00:00Kev, I've been saying this for the last couple of years here now on Lincoln Riley here.
00:04I mean, there's got to be a change in Southern Cal, no?
00:08I mean, they've invested so much in this guy, but when it comes to big-time wins, top 25 wins,
00:14this guy's a no-show, man.
00:17The big issue that he now finds himself with is the success of Chesney, I think.
00:23Like, I don't think that that's a – I don't think that's an oversimplification of what's going on.
00:30UCLA's going to make the playoff.
00:32It would at this point be legitimately stunning if they didn't make the playoff.
00:36And USC last week lost to Wisconsin, and trust me, I have plenty of losses, so I don't say this
00:42braggadociously.
00:43That was an easy one.
00:45We were getting the Badgers plus three last week.
00:47That wasn't – I didn't have to spend too much time breaking that down.
00:51It's like USC are laying a field goal traveling across the country.
00:56They don't do well in this spot ever.
00:59And it's like, oh, well, they just beat Penn State.
01:01Yep, even more reason to think that they were going to struggle against Wisconsin.
01:04Now, I'll say, this actually, more than any of them, is the moment.
01:10Because Ohio State are Ohio State, but Ohio State are playing a kid who's never really played before.
01:15And Lincoln-Riley, good, bad, or in the middle, can usually put up points.
01:18If they get to – I mean, they're not supposed to get to the 30s here.
01:22I mean, the sportsbooks don't think USC are really going to score in this game, which is a little –
01:27I don't know about you.
01:28Like, I'm surprised at how little faith they have in the USC offense heading into the game.
01:33I just think there's too much Ohio State defense here.
01:36And get the ball to Smith.
01:39Just get the ball in Smith's hands.
01:41I can't believe, too, Kevin, that Ohio State doesn't have a viable backup quarterback on that program.
01:47I don't understand that even a little bit.
01:49I don't – like, what is that?
01:51How is that possible?
01:52Like, all the money going around, they couldn't remember to put a couple of dollars in the backup QB slot?
01:58How is that possible?
02:00It's a program that had Joe Burrow as a backup at one time.
02:05And you're toting out there a guy who's 5'9".
02:08And I'm watching that game a couple weeks ago when Julian Zane ended up getting hurt.
02:14I'm like, give that guy a Tokyo phone book to stand up.
02:16I can't – I can't see him behind the center here.
