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Brianna Stewart
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John Green
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Daniel Alarcon
On our podcast the Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World Cup. Together, we'll find out why of all the unimportant things football, soccer is the most important.
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John Green
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Miles Turner
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Miles Turner
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Brianna Stewart
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Miles Turner
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Brianna Stewart
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Daniel Jeremiah
I'm Daniel Jeremiah.
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Greg Rosenthal
And I am Greg Rosenthal.
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Daniel Jeremiah
I know that, Greg. We're teaming up on 40s and free agents, the podcast that owns the NFL off season.
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Greg Rosenthal
This is where teams are built. Free agency, combine, pro days, trades, every move, move matters.
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Daniel Jeremiah
From my draft boards and mock drafts
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Greg Rosenthal
to my vaunted top 101 free agents and how rosters come together. Quarterback movement, surprise signings.
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Daniel Jeremiah
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Colin Cowherd
Thanks for listening to the Heard podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weekday on Fox Sports Radio and noon to 3 Eastern, 9am to noon Pacific. Find your local station for the herd@foxsportsradio.com or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR. Now let's get this party started. You're listening to Fox Sports Radio. College basketball right now feels more like college football where I get a mix of a five star guy, freshman, and then your Ohio State and you can go get Caleb Downs. And now you know he's an NFL player playing on Saturdays. And Ryan Day, the head coach of Ohio State is now joining us live here on a Monday. All right, this is great seeing you and this is an exciting time and we were talking about the nil and the way to do it is you can't just go pay for stars. You're going to need a guard, you're going to need a number two tight end. It's a delicate balance. Also, you don't want to screw with your culture. The fascinating player with you is Caleb Downs. So I watched him last year and I remember saying on the air, I think I'd make it my number one pick last year. And then this year you had so many players develop Sonny Styles, Reese that I felt like I see Caleb Downs and mock drafts going 12 and I'm like, are you people insane? I just look at him and I think that is a Pro bowl player potentially. Tell me what I don't see about Caleb Downs because I think he's been overshadowed on your defense because you have so many other emerging players. What does he do for the Buckeyes that I maybe I don't see?
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Ryan Day
Well, he makes an impact in all phases. So I mean, when it comes time to play the run, I mean he is in the box at the line of scrimmage making plays. But then he has the ability because of his ball skills and his change of direction to cover at a high level. And I think to me, you know, what you've recognized is just his impact on the game. But what's harder to see is the impact he has on the guys around him. And I think what makes great players is when they make the guys around him better. He does that. I mean, not only just the way he handles himself, but the communication on the field, getting everybody into the right call. You know, talking to some of the NFL personnel who are here at our pro day last Wednesday, you know, they shared that, they said that, you know, talking to him, he might have just turned 21 years old, but it was like talking to somebody who'd been in the NFL for a long time.
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Colin Cowherd
Yeah, the one player of yours who's obviously physically, you know, you're Ohio State, you're not recruiting guys that can't play. What worries me about Arvell Reese a little bit is that he's going into pro football and he doesn't quite have a defined position. I'm not saying he can't learn it, but it would worry me. You know, and Ryan, I talk about this. I love recruiting and I have seen so many five star guys go to programs and they're just freaks, but they don't. They're not really great at anything. They're just athletic. And I think the higher levels of football you go, even in college, it's hard to make an impact if you're positionless. Is it reasonable to say I love him athletically, he's been well coached, but I worry about what. What is he exactly? I. Does that worry you?
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Ryan Day
Well, for us, when he first got here, he came from Glenville and you know, Ted Ginn and, you know, they, they know how to prepare guys to come in here and work. And so when he first got here, he came in as a linebacker, but spent about a month and a half at defensive end and then transitioned back to linebacker. And because of his mindset, you know, he was able to use both of those skills in this past year. I think he can do both. I think that's what people are excited about, is the versatility. But the thing that's amazing to me is Arvell is still 20 years old. He's got so much football ahead of him and his length, his power and just the way he plays to me is going to translate well. I think the thing to your point is, you know, where does somebody draft them? What scheme do they want to use them, you know, for? And then he will quickly learn what that is and he has the skill set to be able to do it at a high level and he's only going to get better. This is a Young player. He can run and hit, he has great length, and he certainly can play in the pass game.
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Colin Cowherd
So there's a lot of good receivers every draft. I think this draft has one wide receiver that's a 1 in the NFL, and that's Carnell Tate. I think. I think there's a lot of good guys Laminate. USC is highly productive. You know, there's the kid at Arizona State. There's a lot of good receivers every year. It's a it. This game's never been more skilled. You guys have become literally wide receiver. You in the country, and you have. I mean, it's. JSN has a style. Harrison's different than a Buca. I mean, it's just all shapes, sizes, styles. What is Carnell Tate to you? What is the one thing in the receiver room that Carnell did maybe better than anybody else you had at Ohio State?
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Ryan Day
Yeah, I think when you're trying to compare him, he's sort of a combination to me of Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave and a little bit of Jameson Williams in there. Like, he's got the length. He's a really good route runner. Strong hands. You see him play physical during his career here and another guy that's coming out in three years. So, again, a lot of football ahead of him. Knows how to track a ball. Very intelligent, really good football iq. I think you can see that when he runs his routes. You know, he knows how to set a guy up. He can create separation, and then he can play on contact. And I think the way he runs his routes downfield, you're going to see the way that the NFL game is played where, you know, after five yards, there's no contact, you know, because of the clean route running that he. That he's shown, it's going to translate, and he'll be a number one wide receiver at any team he walks into.
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Colin Cowherd
People are reticent to draft linebackers too early, but you had Matt, Patricia, Sonny Stiles. Matt's one of the smartest defensive minds in football, college or pro. Is there a comp for Sonny Styles at the next level? Like, what did Matt make of him?
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Ryan Day
Yeah, no, Matt. Matt loved working with him. For me, you know, I was at Boston College with Luke Kuechley and then coached against him when he was with the Panthers. And that's obviously, you know, a great comp in terms of, you know, what. What Luke did as a player. But I think what they have in common is Sonny started safety. You know, Luke played safety when he was at Saint X. We Were recruiting him at Boston College. And so he started up high and then came down to the line of scrimmage. And I think that Sonny's that same way. He was an excellent basketball player coming out of high school. Another young guy, you know, he reclassified. So he didn't play his senior year of high school and played safety, you know, early on in his career here, but then found himself playing a linebacker position. And so because of that, he understands how it all fits back there, just like Luke did. And we can diagnose plays fast and he has the length and anticipation to play fast.
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Colin Cowherd
So you played against Fernando Mendoza. I don't know if we'll ever see a 160 team again. It was magical. They won multiple games late. They could have lost four times. And I, and I said, I love Kurt Signetti, but Mendoza is making throws against you and Iowa and Oregon and Miami that most college guys can't make. He's making them on fourth down, back, shoulder stuff. What, what jumped off on tape when you first saw Mendoza, you put the film in for the first time. We all watched the games. Ryan. When you watched the tape, what as a coach you looked at and went, oh, that's different than even good college quarterbacks.
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Ryan Day
Well, you know, somebody as good as he is, I mean, there's, there's multiple things. The first thing you look at is he's got tremendous size. He's a big guy when he stands in there and when you saw some of the big runs he had, you know, people don't really talk about some of those runs, but, but those were big and he stands in the pocket. I thought to your point, he made a lot of clutch throws. Whether it was third down throws, plays at the end of the game, red zone throws, the accuracy, throwing in contested windows was all like really impressive. And then obviously played clutch and then was consistent throughout the entire season. You know, he seems like a guy that, that has a lot of intelligence and command because, you know, obviously once you get into the NFL, it's important, you know, the amount of information you can process at a high level to be successful. You know, where, where those guys are nowadays. So I think when you combine all that together, you know, I think that's what you recognize when you watch this film.
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Colin Cowherd
Another guy you saw is Ruben Bain, Miami. They talk about arm length. What do you make of that discussion? I guess there's something to it, obviously, or they wouldn't measure it. What do you make of that?
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Ryan Day
Yeah, well, I think you look at everything. Anytime we're evaluating Whether it's, you know, somebody who's in high school or maybe in the transfer portal, you look at somebody who's. Who's in college. I think you want to look at everything because what you're trying to do is you're trying to project out what they're going to look like at the next level. That being said, you know, for me, you know, the number one thing is production, competitiveness, toughness, you know, how they play. I mean, put the film on and watch it again. Everything matters. But nothing's more important than production and competitiveness.
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Colin Cowherd
All right, Ryan Day, Ohio State. You know, these days, guys like you are recruiting. It feels like money as much as players because of the nil. It's a big turnoff for some. You're obviously in a catbird seat. It arguably, I mean, I would say right now, Ohio State's the best football program in America. Is. You would think the money's just, you know, it's like a bank. Everybody just wants to be a Buckeye and sign up. Is it kind of exhausting sometimes the new world for you of college football?
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Ryan Day
Well, we all have to adapt. And if we don't adapt, we die. That's just how it works. I was telling somebody the other day I had a chance on a flight to watch that Netflix documentary on dinosaurs, and the dinosaurs that didn't adapt, they all died off. So we all better figure it out, because if we don't, we're going to die. So anyone who wants to throw up their hands and walk away, that's not going to work. So we got to solve the problem. That's the bottom line. I think the thing that as coaches, we're just struggling with overall is just still trying to figure out how it all works. We know how the revenue share works, but certainly how these marketing deals work, you know, the things that are being, you know, whether approved or denied through nil go is frustrating at the very least, but we're going to figure it out. And it all goes back to the type of people in the relationships. That's not going to change. That's always been the same when it comes to recruiting.
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Colin Cowherd
Well, respect the heck out of you built that. You've built a powerhouse. You're at the top of the sport right now. In the first round. You're going to hear from Ohio State over and over and over. Ryan, I hope you have a nice spring. You get time with the family, because I know once the season starts, the grind begins in earnest. It's great seeing you.
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Ryan Day
Yeah, great to See you, Colin. Much respect. Thanks.
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Colin Cowherd
All right, Ryan Day. Great football coach at Ohio State, seven years there. 82 and 12 in the best football conference in the country. 82 and 12. Now that works for me. Herd moves to FS2 international friendly on F S1. Be sure to catch live editions of the Herd weekdays at noon Eastern, 9am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio FS1 and the iHeartRadio app.
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I went and sat on the little ottoman in front of him.
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Colin Cowherd
I hi dad.
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Guest on Cino Show
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Colin Cowherd
mother looks like in the black community
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Colin Cowherd
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
You have to work on it every day.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
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John Green
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Daniel Alarcon
I'm Daniel Alarcon, a writer and journalist and John and I have known each other since we were kids. My first World cup was Mexico 86. I was nine years old. I watched every game and I fell in love. On our new podcast, the Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World cup for us.
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John Green
Soccer football is a story we've shared for over 30 years, since Daniel was the the star player on our high school soccer team.
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Daniel Alarcon
Very debatable.
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John Green
And I was their most loyal and sometimes only fan. I love this game. I love its history, its hope, its heartbreak, and above all, its beauty.
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Daniel Alarcon
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John Green
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Daniel Jeremiah
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Greg Rosenthal
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Daniel Jeremiah
And this is 40s and free agents.
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Greg Rosenthal
The games may be over, but the NFL never stops. This is my favorite part of the calendar.
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Daniel Jeremiah
Yeah, mine too, Greg. Free agency, the combine, the NFL draft, pro days, trades, the this is where teams reshape their future.
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Greg Rosenthal
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Daniel Jeremiah
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Greg Rosenthal
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Daniel Jeremiah
You got quarterbacks on the move.
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Greg Rosenthal
We got teams rebuilding its hope season.
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Daniel Jeremiah
Absolutely, it's hope season season. We'll tell you what's real, what's noise and what it means for your favorite team.
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Greg Rosenthal
Smart analysis. Real conversations every week.
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Daniel Jeremiah
I don't know about the smart, but definitely analysis. Listen to 40s and free agents on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Colin Cowherd
Dusty May, Michigan basketball coach Ryan Day. Ohio State football coach Ryan Rosillo stopped by today. Maybe we'll put him on the the pod. J. Mac, Loving those Arizona Wildcats with the news.
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Daniel Alarcon
No, no, no.
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Colin Cowherd
Heard on the news. This is the herd line news.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
All right, so let's start with the final 4. Colin. Obviously UConn the stunner, the comeback from down 19, one of the biggest in NCAA tournament history. They will be in the final four against Illinois from the Big Ten, Illinois. Some people, some jabronis online are saying, oh, Illinois had such an easy path because they didn't have to face the 6 seed North Carolina or they didn't have to face the, the one in Florida, whatever. And then of course you got Michigan, Arizona. By the way, quick note on that game.
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John Green
Kong.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
So the bible for college basketball analytics is Ken Pomeroy's website in his database going back about 29 years. Michigan versus Arizona is one of the three best matchups we've ever seen. Wow. Because these teams are so good and strong defensively, offensively killing opponents. So this is really the game of the century, if you will, in college basketball.
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Colin Cowherd
Yeah, I mean I, I, I think first of all Illinois beat Houston handily.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
They dominated them in Houston.
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Colin Cowherd
Yeah, I mean that to me, I, I would say Iowa over Florida was easily the biggest upset. But the way Illinois beat Houston and Houston could be number two. I thought Houston would win that game at home. Illinois also their pace, they're going to give teams trouble. I, this is not a smart move by me, but I think I like Michigan and Illinois in the natty. I really do.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
I agree. Now here's the other thing. Big Ten starting to dominate college football. Big Ten could have two teams in a national championship. Colin. I mean I, listen, I'm not tooting our own horn here, but this show was early on how NIL has totally transformed college sports and the Big Ten is dominating. It's early but they're dominating college basketball and college football.
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Colin Cowherd
Yeah, they are. You're right.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
All right, let's move on to the NFL. Listen, I, you know, Atlanta Falcons are a fun team of mine. Kevin Stefanski is a new coach. They've got Tua Tango Vailoa now at quarterback. But at the league NFL meetings, Stefanski, you know, Michael Penix is also in Atlanta and we don't know who the starter is here. Stefanski talking about adding to us saying there's something to be said when you're fired I can attest to that. You want to prove people wrong. So Stefanski gets run out of Cleveland, TUA gets run out of Miami, and they're now joining forces in Atlanta.
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Colin Cowherd
I think. I don't know why this interests me so much, but I think it's really smart to have Penix and Tua. Yeah, a comp for each other in the building. Like between the two of them on that Fast track Wiz Stefanski. Winnable division and nice weapons. Just say it out loud. Above average O line, number one wide receiver, maybe the best back in the league. Smart offensive, two time coach of the year. Fast track, good home field edge, winnable division. I have a weird feeling, you know me, I. Basically the Atlanta Falcons for me are like an ATM machine. I just, I just lose money. There's no winning with me, but there is Stefanski, TUA and again TUA in the AFC in a tough division that has Buffalo and the jets in New England. Cold weather I don't like. Yeah, TUA playing road games in Tampa, Carolina and a Dome in New Orleans with panics. That's interesting.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
Yeah, I like that. So our sandbagging staff came up with this interesting graphic. Highest percentage of giveaways per drive in the last two seasons. Colin. Number one is Tua giving the ball away. Number two is my guy, Brock Purdy. Number three is York. Sam Darnold. I didn't know what to make of this. I was drilling down a little bit. I don't know. I'll let you go first. Giveaways per drive, two is the worst. But Purdy and Darnold are also there, followed by Trevor Lawrence and then Bryce Young.
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Colin Cowherd
I think all of these guys, you know, Sam's a risk taker. So is Trevor Lawrence. Trevor used to have a fumble issue. Those. I would have thought Gino would be number one, but yeah, I mean,
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Ryan Day
I,
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Colin Cowherd
you know, I don't look at tua. My concerns with TUA are size and injuries, not turnovers. That. That's not what I think of Brock Purdy. I worry about injuries. I don't worry about Brock Purdy's picks. I think he's a. One of the things I like about Brock Purdy a lot is unlike Garoppolo, Purdy will throw the ball down the field like he is a gunslinger and like you can knock like Tua and Purdy. My issues are not turnovers. Darnold, you know, now he had a great playoff run. But Darnold and Lawrence, I do think about turnovers because again, they're first round talent. They're big strong guys and they throw the ball into traffic. Bryce Young, we don't know if he's a long term fit, so. And Gino's just, you know, he's old.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
All right, final topic, and this is soccer. Now I know you were glued to the TV Saturday. I was too. Us takes a one nothing lead over Belgium. Everybody's like, oh, okay, we, we're here. Here we go. Belgium proceeded to score the next five goals. Colin. I was irate watching this. The text chains I'm on were like, what the hell's wrong with our defense? We got one back but losing five two. I know the jersey story is kind of thankfully overtaking us. I mean look at this move here. That was filthy.
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Ryan Day
Goal.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
Do we need to readjust expectations again? It's just one game but man, we didn't our defense just get shredded. Colin, this is bad.
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Colin Cowherd
Yeah, I don't know what to make of it. The Pulisic vibe. If he's healthy, I think we're okay. I mean I really think it comes down to this. If Pulisic is healthy and engaged, I think we're going to get out of the group stage. Pretty winnable group stage and I think will be viable.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
But the defense though, I mean, five goals. Colin. I, I, I'm not going to call guys out here. Listen, I gotta, I don't want to get in trouble but like there was some real embarrassing effort, like not even trying to. And you could see the goalie yelling, what are we doing? He was ticked off at his guys. We're seeing wholesale subs at the back. You can't give up five goals in an exhibition four months before. Three or four months before the World Cup, Colin, like not acceptable. This was one of these eye openers I've been talking. I think, I think quarterfinals are like the floor. I'm, I'm not ruling anything out. And I see you looking at me like I'm crazy. I, I do think this is a, a potential great run for us, but I need to see more from the defense. I mean this is bad.
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Colin Cowherd
It was bad.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
And go ahead. Do you, you have something to say about the jerseys? The kits as the soccer fellas like to call them?
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Colin Cowherd
It was just, I mean it's like amateur hour.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
It was, it looked like a Funfetti cake mix. I mean, come on guys.
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Colin Cowherd
Yeah, that, I mean that was really bad. J Mac with the news. Well, that's the news and thanks for stopping by the herd lie news, man, there was it just College basketball has had 60 the Big Ten against the SEC. And you know, you know, it's funny when I, when I hear, like, SEC fans, boy, we've got to correct this. And it's like, guys, everybody knows what was going on for years. Like, it was Mississippi got caught, but there were stories with LSU and Auburn and, you know, you know, people all saving. Saban ran a clean program. You know, there was a lot of nonsense happening in the sec, and now everybody gets paid. And there's just a lot more money in Big Ten schools. They're bigger. The jobs aren't available as much in the Midwest outside of Chicago. So the kids from the Big Ten, they head to the coast, they head to Miami, Dallas, they go make money, and they love their sports and they give back. And there's some billionaires in the Big Ten that are. I think it would be. I love the nil. I think it's a little wild, Wild West. And I was talking to somebody yesterday that asked me about it, and I said, anytime you have a new. I mean, when Uber came and got rid of taxis, lawsuits everywhere, it was a little rough. The behavior of drivers. And I mean, there's just. Anytime you introduce something to a market and it's radically different than what we previously had, it's going to be choppy and ugly. I think the NFL has a salary cap. I think you have to have a salary cap. In the nil. Let's say it's the most you can spend is $24 million, which, by the way, that means you. It's just like somebody who makes 100,000 compared to 500,000. You got to be smarter with your money. You can't stack rosters. Basketball, let's say the top you can spend is 11. In football, the top you can spend is 24, 25. Something like. I mean, you can play with the numbers. I don't like the idea of, you know, some schools spend 40. That feels too close to professional. But I will say you go watch that Miami, Indiana football game, that was as smartly well played, well coached, it felt like 35% NFL. And I was, I was good with it. And you're watching, you know, Illinois spend money overseas, their coaches on tomorrow, Michigan, you watch these basketball teams right now there, there are four and five NBA guys. And it's just easy to watch. The ratings that are being produced are an illustration of Americans usually know what quality is. And when you put quality on, they watch in large numbers. And college basketball, the last two to three years with nil, up, up, up. Same with college football. Be sure to catch live editions of the Herd, weekdays at noon Eastern, 9am Pacific.
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Guest on Cino Show
I went and sat on the little ottoman in front of him.
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Colin Cowherd
Hi dad.
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A ambitious, well intentioned, ferocious and wealthy
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Colin Cowherd
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Host of Keep It Positive Sweetie
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Colin Cowherd
It's not a destination.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
You have to work on it every day.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
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Host of Keep It Positive Sweetie
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John Green
I'm John Green. You may know me as the author of the Fault in Our Stars and now I guess also as the co host of the Away End, a brand new world soccer podcast.
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Daniel Alarcon
I'm Daniel Alarcon, a writer and journalist and John and I have known each other since we were kids. My first World cup was Mexico 86. I was nine years old. I watched every game and I fell in love. On our new podcast, the Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World cup for us.
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John Green
Soccer football is a story we've shared for over 30 years since Daniel was the star player on our high school soccer team.
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Daniel Alarcon
Very debatable.
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John Green
And I was their most loyal and sometimes only fan. I love this game. I love its history, its hope, its heartbreak, and above all, its beauty.
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Daniel Alarcon
Together we'll find out why. Of all the unimportant things football, soccer is the most important.
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John Green
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Daniel Jeremiah
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Greg Rosenthal
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Daniel Jeremiah
And this is 40s and free agents.
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Greg Rosenthal
The games may be over, but the NFL never stops. This is my favorite part of the calendar.
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Daniel Jeremiah
Yeah, mine too, Greg. Free agency, the combine, the NFL draft, pro days, trades. This is where teams reshape their future.
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Greg Rosenthal
This is where Daniel Jeremiah makes his money. On 40s and free agencies. We break down every move that actually
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Daniel Jeremiah
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Greg Rosenthal
and team fits to my top 101 free agents and how real rosters are built, cap space, contracts and all the tough decisions included.
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Daniel Jeremiah
You got quarterbacks on the move.
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Greg Rosenthal
We got teams rebuilding. It's hope season.
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Daniel Jeremiah
Absolutely, it's hope season. We'll tell you what's real, what's noise and what it means for your favorite team.
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Greg Rosenthal
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Daniel Jeremiah
I don't know about the smart, but definitely analysis. Listen to 40s and free agents on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
The college basketball crown is back. A premier postseason tournament featuring major conference teams. The crown quarterfinals tip off on Wednesday with Oklahoma, Colorado and Baylor vs. Minnesota on FS1.
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Colin Cowherd
So it's just going to be great. So you're going to have Illinois. Illinois went out and bought wings and bigs in Europe along with a fascinating story. A 6, 6 guard from Kansas, Keaton Wagler. And he's a matchup prop. So Illinois, number one offense in the country. Very intentional. They can beat you up with size. They've got a, you know, they've got their kind of version of a guard that, you know, 6, 6 college guard is a problem. So you Know, they just come down, run their sets and they're a matchup problem at guard, wing and center. And they're going to take on UConn with their intensity and experience and physicality and confidence. So you, you're going to have. Those are great matchups. I think I like, I think I like. I just think there's more offense. I feel like UConn is a score shy of beating Illinois and me. Then you have the front court of Michigan and they're passing, which is insane, and the best defensive player, Mara taken on Arizona, which has all sorts of depth. They got NBA guys off the bench, great guard play. So. But the story yesterday is, is how effortless Michigan's offense makes it look. And the fight and intensity with Yukon, you know, I mean, it's. Right now their, their men's and women's programs are the best. And it's in stores. Connecticut, Ryan Rosillo, who spent some time there on Hurley and the Yukon comeback.
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Ryan Day
They came out in the half and
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Ryan Rosillo
they're like, hey, maybe if we just play tougher defense. They played with such defensive intensity because they still never made any shots until the last couple threes. They were still abysmal. From three point range. You heard Hurley say, hey, the momentum has changed. The momentum is changing. I was kind of like, I don't really know that it's changed. We're just in the second half and that was four minutes into the second half. So whatever it is as crazy as he can be on the sideline, I think part of that crazy, that good crazy, is being so delusional and getting every single kid to believe you, you
- [36:47]
Colin Cowherd
know, in so much. Like for instance, Illinois is a fascinating story. So when you're recruiting, you know, domestic kids, there's some sleepers. The Keaton Wagler is a sleeper. He was the 261st ranked high school player out of Kansas and didn't go apparently into the big AAU tournaments. He was loyal to his coach and so he got overlooked. He was only offered two scholarships, Minnesota and Illinois. And then he got into campus. I was reading this in the Athletic yesterday. He got onto campus. He was like a two, three star guy. And everybody at Illinois is like, oh, we may have just found the best sleeper in the country. So he's a big matchup problem. He's just one of those, you know, when you get 18, 19 year old kids, they just grow by leaps and bounds every six months. And Illinois, with that, you know, wing size, European guys. But European guys are tougher to recruit because it's complex and, you know, there's a lot of people trying to sell you on players and maybe don't know the leagues as well. You know, everybody knows the top AAU programs. You have better connections domestically perhaps. So what Illinois has done is they're just a matchup problem and you know, number one offense in the country playing in the Big Ten. Think about that. So Illinois has got the number one offense in the country playing in the best conference against the best coaching. And Michigan had, you know, the best defensive player arguably in the country. So what they're doing is super impressive and there's a lot of ways to score. I had said earlier, pace, Illinois is more intentional than pace. They're not up and down the floor. They come down, they, they run their sets and they create matchup issues. And you know, Michigan does it with passing, three point shooting. You have to collapse on their bigs and then they just kick it out and move it. So, I mean, Brad Underwood, Illinois is on the show tomorrow. I'm fascinated by their European recruiting and do we have the play by play from the UConn radio crew. You reject what you watch. You don't see this a lot in pro football because you're dealing with older athletes. But at the college level you can, you can see players get tight, you can see programs, players melt. And it, it felt a little bit like, like, you know, Dukes was a little lost and they got tight and they got sloppy with turnovers. And here's the call by UConn. Play by play. Saar gets it into Cam Boozer. Boo Boozer back to Sar now ahead to Kaden Boozer. And UConn got a second steel caravan for Mullins.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
Long three.
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Colin Cowherd
He got it. Oh, he got it. He hit it. He hit the long three pointer from the logo with 3/10 of a second left to go. I don't believe it. You got his taking the lead. 15 point deficit at half and they came roaring back. So J. Mack, I know you're in your, you are in your zone when you are watching college basketball to this. I know you had Duke. I had Duke, yeah. So I thought I was going to get three of the four teams. I had Florida in the final Four. I thought before that shot I was going to get Michigan, Arizona and Duke in the final Four. I was like, oh, because it's a chalk tournament now. There really, there was one massive upset and that was Iowa over Florida. But it's again, you know, I talked about this before. I always thought all the March madness, there's plenty of madness now. It's just not twelves beating fives.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
Yeah, but you would agree the games are captivating. I mean, again, a couple years ago we were looking at and no disrespect to Dusty May Fau, who else was in that Final Four? Was it like San Diego State? It was just like we spent no time on that Final Four leading up to that every day. Now I think we have a pretty good guest lineup. Like there's, there's interesting topics here. This Michigan team could like, is this the a better Michigan team than those fab five teams with C. Webb and Jalen Rose and Juwan? I don't know. They might win the title, but I
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Colin Cowherd
don't know if they're better. The top five most expensive nil rosters are all out of the tournament.
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Colin Cowherd (alternate segment)
Interesting.
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Colin Cowherd
Byu, Louisville, Kentucky, Duke, the top five. So nil matters. It's coaching culture and the right gets Leninborg is the right fit for Michigan.
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Daniel Alarcon
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John Green
I wouldn't go that far, but I'm John Green, co host of the podcast the Away End with my old friend Daniel.
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Daniel Alarcon
On our podcast the Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World Cup. Together, we'll find out why. Of all the other unimportant things football, soccer is the most important.
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John Green
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Miles Turner
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Brianna Stewart
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Miles Turner
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Brianna Stewart
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Miles Turner
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Brianna Stewart
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Daniel Jeremiah
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Greg Rosenthal
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Daniel Jeremiah
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Greg Rosenthal
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Daniel Jeremiah
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Greg Rosenthal
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Daniel Jeremiah
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