College Football Playoff, Pitt loses to East Carolina, Lamar or Huntley?
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
We're back. Joe Starkey having a much deserved vacation this week. Tomorrow, Austin Bechtold will be in the hot seat. He'll take you through Tuesday, and a lot to talk about. It'll be Mike Tomlin's press conference against Seth for the Ravens, who had an extra day off since they played on Saturday. And that line is Baltimore by three on a Sunday night winner-take-all battle. Also this week, we're going to get back to the college football quarterfinals. And interesting games here. You have Miami, which is almost a 10-point underdog to Ohio State. That's two versus 10. Miami won in a really... To me, shockingly low-scoring game against Texas A&M at 10-3. Is Ohio State worthy of a 10-point pick against Miami?
Maybe not 10, but they definitely should be favored by a touchdown. Yeah, I agree. They're the team right now playing at high level, Miami, although deserves to be in this field, but as a 10th seed, they've got some uphill climbing to do. That'll be on New Year's Eve, December 31st. Then on January 1st, New Year's Day, you've got three straight games. You've got Oregon, Texas Tech, four versus five there.
What are the upcoming matchups in the College Football Playoff?
Oregon's a two-and-a-half point pick. And then you have Alabama, Indiana. Indiana, six-and-a-half points. There's a part of Alabama that scares me if I'm Indiana. You? Yeah, just because it's Alabama and Ty Simpson's a good player and they had a pretty solid performance in their win against Oklahoma where, I mean, especially in the second half, they pretty much dominated. I still think Indiana's going to win that game and Mendoza will do enough and the year of Cignetti will continue. I like almost all the favorites this week, Bob, outside of the Oregon-Texas Tech game. I think Oregon will win. And Ole Miss and Georgia's the last one. The Sugar Bowl, 8 p.m. It's Georgia minus 6.5 against Ole Miss. playing without Lane Kiffin, and we saw Kyle Whittingham decided not to go into retirement.
$8.2 million will make you think differently about everything. Yeah, so much for that retirement. He was at that university at Utah for almost 30 years, first as an assistant, then a 21-year head coach. He was really good for them. He was, and when he ultimately decided to retire, I wonder if it was with the thought of Michigan in the back of his mind. Well, after that mess, I'm sure he didn't think Michigan was going to have an open opportunity there. But when Sherron Moore does what he does, then all of a sudden, boom, everything changes. Money talks. And I thought it was interesting he said it's basically like a five-year run for him. Like somebody asked, are you going to finish out your entire contract here?
Because he's in his 60s. How much is he truly going to be able to give to Michigan? But really successful guy at Utah. I mean, had a good run. Physical team he put together every single year. It's not like it's a dynamic place that you can win every single year and depend on NIL as well now. So that's a good hire for Michigan. Maybe not a home run hire, but it's a very good hire. We'll get back to the Fan Hotline presented by Sullivan Super Service. provided trusting plumbing and HVAC service for over 50 years in just a minute. One thing about Pitt, though, in this game, you know, I saw the points for a jump up, up, up, up. People were just betting on Pitt because ECU, in that game, East Carolina, right, all these opt-outs.
The Lions started the week at Pitt minus 4. It ended up Pitt minus 12. Because their quarterback, Caitlin Hauser, went into the transfer portal. 19 touchdowns. They had to play with two guys who had really not played all that much at quarterback. Then their top running back decides that he's opting out after seven touchdowns and almost 800 yards rushing. Then their top wide receiver transfers, Yannick Smith. Then two offensive linemen. And on top of that, their offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator all get other jobs. They leave. Somehow Pitt managed to mangle this and lose. I just didn't see that coming. I think mangling it is probably putting it kindly, Bob.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:59
2
What are the upcoming matchups in the College Football Playoff?
0:59–5:15
3
Why is Michigan's hiring of Kyle Whittingham significant?
5:15–8:46
4
How did Pitt perform against East Carolina in the Military Bowl?
8:46–10:13
5
What factors contributed to Pitt's loss in the Military Bowl?
10:13–12:42
6
What are the implications of the Steelers' performance against the Browns?
12:42–14:08
7
What are the key issues with the Steelers' game strategy?
14:08–18:29
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