And,

you know, how couldn't you? You know, how could you not see that every single week since the beginning of the season and have preconceived notions of who's good and who's not? I mean, that's just – I don't think that's true.

So – Truly, I would love if we didn't start that until any type of ranking until October 1.

Let's get a bit of some perspective here.

Let's figure out who's who.

But even what I think we're finding right now is we still, who's good? We don't know.

Who's not? I mean, it's middle of October, almost November, and I don't think we truly know.

for a fact.

But, uh, yeah, what do you think about, uh, Georgia-Bama?

Georgia-Bama?Yeah, it, it's an interesting game, right? Because Georgia always has an Alabama problem.

Like, it's, it's just this thing that they can't get done in the regular season, no matter what, right? They, they, they always have issues with it.

And, you know, is this kind of the year where the, the experience of Georgia, I mean, obviously have looked really good, great defense that has given people all kinds of fits, you know, this season.

And then you've got an Alabama team that's figuring it out offensively.

I mean, the, the last three games scoring 50, 49 and 56, and even before that, you know, 45 and, and 48.

But Keilan Russell has looked really good these last three weeks and, and is kind of figuring it out, coming into his own here.

So what are your thoughts about that? What's wrong [laughs] with South Carolina right now?

How are you ranking Darian Mensah in terms of ACC quarterbacks? Yeah,

well, I think you left out the most important part, 12 incompletions.

This dude is a freak.

He's so good.

He's the best quarterback in the country.

But forget about the ACC.

I mean, this guy is so good.

He's like five yards clear of everybody.

Do you think it is a little bit of a sophomore slump, a result of extra attention or maybe just a little bit of everything?

Well, I think it's a guy that is a speed guy, right? Like he prides himself in explosive nature.

I think he's actually, if you look at some of the numbers, I think he is the most explosive guy.

Like his ability to get to max speed as quickly as he can.

So not that he's a track guy, but he's a fast guy.

And man, those guys get any type of little bump bruise.

They're just like, ah.

How do you eliminate penalty issues that way? Can you?

Are they a team to watch?

No question.

I mean, we just saw them week zero.

Our show was in Charlottesville.

Yeah, there were some question marks.

That's the hard part about college football.

As you know, we don't have the preseason that the NFL has.

What is your take on Belichick being the coach at Carolina? Will they be a bowl team? And all the other things that are going on kind of behind the scenes and possible scandals there.

How far does that group go in deciding this game if Clemson is able to pull the upset in Baton Rouge?

Yeah, I think it's a huge part.

I mean, as you guys know, anytime you go on the road, especially to an environment like this, you have to be able to run the ball, no question.

But if you can have some freaky plays and some wide receivers come down with some big 50-50 balls or make something happen after the catch, that's when you're in a special place.

That's when you can win a game like this when you're a double-digit underdog.

And I look at this unit, man.

I would put them up against anybody in the country, like one through six.

It's going to be bonkers.

How far does that group go in deciding this game if Clemson is able to pull the upset in Baton Rouge?

Yeah, I think it's a huge part.

I mean, as you guys know, anytime you go on the road, especially to an environment like this, you have to be able to run the ball, no question.

But if you can have some freaky plays and some wide receivers come down with some big 50-50 balls or make something happen after the catch, that's when you're in a special place.

That's when you can win a game like this when you're a double-digit underdog.

And I look at this unit, man.

I would put them up against anybody in the country, like one through six.

It's going to be bonkers.

How do you view the unit with the big boys up front?

Yeah, it's a great point, man, and a great question because everywhere I go, that is a bit of a concern when you lose a first-round draft pick, but not even that.

You look at Markel Bell and the things the Eagles have said about him, how important that's been, and you look at some of the others that have moved on To the league here, it's a big deal, right? But the interesting thing to me is, A, Mario Cristobal's never going to not have a great offensive line, right? They will have a plan in place.

They're going to have the bodies that they need.

Same thing with Alex Mirabal, the offensive line coach.

They rotated a lot of these guys.

Samson is going to start at the left tackle position.

With Bain and Mesidor no longer with this program, with them going to the league, are there any qualms that you have when you take a look at this Canes defense entering the season?

How do you view the unit with the big boys up front?

Yeah, it's a great point, man, and a great question because everywhere I go, that is a bit of a concern when you lose a first-round draft pick, but not even that.

You look at Markel Bell and the things the Eagles have said about him, how important that's been, and you look at some of the others that have moved on to the league here, it's a big deal, right? But the interesting thing to me is, A, like Mario Cristobal's never – going to not have a great offensive line, right? They will have a plan in place.

They're going to have the bodies that they need.

Same thing with Alex Mirabal, the offensive line coach.

They rotated a lot of these guys.

Samson is going to start at the left tackle position.

With Bain and Mesidor no longer with this program, with them going to the league, are there any qualms that you have when you take a look at this Canes defense entering the season?

How do you view the unit with the big boys up front?

Yeah, it's a great point, man, and a great question because everywhere I go, that is a bit of a concern when you lose a first-round draft pick, but not even that.

You look at Markel Bell and the things the Eagles have said about him, how important that's been, and you look at some of the others that have moved on to the league here, it's a big deal.

but the interesting thing to me is, A, Mario Cristobal's never going to not have a great offensive line.

They will have a plan in place.

They're going to have the bodies that they need.

Same thing with Alex Mirabal, the offensive line coach.

With Bain and Mesidor no longer with this program, with them going to the league, are there any qualms that you have when you take a look at this Canes defense entering the season?

So what are fans feeling surrounding that drought?

Yeah.

Wow.

That's, that's, uh, crazy when you put a number on it like that.

Um, you know, it's certainly one of those things that, you know, you, you hope to get back to.

You hope to improve.

And, and I think that there has been a new hunger for Coach Swinney.

Is he sorta updating that approach at all that you've seen?