00:00You mentioned some of the front runners, potentially teams that could go challenge and win an ACC championship.
00:08How about Louisville as a dark horse to potentially pull out or make it to the ACC championship game
00:16and possibly even find a way to challenge Miami or whoever to win that thing, lift it or leave it?
00:21I think Jeff Brom is one of my favorite coaches in all of college football.
00:24You look at the track record between Purdue and Louisville.
00:27So I'm lifting, by the way.
00:29Keen Holtz, two good running backs.
00:32Isaac Brown's an NFL prospect at running back.
00:35He's in our top 50 on our big board.
00:37Clev Lubin, an edge rusher, also in our top 50.
00:40The key for Louisville is you've got to, as you know this, Bobby, they have to avoid the law, like
00:46clunker,
00:47the loss that keeps them out of the mix.
00:49But they absolutely, they've been close the last couple years.
00:53They've been to an ACC championship game.
00:55I think he could push them into that.
00:56And if Lincoln Keen Holtz is who I think he's going to be, combined with Brom, building on the development
01:03that he had at Ohio State,
01:05they could have a really good year.
01:06And the schedule lines up at such.
01:08So, yeah, they are definitely an ACC sleeper.
01:11But as this, you mentioned the schedule works out as such, and they've got a pretty favorable schedule, Brom, as
01:16you mentioned.
01:16I love him as an offensive coach.
01:18I think he's really good.
01:19And, you know, having seen Lincoln here at Ohio State, I think he's got loads of talent.
01:23Could Lincoln Keen Holtz also be a dark horse Heisman?
01:26And we talk about all these guys who are the transfers that come and build it.
01:29They're never on the top five list the last couple years.
01:32And then all of a sudden, by the end of the season, you know, come November, they're one of the
01:36favorites.
01:37Could Lincoln be that guy as well?
01:38You know, 10 years ago, it's funny you say that.
01:41I distinctly, I tell the story all the time.
01:43I was at ACC Media Day, and Lamar Jackson was at his podium.
01:48And literally, it was me and David Hale, the ESPN writer, were the only two reporters talking to him.
01:52Do you think Lamar Jackson, in the last 10 years, has ever been in a situation where only two reporters
01:58were talking to him at one of those things?
02:00And kind of had that feeling about him at the time.
02:03And, you know, wrote the article, said, here's a Heisman dark horse.
02:07Had no idea he was going to put up the numbers that he was.
02:10So I'm not comparing Lincoln Keen Holtz or putting that pressure on Lamar Jackson.
02:14But there is a little bit of that feel to it, where if he goes there and puts up the
02:19numbers.
02:20Now, look at the line of quarterbacks that Jeff Brom has had.
02:23He had Aiden O'Connell.
02:24That might not excite people, but look at Aiden O'Connell's college stats.
02:27And he got to the NFL.
02:29He had Tyler Shuck.
02:31I mean, obviously, he had a good year, set himself up for the Saints.
02:35So, you know, he's done a nice job with quarterbacks.
02:38And I think he'll do a nice job with Lincoln, and the numbers will be there.
02:41But the thing about Paz with the Heisman is they do like to run the ball with those running backs.
02:47And I think Isaac Brown's actually one of those guys that could get into the mix as a potential sleeper
02:52as well.
