North Florida Sports Network Podcast
North Florida Sports Network Podcast
Cold Games, Hot Takes
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Let me ask you one question The North Florida support North Florida support North Florida the North Florida support is for North You gotta get this one of you The North Florida support We got big Divisional Round playoff pick We got some good games Starting Saturday Latin Jug was handed out last week but we'll go over the playoff records just for you know everybody was three and three except for me who was one and five regressing to the mean buddy Yeah Yeah the only game I got right was like pretty much luck the miracle game the best there you go some missed field goals by the Packers and the Bears do what they do look like crap at three quarters and turn it on and win this Caleb Williams is clutch or lucky uh this is a big one we got the national championship Monday we'll have we'll preview that on the next show it'll be a short show oh man not looking forward to this that game me neither me neither I don't even care yeah all right but these uh playoff games I'm actually really looking forward to these matchups are pretty good um Bills Broncos might be the best one but that's gonna be your first game and then you have the Saturday night in in uh Seattle again with uh San Francisco going to Seattle this time and then Sunday it's uh Houston at New England at 3 and then it's gonna be cold and windy in Chicago as they don't get started till 5 30 Central expected weather in the single digits for that contest yesterday that said uh feels like temp is gonna be four degrees yeah they've been practicing outside and they should be why not you're gonna be playing in it I'd be out there all week was the old uh Vikings coach before they played inside was like no warmers man y'all get used to it because then they don't get them or they're just gonna break again like they did again there's the Rams better be ready. I mean I'm not worried about one guy on that team that's Braden Fisk. He's just going right home. It's gonna be snowing like a bitch. Yeah he's gonna he might be the player of the game for the Rams um last year they played in the elements and probably could have beat Philly it was but they played you know it wasn't they could have easily won the game but they didn't but that was not as cold as this one's gonna be and not as windy so we'll see how that affects that's the last game the first game is in Denver and it's the wagons and they're circling out to the mile high country the Denver Broncos have been waiting with a bye with that defense Sean Payton the Bills are they opened as like a favorite by one now they're getting a point so it's pretty much a pick'em we're gonna give them what we got right now which is a point to the Bills Justin Who you got if the Bills can actually pull this one off it's gonna be something dude they only have three active wide receivers on their roster I mean it my god dude if the Bills pull this off right it it's gonna be cornerline a freaking miracle and I'm taking the Bills get him baby yeah man I that game last week uh impressed me man because the Jags were p humming and they didn't play bad you saw the I mean Josh Allen was getting nailed and he didn't turn it over and he made just big time throw man like big time he's a centaur yeah he is running around the quarterback and then they the way he's been able to throw like has been the biggest improvement. The way he's able to read defenses anticipate and make those type of throws too with with his physical ability is why he's the freak that he is but Jimmy who you have with no James Cook.
SPEAKER_04:Yeah I mean James Cook was shut down by the Jags it was really just Josh Allen putting on his Superman K and like I'm the best player in the NFL to stop me.
SPEAKER_02:Right so what do you think about this Jimmy?
SPEAKER_03:You know what? I'm gonna take the Bills wow I'm gonna take the Bills.
SPEAKER_02:I think the Broncos have been playing with fire all season oh man uh we don't have Mike today to defend his boat the Bo Nicks and the Broncos no we don't we don't so it might be is it triple table breakers it is rally the wagons I said it with that game man that game last week the Bills impressed me the Jags impressed me and the loss I thought I was like man this the winner of this game is going to go to the Super Bowl in my head. Yeah so I think I'm gonna stick with that and this is and Jags are never going to the Super Bowl I don't know man I do well you can say that now yeah can say that for the you can say that for eternity ain't no Jags going with I'm going with the Bills I I Josh Allen although Bo Nix when he's been put to the wall this season he's delivered will he be able to keep up will that defense be able to get to Josh Allen they need to run the ball which I think they will try to yeah yeah that you know what's his face a little running back out of Central Florida for Denver that could be a key factor for them.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah that pass defense for the Bills might give old Bo Nick some problems.
SPEAKER_02:It's gonna I mean you're expecting if Josh Allen makes any mistakes though well yeah yeah but Denver's kind of been I saw what Jacksonville did to them Buffalo secondary is pretty good they are so Denver Ed Oliver Ed Oliver might be back. That'd be huge. If they can shut down Denver it's gonna be can Denver run the ball who's running who's gonna be able to run the ball the most and and we'll and then one team has the wagon catch the ball you know they're down three receivers in this game.
SPEAKER_04:Well they they got if you can make the throws like I mean Brandon Cooks is not that's a big pickup I mean you get a very one that found out that Brandon Cooks was on the Bills last weekend.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah yeah I didn't even know he was still in the NFL Keon Coleman I thought he was Keon Coleman Keon Coleman will make one catch a game yeah but it could be a big catch it was against it was last week he made a big play so they're gonna need every I think there's a lot there's a big you got Josh Allen but then everybody around him is like do whatever you got to do.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah and that's what it kind of looked like and they played kind of like they were on that mission oh yeah I'm I'm picking them I it's gonna be a good game though it's yeah it is yeah Denver it's the wild card but but I just I don't I haven't really the offense hasn't been there lately I think Buffalo's gonna be able to outscore him I think the first if we if they can get to 20 I think that's enough I think Bo Nicks will make too many mistakes I don't think he will be consistently accurate enough. That's what I'm going with well there you go all right let's go to the what the Bills need to do with their lack of wide receivers they need to line up in the two tight ends one back set yeah they need to do what the Rams do yeah yeah yep two tight ends dude and Secure is your only threat well they did that he had like 12 catches for 80 yards and that's what they they'll try to do again you have him possession wise and maybe and then you hit Cooks or Coleman one one or two times you just say hey if you guys are gonna come down on this zone and have one of them streak open and you got the guy that can do it and Josh Allen um can't turn the ball over looking at you Cooks in that game. Alright so let's let's uh let's go to the second one let's go to San Francisco at Seattle this one was seven and a half it's down to seven now we're gonna go with seven the Niners are getting it oblique injury for Sam Darnold has been reported and I don't think that's anything because Drew Locke was taking some snaps and that's because never know and that's big Jimmy you hear anything about uh Warner because Warner was a full participant uh participant in right yeah I mean that'd be big if they got him back I I'm gonna have to see it to believe it um the way that foot was dangling when he got hurt I just I don't know I think if they were able to pull one out of their ass he's not playing yeah but just the fact that he's there I heard they brought in coach inspiration Coach Kilmer's coming in to help out Fred Warner get ready to play. But they do have they do have the left tackle who didn't play in the last matchup which I think gives the offense hope they didn't have any of that against Seattle's defense and it's gonna take some sort of play like they did last week they're gonna have to scheme some up the quarter what was it reverse pass to McCaffrey yeah the yeah I mean he's such a freak of a play he's gonna get the ball to him somehow and use whatever he's gonna need something like that. They're gonna need like a special team score or something and or like a fumble which could happen man Sam Darnold does lead the league in turnovers. Right but I mean I I I just don't see if he's hurt the ball yeah I don't see them being stupid like Philly yeah they just run the ball make it dumb stop them who you got in this Jimmy I'm taking the Seahawks man Seahawks to cover yeah all right um give me the Niners to lose by a little I think the familiarity I think Seattle's not gonna want to take any chances either so I think this game will be shortened and low scoring and if they don't if there's not if there's no plays made no trick plays I think Seattle wins an ugly game.
SPEAKER_04:San Francisco's gonna need to pull something off to win I but I will take them to cover Justin yeah I'm I'm I'm with you on that one dude I think I think Seattle wins but I think it's gonna be close I think it's a field goal game I think it's something like 17 to 13 something like that I think I think that's big of a thread I mean this is the third time these guys have played and I saw some stats yesterday in their two matchups statistically they're the exact same on almost every measurable statistic they have played dead even Seattle's defense is for real man you're not gonna score a lot on them and they're not gonna they've kind of been one dimensional through the air so it's like you gotta run the ball and they're gonna throw to the the guy yeah and I expect them to run heavy yeah I I I was pretty amazed that Philly didn't but seven better job seven I can see this game being really close and then Seattle goes just to score at the end and covers.
SPEAKER_02:So but I'm just gonna bet on the the points here wish I would have had that hook but a lot of money came in and then I think with that uh oblique tear with Sam Donald brought that out I'm not buying it I'm not buying it says he heard it throwing against air that's bullshit whatever well uh he's looking for some glory he ain't hurt me and uh Justin are going with the points you're taking Seahawks no surprise there right let's go to Sunday as the uh Texans and that defense man that defense whoo man they look good enough to win the Super Bowl but CJ Stroud bad enough you know so three playoff wins for CJ Stroud the Texans have scored 32 points on offense and 32 points on defense in the three games that's amazing yeah he can't do that against the Patriots nope because they'll be ready they're gonna hit him he's gonna have to hold on to the ball they're gonna have to punt you know yeah this if Houston wants to win yeah I know that sounds weird but they need to punt well in this game don't give New England anything easy let your defense out there with as much much ground to make them have to earn it. Right because your defense probably is one like you said is one gives you just as much chance to score as your offense so give them the best shot to give your offense least amount of yards and give your Drake may is not going to be afraid to run the ball like Aaron Rodgers was right so you need you can't give him a short field. This is a game that's gonna be run in in like the ugly field position type.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah as much as they they bring the rush like Rodgers had he had lanes to run man he got outside the pocket and he just nothing there.
SPEAKER_02:Who is who is who is Drake and this is Drake may have been great man but who what's the biggest D defense he's played all year? Buffalo maybe I don't know. Exactly Chargers any of the real tough defenses they have not played yeah this will be his biggest test of his career right well I mean you know you you you want to win the Super Bowl you're gonna have to go through the title need to do much though at all this is just one of those games where don't mess it up and we and that's why I'm gonna take New England and the points because it's I'm gonna trust him a little more than CJ Stroud with the ball handling. And I think that's what it's gonna come down to is one of those type of things because New England's going to get after it on defense they're gonna shut down Houston Nico Collins is out for I mean he's in concussion protocol I'm not really sure I I doubt he plays and uh so if Drake and Drake may like you said he's gonna hey we're gonna punt don't screw it up just hand the ball off and look for that guy. If he's not there throw it away another ugly game but I'm gonna take the Patriots to cover here Justin Well there's two teams I've been riding to an embarrassing level.
SPEAKER_04:I know and you're going all season you know who I'm taking I'm taking my boy I've been obsessed with the AFC championship for the ages man the AFC East is the SEC it's not the SEC the D The Dolphins would go 12 and 5 in any other division. Yeah right isn't that how the SP maps work so uh yeah you're taking it well um but what do you have how what kind of game do you think it's gonna be it's uh I think it's gonna be exactly like you said I think this is going to be another 13 to 10 like Dave long stat special where you you just don't turn the ball over you play good defense.
SPEAKER_02:The Texans have got an amazing defense yeah but the PAPs defense is pretty damn good too and they're good enough to uh to wreak havoc on CJ Stroud I trust Drake I trust Drake May more than I trust CJ Stroud and Mike Brable is not dumb he's gonna he's gonna smarter than he looks he really is he's gonna be well it's just he's gonna simplify these guys are gonna get after the pass rushers we're not gonna pass they're just gonna run the ball they're gonna give it to those rookies just over and over again and then you play action off that you do not let your quarterback stand back there. That's how you lose against this Texans D. And I think he's smart enough to do that. I think they're gonna control the ball punt it and I think their defense is going to be the difference and they're gonna do the I watch out for the Patriots getting a score on D. What's the spread in this game? Three and a half it's that hook.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah but I think the Pats are gonna mean uh Justin are going with the Pats who you got in this I'm taking the hook man yeah your boy D'Mico right this gonna be this this is gonna be an I feel would you feel better if Davis Mills was starting yeah that's crazy isn't it I I'd feel like there was a better chance of he's more of a he plays more like Drake May right well it it I you know I just not people would say it's boring but man it's efficient right it's if you're a Texans fan you I'll take boring over guy dropping three snaps it's what the NFL is yeah being that's what Brady was efficient my best plays were throwing it into the asylum right exactly but and also cheating well yeah deflating the balls deflating balls I know he's like giving a video instruction on how to throw the ball and it's like all right this is where you take the air out this is where you put the needle to release the air where you hear it going that's when you know you're doing something right.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah so funny cheating ass Brady oh all right so you're got you got the Texans. Yeah. You know, let's rank uh broadcast crews right after this. Okay. Yeah, because I I wanted to talk about that. So before before I forget. But let's finish. Can they all tie for last place? Yes. Yes. Let's go to the next game. This is a big one. The Bears. This is the one that against my pick for the Super Bowl. Mine too. I know. The Rams. In the snow. In the snow. In the really cold weather. Two years in a row for the Rams. It was four. Now it's three and a half. Bears are getting three and a half. In Soldier Field. I'm taking the Bears to cover and lose. But I'm going to take the Bears. You know what?
SPEAKER_00:Give me the Bears moneyline.
SPEAKER_02:There you go. But uh, we're not doing moneyline. We're drinking the points here. So I'll take the Bears. Justin.
SPEAKER_04:Well, there's another one I've been riding all season. Caleb Williams sucks. He gets lucky at the end of the game. He throws it up like we're playing 500 in the backyard when we were 11 years old. He sucks. I don't care that he's good for seven minutes per game. He's bad for 33 minutes per game. He sucks. He's gonna get exposed. Cam Kensins is picking him off for a pick six.
SPEAKER_02:Right.
SPEAKER_04:Game over. Blowout Rams.
SPEAKER_02:Alright. I like it. I hope you're right, honestly. I I'm kind of rooting for the Rams, but I I don't mind the I like the Bears. Like this season, too, feels like a special year. It really does. I mean, they shouldn't eat in the they're 11 and 6. They should not be hosting this game. But the way the NFL divisions matter. Right, right. I mean, you know. But you have both teams behind with the lower seed have better records than the Bears. So it's like the But if the Bears win, they'll be hosting the game if the Niners win, too. So that's why it's in Chicago. LA should have been hosting both these last two games, honestly. Well, shoulda woulda coulda.
SPEAKER_03:You weren't. Uh Jimmy. See, I'm the opposite of you. I'm actually rooting for the Bears. You know. Yeah, I get that. Because I hate the fucking Rams. So but I I don't I don't think they're gonna do it. I think the Rams are gonna cover. Um when Williams gets out, when he gets outside of the pocket, he's been able to outrun you know by time. I don't see that happening with the two defensive ends for the Rams, Jerry Verse, B.Y. Byron Young. Right.
SPEAKER_02:That's will they have the receivers to get over the top? Because you've seen uh Carolina with those physical receivers be able to score, which they couldn't do on a lot of teams, but the Rams, that's their weakness, is the secondary.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah. But the Bears, the Bears, another aspect, like that Bears defense, man, barely holding up.
SPEAKER_02:It's yeah.
SPEAKER_03:And I think you're going up against a guy that's been just unconscious all season. I agree. So I I think the Rams win. I think they'll cover.
SPEAKER_02:You know what? He's gonna flip. I always flip this. I hate to get off this bus. I mean, they're your Super Bowl. I'm gonna pull the cord. I'm gonna pull the cord on the bus. Hold on, man. We forgot the brats. We're just gonna party here. We'll get ready for next year. Ready for next year. This team right here is better. Gonna get the Rams get a defense in the offseason. The Rams are on a mission. I thought they sh this is the round where they blew it last year. And you knew it in that Philly game. Will something happen like that this year? Will they be able to get because this is that game. It's gonna be in the elements.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, yeah.
SPEAKER_02:I mean, this is it. If they can win this, I think they're gonna win. Win it. But this is the one. And I'm just gonna, you're right. I'm gonna flip. Oh, they're gonna be in trouble if the Bears can run on them. I I do think that I was picking the Rams to win this, the hook right there, but I you know what? I'm gonna take the Rams by a touchdown here. Yes. I'm gonna flip back. Sorry, man. Sorry, Junior. All right. Well, there it is. Uh right, so let's rank broadcast teams. All right, well, here are the contenders. We have this year the Super Bowl will be in San Francisco and hosted by NBC. And that is their crew consists of Mike Tarico and Chris Collinsworth. All right. And then on the uh the AFC and NFC championships will be on CBS and Fox, respectively. For CBS, you have the crew of Jim Nance and Tony Romo, and Fox, you have the crew of Kevin Burkhart and Tom Brady. And then you have uh one of the wildcard games on ESPN where you have Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. We're not even gonna throw in the prime team. Actually, you know what? No they're done, but they had a playoff game. We'll throw it into Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreet. Jesus. You gotta have one of those. You know how bad it is when the the best color guy, the best the best crew of my that that I think going right now is actually the Fox B team. I actually don't and that's a hurricane. Olson Olson's better than that. He's great. He's great. He should have got Brady's job. And the the other guy, Joe Davis, is better than Burkhart. Yeah. He does the baseball, and he's he just does a better job of being. No, dude, Olsen should have been next in line. Yeah, so their Fox has a better team in their backup. That tells you a lot about their cheesy crew. Um I hate TariqO.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, I can't stand Tariqo and Collinsworth. All Collinsworth does is bitch about the officials, which surprisingly gets old after the S's backup crew is better than their front crew.
SPEAKER_02:Well, it's because of Romo, man. Romo they have, I mean, they're all trash.
SPEAKER_03:I know. Even without even without including Herb Street, like they're all just so bad.
SPEAKER_02:I know. So who, but if you have to choose one, who are you going with?
SPEAKER_03:I'm probably taking Joe Buck and Aikman. Yeah. And I fucking hate Troy Aikman.
SPEAKER_02:And Joe Buck. All right, so uh of those crew, I'm gonna go, I'm gonna agree with you there. I'm gonna rank Joe Buck Aikman number one. God, and I'm not like, but just almost out of default. What do you think, Justin?
SPEAKER_04:I would probably go number one would probably be Romo and Nance, just because Jim Nance is phenomenal.
SPEAKER_02:I don't mind that. You're right. Jim Nance is. Yeah, Jim Nance is the best in the business. Yeah. Yeah, you know, whatever, man. I don't get it. Tony Romo, whatever. He's not terrible. He's not Brady. Yeah, Brady sucks.
SPEAKER_04:His stick was cubicle.
SPEAKER_02:And you know what sucks about Brady is his partner.
SPEAKER_04:He's not even doing his homework.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, yeah. Romo's kind of showing. That's what sucks Burkhart. That guy sucks.
SPEAKER_03:He sucks.
SPEAKER_02:He he sounds like a fraud. I don't like him. So it just makes Brady, who's already struggling, sound worse.
SPEAKER_03:Fox broadcasts, I'm going to just terrible.
SPEAKER_02:I'm going, I'm going them not number two, even though they are number two. Yeah, they're trash. For me, they're tied at the bottom of Tariko and uh it's gonna be a big tie at the bottom. We're gonna name have two three here. All right, so I'm going Joe Buck and uh Troy Aikman. Well, Jim Nance and Tony Romo, those two crews. Yeah, they're my solid number two. Yeah, that was my all right. So that's my number two. What's your number two?
unknown:Justin.
SPEAKER_04:Yeah, I'd probably go Aikman and Buck number two. We both all agree.
SPEAKER_02:All right, we all agree on that. All right, so we gotta have one more that can join, or just not get burned alive.
SPEAKER_03:Third? Can we do NFL network?
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, I wish. I'd take Rich Eisen and Kirk Warner over that, just off default. I mean, what's crazy is they're some of the backup crews are way better. That's what I'm yeah, yeah. They're way better.
SPEAKER_03:I mean, what do we I mean these Christ, I'd rather hear Mark Slarith on there than than did Brady.
SPEAKER_05:Big stink.
SPEAKER_02:Uh yeah. But uh I guess man, I'm not taking any more. Right.
SPEAKER_03:I you know you think of the three left, and it's just no, who's the worst out of those three? Out of the three? Yeah. Um it in terms of just like I just can't fight it. It's definitely Collinsworth and Tarico. I think I'm with you. The smugness and the just stand to Rico, man. No. I I've never liked Tarico since that Louisville game when we lost to him in the rain, Dave Ragon. I've hated him ever since. Um and Collinsworth, man, dude. Fuck Collinsworth, bro. Nepo. Nepo shit.
SPEAKER_04:Yeah. I mean, the only thing that could make Collinsworth worse is if they put Brent Musberger in the booth wheel.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, I think yeah, I think yeah, you're right. I think uh that's my worst favorite is the NBC crew. Deadland. Yeah, yeah.
SPEAKER_04:Collinsworth is horrible.
SPEAKER_02:And that's a lot, because they're putting Al Michael's old ass who's in Herb Street. In Herb Street, who saw who I hate. Right. It's like, dude, you but they whatever.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah. They don't take themselves as seriously.
SPEAKER_02:Brady and Burkhardt are cheesy as hell, but God, at least they're just at least I can make fun of them and stuff. You know?
SPEAKER_04:Yeah, they're at least entertaining with how Brady just steps all over uh like mid-play play calls, and you'd be like, oh, well, they're just like I get to see more like how Brady is a fucking weirdo.
SPEAKER_02:Really is just a cheese dick. Yeah. God. All right. Well, there you go. There you go. You got ESPN and CBS with the only crews that don't die.
SPEAKER_04:Just give me Greg Olson calling every game.
SPEAKER_02:I mean, uh yeah, I think they the way he calls it is very informative. Um I miss Mike Gottfried and Ron Franklin. Oh man, that's a oh god. Now you're talking.
SPEAKER_03:Those were the golden years.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, it was.
SPEAKER_05:We had to go. Our ride was here. We got a uh shuttle. Well, we got a ride here. You gotta get on out.
SPEAKER_02:But before we go, I think there's a game on Monday night. Is there? And we're gonna still going on? We're gonna get down and dirty, talk about all the matchups here coming up next, but big uh another college scandal, biggest betting scandal now uncovered in college basketball at the smaller schools.
SPEAKER_03:Well, yeah, it's schools and players that aren't getting any NIL.
SPEAKER_02:If any, and the duh.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, who could have seen that happen? They're watching all their peers at big schools get these crazy amounts of money, and it's like, you know, where's my piece? Well, here you go. Vegas gotcha. Yeah.
SPEAKER_04:Or at least the mafia's gotcha. Yeah, the mafia's gotcha.
SPEAKER_02:Why are there is there a$400,000 bet on the first half cover here?
SPEAKER_04:Like, why didn't I know about Henry Hill?
unknown:Yeah.
SPEAKER_04:So what's Henry Hill doing at the sports book?
SPEAKER_02:Why is he betting on Kinnesaw State? This is probably gonna lead to player props being finally eliminated from collegiate athletics.
SPEAKER_05:Yeah.
SPEAKER_02:Duh. Yeah. Like, holy shit. I mean, you have, especially when you have an environment now that's where the top players are getting big time.
SPEAKER_03:Well, let's just think about it. They've got NBA players.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah. The NBA players are doing their millions of dollars. Right. So what do you think is gonna happen with these kids that aren't getting any? Right, uh, but maybe like five grand. No, maybe a meal.
SPEAKER_03:Bro, if you're a small forward at at St. Bonaventure, you're not getting shit. You're getting your scholarship money.
SPEAKER_04:Extra cream cheese on that second bagel.
SPEAKER_03:Right, for real. Coach might give me a Dr. Pepper Zero when we stop by McDonald's on the way home. Like, dude, you yeah.
SPEAKER_04:Gotta be gotta be Dr. Pepper Zero. We can't afford the sugar.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, we can't afford calories, guys. Come on. We're Catholic school now. Anybody else lose their job? Uh no, Tomlin was out. He resigned.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, right.
SPEAKER_03:He might be the next guy in line in Miami.
SPEAKER_02:I don't think he's coaching again. No, I don't either. All right, man. We got a game to preview. We got divisional playoffs to watch. We'll watch him. We'll preview him for the game.
SPEAKER_03:Also, Florida State got shit.
SPEAKER_02:Florida Sports Network.
SPEAKER_05:What do you think you are?
SPEAKER_04:We are back, baby. We are fucking back! We're back! You gotta give us a shot! You don't want to
