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and with that, the voice of

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football on Fox Sports, Joel Klatt, joins us okay so I'm doing it by the way the Michigan uh Maryland game for his brother plays at Maryland it's fun yeah , I mean, listen, Maryland is much better this year. better, yeah, I've been very pro-Michigan this year and then I saw something on Saturday, uh, oh, what did you see? It takes a king to see this. Many people may have missed it. What was it? So I like JJ McCarthy, yeah. They are, they are a mobile quarterback, easy thrower, yeah, he does something you can't do against Ohio State, you can't do it against Georgia and it will be his downfall, what is he trying to be perfect, he holds the ball for long time, yes?

I actually dove deep into this and this is the area where you have to grow. Iowa's

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is one of those defenses that you can't be on the fence about because they specialize in tips and knocking you down. you get those tips, you get the tackles, they'll turn them into turnovers and then maybe they'll turn them into points, I don't know, but maybe they'll just punt with Tori Taylor, but it's interesting to me because young quarterbacks you have to learn. that part of growing up as a quarterback, Colin, is that at some point you're going to hit a line where you can't just outrun the athletes, everyone that's right, and you have to put yourself back into the system and really use system as best as I can and he's a good athlete, he's a good athlete, but you can't be the high school kid that doesn't just look at me like, oh, I have a deep corner. route on the left side now I'm going to throw it down there.

He held the ball too long against Maryland. There were a couple of times in particular in the Red Zone where he made bad decisions, but that's also a maturation process. I have to go through things like that watch film one weekend every week to get better if he plays if JJ plays the way he played last week this week against Iowa they're in trouble they're in trouble I I think it's a tough place to be. play Jim Harbaugh knows it, he knows that's where the five best teams are going to die, you know, and he's even said that Kinnick Stadium.

Now I know Iowa doesn't have a great offense, but that defense will make you pay, I'll make you pay. I almost thought about going to the game to give it a little more Buzz. I will stay at home. I'm sure people in Iowa are very disappointed that you didn't do it because of the way you decided. to send me a video, you know they like me, oh 100, that's one of my favorite things, not only am I going to connect, which is one of my favorite places in all of

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football, you do the wave after the first quarter, it's one of the great traditions in college football, but then it's just walking around like a selfie video and seeing how many people jump up to me like, hey, hit Colin, you know, okay, he's my favorite, so I think Georgia It's on a different level, for sure, and then I think Bama.

Ohio State is really good and then I think Michigan would beat USC if they played. I don't know if Clemson would do it. What do you think of the gap between four and three, like between the top three and the rest? That's my conclusion, so I put it now after watching Ohio State I'm going to put Georgia bam Ohio State, as expected, okay, not sure about Clemson Michigan, by the way, Kentucky Ole Miss, I'm crazy, deal of not making a mistake and being thrown there, Tennessee. I think USC has a case as the fourth or fifth best team in the country, well the deal is if you once get past the top three, I think there are probably 10 teams you could say like Utah if they were just Utah on any given Saturday. could be up there and beat a USC or a mission surprised by how skilled this four and eight squad was last year well it doesn't surprise me because they brought in so much talent you're talking about USC they brought in so much talent and I just know that Lincoln Riley is one of the best coaches in America who was going to make a big difference and he has, and it's really important the way they won that game against Oregon State USC wins a game where their star player plays their worst game.

That's important for the rest of the roster to realize that their contributions are going to matter, you know, it's not just like oh Caleb is just going to win the game for us, it's like no, no, hey, defense, your four interceptions, they mattered, it just was that way. You didn't fill out the stat sheet, if you didn't get those four interceptions you weren't going to win the game. The pressure they were able to put on the quarterback seemed very good to me. I think they passed the vision test at the front. they do, but it's a bigger problem, it's not just about who the number four is, we have a big gap between the top three schools and everyone else in college football and you can say it's talent, yes, but do you do you realize? how far the gap is, it's dramatic, let me give you some numbers, if you take a look at the makeup of the talent team, okay, that means you take the roster and look at what they were as recruits and say.

How talented is every roster in the country right now? Alabama is the #1 talent composite list. Guess what Georgia and Ohio State are? They're in the top three and it looks like it, but Gap is really Stark, let's put it that way. The way the 11th ranked team in the team composition is USC, it's pretty good, right? The 11th best talent in the country, the gap between USC and Alabama at No. 1 is the same as the gap between USC and FAU at No. 69, most in college football. It's actually pretty even, yeah, pretty even, unlike the top three that are way ahead of everyone else, that's how you get Tulane to beat Kansas State and then Kansas State to beat you or how you get Oregon to beat State played very well against us.

I saw Serena I saw Federer I saw Tiger Woods Barcelona Tiger Woods all my life I saw Ollie when I was a kid, the big ones are always much bigger, like when I used to watch Michael Jordan. I remember sitting on the couch and looking at Michael. Jordan in a playoff game and I remember talking to a friend saying that he is much better than the second best player. LeBron in his prime was much better than number two. I think now Giannis on both ends of the court, it's like he just does whatever. so he doesn't bother me.

I think there are other teams that Texas played against. Bama, you see US Seal talent combined. Well, let's get to this. It would be very easy right now in the United States for me to make fun of the elbow to push Oklahoma. Oh no? I'm above that, so when Brent Venables came, this is all I heard, this is all I heard, we're going to be tougher, oh fancy boys going to LA, we're going to be tougher, yeah, harder to watch the defense crumble. You know he's playing. great defense, fancy old kid in LA, well I don't know anything about great, let's chill, beat by Tulane, they did it, that was horrible, by the way, this is the third time in the last four years that the state Kansas beats Oklahoma, so it's not like that.

The fancy ol' boy didn't get that spanking from Kansas State either, like he wants to be fair about all this, this Kansas State team came out there and beat up Oklahoma and now it's on tape like that's the blueprint, yeah If you're going to playing Oklahoma, you better try the middle of that defense, yeah, and Brent Venables you better do it right. There is one thing I do know about this sport, although you are never as good as you think and you are never as bad. You think, except for Georgia, well maybe that could be true, even though they didn't play their best game against Kent State, but Oklahoma is a case study in that they weren't as good as we thought they were when they played a team from Nebraska who were clearly deflated the week they lost their coach and probably aren't as bad as the team that got pressured against Kansas State, are probably somewhere in the middle, here's one thing I do know, they were totally undisciplined in what Regarding The penalty goes and their quarterback played his worst game.

I think he's going to play like that. It seems to me that they will be defeated when I do. It seems like they lost a great coach. By the way, that conference is good. Well, where is he? easy game in the big 12. So if you're OU and here, OU fans came after me too because I was like, listen, Lincoln Riley is probably going to have a top 10 team and then I was like, boy, when you look at Oklahoma and their schedule this year. you know they may have had a lot of days and Oklahoma State is now Oklahoma State is good Iowa State watch out Kansas is the fourth ranked scoring offense in the country they have scored 27 touchdowns the only other team that scored 27 touchdowns is Ohio.

A state like this year can be a big L sandwich for those guys breaks my heart, okay let's move on to this, okay let's not pile on Oklahoma, no, okay we wouldn't do that now. I have done it over the years. I've been very pro- sark and Texas Tech are not a laughing stock, they have players, they score, you have to win those games because those donors, yeah, you know, here's the other thing. Oklahoma Brett Venables is one of them, they are not getting rid of him, sart Texas. just buy the guy, they don't care if he lives part of his problem if he loses this weekend, there are donors that will say he's not the guy, you know, I'm right, that's true, even though he's done things with that program that they do they feel like everything is going to be okay and I'll say I came on this show and on my podcast you can download it by the way, Joel Classio um, I said they're going to lose after the Alabama laws, I said they're going to lose again to Red River why because their quarterback got hurt yeah so they're not and they were a different team with Hudson's card than they were with Quinn so I knew they were going to get beat at some point.

On the road against Texas Tech, the most alarming part is that they keep giving up leads in the fourth quarter and that's a problem because they should be able to secure wins because they have the best running back in the country, that's right, you can eat. clock that means to me it's a situation a lack of awareness you would be John Robinson you should always have a lead and eat the clock and win the game if you have a lead what it comes down to is the line of scrimmage if you have a lead and you can win the line of scrimmage you will win the game you will win the game but if you have to continue doing things that protect your line of scrimmage because it is not good yet then you will put the ball in the path of harm and by the way, I don't expect Bijan Robinson to fumble the end of the game like they did against Texas Tech, but as their offensive line improves and matures, remember they had two true freshmen starting in that game against Alabama, they are very young. but it was the best offensive line class in the recruiting cycle last year, they will improve.

I guess I still believe in Texas. I think they could still end up in the Big 12 championship game. It's a really talented squad when yours comes back. Remember. Remember this, folks, they have five five-star starters on their offense alone. When Quinn, yours, comes back, he's as talented as you can get and I think they'll be fine. You're not a five star guy, but you love your in life, it was all stars, I was a walker, hey, me too. I got into a radio station, they gave me a job, we're both walkers, how's that? I didn't know, yeah, well, you know, you have a lot, right?

Molest them, did you just give bad dreams, yes or no, sir? Internet and I apologize, someone had a great line and said if your rankings look like rankings, they're not really rankings and I look at the top 10 rankings a lot and they're just the undefeated teams, right? you said Texas after they lost close to Obama I would have raised them which I did btw yes you did so give me what your biggest complaint is with the AP rank. My biggest complaint is that they don't do their job. which is evaluating the team correctly as if the AP polling system is totally broken, it's a joke, the fact that Kansas isn't ranked tells me it's in the top 20. among the top 25 are not ranked and that is why you are trying to Legitimize your preseason thoughts as a voter, so team A and team B are the sixth strong team of the record.

They are the fourth-highest scoring offense in the country. They have scored 27 touchdowns. They have won two games as a visitor, one in conference and one against. the team that was favorite to win their conference and be a group of five teammates Team B 35th best strength of the record is three and one so they lost one game they only won once on the road their points per game are 43rd in the college football and beat West Virginia by seven, so who should be ranked? Team to Team B Team to Team A Kansas Team B is ranked by Pitt Kansas is not why Pitt is ranked because they were ranked in the preseason and the AP poll voters don't I don't know what they're looking at, you're not good at your job because you don't evaluate what's really happening on the field, well you know what I can defend, uh, the media of which I'm barely a part of, yes you because In the NFL they don't ask me to vote, but in college football If I am a voter, I am in a party.

I can't see all thosegames, so a lot of them I look at the result. I watch highlights on YouTube. and I and I'm not not at alldefending bad voting, but I think we have to seriously consider that AP is an outdated premise, there are so many of them, but it's also still important in college football. This is my argument since then, oh well it doesn't matter it still matters because how about eliminating it because perception still matters in this sport subjectivity still matters in this sport it matters how many times you are ranked in the top 25 when it comes to time contract matters if you're ranked when you walk into a recruiting house and say, hey, I want you to come to our program because we're a ranked team, these things matter and I'm sorry, if you accept the responsibility of being an AP poll voter, You can't turn around and I know it's hard, well, you accepted the job, so suck it up and do it right, today you are very rigid in your demands, well, it's a sense of urgency, let me, let me soften you up a little, let's see, then , Oregon offensive coordinator.

Kenny, is this Dillingham? Yes, he told Sports Illustrated that he blames LeBron going to Miami for the college football player movement problem, citing the need to play on super teams, what do you think of that? I think it's exaggerated, I don't. I think we can sit here and blame LeBron when that's more of a cultural change. I mean, that's empowering young employees. Well, I mean, listen in our culture. This is a very common thing. This isn't even a sports shot. In our culture we navigate where we feel most comfortable where we feed ourselves, we enter news cycles that only benefit our own mood and then we will know that it is Facebook, it is our entire culture that we do. that they are comfortable that they are comfortable for us that it makes us feel better about ourselves and the transfer portal where the child is supposed to go where it is more difficult like that I don't like it I'm sorry why, by the way, I'm not opposed to that cultural change I don't want to bang my head, you could say that the news cycle and us becoming more rigid in our own silos doesn't improve the culture now that I agree that's something that, um, Bill Maher and Bill Clinton I spoke 10 years ago.

I think Clinton was the first to mention it in the sense that if you start living in your silo and you only get information that you agree with, you become very rigid, yes, because you really believe if you sit on a Reddit Board With all your crazy friends telling you this politician is good and this is bad, that's what I believe. I think we have a bigger problem in college football with not trying to form a super team. I think we have a bigger problem that we don't do it. you have players who understand how to deal with adversity and then, most importantly, work through the adversity.

You meet a great one of these and this is a guy you love. Caleb Williams' body language on Saturday night was not good, it was horrible and it's like, hey, bros, if you like it. It's not always easy I don't know what to tell you it's football this is not yes this is not the commercial you know that it won't always go perfectly for you you won't always win in life and in football In this field you have to go through difficult things because the tests and tribulations of this life are what produce perseverance, so that is a bigger problem for today's youth than wanting to join a super team that they don't understand how to see.

You face and work through adversity kids, let me tell you a different message when you see adversity rush by, it's not fun, it's unpleasant, no, you do it, I mean, you bring it to me every week, you know what adversity is to you because They really have to think. When I'm here, you have to be on your p's and q's. You know, congratulations to Colin, okay, give me your top 10 clat, well, I mean, I have Georgia number one because George is Georgia, let's let the audience consume it, let's do this together as a team. I'm your lead blocker on this.

Let's put your top ten. Let's do it. Is it okay, do we have it? Yeah, okay, let's talk about it. George is number one. I think Georgia is. the best and most complete team in the country. Well, I've moved Ohio State to two because I'm happy with my view of Keen as a setting. Ohio State is the best offense in the country and they are playing better defense. Yes, Alabama has had it. Some struggles along the way go back to last year, remember the two-point win against Florida, lost to a m before the overtime win against Auburn, the one-point game against Texas that is this week, in Arkansas, so Be careful with that game and after that.

I'm going to go to Michigan Clemson or the next two and that's the next level and then when you're six to ten, there's about 10 teams you can choose from. I went to Kentucky, Oklahoma State, USC, Penn State and Tennessee, hey, I want to put something up. your radar probably doesn't know anything about there's a quarterback at Kentucky named Will Levis yeah, he probably hasn't seen any tape. I picked it up on YouTube, keep an eye on it. I watched YouTube on last week and I just want to Throw It Out because a lot of times you come here and you're just fine, so I'll tell you Levis will probably be the third quarterback taken in the NFL.

Big mistake. He's, I would say Bryce Willevis, he's nothing. vs. CJ I think we have three guys that are going to make it uh no, he's not better than CJ Shroud, that was nice, that was nice of you, I mean giving him props and everything, but he's going to be the third quarterback taken. Can they beat Ole? Miss, no, that's going to be tough, don't miss their one, uh, 12 in a row at home. I know, so that one will be tough and Ole Miss can run the ball a ton. I think Ole Miss wins that game this weekend. right, Levis will be keeping an eye on what's on YouTube, YouTube has some clips he plays in the SEC, he got it, Kentucky got it, which is now a football school, John Caliparia, sorry for that shoutout, but it's pretty good . football, aren't you okay?

I mean football, listen to St Peters in football. I will tell you that I know the Kentucky basketball program generates revenue, so this is not an opportunity, but they don't make as much revenue as the football program. it's 68,000 Mitch Barnhart he's the athletic director at one point he hated me no, everyone does it at some point they eventually recover it's like the story of Iowa the people of Iowa have a soft spot for you hello Iowa hello everyone thank you To watch it , subscribe here to get the latest on the show. Also be sure to check out more of the pack's best clips or watch some segments from other shows on FS1.