00:00The Cotton Bowl, Joe, Miami, and Ohio State, this line opened up around that six, six and a half with the early numbers, but settled in at nine and a half.
00:09And since it hit nine and a half, Joe, it's nine and a half, mostly across the board, and a total really low at 42 and a half.
00:15Now, we're getting scared off from what we saw for Texas A&M and Miami and also Ohio State and Indiana with those lowest scoring games, Joe.
00:22Or can we open it up?
00:23The thing that I do like is here, you played at A&M last week, which meant a hostile environment for Miami and windy conditions.
00:30Their kicker couldn't make any field goals.
00:31You're in a dome, Joe, neutral site in this one.
00:34Do we get scoring?
00:36We should, and if you're going to cover the nine and a half, this is why you got Carson Beck to play in this type of game.
00:43Now, I know Carson Beck didn't do much against that Aggies defense, but he did when the game was on the line, you know,
00:49at least complete some passes to Malachi Tony and put them in a position.
00:54It was Mark Flesher in the rushing attack that did pound the rock for over 150 yards in this matchup.
01:00But Miami does potentially pose a speed problem for Ohio State's defense.
01:05It's going to come down to the offensive line.
01:08Can they protect Beck?
01:09Can they move the football in third down situations?
01:12But that was a gutty win by the Hurricanes.
01:15I mean, early on, Don, I like the nine and a half points with Miami.
01:20I lean to the over in this matchup.
01:22And you got to believe more pressure on Julian saying and that offense than maybe Carson Beck
01:29and the Hurricanes with a game under their belt already.
01:33Yeah, it's such a really good game because it dates back into the 2002 robbery in the end zone,
01:39extra overtime, I should say.
01:40And you have Maurice Claret and was it Krenzel, the starting quarterback?
01:43Craig Krenzel back then for Ohio State, picking up that victory at Trestle as the head coach.
01:48And again, two blue blood programs getting after.
01:50It should be a lot of fun to watch.
01:51But also taking a look, Joe, you know me.
01:54Like, I like Miami.
01:55I'm a fan of them.
01:56And I do like Mario Cristobal.
01:57Comes back to Miami, putting together, you know, good recruiting class after good recruiting class.
02:01Gets in the college football playoff.
02:02That's what you want.
02:03At least challenging for national championships, Joe.
02:05But when I find myself, and I know you do as well,
02:08you talk about Mario Cristobal's coaching on game day.
02:11He's a good coach.
02:12He's a great motivator.
02:14But some things I just question.
02:16The final play where Malachi Tony scored.
02:18And yes, Miami's excited they got a touchdown.
02:20But Joe, you can't let him score at that spot and run in and basically say,
02:23OK, now, A&M, you're at home.
02:25You got a minute and over a minute and a half.
02:27You can run down the football field and score.
02:29What happens, Joe, in these big game environments?
02:31Are we going to see it creep up again?
02:32Because Miami got saved by a late interception in the touchdown.
02:35Otherwise, they would have been headed to the probably overtime.
02:38And if they lost that game, same old, same old Cristobal.
02:41He got away with it.
02:42Do we see that coaching strategy pop up here in this game?
02:46Yeah, I mean, and Ryan Day is going to be taking over the play calling duties.
02:50That's true.
02:50For Ohio State, right?
02:51And Ryan Day has had his share potentially of coaching mishaps
02:55before he won a national championship last year.
02:58Again, Mario Cristobal time and time again against inferior opponents,
03:03Donnie, has shown the propensity to put his team at a disadvantage.
03:08And you're right.
03:09When Malachi Tony scores with about a minute 55 left on the clock,
03:13he allows Marcel Reed and Texas A&M to go right down the football field
03:18and potentially send that game into overtime.
03:20Let's not forget the game against Georgia Tech where they lose it
03:25with 20 seconds left in the regular season.
03:27The fumble, right?
03:28Just a couple of years ago, we've seen it time and time again
03:32where this, you know, coaching staff doesn't step up
03:37and put the team in the proper position to win games.
03:40You would hope that they had learned from this.
03:43But again, it still comes down to the athletes.
03:45I don't think this is, put it this way,
03:48I don't think it's a situation where we saw Tennessee come out last year
03:52and get smacked around by Ohio State and Columbus.
03:56I believe this is a more experienced team.
03:59The way the defense got after Marcel Reed and sacked them seven times,
04:03if they play like that in this matchup against Ohio State,
04:07I think they should be within the number.
Comments