In short
Nightcap Hour 1 reacts to Miami beating Florida 26-7 and debates whether Florida should fire coach Billy Napier, plus broader college football takes (quarterback play, NIL/portal money, and on-field sportsmanship).
Guests/backgrounds
Shannon Sharpe (“Uncle”), Chad Ochocinco Johnson (“Ocho”), and Johnny Manziel (“Money Manziel”), a former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback. They discuss Florida football from a fan/football-insider perspective.
Key claims
- Florida’s offense is dysfunctional; DJ Lagway’s 12/23 for 61 yards is framed as unacceptable for scripted opening-drive expectations.
- Florida needs more than a coaching change; it needs recruiting/portal talent and money (“pay to win”).
- Portal recruiting is now driven by large NIL collectives; they argue $5–$10M isn’t enough—some players may command ~$4M each, requiring $15–$30M+ pots.
- Napier likely won’t survive a brutal SEC schedule and projected 3–4 win season.
- Urban Meyer is floated as a potential turnaround hire; they argue he could attract players if Florida can fund it.
Notable examples
- Miami’s win over Florida (26-7).
- Timmy McClain (Cookman) comparison: more passing yards (86) vs Miami on fewer attempts.
- Oklahoma vs Auburn: OU’s 10 sacks; “Money Matera” nickname mention.
- UAB safety Sarah Bryant stomping Tennessee kicker Max Gibber’s foot; discussion of discipline and modern player behavior.
Written by AI. May contain mistakes. Listen to the episode to check what was said.
Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOMiami vs. Florida Gators Recap
0:00 to 0:34
An analysis of the Miami Hurricanes' victory over the Florida Gators.
“When you're moving like I do, you don't always get a lot of lead time.”
Miami vs. Florida Gators Recap
3:05 to 5:05
An analysis of the Miami Hurricanes' victory over the Florida Gators.
“Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for joining us for another episode of Nightcap.”
Billy Napier's Future at Florida
5:05 to 7:10
A discussion on whether Florida should fire coach Billy Napier after recent performances.
“The question is, Johnny, look, Ocho, you talk about this all the time.”
Challenges Facing Florida's Football Program
7:10 to 10:00
Exploring the difficulties Florida faces in recruiting and performance.
“Hey, listen, Redale Anthony ain't walking through that door.”
The Impact of Money on College Football
10:00 to 12:10
Discussing how financial resources affect college football programs today.
“Look, Billy Napier, I think he's a really good coach because he was on that staff with Nick Saban.”
Urban Meyer and Florida's Coaching Future
12:10 to 14:01
Debating the potential return of Urban Meyer and its implications for Florida.
“There's high schools out there that could probably come up and whoop up on them right now.”
Florida's Struggles and Coaching Changes
14:01 to 22:33
A discussion on the current state of Florida's football program, coaching challenges, and potential changes.
“He's been away from the game for a while.”
Reflections on College Football Careers
28:00 to 29:05
Discussion on the lasting impact and experiences of college football players.
“So for them to come out and be in this position, for OU, it comes down to what it comes down to every single year.”
Current State of College Quarterbacks
29:05 to 30:44
Analysis of the present-day quarterback performance in college football.
“But for now, OU looks pretty good, and they look like they have a competitive team that's going to fight through this SEC and has a chance of going to the playoff for sure.”
Comparisons and Expectations in Quarterback Play
30:44 to 32:49
Comparing current quarterbacks to past stars and discussing expectations.
“I'm sure not only did his dad call him, his grandfather called him, and both of his uncles called him.”
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Texas Football and Quarterback Controversy
32:49 to 35:18
Debate on Texas football's quarterback situation and fan perspectives.
“And I'm looking like, well, this can't be.”
Unsportsmanlike Conduct Incident in College Football
35:18 to 36:57
Discussion on a controversial incident involving a player and unsportsmanlike conduct.
“Would Texas fans and Sark, would they take Quinn Ewers back right now?”
Coaching and Player Conduct in Today's Game
36:57 to 42:00
Exploration of how coaching and player behavior have evolved over the years.
“If they didn't throw him out in college, they definitely wouldn't have thrown him out in the game.”
Coaching Discipline and Modern Players
42:00 to 47:40
Explore the evolving dynamics of coaching and player discipline in football.
“I came home and told Granny, she's like, well, I guess that means you're going to quit.”
Bill Belichick's Struggles at UNC
47:40 to 51:20
Discuss the challenges faced by Bill Belichick in his new coaching role at UNC.
“picked to finish dead last in the Big 12 preseason poll.”
Bill Belichick's Coaching Behavior
57:11 to 1:01:20
Discussion on Bill Belichick's unconventional decisions and personal life distractions.
“When you know it's happening and you know it's causing a stir.”
Clemson Football Challenges
1:01:21 to 1:06:50
Analysis of Dabo Swinney's struggles at Clemson amid changing football landscape.
“We can get it throughout the organization.”
Recruiting and Expectations at Clemson
1:06:51 to 1:10:02
Exploration of Clemson's recruiting issues and the expectations for the program.
“He's earned that with what he's done for sure, and you give him a chance to adapt.”
Car Preferences and Choices
1:10:02 to 1:10:51
The hosts discuss preferences for luxury vehicles and their significance.
“Once upon a time, a Tahoe or a Denali would get you something.”
Indiana vs. Illinois: A Shocking Defeat
1:10:52 to 1:13:29
Analyzing Indiana's surprising win over Illinois in a pivotal game.
“Indiana destroyed the Fighting Illini 63-10 in top 25 matchups.”
Emotional Reactions to Losing
1:13:30 to 1:14:00
The hosts share their thoughts on how players cope with heavy losses.
“a box of tissue after this one cause you're gonna be sitting there looking at the mirror staring at the ceiling like damn we went outside he put nine tubs on us nine in the bank.”
Johnny Manziel's Vegas Plans
1:14:01 to 1:14:53
Johnny Manziel shares his plans for an upcoming trip to Las Vegas.
“Make sure you guys go subscribe to the Johnny Glory Days featuring Johnny Manziel on his YouTube channel.”
NFL Fines and Player Reactions
1:14:54 to 1:16:41
Discussion about the NFL fines given to players and their implications.
“You need to teach me how to gamble, man.”
Transcript
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2:20Well, I thought you were all going to write a song. I remember you thinking that. Listen to Podlandia, AAO Rewatch on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What's up, fam? I'm sports journalist Ari Chambers. Hey, what's up, y 'all? It's your girl, Sam Jay. And we're the hosts of Everyone Watches Women's Sports, a new podcast from Together and iHeart Women's Sports. We're breaking down the biggest headlines. Naomi Osaka, showing out. Shout-outs to you, Naomi. The viral moments. I've been obsessed with Kershawn Rock's boxing journey. She looks good. Her combos are swift.
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3:05Shannon Sharpe:Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for joining us for another episode of Nightcap. Y 'all know who I am. I'm your favorite uncle, Shannon Sharp. One of my partners and co-hosts, normal partner and co-hosts, He's Liberty City's own. He's Bengals Ring of Fame honoree. He's a former Pro Bowler, All Pro. He's Chad Ochocinco Johnson. And our contributor that breaks down college football with us every Saturday night. The only money man that we know. Texas A &M, great. Heisman Trophy winning. First round draft pick up at Cleveland Browns. Here he is, ladies and gentlemen. Johnny Money Manziel.
3:40Shannon Sharpe:There's only one money. And it's Johnny Manziel. Johnny, how you doing, bro? I'm doing great back in the States glad to be home we're glad to have you back please make sure you hit that subscribe button please make sure you hit the like button do us a favor go subscribe to the Nightcap podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts from we'd like to thank each and every one of you for your support and your continued support thanks to you Nightcap has become what it's become and it's only because of your eyes, ears and your word of mouth Ocho and I cannot thank you enough please make sure you go check out Shea by LaPortier.
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4:52Shannon Sharpe:Please make sure you go subscribe, subscribe, make sure you like it, and check out Johnny on his own personal podcast, Glory Days, featuring Johnny Manziel. Miami Hurricanes beat the Florida Gators 26-7. Is it time? The question is, Johnny, look, Ocho, you talk about this all the time. Florida used to be a place. I mean, you look, you get the Tim Tebow's and you get the Percy Harvins and you get the Joe Hayden and you get the Pouncey brothers and you get all those first round draft picks. They still get a couple, but they don't have the level of talent. That doesn't mean they don't have the level of expectations.
5:28Shannon Sharpe:That doesn't change. Once you become a success, the fans expect you to have that level of success for perpetuity because that's all they remember. And right now, it's really tough on Billy Napier. Does he survive the entire season, or is it time for them to move in a different direction? Johnny, you take it. Johnny, you take it first. Man, yeah, this is a tough look for the Florida Gators program for them. I think everybody in Gainesville is used to that program being at the top elite level. You're used to what you've seen in the past, what they have going right now, what the preseason expectations were for this team, they don't get tossed around by in-state schools like this ever, this consistently in the past.
6:14So for them to be struggling, a change needs to happen at Florida. I think everybody from one end of the spectrum to the other at the University of Florida is uttering for that. I know my boys behind the scenes are just kind of shaking their head in disbelief. I mean, DJ Lagway was supposed to be their guy. This is a guy that you're looking at the top of the SEC quarterback rankings at the beginning of the season, he's up there. Look tonight, 12 of 23 for 61 yards. That's supposed to be an opening drive. You're exactly right. That's supposed to be what you script all week in the walkthrough. First 15 is supposed to be 61 yards.
6:54To play quarters of football and get 61 yards of passing offense, you ain't going to be doing a lot with that. That's complete and total and utter dysfunction from top to bottom on the offensive side of the football.
7:06Shannon Sharpe:When we put this in perspective, Ocho, but Cookman's quarterback, Timmy McClain, had more passing yards, 86 against Miami and a loss on fewer pass attempts. Yeah. Hey, listen, Redale Anthony ain't walking through that door. I kill you. Ain't walking through that door. Neither is Fred Taylor. Tim Tebow's already graduated. Emmitt Smith, Richie Caldwell, anybody else. All the way down. I think things need to change. Even if you do change the head coach, it's still going to be the same thing. If you don't have the players, if you don't have the money, you got to pay. You got to pay to win now. That's the landscape of NFL college football right now is to be able to bring recruits in, those that can contribute and play right now.
7:55and until you do that, until you have boosters and you have support behind the scenes to be able to pay some of the players to attract them to come to your school it will never be like the Florida Bowl back in the 90s, back in the 80s, back in the early 2000s where you can compete with the Miamis with the other teams the Bama's, the Ohio's that's long going on you got to play to win
8:20Shannon Sharpe:now it's taking you even more Johnny because you got to go into the portal You got to entice some of these kids that's in the portal that's thinking about it, saying, you know what, I got a little extra. Okay, I'm making a million here. I'm making$500 ,000 here. I wonder if I can go to another school. Teams are looking more so now at portal than they are high school seniors because they want someone that already knows what it's like to be in college. They already have study habits. They've already gone through the process of being on a college campus, of playing college football. So that's kind of the direction.
8:50Shannon Sharpe:If you look at it, everybody, teams are starting to try to move in. Hopefully they can entice someone to leave an Alabama and come to their school, leave an Ohio State and come to their school, leave a Michigan or Texas A &M or whatever program is, offer them more money and get them to go there. Okay. There we go. I'm going to say entice them how? Because, listen. Oh, it's money. Oh, okay. And$5 and$10 million in NIL or whatever they want to call it is not enough, Johnny. You got to have a pool 15, 20, 25,$30 million because one player on your roster is going to command probably a$4 million salary.
9:28Yeah, he got to be that boy. Commanding$4 million, you got to be a difference maker. You got to be a difference maker to be able to command that kind of money. You look at the landscape of college football right now and the players that command four million are better? He that boy. Jeremiah Smith, that's that boy. Boy, man, listen, if it was last year, Jeremiah Smith was top five as a goddamn freshman. He was coming out in the draft. Yep. He can command that kind of money. So players that command that kind of money, you've got to be special and be able to change a program, the trajectory of a program right away, right now.
10:00It ain't that many of them. I'm just going to be honest. I'm going to be honest with you. It ain't that many of them. Not right now. Not like that.
10:07Shannon Sharpe:I think you've got to recruit, John. Tell me what you think. Look, Billy Napier, I think he's a really good coach because he was on that staff with Nick Saban. Then they had Dan Lanning and they had Kirby Smart. And they had Perry Fuel and they had Mario Cristobal. They had the coach at Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin. If you go back and look at that staff and what they had, if I'm not mistaken, Dan Lanning was a grad assistant. Kirby Smart was the head coach, and they had all these guys that are coaches now in the end of major college programs. Billy Napier, if I'm not mistaken, was the receiver coach.
10:45Shannon Sharpe:But you've got to be able to recruit. And can they entice Urban to come back? Urban left because he had heart palpitations, and then he went to Ohio State, and they got better. They got good medical staff at Ohio State and a little bit more money, and they had better talent. I'd back up the Brinks truck if I was Florida to get Urban Meyer back. I'd do anything in the world to get that man back there and get something. The good news for Florida with the way the college football landscape is right now, though, is if a couple of these guys get together and say, enough is enough, we're tired of this, you can go get$30,$40 million in a pot in a Gainesville alumni.
11:22You can go to a collective and get enough money and be like, listen, we're going to hit the transfer portal really hard this offseason. And in 12 months, your roster and everything can look completely different as you go into fall camp a year from now. So that's the one thing that Florida has. They have the pedigree. They have the history. They are in a great conference. They're just not good right now. You look at their schedule this year, what they've done. Ten points the first week. They score 16 points the next. That's 26 points. Then they put up 55 against Long Island, which honestly not a lot.
11:54And then seven tonight. Right. So against three good real schools, that's 28 and 7. What is that? 35. 35 points. Yep. They've won 35 points in 12 quarters of football. What are we talking about here? That ain't enough to beat nobody. There's high schools out there that could probably come up and whoop up on them right now.
12:16Shannon Sharpe:But here's the thing you're talking about, Johnny. You say there's enough money to put together to create a pot at a portal. You're going to probably have to buy Billy Napier out of that contract. That's going to cost you$20,$30 million right there. Take the A &M path, man. Stroke that check and get it gone. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Florida ain't got that money like Texas A &M. Texas A &M got deep pockets. I mean, their hands go all the way to the – their pockets so deep, they go all the way to the ground. My advice to them, go play that lottery with the Alabama lady we talked about a couple weeks ago.
12:49Hey, I think it all comes down to, especially if you get a coach like Urban Meyer, if you get him to come back for whatever reason, if it does happen, I think it's possible to get the money. With Urban Meyer coming back, I think players will probably gravitate and want to come to Florida. For sure. If the price is right, if the money's right, and they allow him to do things his way, which he did when he was there and he was winning at that time, he could turn that program around pretty fast, especially in the offseason with the transfer portal.
13:21Shannon Sharpe:he can do he can do that it's harder now to ocho they don't let you they don't let the after the student athletes get away uh they got this thing called the internet they got this thing called the camera phone they got this thing that so so the things that that you know he got away with at florida and some of the stuff that he got away with at ohio state i'm not so sure now you're going to be able to get away with said things and so they they keep her closer eye on it now do i I believe if you were to come back, as Johnny mentioned, the Alumni Association wouldn't be willing to get together to pay this man $11,$12 million, what it would take to get a coach of that caliber back in the folds?
14:00Shannon Sharpe:Absolutely, I believe they would. And they say, you know what? If that means we got to spend$25,$30 million about a Billy Napier out and another$70 million over six years to get Urban back in, and plus another X amount of dollars to put in to try to get these top guys to come here okay it is what it is but we want to win it comes down to do you want to have a good college football program it's really that simple you're gonna spend it and figure out a way to make it in the back end and figure it out over time you want to you want to be good you want to compete now you want to look up in five years and say okay we can get into the playoff or you still want to be doing this because whatever this is right now for florida it is and in the front it you're the you're the little dog in the state right now now that's tough for them to swallow for them to have to sit there and look at because the product that they're putting on the field it's you don't want to kick people when they're down right but you have to call a spade a spade and call it what it is that this team this program there ain't nothing special about it you let you come in and walk over you and and then turn around another in-state rival smacked seven points not even competitive hey um and johnny it all comes down to those that actually have the money to be able to pull this off this investment is long term anyway yeah it's not about right now are you willing to invest the money to see your program turn around it's not going to be an overnight it's not going to be an overnight success it takes long term because the people that have this kind of money are all about business they understand how business works you put the money in now and you wait until things gradually improve year after year especially if you get a coach like urban meyer back things are going to turn around pretty fast yeah the question that's urban at his age.
15:41Shannon Sharpe:He's been away from the game for a while. He has a nice cush job at Fox. He gets to talk about football a couple times a week, maybe go interview a coach here and there, and he doesn't have to. What about Jimbo Fisher? Okay, yeah, now that's the A. Jimbo say, hey, I got a pocket full of money. I can use another pocket full too. Hey, my left pocket full ain't got nothing in the right. Let me get this right one, fool. You know what? Now that you mention that, I like that. I like that hold on he's not coaching anywhere in the state of Florida really well he was head coach at Florida State hold on I got one I'm just throwing this out there just possibly since we're throwing names in the hat what about another Floridian that knows Florida very well in prime coming on back down to Gainesville obviously I know it's not Tallahassee but I'm just saying since we're putting names in the hat That's not a bad option.
16:39Yeah. That would make some numbers. That would move the needle, prime being in the SEC and in Florida. That would be – Absolutely. Yeah. He definitely – Colorado would be holding on for dear life to try and keep him. But it all comes down to the brass and who's running the show at Florida and what they want to go after. But this hire and what they've done with this staff, this is definitely not working. I think the original question to sum up the whole thing is, you know, this Florida team and this Florida program is not competitive in the SEC whatsoever. And that's, that's just not acceptable for a program of that caliber.
17:12Shannon Sharpe:And the SEC is getting better. It just is the days of, I mean, you got Oklahoma came there, Texas came in there. Georgia is good. Hell look at Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt is looking good. Vanderbilt might put foot in Florida this year. So they're going to have to do something. And guess what? In two weeks, Miami and Florida state, The Canes are off next week while the Noles will have to beat Virginia. If that happens, we'll get a top 10 Canes and Noles. Hey, that game, hey, Johnny, that game now, the way Florida State playing this year, the way the Miami Hurricane playing this year, it brings that old excitement of the early 2000s when they would meet up.
17:54It brings that same excitement, defensively, offensively, both of them playing very, very well. Hell, goddamn Florida State put up 6-6 today. Now, I understand who they were playing. It's nothing to hoop and holler about, but I understand who they were playing. But obviously, the first two opponents, man, they did a number on them as well.
18:11Shannon Sharpe:They put foot in Alabama. Yeah. Listen, their offense is rolling. You look at it every week. From here on out, I'm putting some money on Florida State every week, over on points, over on whatever you want to do. But they look good. You're supposed to go out and do that versus teams that are inferior. Yeah, inferior for sure. You're supposed to. but the fact that you can go out and do it your offense is clicking you're rolling you're not having any three and outs any lapse in judgment that type of stuff when you see that week in and week out you're like okay these guys are dialed these guys are clicking so when you do get to a matchup like that it's going to be one for fireworks the bad news for Florida as well just to add on a little bit of salt on their whole grave play Texas and they play my Aggies Mississippi State okay then they got Georgia Kentucky Ole Miss Tennessee Florida State and that will be the season for the Florida Gators so I don't know if you hear about that list those teams what their schedule looks like but it's really really looking like a uh maybe a three or four win team for Florida this year I definitely don't see how Billy Napier survives that.
19:22Shannon Sharpe:I don't. I don't see how they, I mean, if by some miracle they won six games. That's not enough. It's still not enough. It's not enough. Based on the standard in which Florida holds themselves, including alumni, the academic, I'm talking about academic, the sports program in general, you're not going to be able to survive, huh? He's not. Matter of fact, the Dolphins in Florida are in the same boat. For sure. The Dolphins and the Gators are basically in the same boat. I think, fam, you could beat Florida right now. I think the biggest thing is, Ocho and Johnny, when you look at it, you're in the SEC.
19:55Shannon Sharpe:Unless you're Kentucky, you're a football school. It's really that simple. You're in football school, and you want to compete. Because the one thing that Florida doesn't want to become is what Vanderbilt used to be in sometimes. Occasionally they still are. Everybody's homecoming. You open the season, and they got a homecoming queen. That ain't good. Fresh meat. Fresh meat. The first game of the season, you somebody's homecoming. Bro, they're like, damn. But if you go back, if you look at Florida, they just, they don't have, Florida used to have two or three guys going in the first round. They don't get, I don't, maybe, you know, when you spread it out, Jeremiah Smith is going to Ohio State.
20:40Shannon Sharpe:And, you know, a lot of these guys from the state of Florida, they go other places or they don't go to Florida. They go to Florida State or they go to Miami or they go to Alabama. They go to Ohio State. They go to Georgia. Oregon. They go every place except Gainesville. Yeah. And you've got to keep a few. I ain't saying you're not going to get them all because even when Florida was at its best, they didn't get them all. But you've got to get some. And they're not getting nearly enough or nearly enough of the good ones in order to make a difference in the program or enough of a guy that's in the portal.
21:16Shannon Sharpe:But something's got to change. And normally you can't get rid of all the football players. The first thing you change is the coaching staff. And I don't advocate anybody losing their job, but I just don't see how Billy Napier keeps this job, Johnny. Yeah, no, it's not the fit. Like, you have to have some semblance that things moving forward are going to be okay, that we're going to get this ship righted. They have given them some time. And this, even last year, going back, like, it hasn't been great. So at some point in time, you know, these decisions behind the scenes are probably already, they're being talked about, they're being, they know it's a band-aid, they don't want to rip off, but at the end of the day, sometimes waiting longer just makes it worse.
21:56Shannon Sharpe:Oklahoma beat Auburn 24-17, the Sooners racked up a school record 10 sacks against former OU quarterback Jackson Arnold, including multiple in the final minutes to seal the win. John Matera has been throwing up the money side with the nickname Money Matera. When asked about the nickname, he joked there's a little different person than Johnny said. The difference between the first Johnny and me, Johnny, I'm going to church in the morning. Damn, Johnny, I know you went to church at least once or twice. Yeah, man, I grew up in the church. You went to something called a church, Church's Chicken. Man, I grew up in the church with my grandparents, my mom, my dad.
22:37We would go to church every Sunday when I was a kid growing up, go play family scrambles on the golf course afterwards. We were definitely a house that was raised by the Lord. So more than anything, man, Philippians 4, 4, 13, you know I can do all things through Christ. He's me, my dog, enjoy church in the morning. I don't think anything that is said as a slight, I get he's trying to be funny. It is what he is. Continue to keep playing well, young fella, and all is well. Oklahoma has a good team right now. First time meeting 4-0 for them in a while. What's up, fam? I'm sports journalist Ari Chambers.
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24:11Hey, Portlandia fans. Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen here. You know us, or rather, you know them. Tony and Candace, Nina and Lance, Spike, and yes, the chicken. We've played a lot of iconic characters over the years, but today we're showing up as ourselves to tell you about Podlandia, AO Rewatch, our brand new podcast. Each week, we'll revisit an episode of Portlandia from the very beginning, breaking down the sketches, exploring the backstories of our most iconic characters, revisiting the Portland locations you know and love, and opening up about our creative process. How did any of this get made?
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26:19I'm Nick Turturro. You probably know me from NYPD Blue, The Longest Yard, or Spike Lee's Black Klansman. But I'm also from Queens, which means I know pizza. And on my new podcast, Delivering Happiness with Nick Turturro, I deliver pizza from Prince Street Pizza to a new guest. You deliver pizza now? Then we sit down for a real conversation. I've shared a slice with everyone, from Seth Rollins. What are you doing with my belt? To Alex Rodriguez. Just to let you people know, we're talking to one of the goats here. To Bill Burr. I don't think I've ever met somebody so exactly out of their mind as I am.
26:53And now, we even have more great guests coming up, including the great John Turturro. It's called happiness. Delivering Happiness. Mariano Rivera. Big in. What's up, brother? And many, many more. Open your free iHeartRadio app, search Delivering Happiness with Nick Turturro, and listen now. I'm Jake Brennan, and on my podcast, Disgraceland, I tell the stories behind music's biggest names, the moments that shaped them, haunted them, and changed music history forever. Like how the story of the Foo Fighters and Dave Grohl isn't just about music. Imagine that You're in the biggest band on the planet As Dave Grohl was in 1994 In Nirvana And the phone rings And you learn that your singer, your friend The reluctant voice of a generation Kurt Cobain Is dead This is a story of fame, pressure Friendship and the weight of fulfilling Your destiny Learn more about the moment Everything changed disgraceland is part of the exactly right network listen to new episodes every tuesday bonus episodes thursday and rewinds on sunday on the iheart radio app apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts um i don't look at anything like that to set anymore and take it as a slide or take it in any kind of way you know i'm still able to sit here over a decade later and be able to have some love shown towards me still be talked about a little bit in this college football ranks and I guarantee you any anybody that's playing college football right now would love to have the experience the career and what I did on the field in college football so he is playing at a very high level right now he is a leader of a great school with a great program and you know when you come into it and beat a team like Auburn and your second year in the SEC against a quarterback that you've known that's been in your room, this is a game that definitely meant something to them.
28:52So for them to come out and be in this position, for OU, it comes down to what it comes down to every single year. And that's that game that happens in Dallas that's split down the middle and the Red River. And you never know what's going to happen or what it's going to be. We don't know what Texas really is. But for now, OU looks pretty good, and they look like they have a competitive team that's going to fight through this SEC and has a chance of going to the playoff for sure.
29:15Shannon Sharpe:Johnny, do you feel like every time there's a white quarterback in college that the little athletic can run just a tad, they compare him to you? Probably. I mean, people always see flashes and shades of me a little bit out there. The kid from Arizona State definitely moves around like me a little bit. I think he's playing as high a level as anybody is in college football right now. The one thing I was talking to guys about today is, man, the quarterback play as a whole in college football. I'm missing the mid-2010, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 years. Where's the boys that multiple guys went out and played like Deshaun Watson or RG3 or me or Baker or whoever, Mariota?
30:02So many guys at so many different schools that were out there really doing people dirty. and I turned the TV on on this Saturday, especially today, I'm begging and hoping and pleading to see any quarterback out there doing something dirty, playing high-level, high-caliber football, even from the guys that we expected from, right, the guys who we talk about all offseason, that are at the top of the rankings of everything. You don't see it from DJ Lagway. I see sellers in South Carolina today on a third and long miss a wide open. crosser that's just like these are those you have to make that other guys are making right now my favorite quarterbacks to watch is my guy at baylor sam levitt from arizona state a couple guys sprinkled here and there that are like making some plays marcel reed is really making it shake he's throwing the ball really well and running it other than that you expect the clue nick to play well at clemson and he's not playing well like arch arch isn't playing well he can hop up and flex on Sam Houston all he wants.
31:06Corny move, by the way. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
31:08Shannon Sharpe:The best. I don't know where he got that from. I'm sure not only did his dad call him, his grandfather called him, and both of his uncles called him. He said, what the hell are you doing? Yeah. You standing over a guy from Sam Houston State. You're supposed to have to help them up. You ain't got no business playing Sam Houston State. I did have a play versus Sam Houston State at home where I trucked somebody in the end zone, and I got up, and I kind of stepped over him a little bit. but I didn't flex on him. I didn't get in his face. I just was a little hype after it. So I'm sure some people are going to come at me after that, but this for what Texas is right now and the way that he's been playing, it should be suit and tie buttoned up.
31:47I got to learn how to throw a shallow cross. Hey, the funny thing about it too. And Johnny, you think about all the quarterbacks, all the quarterbacks that have been hyped up, you know, in the off season, going into the, going into the college season, nothing really pops out on film. Most of the time, especially back in the day obviously when Johnny was playing there was always somebody that gave you a little excitement you couldn't wait to watch when that individual would play and there just hasn't been that obviously I to me honestly I was kind of fooled by the media by the analysts by the pundits because I thought Arch Manning was really the second coming of Christ because that's well he
32:24Shannon Sharpe:couldn't be the seventh regard got drafted in the seventh round though Joe he couldn't beat him out Come on now. Listen, listen. You heard what you just said? Guy got drafted in the seventh round and couldn't beat him out. But again, the way they talk about somebody, that's all I have to go off of. The small sample size I saw when he came in, when it was hurt, I can't go off of that. I'm basing everything off what these so-called experts say. And they had me thinking like, okay, I'm locked in on the first week of Texas game. And I'm looking like, well, this can't be. No. Well, maybe. I'm like.
32:56Right now, the guys you want to flip a TV on, like, damn, maybe I'll watch this guy play quarterback. Castellanos at Florida State is the guy who will get you up the UFC a little bit. Baylor and their offense is slinging the ball around the yard a little bit. Sam Levitt at Arizona State definitely has a little bit of something to him where he's making some stuff plays and extending some plays. Marcel, I think, is the guy who's developed passing the ball where A &M's offense with their receivers and what they have right now are really, really exciting. And that's not me even being a homer. That's just straight facts to what we were did in that game and what, what they're doing offensively.
33:30And Colin Klein has them doing. I think that's an exciting offense to watch, but as you go around the whole country, there is nothing that really, really jumps off the page where you're like, damn, that guy right there. I got to turn the TV on Saturday for that.
33:44Shannon Sharpe:I'm not so sure people even know who John material was. And now he's the favorite for the Heisman. The guy came in, he was an unknown and I'm not saying unknowns. We saw that. We've seen Jane Daniels come out of nowhere. We've seen Joe Burrow come out of nowhere. Hell, Johnny, you came out of nowhere. But I'm like, damn, at least some of the guys that were favorite were playing well, but other guys just played better. All the guys that were supposed to be at the top, they're playing like, man, star fry. I'm like, what the hell is – And like for me, when I watched Arch last year and when URs was out, you look who he played.
34:21Shannon Sharpe:Now, LeBron, I can't get excited about San Jose State. I can't get excited when you're playing inferior teams. If you are what you said you are, I'll give you a prime example. Look at Trevor Lawrence. He came in and he beat the starter out the previous year. That's what a number one overall pick is supposed to do. That's how you're supposed to look. You don't supposed to keep a guy goes in the seventh round, keep you on the bench for two years. Ocho, how can I say, how can I say, man, I'm him, and I got to wait two years before I get on the field. Ain't no way. I can see now, if you wait behind Peyton Manning, that's one thing.
35:03Shannon Sharpe:You wait behind Cam Newton or Andrew Luck, I get it. But the guy got to be drafted high. You sat behind a guy that got drafted. I think he got drafted in the seventh round. He was a low-round draft pick. Put it like this. He didn't go in the first three rounds. Right. So I'm like, no. Can I ask a question? Would Texas fans and Sark, would they take Quinn Ewers back right now? Hell yeah. Crazy. And all we heard last year was what? Play Arch. Put Arch in. Crazy. Sometimes you have it good and you don't even know it. And I know right now that Texas offense with Quinn Ewers behind the wheel, they'd be undefeated.
35:45Shannon Sharpe:The most popular guy on the football team is the backup quarterback until he had to get his ass in and play. And then he become unpopular just like the starter.
35:56Shannon Sharpe:UAB player stomp. What happened? Did you see this? The UAB player that stomped on the Tennessee kicker's foot? After that support? Yeah. After nailing a field goal to have Tennessee go up 20 to nothing, a UAB safety, Sarah Bryant, stomped on the kicker's foot, Max Gibber's foot. Brad was called for unsportsmanlike conduct. Really, guys? He stepped on his kicking foot? Yeah. Ocho, I'm talking about wild-bop. Ocho, he hit him with a quick run-by, stomp on the top of the foot, and dip out. Almost like a dap-up, but he just dapped his back to the top of his foot. I didn't see that. He got him. Ocho, you got to pull it up.
36:36Shannon Sharpe:You got to watch that. I'm surprised. Look, I'm trying to think if that would have happened in an NFL game, would they? They'd probably throw an NFL player out if you did that. No, they'd just flag it. I don't know, Ocho, an intentional act like that? Yeah, you got to do it. He didn't try to be inconspicuous with it? No! No, no. He didn't try to hide it at all, Ocho. I mean, he got him good, too. If they didn't throw him out in college, they definitely wouldn't have thrown him out in the game. I think the thing is, they're going to probably I think they're going to suspend him for the first half or something.
37:14Shannon Sharpe:Ain't no way they're going to let that slide, Ocho. Huh? Oh, somebody else. But, yeah, Ocho, that was, I mean, that was, he can't even say, well, I was trying to get up off the ground. It was like, you remember the old Ndamukong Su, how he was stepping on people? Oh, he wasn't playing. It was more, at least Ndamukong Su would say, I was trying to get up and I lost my balance. He can't say nothing because he could have just kept running off the field. He took off, he stopped. Oh, yeah, let me get this while I'm at it. It took off a gear. It took off a gear. That's funny.
37:54Shannon Sharpe:Johnny, have you ever seen something like that in the game? You ever experienced something like that? High school, college? I just looked up the clip right now. You know, the play ends. He's got to be getting ready to jog on the sideline. He takes a peek and sees it. He's like, you know what? Yeah, pull it up, Ocho. You got to see it. Then you say. Fuck it. I'm going to stomp on this shit real quick. Fuck him. If you see it on Joe, if you, when you see it, you're going to say, yeah, they might have thrown him out the game. I'm looking it up right now. Man, I couldn't, I, cause I'm like, I was wondering why they short, why they short.
38:26Shannon Sharpe:I'm like, okay, the guy made a kick. So why they short it? And then I realized why they were short it. It was a, it was a definitely an egregious act. I'm like, bro, what are you doing? Well, he kind of comes by and like slaps on the holder a little bit and then just runs right by him and does a top of the foot stomp. That's some WWE shit right there. You found it, Ocho? Crazy. That's a new one for me. We're seeing some things in college football this year that are one-on-ones, first time for everything type stuff. Yeah, I found it. Number one. Number one step don't know. Yeah. I'm surprised they didn't throw him out the game.
39:08Shannon Sharpe:And the referee, the referee's standing right there, too. Yes. Because, I mean, if you target it, I mean, targeting, they throw you out of the game. So what do you think he was trying to do? He stepped on the man's kicking foot. And then the guy sold it because the guy started hopping around like he had stepped on a nail.
39:28You just trying to give a team a little advantage? Yeah, yeah. I mean, everybody on the sideline probably like, yo, we see you, bro.
39:33Shannon Sharpe:We see you. Look, I've seen some egregious acts, but I don't know. Normally college, they try to sneak it. You know, in a pile, anything goes in a pile. Guys will do a whole lot of stuff in a pile. But not something so wide open. Like you said, Ocho, the referee is standing right there. He's standing right there. I've never seen that before. For me, that's the first. That's the first. I agree. And I'm like, bro, what are you? Johnny, what's going on with this new era? I mean, this new wave of players. Young boys out here wowing. They're raised a little different than the old heads back in the day for sure.
40:11I don't – they don't know how to act.
40:14Shannon Sharpe:Man, I couldn't even – I couldn't even fathom doing something like that growing up when I grew up how coaches were. Man, coaches grab you by your helmet. Maybe people aren't getting their ass whooped enough. Maybe people aren't getting their ass chewed out enough. They're not. To go through punishment. but anything like that would have happened from a middle school high school level i'd have been running running rolling up down till i puked i'd have been getting my ass yeah you can't grab a kid like like this you like that you really want to act like that i'm gonna show you i'm gonna show you on this field right here all day for hours that you're not gonna act like that you're gonna treat people the right way you're gonna respect the game it's like that just don't have that and It starts from a young level of football, right?
40:58It starts from kids are playing ball earlier, so you're getting coached. And people are growing up and being raised in the game the wrong way from a very early age. You see it all the time with these shows they have now about younger kids playing football, the little tight show and stuff that you see. It's crazy. The purity and respect and level of the game and playing it the right way is definitely not there from a whole. Are there guys out there that – is this speaking for a whole collective when things like this happen? Of course not. But stuff like this is happening more often. You look at it, and you just kind of like shake your head.
41:32Like, back in the day, we didn't see stuff like that.
41:36Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, I don't know if coaches now, Johnny, could grab your face mask. They used to grab your body back and your shoulder pads like, so what the hell are you doing? Yeah, hit you upside your head. And you go home and tell your grandparents and tell your parents, it's like, well, the first thing out of your mind, what did you do? Yeah, yeah. What did you do? they like they already know for the coach to do that you had to have done something um but you're right i mean today's now uh you're afraid the kid the kid is going to transfer the kid is going to leave school uh the kid's parents going to come up there because the thing if they if they behave like this at home they damn sure gonna behave like this at school worse yeah so i you know i I remember I told my grandmother, Coach grabbed me by my face mask.
42:24Shannon Sharpe:I came home and told Granny, she's like, well, I guess that means you're going to quit. Like, nah, I ain't going to quit. I need you to go tell him don't do that no more. Nah, I ain't quitting, but I want you to tell him to make him afraid to not do it anymore. Man, my grandma was like, boy, please. You probably was doing something you ain't had no business. Yeah. Well, you still could have told him don't do it no more. But that's the thing. coaches now the way they and i've got look some things needed to be done done away with because some of the stuff that you know coaches had was getting out of hand with it now uh i understand there's a certain level of discipline and order that you structure that you got to have johnny and ocho you got to have a certain level of it but sometimes coaches they go too far with it and uh but now you know all that you can't the kids get water breaks every 10 people look at all The real programs throughout the history of the game, how they were coached, how things were done, attention to detail, the middle things matter.
43:26You have to be hard. You have to have discipline. You have to be tough, hard-nosed. There's so many characteristics of what winning football teams and programs have had and coaches that have gone out and done it. And there's a reason some teams and some coaches are the way that they are because they care about those things. and there's reason that other people aren't. And that's just what it comes down to. People think that it may not matter, but it does.
43:50Shannon Sharpe:It absolutely does. Because I'm not so sure how much, how different Coach Saban was than Coach Bryant. Yeah. There's a reason why that's winning this college football program as far as the national championship and the Polara in 1936. There's a reason why. That's not an accident that a team has two statues out front of their head coaches. Oh, yeah. Yeah. And the funny thing, too, when you think about it, Johnny, Johnny spoke on earlier about today's era of kids, especially going into college. They're wired a little bit different. They have money. Their mentality is a little different. Will a Nick Saban style of coaching, will you be able to get kids to respond to that?
44:30Will they respond to that now in this era? I know he's not that far removed from the game of football. But I'm just saying if everybody had that same coaching style, I don't really think it would work. it's so hard it's so hard right because in this day and age you don't want to do something to have a kid leave because it feels such a huge yeah but at the end of the day at the end of the day the way i was raised the coaches that i was around it didn't matter you were all held to the same standard and the next guy was up if we're hurting because of that that person that left or got suspended or was not on the team or whatever he hurt the team so you look at it as a whole it is a collective one heartbeat type of thing but at the end of the day you're going to continue to coddle kids and do things a certain way and let things slide to the point of where it hurts and leaks through and infects the whole whole betterment of the group no at some point in time you have to put your foot down and be like listen this is right this is wrong you're going to do what you're supposed to do or you're not going to play in this program and if you can't abide by that see you later i don't care what we're paying you i don't care how good you are I don't care what it is.
45:34That's just the way of how coaches were with me. And I know how important coaching was for my life, for the game of football. It means everything. A good coach that cares and is passionate about it, that pays attention to the details versus one that's not, how it makes you better, what it does for you as a whole. What are we talking about?
45:54Shannon Sharpe:You either coach it or condone it. And then, you know, when you were coming up, like, bro, you tripping. It was the players. Man, cut that foolishness out, bro. You killing us. If you get kicked off the team, you're one of our best players. Maybe the best player. Come on, bro. Cut that foolishness out. Because sometimes you have to have your teammates tell you. Because they can get through to you when your coaches can't. They can get to you through. They can get your peers sometimes can get through to you when parents, coaches, whomever can't. Because, you know, peers, that's what I say. Association brings on assimilation.
46:27Shannon Sharpe:And so sometimes the peers are like, bro, come on, man. Man, cut that foolishness out, man. Coach ain't picking on you. You just keep doing dumb ish. Yeah. But once you cut the dumb ish out, we're going to be okay, bro. You too good. But I've had coming up in junior high and pop peewee and high school. The guy's better than me. But you couldn't tell him nothing. Yeah. Yeah. Ocho, you know what I get when I used to go home? Hey, tell him, Sharp, I was better than you. Wasn't I better than you in the fourth grade? Wasn't I better than you in eighth grade? Wasn't I Sharp? fourth grade yeah bro you had me you got me I told y 'all I told y 'all that could have been me well right now we 30 so I'll and I don't really want to go back to the fourth or the eighth grade but yeah you had an opportunity but you want to be cool and walk the streets we all have the same 24 hours Bill Belichick experiment at UNC is even bigger disaster than expected.
47:34Shannon Sharpe:They got blown out by UCF 34 to 9. Tar Heels only managed 217 total yards, 2.5 yards per carry against the night squad, picked to finish dead last in the Big 12 preseason poll. This outlook looked bleak for the four games in the coach Belichick's coaching era at Chapel Hill. They're now two and two, but the two wins have come against Charlotte and Richmond. Now, guys, should we have concerns about Coach Belichick tenure off the field? Now, we've heard. Now, it'd be very, very interesting if the situation, you know, he banned the scouts. Banning the scouts doesn't hurt Coach Belichick. It hurts the players that wants the scouts to come see him.
48:19Shannon Sharpe:And then he has a situation where they talk about his girlfriend and how she's this and how she's that. You read the articles, so I'm not breaking news to anybody that's listening to Ocho and Johnny and myself tonight. I'm not breaking any news, but it seems to be there are these articles that keep coming out, how she's around and how he seems not like the Coach Belichick because I can imagine. Ocho, do you think this situation, he would have been a situation like this at New England? I don't know. We don't know. We don't know. But I'm just saying he seems different now than he was in New England.
48:56Yeah, I think Bill Belichick has always been about business. The way he conducts himself when it comes to the game of football, that will never change. That will never change the way he approaches the game. Now, the difference is in North Carolina and New England, obviously, you have the players. You have the personnel to be able to execute and do the game plan schematically that you have. Also, he banned the scouts. Well, what the hell is scouts coming for? What are they coming to watch?
49:19Shannon Sharpe:They ain't coming to talk to you. would the scouts come to watch have you watched play have you watched unc play johnny have you watched north carolina play okay well what they come to watch okay they banned well they ain't really gonna come see anyway no disrespect now as far as his girlfriend is concerned obviously you have someone younger someone you want to cater to a little bit more as opposed to those you've dated in the past who might have been of age and a little older that weren't around obviously wouldn't want to be around an nfl practice like that inside the nfl locker room or doing things in that manner.
49:53College, a little bit different, a little bit more lenient, different type of atmosphere, and obviously dating someone much younger, and you want to more so cater to that. Listen, I'm not in this personal business. I don't want to talk much about that, but until he gets the players in there to be able to compete with everybody else, I mean, it's his first year. I would give Bill Belichick one of the greatest of all time at the NFL level, being at the collegiate level now things have to start working in your in your favor when you can get the players you need to compete with everybody else that's that's all it comes down to i think i think you look at it and you give him some time obviously this is a new league a new situation for him the whole process of what he's doing and the college football game is much much different than the nfl absolutely i don't think anybody was expecting unc to be a playoff team this year i I don't think they've been very good or very competitive in the ACC, probably since Drake May was coming out.
50:51It was really probably the last time. I can't remember the last time I've turned on a North Carolina game to actually watch a football game. Their jerseys look pretty cool. The colors are nice. The colors are fine. The colors are nice. You look good, but you get your ass thanked every Saturday. You are not a football school. So, for me, it doesn't entice me. But I think as a whole, as you look at it from a college football landscape, Belichick has an opportunity to do something amazing if they get the right players and the right people in there it will be a great story right now currently with what they have on the roster and what it is in this transition it's not going very well but I don't think you really sit there and judge as a whole until you get ACC play you see how you stack up against other teams in your conference this is not a good look obviously using to a UCF team but UCF not a bad program No.
51:40They've had years in the past. They've, you know, got a good thing going down there. So, I mean.
51:45Shannon Sharpe:They brought Scott Frost back. Yeah. I mean, UCF is a solid program. They're definitely more of a football school than North Carolina is or has been in the past, in my opinion. So, the girlfriend stuff, you don't see it anywhere else in college football. I think that's the biggest thing. And from him. The media definitely jumped on it and made it a big thing, maybe even bigger than it is. but to be walking around the field and warm-ups and this. What's up, fam? I'm sports journalist Ari Chambers. Hey, what's up, y 'all? It's your girl, Sam J. And we're the hosts of Everyone Watches Women's Sports, a new podcast from Together and I Heart Women's Sports.
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57:14When you know you're going to go into a press conference and get asked about it and all this stuff that comes along with it it almost gets to the point like why the fuck would you do it like like why you know you're just adding more scrutiny and more things to the pot like honey sit in the suite yes maybe bro i'll see you after the game what are we talking about it's obviously a problem it's obviously an issue people look at it and they're talking about it every single week doesn't make sense to me and it's so unbelichick but at this point in time with all that he's done. Maybe he's just like, I am that guy.
57:50I can do what I want and I'm going to do whatever it is I want. They gave me the keys to this. I'm going to run it my way and you guys can watch and hate from the outside. And the funny thing too about Bill, obviously knowing him personally, he don't give two of you know what about what nobody say, what nobody think. He don't care. At all. At all. He runs things his way and he can always continue to run it his way because his way works and it always has. Now, obviously, they're not winning right now, but them not winning had nothing to do with her. It had nothing to do with her. Those that are watching and making stories about her being around, listen, it's being blown out of proportion because of who he is.
58:30If it was anybody else, it wouldn't be talked about.
58:32Shannon Sharpe:But let me ask you a question. He would always tell you guys distractions. This is a distraction for his football team. Now, he would say, he would say, let's limit to the distractions. Let's make sure it's about football. Now people are talking about things that are not football related. So the biggest distraction created at the University of Chapel Hill is Bill Belichick and what he had in the extracurricular act. I ain't saying there's nothing wrong with it. He's consenting. She's consenting. It is what it is. But we've never seen anything like this. And I'm a little hole in the hole, both of y 'all.
59:09Shannon Sharpe:I've never seen a coach Saban or Vince Dooley or Bo Schembechler or I've never seen any of their, I didn't even, you saw their wives after the game, when they came down on the field after a big game, you didn't see them, man, if Alabama beat Eastern Michigan, you didn't see coach Saban's wife on the field, Mr. Now they beat Auburn, they beat Georgia, they win the national championship, you're going to see Miss Terry by his side. Yeah. But that was the only time. So I think the biggest thing is, Ocho, given what we know about Coach Belichick and how he's run his programs in his 20 years in New England, minus the distractions.
59:49Shannon Sharpe:Guys, we don't need distractions. Him saying very little. And for the most part, a lot of the things being talked about is his girlfriend. They're not talking about his team is bad. Ain't really anything good to say about it. but the distraction that he's allowing to be created. And so that's what's surprising, I think, to a lot of people because we've never seen a coach of his caliber like this. I mean, I saw like before the game, Ocho, like he's on the sideline and she back there and they talking like they going over game playing. I'm like, well, damn, this. I said, I don't know. So I was just like, I wonder what's going to be said.
1:00:37Shannon Sharpe:I can assure you, even he'll, he's Coach Belichick. I don't know if the alumni, I don't know if the chancellor, the president or whatever they call him at the University of North Carolina. I don't know if that's what they signed up for.
1:00:57I agree. It's odd. It doesn't coincide with everything that he's been about, about football throughout the entirety of his whole career. So I agree. I would think that somebody within the higher ups of North Carolina would kind of be like, what exactly is this? What are we doing here? Because if she's sitting there drawing some plays in the dirt and breaking down film and trying to get us some game play and stuff, so be it. We'll take that wherever we can get it. We'll take it from the janitor. We'll take it from anybody. We can get it throughout the organization. That's not what this is.
1:01:36Shannon Sharpe:Clemson, which was the top five team to open the season, is one and three. After Syracuse lost at home, they lost at home to Syracuse 34-21. Dabo was seen crying on the field after the game. Nick Saban had some tough love advice for Dabo. Dabo needs to look at what he needs to do in this program to make this program continually successful. Do you have to change the portal? Do you have to change name, image, and likeness? The game has changed. You need to change with it. Otherwise, you're not going to put yourself in the same position other people are and have a chance to be successful. This is the worst start to Clemson since 2004 and the worst start ever in the Sweeney era.
1:02:18Shannon Sharpe:You know, he talks about, I don't believe in the portal. I don't believe in this. I don't believe players should get paid. Okay, Dabo. There are a lot of coaches that thought like that. until they started getting their ass kicked by teams that were using the portal when the teams that were using the NIL. Now, one of two things are going to happen, Davo. Either you're going to adapt or you're going to do like Coach Saban or you're going to do like Coach K or you're going to do like some of these others. You're going to go sit your ass down. Because if you think you're away, you think somebody's going to go to – hey, you're going to still get some players.
1:02:49Shannon Sharpe:But if you think a player has an opportunity to go to Ohio State and Alabama and Georgia and Miami or Michigan and they can get$2 million or go to Clemson and somebody, oh, get a scotty. Oh, I just know, bro, that ain't happening. Hey, it's not going to work. Johnny, Dabo knows that. The landscape of football has changed. College football is different now. Listen, y 'all might not watch soccer, but like Liverpool and Man City, you have to pay to win. If you play FIFA, if you play Ultimate Team, if you play Madden, you got to pay to win. It's the same thing in college football. Dabo said some of the things he said in the past.
1:03:27That lets me know that you don't want to adapt to the times that we're in now, which means basically you trying to use a BlackBerry. You trying to use a flip phone. It's not going to work. Two-way. Two-way. Listen, everything. He's still using Dabo. That too. Hey, Johnny, everything has evolved. The game has evolved.
1:03:47Shannon Sharpe:And if you don't evolve with it, it's going to pass you by. Check this out. Because remember, Ocho, he was supposed to retire once the players started getting paid. Once these players start getting paid, it'll be time for old Dabo to lead the game. What Dabo do? Got a raise? Now, check this out. Dabo said most of the guys that's in the portal aren't good enough to play for Clemson. Well, Syracuse just beat Clemson with a transfer quarterback, transfer offensive lineman, transfer leading receiver, transfer leading tackler. Hey. you might have players that ain't good enough to play for clemson and that'd be your problem why are you over there bumping your gums yeah listen he stood on business he stood on business this last week too we won the conference eight out of ten years i i respected what he said right because his pedigree of what he's done has shown for itself of course they've been at the top of the acc which if we're just being honest hasn't been a very strong conference or had really competition in anything for the last decade.
1:04:51So they're kind of cakewalking through a lot of it, to be honest. It hasn't been very competitive. You get to the ACC championship game. They're mopping people by 40. The teams are battling to go 7-6. Like, okay, yes, you've won the conference. Not a very good one, to be honest. Yes, you've been in some national champions. You've had some great players that have come through. Those days of what they were doing, Deshaun Watson, and all the guys that came through.
1:05:18Shannon Sharpe:The defensive lineman that they had, Ocho. All the things. There ain't no players on that Clemson roster that look like that. There ain't it. So you're going to have to go and adapt and be like, maybe you don't have to go hit the portal and get 15 guys, but you better go take three or four. You better go take three, four, or five. You better look around and start studying some film and seeing what guys are doing from smaller schools and go get you one. Because if not, people on your schedule are going to go get you one. And they're going to whoop that ass. Look at Georgia. Look at the team that go, the best safety in college football is Caleb Downs.
1:05:55Shannon Sharpe:He left the University of Alabama. Everybody get it. Because, you know, he said, hey, this program, I win, I do it. Okay. Let me know how that works out for you. Now, we're going to check back with you in a couple of years. Now, I understand. He's absolutely right, Ocho. He's won the championship. He's won the conference eight out of ten years. Well, they got to do it now. To my point, they paid you for that. Now, if you think that you're going to just be able to coast, well, I won eight out of 10 years and we be having the same conversation three, four years from now. That ain't going to happen, Dabo, because what you've done is you've created expectations.
1:06:28Shannon Sharpe:Certain programs, you have expectations. Dabo, you created that for Clemson. Alabama have expectations. Ohio State has expectations. Michigan has expectations. Georgia has expectations. Oklahoma has expectations teams, certain teams have created what we call expectations if you think because what you've done in the past that's going to be good enough, no it's not but they fly a coker, he won national championship, look at the record that he had yeah I have a question because of his resume, because of what he's done in the past, how much of at least the devil have if things continue to go sour this season?
1:07:15Shannon Sharpe:I think another year, two max. He got another year or two for sure. He's earned that with what he's done for sure, and you give him a chance to adapt. I still think this Clemson team will find a way to right this ship a little bit. You look at the rest of their schedule. I mean, North Carolina coming up, Boston College, SMU has a decent team, but they're still sitting at two and two. Duke and then Florida State, Louisville, Furman, South Carolina. So, I mean, they'll be able to ride the ship, make this season look somewhat respectable. But at the end of the day, it's playoff or bust right now.
1:07:50That's a down year for them. One that makes it really hard to go into recruiting and everything else that comes along with it.
1:07:56Shannon Sharpe:And that's the problem that you have because South Carolina, even though they lost again today, South Carolina could possibly beat them again. Could beat them. and you look you first of all you're not making the college football playoff with three losses that's not going to happen um and so now what what are you selling what are you selling them yeah you made the college i think they made the college football playoff last year so you could sell that but uh you you it's been a while he's gonna have to adapt build on you really are selling the past and selling a little bit of a legacy and you come to a good school get a good education We have a good football program, but you're not selling it that we have a great football program right now.
1:08:38You have pieces that are on your roster that you can look at when you come to practice and you come see how the guys work, the facilities. You still have something great to offer, right? That's the positive thing for Clemson. You have a coach that knows how to get guys to the next level. That's a positive thing. I think you have a coach there that seems like a great person, seems like a good leader, seems like he runs a good program. one that if you're looking at from a parental aspect, you would be like, I want my son to go there and play for this man. He's going to come out better. He's going to get a good education.
1:09:09He's going to be able to play high level football. So you have a lot of things still going for you at Clemson. But at the end of the day, winning is what matters. Being at the top is what matters and having a team and selling point that you can go to the national championship. If you come here and play for this school, that's a major, major thing. You have, you're absolutely right.
1:09:28Shannon Sharpe:And, uh, you're not getting that level of player. I mean, think about it. You go from Deshaun to Trevor Lawrence. You got Christian Wilkins. You got Cleland Farrell. You got Dexter Lawrence. You got A.J. Terrell. You go Sammy Watkins and DeAndre Hopkins, and you go Martavius Bryant. You look at the level of talent that they were getting. They're not getting that now. No. No, it was a fact. They're not getting that now. You're definitely not getting it if your pocketbook ain't open. Right. He's definitely not getting it if he ain't writing no checks. Yeah. A Tahoe ain't going to get it. Once upon a time, a Tahoe or a Denali would get you something.
1:10:06Shannon Sharpe:Not with other teams giving you Lambo's and Ferrari and McLaren's. That ain't going to cut a Cullinan or Urus. Hey, Ocho, do you want a Denali or do you want an Urus? You want a Cadillac? You want a Cadillac or do you want a Cullinan? The choice is yours. He cool on a smart car. Hey, Ocho, I understand it's Clemson, South Carolina, Johnny, and pickups might be handy. So maybe you offer Shelby, one of those Shelby Fords. Yeah. They're nice. I almost got me one. Almost got one. I might swing back around in two years, but I was like, you know, hey, right now I'm not in the pickup space, head space.
1:10:48Shannon Sharpe:I got you. I got you. Johnny, we're going to get you out of here on this one. Indiana destroyed the Fighting Illini 63-10 in top 25 matchups. If I'm not mistaken, it was the first time both of these teams had been ranked since 1951. Hosting the ninth-ranked Illinois, Bloomington, Saturday night, the number 19 Hoosiers manhandled Luke Altmaier and the Fighting Illini. They swarmed the quarterback all night, harassing him into quick throws, and they beat them 63-10, demoralizing Brett Bielema's team. 63-10. You're not supposed to get beat 63-10, Johnny, if you're two top 25 matchups. It ain't supposed to happen.
1:11:29You've been a top 10 team for most of the season. You have a lot of expectations going into it. You get 63 hung on you. This is a humbling, humbling moment in their season and one that will define their season. Indiana gets a lot of flack from last year. Getting into the playoff, where they're deserving of being there. They get routed in the playoff. Everybody's kind of making fun of them. But what you do with that going to the playoff is you build off of it, right? You have good players that are experienced that have been there. They know what it's like. They won a lot of games last year. So you're building a culture that's, hey, we're winning some games.
1:12:04We are not the Indiana of old. We are not going to be pushed around and bullied. And when you go out and score 63 and 10 versus a ranked team, that's something you build on in a positive way. On the other side with Illinois, this is a wake up call. This is, man maybe we were reading too many of those press clippings about how great we how great we were but we are what we thought we were and this is a time for us to either come together button up and still go do what you want to do in the season one loss versus a ranked team that you look back and is going to be fighting for a playoff spot doesn't kill you but you either shrink and hide and it changes your season or you come together strong as a unit and try to fix the things you need to fix because 63 to 10 is uh that's a that's that's a day that you'll remember
1:12:50Shannon Sharpe:for a while yeah you get beat like that you're a ain't nobody going out i ain't no part hey man you going to the part you going to the uh the fran party hell no you think i want somebody you think i want somebody to see me after this ass whipping i just took oh no i'll see y 'all i'll see y 'all monday i ain't even leaving my room i'm having my roommate pick me something up it's postmates for them boys coming outside no man hey first of all I wasn't really outside like that anyway Ocho but if we lost by more than a touchdown nah I couldn't this is a bottle of whiskey on the couch on the Xbox type of night you're gonna be trying a box of tissue after this one cause you're gonna be sitting there looking at the mirror staring at the ceiling like damn we went outside he put nine tubs on us nine in the bank.
1:13:42Oh, hell no. You're sitting on the sideline for the boys who didn't play and you're just going flying by you in the end zone. All you see is refs raising their hands all night. He's building the odor all night.
1:13:56Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, he got on sure. Yeah, he got on sure. Thank you, Johnny, for joining us tonight. Make sure you guys go subscribe to the Johnny Glory Days featuring Johnny Manziel on his YouTube channel. Make sure you hit that subscribe button. make sure you hit that like button. There it is on the screen. Glory days with Johnny Manziel. Johnny. Before I go, I am, I am off to the great city of Las Vegas here right after this. I need a, from each of you. I'm hitting the roulette table. What we got. Hey Johnny, do me a favor. You like, you like Frank Sinatra. You like the, you like the Rat Pack, the Rat Pack.
1:14:32You know it. You know it. Go and see the Rat Pack at the Tuscany Hotel and Casino. at some point we're in Vegas. It's a wonderful show. You'll like it. You'll enjoy it. I'm not sure. I tried to get on to go. He's not listening to me. Maybe I can get you to go. I'm going to go check it out. I need two numbers for both of you because I go and put a rack on each of them. Damn. I got it. You need to teach me how to gamble, man. I got you. Baccarat's my thing. I'm about to go. Yeah. You want a number.
1:15:01Shannon Sharpe:See, I mean, I really never played roulette. So you want... No matter. One through 36, both of you. 27. 27. 8. And 8. I split the process. All right, man. Enjoy it, man. Have a good one. Johnny Manziel. Podcast Glory Day with Johnny Manziel. Make sure you go check it out. Appreciate it, Johnny. Ocho, Browns wide receiver Jerry Judy said last week the 11-and-a-half point betting line against the Ravens was disrespectful. Judy just fired off double-barrel middle fingers during the pregame introduction. Judy was fined$14 ,491 for the gesture to the crowd. And also, the Ravens won $41 ,17. More than double what the spread was.
1:15:50Hey, hey, um, there were a few fines that the NFL handed out that's like, listen, I understand the double finger, the double barrel, middle finger.
1:16:01Shannon Sharpe:That'll get you every time, won't you? Yeah, they gon' get you every time. Um, they fined Saquon Barkley $46 ,000, Unc. For lowering his helmet? He plays running back, Unc. No, see, you told me that they call it. You say, Unc, they don't even call that. Unc, I saw the day. I saw the day go by on Twitter, and I looked at the play. I mean, what the hell is he supposed to do? Like, what are we doing? What is the competition committee or whoever it is, whoever's passing out these fines, it's still the game of football. You can't change that. You can't change the way you play. you can't change the way you run, you can't change the way you tackle.
1:16:38Shannon Sharpe:What are we doing? Hey, I thought you always supposed, when I did play running back, they always say, run behind your pads. And even when I wasn't a running back, I tried to, you know, I would go into a crowd, I'm going to run behind my pad. Right, you got to. I'm not going to give you all this to hit. Hey, and if you don't run behind your pads, you're going to get yourself hurt. Sure will. They'll saw your ass in half. Hey, then you will be running behind your pants because your ass be doubled up. Yep. I'm Nick Turturro. You probably know me from NYPD Blue, The Longest Yard, or Spike Lee's Black Klansman.
1:17:13And on my new podcast, Delivering Happiness with Nick Turturro, I deliver pizza to a new guest. I've shared a slice with everyone, from Seth Rollins. What are you doing in my belt? To Bill Burr. I don't think I've ever met somebody so exactly out of their mind as I am. And now we even have more great guests coming up, including the great John Turturro. It's called happiness. Delivering happiness. And many, many more. Open your free HiHeartRadio app, search Delivering Happiness with Nick Turturro, and listen now. This is Chelsea Handler from Dear Chelsea. Every week, the news gets worse, the world gets crazier, and Yamanika is here to tell whoever's responsible, you're the problem.
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Shannon Sharpe, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and Johnny Manziel react to a full slate of college football, Miami blows out Florida, Oklahoma beats Auburn and a UAB player stomps on the Tennessee’s kicker’s foot in frustration during a loss and much more!
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19:25 - Oklahoma beats Auburn
28:25 - UAB player stomps on Tennessee’s kicker’s foot
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49:05 - Clemson looses again
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