I didn't think Carr looked great. There was one other quarterback. Who am I missing? Oh, Nussmeier made some great passes. Club Nick, not so much. But like, I don't even think archbanning was one of five best quarterbacks I saw this weekend. And I know, I know that people are going, Jay, you're being too harsh. It was like his first real start, guys. He sat for two years. Two years. And, and, and, and my favorite is always facing a former NFL defensive coordinator. Like can we get a 20 second timeout? And just remind folks, yes, Matt Patricia was the longtime Patriots defensive coach. I believe that was when Arch Manning was in elementary school and then he got his head coaching job with the Lions. Flopped terribly. I mean there were, I think, I don't know if they came on the Herd or on this podcast and talked about how much of an asshole Matt Patricia was. Like taking away the ping pong table, like no fun. Nobody liked him. They were terrible. And after that he couldn't get another job. He was an, A quote advisor to teams. And after 2023 advising the Eagles, nobody picked him up. I'm going to remind you, Matt Patricia, this defensive mastermind who slowed Arch Manning, he was unemployed as a football coach to the best of my knowledge in 2024. Go look at his Wikipedia. Go see if you can find him assistant coaching anywhere, advising anywhere. He was unemployed, so don't act like some genius. I know he's a rocket scientist in real life. Actually, it slowed down Archbanning. Bottom line is arc demanding wasn't good. So Pro Football Focus had the breakdown on passes 10 to 19 yards downfield, the median passes. He was one of five. On the deep passes, he was three of six, had the touchdown. But a lot of that was down 14 in the fourth quarter. Hey, we got to just chuck and duck. He did hit the layups six or six behind the line of scrimmage or at the line of scrimmage. 13 of 18 under 10 yards. Hey, that's great. Check. He's a check down Charlie at this stage in his career. I mean, I get it. He's young and we should give him a break. Guys, I'm just going to remind you. Cam Ward last year at Miami, in his opener, I think it was against. Let me triple check here. I think, yeah, it was against Florida. And Cam Ward had been a starter at Washington State. This is him in the opener against Florida. 26 of 35. That's 74 passing arts was 17 of 30. Cam Ward had 385 yards and three touchdowns. He was unbelievable. That looked like a future number one pick, like right out of the chute against a good team. Cam Ward. Oh, shucks, this guy's got some juice. I didn't see juice from Archivanding. I saw maybe two good passes. Maybe. I, and I'm not bashing him. I, I'm, I hope he's good. The sport needs more quarterbacks, but I did not see a guy who looks like he's going to be an utterly dominant quarterback this year. Hell, I mean, again, you don't want to judge it off one game, but that's what we're here to do, right? How did our spanning look? Well, in his first game, if I'm grading him out, I gave him like a C minus. Like that's just real. I'm just being honest. I mean, we, we, we, we don't need to call it bashing. The, the facts are, the numbers were not good for him. 10 carries, 38 yards. Okay, he's got some mobility, but I'll be honest, I, you know, I don't think he's going to be coming out again. It's just based on one game. The next three weeks he's going to cook and then the schedule gets a little tougher. Let me just see who they have. So they have San Jose State. They'll smash. UTEP will be a runaway sh. Su. They're playing Sam Houston. Okay, fun. Then they have a trip against Florida which will be interesting. Florida actually looked solid in their opener. I know they didn't really play anybody and some of these games, you know, Long Island, I mean I could I have played wide receiver for Long island this weekend? I'm just kidding. And I know the quarterback everybody's going crazy for both their quarterbacks put up huge numbers but you know, they won 55 nothing. I don't know if Florida's going to be good but I'll tell you this Arch Van, he's got three weeks to get his act together because if he and we could say he had a C minus against Ohio State, he can't have a C minus against Florida and then Oklahoma. I mean he's got to face Georgia late in the season. A and M, I think it's early. I think Texas is going to be fine. But I didn't see superstar from Archbanding. Now I'll say this, I didn't see amazing from Ohio State. Obviously they've got players. The large picture takeaway from the weekend was just the lack of offense and the improved defenses and coaches being scared. It looked like they didn't trust Arch just like the Notre Dame coaches didn't really trust CJ Carr. Although weirdly I hated the Notre Dame game plan. I'll get to in a sec but just to put a bow on Arch again, you know, I'm not going to say his stock is dropping like cracker barrel but I am going to say Arch. Maybe he's not that guy. It's possible. I mean for all the hype like I just didn't see anything like any. There's no wow there. Now it's just one game, it's his first putting but he's a 21 year old junior. Guys, he's been around the block. This isn't some true freshman walking in true freshman face plants. Okay, he's a freshman, he's 18. He's got a lot of growing up to do. This guy's been around the block. I mean I'm rooting for Arch. I think he's going to be fine. Some of the memes were glorious but we'll see, we'll see, we'll see. With Archbannon for the next three weeks, nobody's going to hear about a damn thing he does because he's playing terrible teams. Let's Just wait for Florida and Ohio and Oklahoma. Sorry to render more of a verdict this Labor Day.

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Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our [e-mail] and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live. I quickly have to talk about Notre Dame, Miami. Guys, this one hurt man. So I had Ohio State. That was not really a sweat of a win. Mild sweat in the fourth. So I have Notre Dame and they get the opening kickoff. And you know I love Marcus Freeman as a coach. I think he, you know, I'm pretty sure the Bears kicked the tires on him because Friedman got a big extension after the season and the Bears were looking for a head coach. It made too much sense. Freeman will probably be in the NFL in the next two or three years. I think that's safe. Now he does have young kids, seems to like it in South Bend, but NFL is going to come after him. He's a great coach. That's undeniable. I can also say I did not in any way shape or form like his game plan against the U. They essentially came out, you know, remember it was raining. Carr is a first time Starter. He's. He. He's, I believe, a redshirt freshman. But let's see here. Yeah, he's a. He's a redshirt freshman. And, you know, the kid's got some moxie. He's obviously got talent, but in a hostile environment at night, what on earth are you doing coming out and going, throw, throw, throw. It just made no sense. And I texted, you know, I play hoops with a former Notre Dame quarterback. He's on my men's league team. So I texted him and he's like, oh, they're trying to get him comfortable early, you know, and that made sense. I get that. But at what point do you say, okay, you know what? Let's just play to our strengths and let's lean on the run game. I was. I kept waiting for it. I mean, they got Jeremiah Love, who is a superstar. He jumps too much, tries too many hurdles, but Jeremiah Love is a stud. We're midway through the third quarter, and he had four carries.

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What the hell game plan is that? It reminded me. No cap. Of when the Baltimore Ravens hosted the AFC Championship game against the Chiefs. And they came out and they just, like, didn't run the football. It was just, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass. It's like, don't out think the room. Play to your strengths. And I just hated everything. Notre Dame's whole game plan. And when you, you know, incomplete and complete, not only does this clock stop, but your defense has to keep going back on the field. And I. I'll be honest, I did not think. And I don't think anybody thought Miami was this good on the offensive line. Their offensive line was tremendous. Carson Beck had, like. He was wearing, like, a tuxedo in the pocket. I think he only got sacked once, and it was late in the game by the kid. This dude, Boubacar. I won't even pretend to say his last name, but he was awesome. That guy lived in the backfield. Tackle for lost sack. He was an excellent. That guy's a machine. Where's number five? But it just looked like Carson Beck was in total control. They've got some burners on the outside. They got Tony the Kid. Daniels made an unbelievable catch. They are stacked at receiver. And Notre Dame playing a lot of man. And it's like, oh, you could just see the problems early when Notre Dame's not being able to hold onto the football. The wide receiver fumbles, you know, and they don't keep feeding love. Price had a 30. Price had their longest play of the game. Until the busted coverage against later in the game. But Price had this huge run. The guy had six carries. I'm like, I just didn't get it. So Notre Dame has arguably the two best running backs in the country or the best backfield in the country, right? Price had six carries, Jeremiah Love had 10, C.J. carr had 11. I am sorry, I don't get that. I just don't get that at all. It just, I was annoyed that I bet Notre Dame and then they come out with this game plan with C.J. carr, a true. A redshirt freshman on the road throwing like all over the field like what are you doing? Anyways, they were able to get back in the game because Miami and Mario Crystal Ball, his kryptonite is late game game management. And you know they would throw on a third down incomplete, stops the clock. It's like, oh geez, Chris Crystal Ball, like that's a tough guy to bet on as a dog, sure. But as a favorite, just be careful because whatever's going on in, in the end of the game, they always make it interesting. Last year they had several brutal, brutal games at the end. And I don't know, I will say of all the good teams that played Clemson, lsu, Texas, Ohio State that faced off against each other, I thought Miami looked the best. Now they were at home. They have a very experienced quarterback in Beck, whereas Cars, a redshirt freshman, Arch Manning was essentially starting his first game. The Ohio State kid, his first start, you know. So there's a lot of new out there now. Nuss Meyer and Club Nick. We'll get to them in a second. But I thought without question Miami looked better than everyone else. Now that doesn't mean they're going to stay better. Let me take a peek at the schedule. So they got Boston College next usf. Oh damn, they play Florida too. They got fsu. FSU was maybe the biggest surprise taking down Alabama. The ticket on Alabama to make win the national championship doesn't look great. But if you guys remember last year, Ohio State lost to Michigan, still won the national championship. The Miami schedule does not include Belichick, which is interesting. Virginia Tech late in the season will, will not be easy in blacks. You can't just go into Blacksburg and get the dub. Virginia Tech, by the way, look good against South Carolina, but ultimately could not get it done. So that brings us to Nussmeyer and Clemson real quick. So I liked Clemson in this game. I didn't trust Nussmeier and I was wrong about the quarterbacks, you know, Club Nick, what's his name, Dan Orlovsky was breaking down a play late in the game on the final drive or Clubnik fourth down and if you go on Twitter and search for it, Klubnik drops back to pass and he just had the laser focus on one receiver and of course the safety comes over to help and it's incomplete. But if he had just gone through his progressions and looked at, I don't know, the slot receiver, he was a wide open and you know some of these quarterback like Carr looks like a first progression guy now he had some happy feet for a start. Arch Banning was quick to try to escape the pocket. Nussmeier I thought did a great job of hanging in the pocket. He looked good. But Klubnick, for whatever reason just he didn't. I don't know if he was lack of confidence in his receivers getting open, but man, he missed a wide open slot receiver on a pivotal fourth down play and Clemson ends up losing. Now it's a lot of the home teams were victorious over the weekend, right? You had Ohio State winning, you had Miami winning. That was in the tough matchups, FSU beating Alabama. The one team that kind of was a letdown was Clemson. And I'm not trying to like, you know, be too harsh here on, on Dabo Sweeney, but, but if we're doing real talk, that is a devastating loss for Clemson. You are up 10. No, no. Yeah, but they were up 10, three in the second quarter and had multiple possessions. Actually, no, they. Yeah, that's right. LSU drove and had that, had that fumble and then it goes into halftime. Clemson drives down the field, misses a field goal and it felt like that flipped the game. They got a chance to go up 13 3. LSU comes down and scores. Club interception. LSU missed the field goal after an unbelievable turn of events where they had like a touchdown and then it was. They were like no down at the one and then they reviewed it and they were like, no catch. It just was one of the worst calls I saw all weekend. And LSU took over and you could just see Clemson. They couldn't do anything. The Clemson offense generated a mere 262 yards. Now this is why you want to be bullish on Nussmeyer and keep an eye on him when it comes to the draft. First downs. This is in Death Valley against the mighty Clemson defense that we've been hearing so much about. First downs. LSU 25, 13. Total yards 356, 262. This is the crazy one. So I'm not saying Clemson's running back university, but they have had some good guys. Their longest carry Saturday night was 7 yards, the Clemson running game, 19 carries for 32 yards. A They're kind of inept running the football, but B LSU's defense is no joke. Now if Nussmeier can just keep it together, he made, I thought, more impressive throws than club Nick and archvanning combined. If Nussmeier can continue to play like that, Brian Kelly, who finally got his first win in a season opener with lsu. Brian Kelly is going to be live this year. LSU schedule they get Louisiana Tech next week and then they play Florida. Holy cow, does Florida not. I mean, Florida has the toughest schedule in the country. Every team I'm looking at plays Florida. They do have to. They have to. That game against South Carolina is going to be tough. I'm telling you, South Carolina is good. They got a great receiver who's a potential like a DK Metcalf guy and I love their quarterback. LSU does have to go to Bama, but I don't. We don't know if Alabama's good. LSU has to go to Oklahoma. Geez, that's that's a rough schedule this.

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Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our [e-mail] and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live. I do want to wrap up by saying, please do not rule anyone out of the playoff. That would be foolish. You can rip Arch and say he's stunk. You can go after club Nick. You could say, man, Alabama, they're not any good. That's fine. Don't rule anyone out of the playoff. Now the Alabama schedule has a trip to Georgia. They've got South Carolina, lsu, Oklahoma, Tennessee. Like they got to play a lot of teams. But I cannot imagine a scenario where this team continues to be as bad as they were against fsu. They did look ill prepared, which is not a great sign. But yeah, college football opening weekend largely phenomenal. Oh, I forgot the other other guy I want to talk about real quick. So do you remember the story of the Tennessee quarterback, Nico? Let me see if I could say his name. Amaliava. So in the spring he wanted to renegotiate his nil deal. Tennessee told him bleep off and then he just said I'm out. And he transferred to UCLA because they were willing to give him the bag. Well, he had a tough opener against Utah. Now this was at ucla. Nico Amaliava, who kind of looks the part of an NFL guy, right? He's 6, 5, 2, 15. He's got an arm like he looks legit. I, I feel bad with this. Looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane. 11 of 22 for a buck 36. Now UCLA has nobody to be fair, but this dude was quarterbacking Tennessee against Ohio State in a playoff game last year and he's maybe going to be lucky to get to.500 this year. He also led them in rushing 13 for 47. Did not look like an NFL prospect, but he's going to get a look because he's got the size in the arm. But man, ucla, these are hard times for those guys. All right, it's time to look at the NFL Week 1 schedule because it's here. Let me quickly. You guys know I went to Vegas, obviously. I had Ohio State, I had Notre dame. Those are 1 and 1. I bet Clemson to go undefeated. I have officially torn up that ticket. That was asinine. Alabama to win the Natty. I mean, I'm not going to tear it up, but it's a long shot. So in week one I have the Falcons plus two. Yes, Atlanta Falcons plus two. Hosting the Bucs. Now the bad news is the Falcons they had I think two linemen go down and since Penix is lefty right tackle means more and one of the guys that went down for the season is their right tackle. So not ideal. Looks like it's ticked up to two and a half. I'm riding with the Falcons though in the dome the Dirty Birds that's one bet And I have the packers minus two and a half against the Lions that is still at two and a half. Unclear if Micah Parsons is going to play I can't imagine that he would but maybe he's on a snap count it's at Lambeau. Detroit kind of has owned the packers in the last couple years and let's just say that I do believe Green Bay wins this one fairly handily and those are the only two I have my buddy he likes Denver and I'm looking at that now he got six and a half that's long gone Denver's seven and a half the biggest spread against Tennessee Cam Ward as a rookie going into Mile High that is a very tall task for Ward & Co. So so I kind of like the Denver bet but there's a lot of hype around Denver now it's another one is so there's a couple we're going to have this guy on who who always talks about these trends and again I'm not a total trend better but week one there's some interesting stuff so you want to look at teams that did not make the playoffs and bet them against teams that did make the playoffs. So the Falcons fall into that bucket Denver does not packers and Lions both made the playoffs. Historically the team that made the playoffs is overvalued because they know nobody's going to bet on the team that didn't against the team that did. The other is divisional matchups. You want to take the underdog I did not do that with Lions packers but that applies to several games. You would then be looking at Seattle at home against the Niners I actually picked up the San Francisco defense and the Washington defense in fantasy I'm going to take a flyer on one of those two in week one Jags Panthers would meaning no no I'm sorry those are not that's not a divisional matchup. What am I thinking the New York Giants. I don't know if you guys can stomach that getting six and a half at Washington that also falls into did not make the playoff Giants versus did Washington My guess is we see some sharp money come in on the Giants. Dable coaching for his job new quarterback and Russell Wilson that front seven should should get at Jaden Daniels and I do believe Washington's a little bit overvalued so Washington I'm sorry the Giants are tempting at six and a half but man Jaden Daniels cost me some money last season. Divisional matchups are you are you willing to take the Browns Bengals the Browns at home were getting six. It's down to five and a half and I think that oh Chargers in Brazil on Friday are getting three and a half against the Chiefs. And then of course opening night Eagles favor by seven and a half at home against the Cowboys. I don't know how I could stomach the Cowboys at this point but it's early in the week. Gotta look at the injury list I got bro. I My son has fantasy as a fantasy draft. Today I have one Tuesday I have one Wednesday I had one last week. Fantasy gambling this week is really crazy. Try to keep your mind I will. We'll see you tomorrow.

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