THE LONG HORNS, OPEN UP WITH THE OHIO STATE, WE’RE GOING TO GET A REALLY GOOD IDEA ABOUT ARCH MANNING. I GUESS THAT FIRST WEEK THERE, UH, YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT MATCHUP AND I, I LOVE THAT WE’RE STARTING OUT WITH SOMETHING THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, SOME WEIGHT TO IT. THAT MEANS SOMETHING TO IT, BUT, UH, I’M WITH YOU ON THE ROAD AT OHIO STATE TO OPEN UP YOUR SEASON. YEAH, I MEAN, IT’S AWESOME, ESPECIALLY WHERE I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT, MAYBE LAST YEAR THAT SEMI-FINAL MATCH UP WAS THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. I’M NOT TRYING TO DISRESPECT NOTRE DAME OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THEY HAD A PHENOMENAL YEAR. I MEAN, YEAH, ON THE ROAD WEEK 1 AND THE OTHER ASPECT I LIKE ABOUT IT. LIKE YEAH, YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE 1 VERSE 2, 2 HEAVY WEIGHTS AND YOU KNOW LIKE THE OLD DAYS DAN IT WAS LIKE OH MAN WHOEVER LOSES THEIR SEASON’S OVER.
THEY CAN’T WIN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP THAT’S CHANGED SO THAT TO ME MAKES COLLEGE FOOTBALL A WHOLE LOT BETTER. BUT HOW CAN YOU NOT BE EXCITED ABOUT THE LONG HORNS, RIGHT?
I MEAN, FROM ALL MY UNDERSTANDING THE, THE, THE WORLD WAS CRAZY. LAST YEAR AND THEY WERE LOSING THEIR MIND. THAT OHIO STATE WAS SPENDING 20 MILLION ON THEIR FOOTBALL TEAM. WHAT’S TEXAS CLOSE TO THIS YEAR ALMOST 40 MILLION, RIGHT? YEAH.
THEY DO EVERYTHING BIG DOWN IN TEXAS. THAT’S FOR SURE. AND THEY’RE PUMPED ABOUT ARCH MANNING. I I KNOW THAT FROM TALKING TO PEOPLE FIRSTHAND DOWN THERE. I, I THINK THEY 1 OF THE REASONS THEY KIND OF LIKE MAYBE PUSHED QUINN EWERS OUT THE DOOR WAS BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL, THE TALENT OF ARCH MANNING AND WHERE HE CAN BRING THE TEAM AND, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE PROGRAM AS ITSELF BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, EVEN THE LONGHORNS ARE AS FAMOUS AND AS AWESOME AS THEY ARE, YOU HAVE A QUARTERBACK LIKE ARCH MANNING.
HE’S IN THE HEISMAN CONVERSATION. YOU’RE THE NUMBER 1 TEAM IN THE COUNTRY, MAN, YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THE PAY ALL THESE GUYS AS MUCH TO EVEN COME THERE AFTER THAT, BECAUSE EVERYBODY’S GOING TO WANT TO JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON.
OKAY, ARCH, MANNING HEISMAN TROPHY CANDIDATE 1 OF THE TOP ONES PROBABLY IF HE WAS COMING OUT AFTER THIS YEAR, THE PROJECTIONS WOULD BE HE WOULD BE UH HI. HI PICK RIGHT, RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT. OKAY.
IS IT? BECAUSE HOW MUCH IS THIS IS ARCH MANNING AND SUPPOSED TO ARCH JOHNSON. WELL, OH, I I I HEAR WHAT YOU’RE SAYING. WELL YEAH, I MEAN, THE MANNING NAME HELPS THAT A LITTLE BIT, IT MAKES EVERYBODY FEEL WARM AND COZY. YOU GO.
WAIT! WAIT, THIS ISN’T HIS DNA, HE KNOWS WHAT TO EXPECT AS FAR AS FOOTBALL AND WHAT IT’S IN. YOU KNOW WHAT? IT TAKES TO BE GOOD AT THAT ON A DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. IT’S THE FAMILY BUSINESS.
SO YEAH. DOES THAT ADD A LITTLE BIT COMFORT LEVEL? LEVEL TO EVALUATORS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SURE DOES THE NAMES IN HIS FAMILY. ALSO MAYBE BOOST HIM UP TO PEOPLE JUST TO GO.
WELL, THEY WERE GOOD. I THINK HE’LL BE GOOD TOO. SURE. BUT I DON’T THINK YOU GET TO THIS POINT WITH ARCH MANNING AND I EXPERIENCED THIS TOO AS CHRIS SIMS. OH, YOU’RE ONLY HERE BECAUSE YOU’RE PHIL SIMSON.
OH YEAH. I MEAN DO YOU KNOW ANYBODY ELSE MY AGE THAT COULD THROW THE FOOTBALL LIKE ME? NO, YOU DON’T. THAT’S WHY I’M HERE. OKAY.
RIGHT. SO THERE AT SOME POINT IT HAS TO BECOME LIKE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD AND WHOA, ARCH MANNING, MAYBE RUNS FOR 5. OOH! WOW, HE’S GOT A PRETTY QUICK RELEASE. OOH, HE’S GOT A STRONG ARM AND CAN REALLY SPIN THE BALL.
SO I THINK THERE’S ENOUGH PROOF THEIR TO TO OKAY, GOT A LITTLE DEFENSIVE THERE, DIDN’T YOU? WELL YEAH, I JUST I KNOW, I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE SAYING AND I’M NOT DEFENSIVE AT ALL. I JUST, YOU KNOW, WHEN I GET INTO THAT MODE I START, YOU KNOW, GETTING INTO LIKE MY FAKE PHIL SIMS VOICE AND START DOING THAT A LITTLE BIT. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BACKUP. QUARTERBACKS, THE BROWNS HAVE ADDED TYLER HUNTLEY THERE.
YOU GOT 4 QUARTERBACKS, WHICH MEANS YOU DON’T HAVE 1 QUARTERBACK AND I IN TODAY’S NFL, WHAT’S THE LIKELIHOOD THAT YOU CAN CARRY 4 QUARTERBACKS ON THE ROSTER VERY UNLIKELY? I MEAN IT’S RARE THAT THEY KEEP 3.
YEAH THAT’S THAT’S WHERE THIS WHOLE THING IS ODD AND AND MAYBE THEY WILL KEEP 4. I I I DON’T KNOW. AND AND AGAIN, THE WORD I’VE KIND OF USED WITH THE THE BROWNS AND ALL THAT IS JUST TO, YOU KNOW, AND I SAY THIS EVEN WITH THE DALLAS COWBOYS WITH THEIR BAD CONTRACTS TEAM BUILDING, RIGHT?
YEAH. THE THE VALUE OF THE QUARTERBACK. HE’S AN ASSET. OH YEAH, THAT’S GREAT. OH TEAMS NEED QUARTERBACKS.
THEY’RE THEY’RE THEY’RE AT A PREMIUM ALL THAT. OH OUR ANALYTICS SAY TO TAKE THEM HERE BUT WHAT ABOUT THE HUMAN ASPECT OF LIKE OH LIKE THE SHEDEUR SANDERS, CONVERSATION IS GOING TO OVERTAKE YOUR FRANCHISE AND EVERY DAY I GET A A A STATISTICAL UPDATE ON INSTAGRAM OR WHATEVER ELSE TELLING ME HOW THEY ALL DID, ALL BECAUSE OF SHEDEUR SANDERS. SO IT’S JUST A WEIRD SITUATION ALTOGETHER. I FEEL BAD FOR HIM UH AND THE SITUATIONS HE HE’S IN, BUT THE BROWNS ARE IN A WEIRD SPOT. I I WOULD HAVE GONE INTO LAST WEEK.
DAN GOING? I I DON’T KNOW WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO DO. I WAS THINKING LIKE, OKAY, KENNY PICKET, THEY’RE GOING TO KEEP HIM BECAUSE, HEY, HE’S STILL YOUNG. HE DID HAVE SOME GOOD MOMENTS IN PITTSBURGH, THEY’RE STILL MAYBE SOME YOU SEE WHAT YOU GOT THERE? YOU KEEP SHADUR.
YOU KEEP DILLON GABRIEL BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT THEM ON THE PRACTICE SQUAD. I DON’T THINK THEY’LL CLEAR WAIVERS IN A 24-HOUR, PERIOD. SOME TEAM WILL SNAG THEM AND TAKE THEM. SO YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP THEM ON THE ROSTER. I WAS KIND OF IN THE BOAT OF, I THINK JOE FLACKO WILL BE THE ODD, MAN, OUT IF THINGS, STAYED STOCK STATUS QUO, YOU KNOW WHAT HE IS, HE’S OLDER, HE’S NOT EXACTLY MR.
TAKE CARE OF THE FOOTBALL ALL THE TIME AND THAT’S WHERE I THOUGHT.
BUT NOW WE GOT THE KENNY PICKET HAMSTRING INJURY. NOW, WE GOT A DILLON GABRIEL, HAMSTRING INJURY, SHEDEUR SANDERS WAS DEALING PAST WEEKEND AND NOW I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO THINK THE HELL IS GOING TO HAPPEN THERE. AND YEAH, THEY MIGHT BE FORCED TO KEEP JOE FLACCO AND FIGURE OUT SOME OTHER CREATIVE WAYS TO KEEP ALL 4 OF THESE GUYS IN HOW OFTEN DO TEAMS TANK IN THE NFL. UM, NOT VERY OFTEN, RIGHT.
THE PROBLEM IS THE FRONT OFFICE. MIGHT TELL THE COACHES OR WHATEVER ELSE, HEY PLAY, THESE GUYS DO ALL THIS. YOU KNOW, WE DON’T WE WANT TO KEEP THIS GUY OUT BECAUSE OH WE DON’T WANT TO PAY HIM GUARANTEED MONEY, IF HE GETS HURT AFTER THE YEAR AND ALL THAT.
SO THE FRONT OFFICE AND OWNERSHIP, MIGHT TRY TO SET IT UP TO, HEY, I HOPE WE DON’T WIN THE GAME, BUT DAMN, IT’S HARD TO MAKE THE COACHES AND PLAYERS BUY INTO THAT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, PUT YOURSELF IN SOME GUYS.
YOU. OH, I’M THE SECOND STRINGER. THEY’RE TRYING TO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME. ALL YEAR I GET TO GET OUT HERE. PUT FILM FOR MY FUTURE JOB, ANOTHER TEAM, BLAH, BLAH BLAH.
I’M GOING ALL OUT AND MORE TIMES THAN NOT THE TEAMS THAT DO THAT.
THE COACHES ARE LIKE, WAIT, THEY’RE IT LOOKS LIKE THEY MIGHT FIRE ME THIS YEAR. THE HELL WITH THEM? I’M GOING TO COACH GREAT THIS WEEK. I’LL GERARD MAYO WEEK 18 LAST YEAR, SCREWING OVER THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS.
RIGHT? SO, YOU KNOW, THAT’S WHERE IT’S HARD TO JUST FULL OUT TANK MAYBE TO THE SAME.
