OSU Insider-How This Ohio State Team Feels Different In 2026

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3:16All right we're going to be talking about how this or how state team feels different in 2026. We're going to talk about that examine that also coach day hit the mic again tonight along with a few players got some quotes got some updates and some confirmations about Saturday which is very exciting. We're going to get into that all right and then also for you Apple people if you're still having feed issues on your podcast unfollow and then follow us back that should fix it. If you don't do Apple like me speaker dot com is the platform you should go to like us save us down low does all of that good stuff all right and remember when you send those wonderful super chats helps to go towards the pay it forward which is our military and our first responders. We're going to look out for them because they always look out for us Nevada back what's up man how you feeling happy Wednesday evening. I was feeling good until I just realized and remember that the major Stanley's no longer

4:19with us and that makes me sad. I mean it really makes me sad. I mean he was a terrific player and always such a nice guy and I have such fond memories of them you know playing out there and that does remind you to never take anything from granted enjoy every day hug your loved ones and you know rest and peace though the majors you're great by time. Absolutely big smile he was just he was just a fun dude and a really good player so yeah definitely wanted to shout him out obviously Michael Thomas was really good here but wanted to show him some love but yeah man so how are you feeling more player interviews today some interesting quotes updates all that good stuff you know we'll get into to the depths of that in a moment but how you feel in initially right now Nevada about everything well you know this week's been smooth you know it's been a smooth week and it's always nice to hear in these interviews confirmation of what we've been told and what we've been saying and yeah I think not not a lot of surprises I think this time of year

5:25you don't want surprises you don't want anything out of the blue you don't want anything out of the ordinary you don't want you just want boring I just want boring and nothing eventful and this fall camp's been nothing amazing you know I and for a first standpoint of no big injuries knock on wood you know no big crash outs no big you know issues with players and so yeah it's it's been about a smooth sailing as you could possibly hope heading into 2026 these are probably more so than going to hope so that's been nothing but great things all the way around I would agree and something else that's pretty smooth is this apparel from our great partner backer look at this clean quarter zip jacket the young lady is rocking and this young man backer I even like the hoodie I like the like to me let me just go on a 10 second rant I'm a hoodie person y'all I love

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8:36rain is going to come so we'll see things may change but it is blazing hot here in Columbus today Nevada well man if rain comes and you know spend this hot it could be like real rain like it could be serious rain man yeah I'm sad yeah so yeah that'll be interesting where you're you're doctor boy you're supposed to be all over this stuff you know I'm saying like that I depend upon you for for dependable weather reporting so what what are you calling for for game dance Saturday b that's that's the report like I'm telling you what happens right now so you want to make a prediction on what's going to happen oh yeah are you calling for rain is being Moses calling for rain on Saturday I'm saying right now it looks like there's going to be rain but I'm listen I'm Moses I'm lifting my staff in the air okay and I'm asking the good lord to part the clouds so there's no rain on Saturday or at least let it rain in a morning and then move out in the afternoon

9:37or how about rain at night it could rain Saturday night right yeah that's just not during the game you know I'm saying like you know it's opening weeks week one I want a beautiful pristine day and a shoe with that beautiful new turf those beautiful new uniforms with the you know stripes that's what I want so we gonna see we gonna see man Friday I'll make a final call on the show how about that I'll be looking forward to all right so let's get into the topic at hand Nevada we got ht with another great post the helping technician talking about how this OSU field team feels different and 2026 and we've kind of been that's a summary of what we've kind of been alluding to based off of what we've been hearing and what we've been seeing with this team after this point and it just feels special so Nevada you want to kick this off ht what he was talking about and we can just kind of discuss it well yeah he was talking you know he's talking

10:42about you know how every team has a unique feel to it every team you know when you've been around on how's their football for you know as long as he has you you get kind of a sense for what kind of a squad you're gonna have and and that doesn't doesn't necessarily fit to good bad successful monster crystal but each team has a it's own identity as it were and he used to talk to him about how how unique the feeling has been around this camp and how he was putting his fingers on you know he's like it's been a number of different things but one of the first things that he had identified is how this isn't a team of stars in 2026 and he talked about how JJ Smith you know JJ you know while in our opinion is one of the finest fighters he was ever played the game maybe the best fighters he would have ever played on how's the never want to bullet knick-off not really a holler guy doesn't really say a lot you know I'm saying doesn't have a huge personality so this

11:45is not a team that's really defined by its star players and you know for Ohio State on how's states known for having a lot of star power you know it's Ohio State football but this team as good as it is as number one is it is it's really kind of devoid of a lot of stars you know I'm saying it's just got a lot of really really good players and that's kind of a unique item I you know I think and I think that's um you know that's why you end up in a situation where you have as many captains as they have you know what I'm saying that you know you've got it's a bunch of different guys kind of representing um we've talked about in the past how you've got so many new faces between the transfer portal guys in the transfer portal kids that went out the new freshmen that are coming in you know such a game ready bunch of a freshman so it's really just a unique feel in terms of you've got this number one on how's the team um that a lot of people are picking them in

12:46the national championship and sort of make noise and in concept but it really it's really devoid of stars and I found I just found that a really kind of interesting observation and then you know he moved on to how close the group is and the ocean moves us whether that's surfing a wave or taking in an inspiring view the ocean feeds us sustainable seafood practices bring the oceans bounty to our plates the ocean teaches us how our everyday choices big and small make an impact the ocean delights us as playful otters restore coastal kelp forest the ocean connects us find your connection at monoraybe aquarium dot org slash connects pro football is back and soar predictions trade yours on Calgary America's number one prediction market platform new England is currently trading at 39% to beat Seattle meaning a hundred dollar trade pays out two hundred forty six dollars if they win download Calgary use code hard to get twenty dollars when you trade

13:49twenty KALSHI Calgary trade on anything 18 plus only restrictions and eligibility apply trading involves risk not available in all jurisdictions prices values and markets need to differ from those mentioned for more see Calgary dot cons slash regulatory hi this Dave Roberts heading into summer without a medical emergency kit that's a risk summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything that's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit it includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses so if you wake up sick at home or on the road you already have what you need it's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home say forty five dollars with code blue at urgent care kit dot com slash blue urgent care kit dot com slash blue how tight the group is you know you people asked about the twenty twenty four group and you know the twenty twenty four group or currently in HG was you know like great kids you know the guys that came back the fifteen sixteen guys that came back for one last swing were being

14:50incredibly tight in a group but had never really connected with a younger one you know say there was kind of two camps and again not necessarily a bad thing just a thing that's just kind of what it was you had a situation where you had you know not competing things for the intention but it was just two different groups and he's just talking about how tight this group is and how it's it's kind of a seamless integration between everybody um and I think it is a tribute to the fact that the freshman of coming you talked about Jay Timman's coming in saying I'm going to start off the rip Chris Henned Jr. I'm going to be a player right off the rock boy I'm I'm going to play you know right you know I'm saying like I think it's these guys are also game ready I think they've kind of garnered the respect of the older guys and you know they've really made a point to kind of embrace these transfer portal guys as well and what you've ended up with is just an incredibly tight knit group that's really about the team and um I I think

15:54you know he usually said it's it's palpable how close this group is and I can feel that and that's the kind of stuff that's it's gonna you know it's gonna sustain you and carry you through such a difficult schedule that they seem to really be embracing and leaning the fact that they've got you know they're not shying away from the fact that they've got a difficult schedule they're not going into yeah the old you know coach peak we're gonna play it one game at a time and we're gonna did one week at a time we're not gonna look at they know they've got tough schedule and they're leaning into it and I think when you've got such a tight group you know when you face some adversity which you inevitably will plan a schedule as hard as this that this it can get you through and that tightness can you know it can you know smooth out some rough spots and and can really help you kind of overcome and and you know lead you some great success but he just talked about how tight the group is and you know he talked about how different it is to have two NFL coaches that have

16:55complete control of their groups because it really thrust Ryan Day into a CEO role which is he's really most comfortable in that right Ryan Day does at this point his career does not want to be coaching quarterbacks he doesn't want to be the offensive coordinator not he's not capable he doesn't want to be doing that and right now Ryan is you can tell this is one relaxed dude I mean if you could be sitting or sipping him a mosa during these interviews he would do it because like he is just he's relaxed and he's kind of released you know it's soaking in the fact that he's got these two you know former NFL head coaches running his offensive and he's got a special team's coach for the first time in every you know what I'm saying so he had to worry about anything he can sit back and just be you know the big dog and it just you know again different feelings all right now I feel like I'm talking so much so I'm gonna throw it to you for a little bit then I'll go back for

17:55more but what do you think about that that be when you read it for the first time for the help and technician yeah I mean it's funny when I read it not not long after I saw the interview today with Ryan day one one of the reporters said hey Ryan day or coach day you look you seem to be so relaxed but then he kind of changed his comment to you know because you know coach I'm not relaxed I'm not happy you know but he said you look relaxed and I thought about the ht nugget but what Ryan day said is he has more energy because look as a coach you know even if you are relaxed you don't want to say you're relaxed because that that's that's bad wording right that's not a good way of saying things because people are going to take that the wrong way but he said I've got what he said I certainly have more energy because I have these two head coaches at my disposal I don't have to like I'm not being poured on so much I just need to just govern and and make you know so

18:58that's just great to me again we've been talking about yesterday we talked about the glee and I was I was chuckling when you said glee because I just I told y yesterday but it's so true coach day have we have we seen coach day be this calm relaxed and confident leading into a season opener I can't I can't remember him being this cool and that's not to mean that he's just like kind of just sitting back and just not doing what he's supposed to do no it's a lot different you know Nevada you've said you you know you own restaurants and things like that how confident and comfortable are you when you know you got a great a staff managing your restaurant as opposed to a terrible staff I don't know if that's a good comparison but I mean right no it it is a great it's it's look when you've got you when you when you when you know you're holding aces man you can be really cool at the table you know and you're sitting like he he knows he's holding aces he can sit back and do it

19:59and I've never seen him like this I'm but usually Ryan kind of gives off a kind of frenetic kind of I'm not saying nervous energy because nervous energy would be like John Cooper but definitely kind high-strung kind of tense that has hurt kind of you know surly kind of edgy kind of guy he ain't that guy this year man yeah he ain't you know and and part of that's being the elder statesman part of that's being the fact he's got a national championship under his belt he's not worried about playing for his job every week you know but that's going to be a great comfort to him because the Ohio State is you know it's a tough place to coach and the worst thing you can have is when you're insecure in any way about your standing your future the present anything like that because you know you know that if you go out there and you lose that you know people can start calling for your head well Ryan's at the point in his life professional life whatever where he's like you know you're not really you're gonna call for my head like really you know I'm saying like he knows

21:04and that's a good thing that's not a bad thing he doesn't need nobody needs to be coaching with that kind of pressure man nobody nobody needs to be operating into that kind of pressure you know yourself being you're working you don't need to be working thinking oh if I don't do good today I'm gonna get fired right and I'm saying like that who works well in that environment nobody yeah no for sure for sure and so you know I mean we're a few days away from the hit in the field and so all this build up all these things we're observing I just can't like to see it in action so which leads me to an update from today which correlates with this nugget from HD is that Arthur Smith and I see some debate in the chat will be on the sideline he will be calling plays on the sideline which begs the question who will be in the booth I have a few guesses who be in a booth but Nevada what's your thoughts on that now just caveat he's an NFL coach from my understanding he's always been on the sidelines calling plays so wish your thoughts on Arthur Smith

22:09on the sidelines well I know that was that was an open item of debate they had talked about this for a long time going back and forth and you know you're right you know he's always been on the sidelines he prefers to be on the sidelines but you know they even tried it a couple of practices he just doesn't like it up in the book I personally do not understand any off of the coordinator cannot be in the booth first more because when I'm on the sideline at a football game it looks like a mosh pit to me it looks like I like you can't see the guys on the other end you don't have the over review so you better trust the people that do have that to get that information you quickly and you know completely so you can understand in real time what's going on because you've got a play call doing 15 seconds when it's like whatever it is and you got to go out there and make this thing happen so I've heard that I'm not sure I'm excited about that news but at the end of

23:09the day I don't care I just want to put points on the board I don't care how they do it put points on the board but from my money I prefer he be up in the box so that's just that's just my humble opinion no I feel you to me it's the safest bet you know you you want the guy that's pulling a trigger on the plays to be the eye in the sky right I mean that just makes sense however obviously they feel comfortable with him being on the field somebody in the chat said he can look his quarter back in the eye that's a sage Ohio he can talk to his cubie face to face he can get after that align along with Boeing I mean I get it I definitely get it especially if you were successful in the NFL doing that but yes I mean from my money I would want my old coordinator in the booth but I'm fine with it I'm sure they have a system he's very experienced so it doesn't matter to me either way but but there's some other updates I want to talk about from tonight okay and I'm going to

24:13pull up a little a little visual but the punt returners and kick returners have been announced okay at punt return and you know what it's funny two things I didn't think about this person on punt return because I was just so fixated on another person but I'm going to have to alter my prediction slightly based off this breaking news so Brandon and his at punt return that's no surprise we knew that was going to happen Devon McEwen at punt return and then Philip Bell so those are the three at punt return at kick return legend bay baby legend bay will be back there kick return how many opportunities will he have maybe just one after the hats if we if we defer or if we take the ball for whatever he'll have at least one opportunity to to return kicks so wish your thoughts on that Nevada you know with the with the punt return and kick return line up

25:18well you know the punt return you know you obviously like they've got a big cadre of wide receivers that can all catch the ball and then totally they want somebody who can catch the ball back in a partner turn and that's the number one priority for them is you know with these high kicks that everybody does make sure you catch the ball because nothing can flip a game quicker as you remember even for for your old heads remember back the the Clemson bowl game when we lost when Philly Brown dropped that punt and yes when we were like we were just getting ready to put on Clemson in the a little bit of a cool against those guys but now now I'm kick returns you know look we've been telling you guys how dangerous legend bay is you know we and how fun legend bay is with ball so now on a team of alphas on a team of fast guys high school fire stars great play whatever they're putting legend bay on the kicker because and kick off you know

26:20that's the time when you actually have a chance to return it because you're back the other teams what 60-70 yards away and you get the ball but that that's as much open field as anybody gets in the entire game by design you get on a kick out front and who are they picking to put back there legend bay so when we tell you about his game breaking ability when we talk about his open field ability no it's not just hype or it's not just home pm or whatever Ohio State sees it just the same way we do and that's why they're putting him back there as the kick returner it's great he's like like you said you we hope we only see him back there one time but when we do it's it's gonna it's gonna be frankly he'll take it back to what I don't care if he's five yards deep in the end zone he's taking that thing back you watch oh yeah for sure so so yesterday my prediction was for legend bay to return a punt return for a touchdown well I have to alter my prediction to a kick return for a touchdown slight alteration but I'm gonna stick with that and I said 150 all-purpose yards and so

27:23there's that now also real quick about legend bay lukemont gummery because we have we have all these comparisons and descriptions about legend bay right this whole off season we heard you know coach locklin say it was like art watching him run Ryan Day caught him a poor man's Thai reg Williams a Thai reek hill what about think about and then lukemont gummering today said he saw Antonio brown in person in like NFL camp and he said he compared legend bay speed to Antonio brown now I'll listen Antonio brown is is a crazy person okay but on the field that do was a dog and he was fast fast and so all of these you know superlatives and descriptions of this young man has been to no end and now he's at kick return and not only kick return he's going to get some some snaps into game

28:27on some level I'm not exactly sure what they're going to roll out on Saturday as far as any packages but he's going to play and so this is why he was my number two on our list of uh you know most excited to see play this is why he was my number two bow jackson was my number one um but because he's going to get a lot of touches and he just getting slept on but I'm excited about legend bay Nevada and this just made me even more excited with this kick return news I can't believe you said that he's a crazy person like Antonio Brown man that's like I'm like man this guy's just he's just an 18 year old kid there being that he was a nobody is crazy is Antonio Brown uh not too many that cat is is yeah he's out there but he was a dog on that field there's there's no denying that yeah he can't deny his talent there's no question about that no legend legend's going to be so much he's going to be so much fun you know and we we've talked about what we're looking forward to most and

29:29you know him him getting the pin with the ball in his hands is gonna be something it's gonna be so much fun to watch I can't wait to see it yeah so so let me ask before you move off from legend bay so let's let's put it out there and kind of guess and predict the ocean moves us whether that's surfing a wave or taking in an inspiring view the ocean feeds us sustainable seafood practices bring the oceans bounty to our plates the ocean teaches us how our everyday choices big and small make an impact the ocean delights us as playful otters restore coastal kelp forest the ocean connects us find your connection at monoray bay aquarium dot org slash connects pro football is back and soar predictions trade yours on calchi america's number one prediction market platform new england is currently trading at 39% to beat Seattle meaning a hundred dollar trade pays out two hundred forty six dollars if they win download calchi use code hard to get

30:32twenty dollars when you trade twenty k a l s a j calchi trade on anything 18 plus only restrictions and eligibility applying trading involves risk not available in all jurisdictions prices values the markets need to improve from those mentioned for more see calchi dot cons slash regulatory hi this is Dave Roberts heading into summer without a medical emergency kit that's a risk summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything that's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit it includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses so if you wake up sick at home or on the road you already have what you need it's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home say forty five dollars with code blue at urgent care kit dot com slash blue urgent care kit dot com slash blue outside of kick return what is the first snap or what how is he going to be used is he going to get a handoff from the backfield is he going to get a like a jet sweep is he going to get like a screen

31:35are they going to motion him out from the backfield to the slot and throw it to him what is your prediction chat I want you to predict what is legend based first touch going to be outside of kick return what you got Nevada I'm just a screen pass I'm saying it's going to be a screen pass okay so I'm going to go with jet sweep or end around I think I think they're going to do something like line him up in the backfield and then motion him to the slot and then bring him on a jet and give it to him around an edge that is my prediction but we'll see but either way I cannot wait if he gets one just any opening I think he's going to just he's going to kill it he's going to kill it man so they're going to try to get him in space as much as possible to let him work man so so we're going to see man we're going to see look at look at Lacklin it's like art when he runs I

32:35mean I'm like alright man we got to see this man because they they pump this kid up something crazy but speaking of pumping up and I want to kind of move on to the next thing here as far as hype and you know superlatives and just adoration and that's Jay Timons you mentioned earlier Nevada because that we were talking backstage and Devon Sanchez the the corner was talking about how Jay Timons was on his recruiting visit and he made a prediction I'm going to pull it up Nevada but I want matter of fact let me pull it up and play it first it's a short clip so just just the heads up Nevada with the clips I know sometimes the clips give you give you a sound issues but here it comes just a second here we go you know physicality wise you know Jay Jay's done a lot to the first you know everybody not just us but also the off-frenzied coaches too he's he's felt out there you know physicality wise

33:35you know he's physical you know just going out there touching the ball making plays on the ball you know just as a freshman you know that that's what you got to do to be felt you know and if you want to go on the field that's what you have to do that's what you're doing he's making the known it you know that he's going to be on the field you know we got a lot of trust in him you know we caught him a lot you know he got to come up make some big plays along with myself and always remain so it's just go out there and just compete did you get the sense from that he was going to do that right away like when he got on the campus did you realize this is a guy that's going to push the players I knew when I was his host on his recruiting visit that you know he was going to come here you know make a difference you know he he also told me when he was recruiting like eight dev you know I'm going to start a high state my first mirror I'm like it was hard but you know you can come here and do it and that's what he's doing he's making the known I just told him that like last week I'm like baby you're telling me that when you were recruiting like yeah and I'm like my he's true now so it's like let's go out here and do it see that's what I'm talking about man that right there Nevada is a dog mentality these are the

34:41type of kids that we attract okay you're heard Devon Sanjay is saying on his visit he hosted J. Timins on his visit and J. Timins told him he was going to start as a freshman and that's what he's about to do start as a freshman which obviously is is extremely hard to do especially at that position and so dog mentality and this is why I love the standard that Ryan Day has set when he talked about hey you know and people took it the wrong way when he said you know if you don't have a first round you know basically he was saying if you don't have a mentality of you want to be a first rounder this is not the place for you and so that's the mentality I have and by the way just to remind people and shout out to Dev the J. Timins is going to start information we had that in the beginning a long time ago I noticed some folks trying to know we had that J. Timins information

35:41before I saw anybody talking about him starting just FYI for y'all but anyway yeah he's a dog I cannot wait to see him play there's so much respect Nevada from the players and coaches for this young man it's just it's amazing how much respect he's commanding as a true freshman at that position Nevada well you just think about I mean like every position on the field requires a certain level of confidence you know I'm saying but none more so than defensive back you know I'm saying like you better have the swagger you better have the aura you better have the confidence when you're out there because I frankly I've talked about this before but I don't know how anybody plays that position yeah okay here you go cover you go cover JJ Smith he's gonna run a 4-3 he knows where he's going and you can't touch him you know I'm saying oh okay you know good luck and you and you got to hold it back for it Hawking's the goodness but but don't touch him otherwise

36:42that's a family I mean like right I don't I don't know how he's guys do it but yeah J is a guy I don't think you just because the way his recruiting recruitment came down I think people are kind of like oh yeah okay let's create we got the J. Timins yeah yeah you know but like I don't think I realized how big it was I mean this was a this he was the crown jewel of that force that reporting class and the imprint come over here do his thing the ocean delights us as playful orders restore coastal kill for us the ocean teaches us how our choices impact even the deepest places the ocean connects us visit monoraybayacorium.org slash connects pro football is back and so our predictions trade yours on CalShi America's number one prediction market platform New England is currently trading at 39% to beat Seattle meaning a hundred dollar trade pays out two hundred forty six dollars if they win download CalShi use code hard to get 20 dollars

37:43when you trade 20 KALSHI CalShi trade on anything 18 plus only restrictions and eligibility applied trading involves risk not available in all jurisdictions prices values and markets need to for those mentioned for more see CalShi.com slash regulatory Hi this is Dave Roberts heading into summer without a medical emergency kit that's a risk summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything that's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit it includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses so if you wake up sick at home or on the road you already have what you need it's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home say 45 dollars with code blue at urchincare kit.com slash blue urchincare kit.com slash blue I mean pretty pretty exciting and and you know a guy that's gonna come in as a freshman on a loaded team a team this preseason number one calls his shot and now you know whether whether he's starting first guys out there whatever it I mean he's he's up there you know H.T. talked about how on defense we have like 20 starters

38:49in like we have you depending on situationally are we in the nickel are we in the big nickel are we in the three linebacker are we in the bear front you know what's what are we in we've literally got 20 kids who could be out there at the beginning when it was happening so that's certainly unique and Jay has certainly put himself into the the rare error of a freshman that can come in a high state and and do it right away and he's he's a special one yeah definitely you're right I mean he definitely wasn't getting the praise and you know big old celebration as some others got when he committed but huge pickup for sure so definitely exciting and I'm trying to think there was some other little tidbits and things from the interviews now take a look at my notes but we can always get to that I wanted to before we get to super chats I wanted to mention something

39:51we've been talking about this for weeks now and it just seems like the drum the drum beat is just getting louder with the Julian saying slander Nevada I just wanted to take a few moments to discuss this and you know what let me play I'm going to play a clip I'm about to play a short clip from Ryan Day to kind of set the tone for what I'm about to say or about to talk about because to me it's just it's just beyond ridiculous but on the on the other hand I kind of like it because now it's like okay he can have a real chip on his shoulder I think it's movement's been better I think this is Ryan Day on what's how Julian has got better chip in this play on the field and where did you see the growth of those? Man in a lot of areas I think his movement's been better I think his accuracy is even improved more the balls coming out faster his understanding the offense his ability in the huddle to you know communicate his ability to communicate on a line of scrimmage

40:52he's done a lot of good things for us I think you know probably like if you just said if there's one thing I'd say no it's probably like incremental improvements across the board is probably the best way to put it all right so that's Ryan Day talking about Julian saying to say he's even more accurate as wild to me Nevada first of all but I'm bringing this up again because again there's I keep seeing more pundits and more lists and more is Julian saying overrated you know content and things like that and I'm just like I was watching to do the the backs up that takes over for the hurt where he's out he was just you know down on them people keep pointing back to the last two games and basically saying well that's that's why he's overrated so let me ask you let me ask something to you Nevada and everybody watching let's just kind of just do a little quick little question answer game what all goes into a offense being successful can we name a few

41:56things right obviously let's get the quarterback out of the way quarterback obviously Julian saying as a quarterback that's important what else is important for an offense to be successful in Nevada any other thoughts well I mean your your play calling needs like calling your coaching your your coordination your offensive line that's it leads to needs to protect you your receivers need to catch the ball and do I mean there's a there's a multitude of things that have to go right and and then they all have to go right and off the defense is just about blowing stuff up and causing you know havoc but offense is about precision like all loving guys gotta be on the same page doing exactly things for your play that any any chance to be successful so there's a lot of things that going to do it for sure yeah so I agree so you're in short it's not just on one thing to get an offense to be successful that everyone has to work together right so I'm asking this

43:02question because to me it seems like the critics of Julian saying are just laying all the blame or most of the blame at Julian saying's feet now listen we both said on here me in Nevada yes Julian saying needs to get better in this area or that area he needs to use his feet more he needs to know when to take off his scramble to move the chains like Carson Beck did who's not known for running okay he needs to make sure he's keeping his eyes down filled with pressure in his face which is a natural progression and growth of any quarterback he was a first year starter last year and I you know even we've brought this up so many times and I've got it pulled up right now the Indiana versus Ohio State stats for the game Julian versus Mendoza almost identical stats almost identical and we've said this so many times if Ohio State wins that game by a few bounces of the ball lost by three Julian saying wins the Heisman this this is why this is just one data point of why this is so

44:09ridiculous with the Julian saying slander so I just wanted to point this out because the offensive line Nevada and everybody listening because he offensive line was one of the things mentioned as as what you need to be successful for an offense they gave up 10 sacks in those last two games 10 sacks that is difficult for any quarterback to overcome so this is how I see it you got a pie right and you got slices of the pie you can debate or argue who gets the bigger slice the bigger piece of the blame but Julian saying doesn't deserve the whole pie he has a slice but so does the offensive line so does Brian Hartline you having one foot out the door in that whole situation that was a problem I mean the the the opponent was very good I get that but go back and watch the games overall Julian saying was not terrible in those games he wasn't at his best he could have done

45:13some things better he showed his youth but those games were not all on Julian and then even specifically with the interception that that was not all on Julian and I would even argue it's not on Julian based off of the design of the play but I'm not going to get into that so anyway Nevada I just wanted to touch on that because the Julian saying slander is just crazy instead of asking is he overrated how about you ask is he is he underrated because at this point it seems like most of these people don't believe in him they're stuck in 2025 or early 2026 or whenever the game was no it was 2025 and there there it's like is he not able to get better can he not progress from year one year two or do you expect him to be that same guy and do you expect the old line to be that same online and do you expect our offensive coordinator to be freaking Brian Hartline it's not things have changed things have been proved players get better so anyway Nevada just wanted to

46:17rant about that because it's just ridiculous your thoughts well I just you know I just think it's funny that you know one point in time people talk about how you know the Michigan game is more important than winning a national championship and then now and he gets no credit for going up to Ann Arbor and his shredding Michigan in a snowstorm planet you know a fantastic game but that just that just doesn't count this just kind of go to the next two games and and look he outperformed a fourth year for Nanda Mendoza who went number one in the draft and he outperformed a six year Carson Beck who went in the third round of the NFL draft so I know they didn't win the games but it's not like those guys played better than he did they didn't you know they didn't and those guys are really experienced really good players that went highly in the NFL and and and Julian was a first year he was a red shirt freshman starting his first you know his first season of a point quarterback and guys like that they get better it's scary to think that he could hit better because

47:22he was so darn good last year but yeah I think cherry picking you know the games not giving him credit for the other big games and and then just you know it's but it's a it's a really whether it be a pundit or an Ohio State fan thing but we do like to do that when we I've said this for years when we win a game be then those don't count that that was that team wasn't good or didn't matter whatever it is right but if we lose oh that's the only game that that that that that game right there that's the game that matters the only thing that matters is like come on let's at least be fair winning up an an arbor I don't care for who is not easy it's never been easy it's never been easy especially coming off a time when we've lost three in a row to Michigan that game was huge last year yep that game was huge yeah on the road that game excercised a lot of demons and he was really good and that you through the early pick came back and was flawless the rest of the way so yeah I don't get it but frankly I love it I mean I think we need to have some disrespect I

48:28think we you know right now I I'm not gonna I hate the fact that we're number one I rather we be coming from behind but we are so it is but it is but disrespect JJ disrespect Julian disrespect you know I'm glad JJ didn't win the the bullet in the cough the last couple years let's let's have those guys ready to go and fire it up for 2026 and I think that can only help us that's a good point about JJ in that bullet in the cough yeah give him a chip all the success he's had he already has a natty that I love it and so that's the flip side of the annoying you know Julian saying slander as if he can't get better is that he can use that as motivation as a chip and and to remain focused so that's good stuff so before we get to Superchats we want to the ocean moves us whether that's surfing a wave or taking in an inspiring view the ocean feeds us sustainable seafood practices bring the oceans bounty to our plates the ocean teaches us

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50:32common and serious illnesses so if you wake up sick at home or on the road you already have what you need it's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home say forty five dollars with code blue at urgent care kit dot com slash blue urgent care kit dot com slash blue talk about another one of our great partners and it is ramble let me pull this up Nevada and you can kind of jump into this as I pull this up here we go right here ramble so anybody first of all in the chat tell me in the chat have you heard of ramble and we're going to talk about it here is the the page right here in Nevada you want to kick it off and I can jump in well yeah we just look this they came to us we really looked at this long and hard and we just thought that was a really cool idea basically what it is is it's like a pinned group chat where you can do it with like content freighters entertainers

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52:34so just click on the on the link join ramble and and check it out and and but what do you get the music at 15 seconds your time takes no time at all and it's and it helps the scoop yeah yeah this is this is definitely very interesting when I heard about this and I thought about for those for comparison if you're on x or twitter it reminds me of spaces where it basically you can respond via text on spaces you have you know your favorite person you follow or your celebrity and you can join their spaces and listen along and and leave reactions but on this one you can actually respond and ask questions and comment that's pretty dope man especially for some of the x book eye players that we that we talked about so this is good man we got some really good partners man and this is really cool already downloaded to add myself so I'm a I'm going to join in and just kind of observe and just kind of have fun with it you know couple of these cats I know

53:35you already got their number so you know I'm saying but it's just to have some fun but anyway anyway anyway good stuff all right so let's get to these wonderful super chats all right we got gym jackson my guy your guy our guy love this brother good dude he says be flight and air bnv secured for la and about to buy these us e tickets tonight looking forward to connecting with you dev nifada and jessica albuk for a pick keep doing your theme my brothers that's dope man that is great gym I cannot wait to get out to la what is it september second you know it's that's it's coming up it's coming up quick man so nivada jim jackson man he got his stuff getting his stuff booked up man I'm excited oh we're gonna have so much fun it's gonna be a great trip we're gonna be uh we're gonna run around Manhattan Beach on Friday night before the game and

54:38and Saturday we're gonna be going out the route now the black pass to victory and I'm gonna be taking b Moses to in and out burger and all sorts of great places and uh it's uh we're gonna have big fun and we're gonna have a great steak on front and say like I said I don't want you to eat for the next eight weeks in preparation for this thing so your lean mean and hungry when you get there on front at night oh yeah oh for sure I'ma be ready now here's my question what is the chances and I know uh funky believes it's not going to be but what are the chances this is a night game in USC at USC I mean I have they know have they announced who's televised in it I don't even know I was confused with the things and the bids and the changes and you know it can't be a big new in out there because every night at the clock in the morning you know what I'm saying like that so like I'm thinking it's gonna be like a five o'clock L.A. time like eight o'clock Eastern game okay okay

55:41and that's what I'm that's that's kind of what I've got in my head um don't know that for a fact but that that's kind of what I'm thinking okay I mean it is cool I just don't want it I don't want it to be a noon L.A. time it wouldn't be a noon L.A. time because what they're three hours behind us right yeah no it couldn't it couldn't it couldn't I mean I guess it could be 12 30 if it was a 330 Eastern game it could be 12 30 right I don't want it to be that though uh I want it to be to where we can have a ramp up at least a 330 or 4 p.m. or something like that a ramp up to the game in L.A. you know what I'm saying um but we'll see we'll see either way I'm definitely excited for sure Mark from WC. Ramble is an awesome app joined today yep I'm just now getting hit to it but it's definitely a great idea and I downloaded it at myself so I'm definitely on it for sure all right and we got Kent Curry thanks for being a scoop watch remember thanks for the 99 and I

56:42he says sorry guys I can't stay we'll finish watching it later say a prayer for David Taylor 38 years old a wildlife officer that took in a call to help a family escape and pay the ultimate price hit me uh pray for fam oh wow so yeah so that's that's a definitely always hard to hear um it just especially in light of the fact that this man risked basically gave his life for for these people to save them um that's that's just sad man that's tough I'm so sorry to hear that Kent definitely praying I'm a praying man if you're a praying person out there please lift up David Taylor um call the name out pray for the family um and we would appreciate that thank you Kent for doing that we're always game for that Nevada yeah I mean like we have a lot of fun here we talk about fun and games with that man that's real life and that's that's real stuff and um yeah be a prayer for the family prayers for all involved uh for sure for sure yep it's a constant reminder uh we have fun

57:49here like Nevada says we talk about different things and we talk about stuff like this you know we lift each other up we support each other pray for each other uh we got real lives you know I know this is a getaway and escape for us but life is real so uh you know we're definitely going to be having them in our hearts and in prayers for sure uh Kent but um but yeah I see a few people in the chat who's who's all talking about LA um never been to LA looking forward to I'm wondering how many scoop people will be out in LA Nevada wouldn't that be cool to uh to meet with a few of them you know before the game or something I don't know well like I said Friday night men have been you see me walking out with a six foot eleven block guy that's B Moses right there he's he's really seven one he's seven one and I'm very handsome but very handsome and um yeah we're gonna be we're gonna be moving around there and yeah I think we're gonna run into a lot of scoop people I think I think we're gonna run because be your famous man your famous very handsome look at Billy D Williams very handsome and people are gonna be coming up and uh saying be kind of get a photograph of your man

58:54listen just don't call me Idris Elba anymore I got nasty emails um from from women across the country just I got I got all types of strays and hateful comments I don't just like dang I thought I was at least decent looking y'all killing me I know I'm not Idris but I'm I I'm not top liver but you got me in a lot of trouble with that comparison about it but I'm talking it's like looking in the mirror man I'm like I get to look at you like an hour every night I'm like man I look at look at yourself but every time I look at you oh my goodness so so handsome is job being the chat she was the first time you said that she was like I love be Moses I don't know the bottom I was like damn it is dude getting me all types of trouble but anyway anyway anyway so listen um we like I said we got three days three days until the buck eyes plague and then also reminder

59:56next week we have confirmed once again Nevada take from bar stool our guy our guy let's fly on fly on friday to preview that at Texas longhorn game baby um we love that brother's content he he loves uh he has is the mutual love and he's coming on the show he'll also be on Thursday with dev so it's going to be like a ESPN car wash a buck eyes scoop car wash Thursday night to talk about uh reaction from the offseason leading into ball state and then friday night to preview the Texas game with me in Nevada I cannot wait so any final thoughts before we bang out of here in Nevada yeah and I just a great week for Ohio State smooth week of practice um everything's kind of coming to a head now man it's all all these months and months and months awaiting and now uh like you said with three days away but uh things are looking good but I land I expect a big effort and hopefully be Moses can uh get on the Doppler and start you know rain rain go away be

1:00:59just matter that rain I'm saying it's earlier in the day but it's only like a couple hours man you're cutting they close on this thing man okay see I got to update my pick man all I got is a winter storm warning Ryan day scoting me but the Swiss miss this is just a yeah I got to upload uh my Doppler pick or make a new one so I got you I'm on it man but we're we're going to park this guy's for Saturday so we have a nice clear day uh for the book I gained y'all but listen listen listen listen as always man we love y'all we appreciate y'all we have a ton of fun and clearly y'all do too in the chat so we appreciate y'all but until next time go bucks and peace

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