00:00Mario Criswell, speaking of running backs, he said to the media yesterday that Jordan Lyle is going to return this
00:06week against Central Michigan.
00:07That he has served everything. He's a good kid. He's a good kid.
00:12And now he can run the football.
00:14He's going to need a running back.
00:16I think it's because Marty Brown went down.
00:18Because Marty Brown's gone.
00:19So all is forgiven.
00:20So my thing is, is that I didn't get too caught up in the total score.
00:26Because I do believe that people get caught up in the spread.
00:31That they, you know, that carries why they feel the way they do about the game.
00:37But I do like that in the last three weeks, they've played three different types of games.
00:45Right?
00:46So they couldn't run the ball against Stanford.
00:49Downfield throws.
00:51Right?
00:52A&M, you did whatever you wanted.
00:55So that didn't count.
00:56This week, they weren't going to let Malachi beat you.
00:59Right?
01:00So they went intermediate and they ran the ball.
01:03So, like, they've had a nice mix each week.
01:06And as you get into conference play, so you're talking about Clemson.
01:11Clemson might not be as good as you, but they're well coached.
01:15Are they?
01:16Look, you can be well coached and not be talented.
01:20Like, that's not, you know.
01:23Didn't seem to work for them against LSU.
01:24They didn't look well coached.
01:30But, so, yeah.
01:32So we'll see.
01:34You know, they play, what was it, Clemson this week, right?
01:36Clemson.
01:36No, they got Charlotte.
01:36They got Central Michigan.
01:38The Chippewas?
01:39Chippewas, yeah.
01:40The Chippewas.
01:41And they don't throw the ball.
01:42No.
01:43They just run.
01:44They just run.
01:44The quarterback runs.
01:47So, I would think they can, you know.
01:50Yeah, but I would, again, I would just say, like, don't get caught up in it.
01:55Just watch them play and watch them get better, right?
01:58Like, I'm not going to, I saw the first half of that game and I saw how they pulled away
02:05and how they methodically moved the ball.
02:08And I was like, this is something they can use later.
02:10The other stuff didn't even pay attention.
02:12Well, those struggles are good, too.
02:13Like, I think that's part of it.
02:14Like, the idea that they had to dig out of something with a lot of guys going down.
02:19Right.
02:20Being on the road.
02:21I think I...
02:21Atmosphere was shifting.
02:23And they kept the lead.
02:24Like, there were, it was definitely, it wasn't squeaky cheeks.
02:28It was, it looked dicey at times.
02:30Like, were you ever nervous, Brittany, watching the game?
02:34Um, yeah.
02:35Wow.
02:36I was.
02:37I mean, I was very annoyed and upset because it just...
02:41You didn't say upset or annoyed?
02:42I just said, were you nervous they would lose?
02:44She said yes.
02:45Yeah, I, yeah.
02:46I mean, I did...
02:46You got to that level.
02:47Really?
02:47Not that...
02:48I don't want to...
02:49I was nervous in the sense that, like, I thought that there was a chance that they could potentially
02:52tie it or get closer than 10 points.
02:58Like, I wasn't, I wasn't watching...
03:01I was watching like this.
03:02Thank God for that safety.
03:03Oh, my gosh.
03:04Thank God for that safety.
03:06That guy, that guy was like...
03:07You know what?
03:07That's a good, that's a good lineman, though.
03:09He cost his team two points, but his quarterback would have died.
03:11Very true.
03:12So, it was worth it.
03:14I just, I just think that, like, what I would like to see a better job of them doing is
03:24being able to work your offense so that you have other ways of being productive...
03:34And Heatherman was in his bag.
03:37...without, you know, Malachi.
03:39I know you're talking about the offense, but I'm saying Heatherman was in his bag.
03:41Oh, it got to a point where he just said, you know what?
03:44Enough.
03:44Just go after them.
03:45Enough.
03:46Blitz, blitz, blitz, blitz.
03:47He got his floors on.
03:48That's what Flores is doing.
03:49Everybody talks about Flores being a genius.
03:50Flores just blitzes 40% of the time.
03:52Every player.
03:53Which, I mean, the defense was the most effective they have been, in my opinion.
03:58Yeah.
03:58And they got a turnover.
03:59The reason why you have to be careful with that is when you blitz a lot, your back half
04:07better be really good.
04:08Because when you get got...
04:11Woo!
04:12But I thought you saw that, though.
04:13But it happened.
04:14They got big chunk plays through the air.
04:16They did.
04:17But I really...
04:18Sometimes you got to tip your cap.
04:19Like, I thought that...
04:20I think that tight end's a good player.
04:22I mean, he is a great player.
04:23I think he's a good player.
04:24Like, I just...
04:24It was like...
04:25They came up with some...
04:26Those guys had a great connection, Lopez and Hernandez.
04:29And it was a...
04:30I thought they just came up with good players.
04:31Like, I didn't think it was, like, willy-nilly all over the place, you know?
04:35But I think also, like, Wake Forest shot themselves in the foot a lot.
04:38They had a lot of penalties.
04:40For sure.
04:40And stupid plays.
04:41No, they would have played clean.
04:42It could have been a different game.
04:43It could have been a different game.
04:44It could have been a different game.
04:46But for me, the idea that Miami just ceased to move the ball after moving the ball with
04:51ease, that to me was the most concerning thing.
04:54And even Chris Ball brought this up.
04:56He pointed out...
04:57Somebody asked about the line yesterday.
04:58And he goes, tackles in center were great.
05:01The guards...
05:04And that basically just tells you all you need.
05:05It's like, all right.
05:07There's some...
05:08I still think there's jobs that are on the line there as far as, like, who's keeping it.
05:12We haven't seen Cantwell out there, right?
05:14Like, he hasn't really earned his spot, which is kind of surprising, because everyone's
05:17like, oh, national player of the year.
05:18He was supposed to be, yeah.
05:19He was supposed to be the chosen one.
05:21He was supposed to be amazing.
05:22Yeah, he hasn't been handed over the range yet.
05:24That means he's not tough enough yet.
05:26I mean, just because you're...
05:28He's a kid.
05:29Different level.
05:30Yeah, it's a different level.
05:31I like what he said.
05:31Just because, like, we say this when college kids go to the NFL.
05:37Hey, being the top prospect doesn't make you the best player.
05:40Yeah.
05:42Like, we need to get over that.
05:43I mean, they're young, and I know that we have to give them the benefit of the doubt.
05:46They're very young on the lines.
05:49But I like what he said, that it seems like this week is going to be a, okay, who's going
05:53to get the job moving forward and who's not?
05:55No, I think it is, because you're going into a hostile environment.
05:57You need to be able to trust guys.
05:59You always want to make guys, because what happens is you get comfortable, right?
06:09Oh, it's the third week of the season.
06:11You get a little comfortable.
06:12You think, this is my job.
06:16Basically, what he's saying is this.
06:18Hey, don't think if you don't put in that work every week or perform every week that
06:25I won't replace you.
06:26So you're trying to keep some heat on them to get them to understand that we're always
06:31competing.
