10.23: Chickenfry - Hour 2

by yours truly. We'll get that started at six point thirty presented by Pillow Windows and Doors of Central Kentucky and Jefferson Animal Hospital, and then kickoffs at seven thirty, so it'll be a late one. It'll be a late night postgame show. But whatever it is that happens, we will certainly react to it right here on the Louisville Football Postgame Show presented by Alex R. White Lawyer's Sue Distracted Drive Friday show, not the postgame or pregame, but

the actual show. We'll be live at the offices of Alex R. White Lawyers, and there I'm gonna get the final details, but I know they've got some stuff they're gonna be given away. So once I have those details, I'll be sure to share that. Because people like free stuff, right, I mean, the only thing people love more than free stuff is when we get to talk college football with the one and only Zach Barnetta FootballScoop dot Com. How about that transition? How about that segue?

than a a you know, a regular job. Right, we get to we get to talk football, cover football, and that doesn't really it's it's made me feel like I've never really had to grow up. Zach.

Because I think it's quite clear who the elite tier is, even though there's been some losses I mean along the way, But I feel like it's kind of rare to be this late in the year and kind of feel like you don't really know exactly who the best team is. Just curious who you think it is as of now.

And then my second best, I feel, I think Ohio State at their absolute best is still the second best team in the country. And the weird thing about it is, I mean, I guess you could throw Texas in there as well. Is arguably the best teams of the country. There's questions at quarterback play. That's the biggest question on all of them right now. I mean you could even put Tennessee in that group.

or maybe you know, in the last couple of years. But I mean, am I crazy to think that? Even though the playoff has expanded and the portaland NIL has certainly given some programs the ability to kind of close the gap a little bit as far as you know, the separation between the elite of the elite and then the other programs that you know and any you know

that are pretty good. Despite all that, I still feel like it's going to be a long, long, long time before we see a team win a national championship for the first time.

To win the national championship, you're gonna have to win your conference, which is not easy, especially in the divisionless structure where you can't hide in a bad division and I mean the SEC, every every league has had the the JV and the varsity division. That's not gone. Or you're gonna have to win three games against a really good team or four games against really good teams. And even if you do win your conference, there's really not have

to win three games against really good teams. So we've expanded the the access of who can compete for national championship, and I think shrunk who can actually win it. And it's funny. It's funny how the portal and nil are are going to play out because most people think that the best teams are not as good as they were a few years ago. But just because uh it, just in general, guys would rather go play at say, NC

State than sit at Georgia. So the best teams aren't as deep as they were in the past, and the team that wins the national championship is going to be the healthiest, the freshest, the deepest.

the trophy case. It's just because it's a pretty exclusive elite tier at small group that you know is is you know, for the most part period, you know, almost every year sometimes I mean, I guess it just to be like for example, like Michigan, they're nowhere near that now and they were nowhere near for a little while,

but they had that run there with Harball. But outside of them, like you look at the teams that have been regulars, you know, as close as you can get to being a regular in the four team playoff format, like those are still the programs for the most part that I think, year in and year out for the foreseeable future, will be viewed as the teams that have the best chance to win it. But who knows, maybe we get some unexpected results along the way here in

the in the fourteen team playoff. But you know, it's just college football is a phenomenal sport. I love it. You know, there's not much they could do to ever make me not love the product that is college football. It gives us so much content and what we do and it's just awesome. But you know, every now and then I do kind of think, man, you know what, like the vast majority of fan bases out there, even those that have had some success, that they would tell

you that their program is really good. Overall, very few are in that elite tier that I'm speaking of. And you know, the more I think about it, the more it makes me kind of sad because I'm a Louisville fan myself. You're a Texas fans obviously, you know you've had, you've had a national championship in any moment they could get when they could win it this year. So I

don't know, I just I don't. As much as people love the sport, I think that's one of those things that you know, I think would would kind of draw people away, that you would say, yeah, we could be good, but man, at the end of the day, we're really in a second day tear and that elite tiers never changing.

I mean, I think I've cautioned everyone out there toes not jump to conclusions about how this new playoff era is going to be and how it's good effect recruiting and the portal and everything, because no one knows yet. We're watching it unfold before our eyes.

And I've said this for a while, and I know I'm not the only one that's put it out there, but I think in appearance in the College Football Playoff can be viewed as a final four in basketball, there's a comparison there, and those have value, you know what I mean. You know, even if if you're not winning a title, but you're every now and then getting there to the to the actual playoff, I mean, that still is something that would be viewed as a really really

special run for most college football programs. Now, if you're Georgia, if you're Alabama, if you're Ohio State, if you if you're Texas, I mean, you're certainly not looking at the playoff as some humongous accomplishment. But again, that's a pretty that's a pretty small group for the most part. I mentioned Alabama. Obviously, they had a phenomenal run under Nick Saban. I think he's the best coach who've ever seen in

college football. Replacing him is no easy task, but Bama having two losses at this point, it's sort of a head scratcher for me, just because you know, even though they don't have Nick Saban, they're still Alabama. I think they hired a really good coach. What do you make of their season up to this point? Do you think they have any I mean, I guess it's kind of a silly question, because you know, if they were expecting to get Nick Saban and Kaylin and Bowler. I mean

that's just not realistic. But you know, they clearly are not accustomed to being in this position seven games in, especially with one of those losses being Vandy.

his receiver. That was Paul Games. So they've got problems offensively. They're not good in the secondary. I think they're they're younger than they would have been. A Savor was there still there. They're not as deep as they would have been a Saber is still there, and they're still I mean the seventeen new coaching regime.

ends up being the first to get axxed? Or maybe maybe it's I mean, maybe you don't feel like there are going to be guys that lose their gig because hey, uh, there's a there's you know, there's a lot of money that that that that it costs to get rid of some of these guys when it comes to their contracts.

It's generally it's only a good move to fire a coach mid season if things are going to get absolutely worse. And Flora's playing respectable football right now, so I see no reason to make a move on Billion Eightpier as long as that remains the case.

the park. So their next four games Georgia, Texas, LSU, ole Miss and a Florida State team that everybody thought would be a real challenge, but they're I mean, that gives me a good chance to transition here before we let you go. Has the team ever been as underwhelming and as disappointing as Florida State in twenty twenty four, I mean, it's it's really insane to think that they're this bad.

two yards per play and won that game. And you know, to tie my last two answers together, I think if if Florida is going to move on from Billion Apier, it'll be before that Florida State game. Because at this point, I mean, if you're Florida, you're thinking, well, we're gonna beat these guys by twenty even though that games at at dope Campbell Stadium, that that Florida might have more favor I mean that that place might be empty. With how fairweather both of those two fan bases are. So

I mean, I'm it's fascinating. Obviously, when you're so dependent on I mean, football is such a culture sport, and when you're so dependent on transfers, it's really hard to recreate that. That's why I've been a a pessimist on Ole Miss and I've I'm just fascinated by how bad Florest State is.

challenging so far. But I mean, I'm I'm kind of thinking this isn't just because of the schedule. In fact, I know it's not, but like I'm now to the point where Indiana beating anybody is not really gonna be considered a shocker here. I mean, I can't again just to say I think this is just as unexpected and crazy and almost unbelievable as Florida State being this bad, as Indiana being this legit.

had happened. It was during the COVID era. But the Hoosiers, man, they've they've got it rolling and it's been it's been pretty fun to see. Nobody happier to see it than than our own the company man, mister John Alden, who's who's a big Hoosier. I thought, you know, it would be nice to see Indiana maybe get to a bowl game.

But I think Signette's saying six and six is bs like he meant it, like he wasn't joking that he's he's offended by people throwing out six and six when this guy is won at the at the level that that he has. But Zach, I appreciate you making time for us. As always, we continue to just you know, live in our world where we don't have to grow up and get like real jobs. We can just talk sports and it's fun every week doing it with you, my man.

really what they've done all year under Signetty. But some of the visuals, like the rankings and seeing them ahead of Bama is what?

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I mean it's Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, and Zach bryn I feel like not to say that, like, you know, if if like legendary artists were to do something like you know, clearly like Beyonce, it's still a really really big deal and whatnot. But I mean these are you know, those are those Taylor Swift's been around a long time, but you know, to be fair, she's kind of at a at a point where I don't see it slowing

down to anytime soon. And I have a good feeling whenever i'm you know, near death, I'll probably think of the most famous musicians of my lifetime and she's probably gonna be in there, right Yeah. I mean, hopefully I live a long time and it's not anytime soon. But like she's been, she's been in the spotlight for over fifteen years, and she's I think been and been at her prime slash peak for what the last two years, maybe certainly the last year.

you know her name, John, I did not. Brianna chicken Fry.

her ex because because they broke up. But I'm just thinking out loud here, Like her name is Brianna something. I think it's like an Italian. I think she's Italian. So I don't know her last name. If somebody said it, I'd probably I probably remember it. But how do you become chicken Fry? Like that's such a like when it comes to thinking of like on air names that aren't

your legal name. Like, by the way, there's some people here that work for us at I heeart that you hear them on air as this, But that's not even closer being the real name. I like saying that because every now and then when I say that, there'll be people like desperate to find out who is it? Who's who goes by a name that that is not their real name? And there's two people and their names like legally are nothing really close to what you what? You

you know? What you what you hear? But either way, chicken fry, like there's got to be an inside story. And I mean it's because she likes to eat chicken fries. I don't know. I mean, she's a very attractive woman, you know, so I wouldn't think like she gets nicknames because of fast food items that are seasonal. At burger King, the chicken fries, which, by the way, chicken fries are delicious.

to eat. I'm probably picking McDonald's every time, but I also know Burger King's pretty good. But yeah, certain times Burger King really does in fact hit the spot. But anyways, Zach Brian is getting a lot of criticism because he broke up with his girlfriend. Apparently he didn't tell her that they're broken up through an Instagram post, but he shared that they were broken up to the world on Instagram on one of his stories, and it became a

big story. And she's really surprised that he did that because she, I guess, was under the impression after they broke up that it wouldn't be such a public thing. Obviously people are going to figure it out and find out, but you know, he made it news and then she had to come out and do a really awkward video where she was crying, and it was kind of sad because clearly she, you know, didn't want the breakup to

happen and all that. But I want to talk to you guys about something that I think is just insanely odd behavior. And it doesn't mean this guy's a terrible guy, like it's not, but it's just odd. So Zach Bryan apparently has now had three I guess serious relationships, won a marriage since he's become a public figure and a very famous musician. And each time he's been in a relationship, he I guess, you know, I don't know if he's publicly said it, but you know, allegedly the relationships end

because he's unfaithful. And it sounds like that is what people are running with as far as his recent breakup with the one and only Brionna chickenbry what a name. But each time that he's dated somebody, and it sounds like even his marriage was a relationship that formed after he became a famous musician, Like it wasn't like a high school sweear. I'll stand corrected if that's incorrect. And but anyways, he's done the same thing in all three

of these relationships. He got married once I guess that's the difference the other two. He didn't get married, but he ended up in a relationship where he was with somebody. It was very serious. They're very public. He then moves to the town where these girls are from, you know, like some of them I think are from smaller towns, not like you know, humongous cities. So like he by,

he either buys a house or builds a house. I want to say, he's built a house in the community where each of these three women are originally from and buys a dog. They get a dog together, like three different dogs, and each time the relationship is ended with him allegedly being unfaithful. Like that can't be by design, Like that can't be like his he can't be like what he's into. Hey, I'm gonna I'm gonna get real serious, We're gonna build Like who would do that like that?

That is for that to for that to allegedly be the way that all three of his relationships have played out, Like that's just that's just odd. Yes, I mean to say the least. But there's actually a video from a guy who I think is hilarious. His name is Jack Mack.

He works for barstool. He's kind of shifted to being one of their college football and MMA guys to now he just does like funny like he does good tiktoks and I don't mean like TikTok dances, but like he'll like he'll give a take on TikTok and explain, like you know, it's almost like he's he's he's just verbalizing and speaking out what would be a really good article, and people don't want to read anymore. They just want

to listen on TikTok. But I want to see if I can find it here because it was like the way he broke it down, it made it seem like one of the most unusual, odd celebrity stories that I've heard of in a long time. I mean, you got what's going on with Diddy that's obviously unusual and just you know, insane, But like do you think he broke

up with her? Like is this is this? Maybe the routine is like he has to get so committed emotionally, so like they're building a home together or buying a home, they get a dog to like take care of together, so like maybe these are things that these are steps to make it such an emotional connection that when he does, in fact end up ruining the relationship because he's unfaithful, then he's sad and he can write more sad music.

And the more sad music he writes, the more successful he is as an artist because people love his sad music. Like maybe that don't deny any of that, Maybe you think that's the formula here.

down than I did. But but I need to listen to to his TikTok explaining the whole situation because it may have curse words in it and we obviously can't do that. But yeah, there's your pop culture celebrity gossip scoop of the day. Zach Bryan and Brion a Chicken Fry are no more. And he did the same weird thing he did the last two times. You think I've already had two people text in and say that I'm that I'm I'm making him sound bigger than he actually is.

he was. He was at Bourbon and Beyond. So yeah, he's I mean again, maybe I am acting like he's a little more famous than he actually is, but I mean, I think the results speak for themselves. Also, I will say this, this is something that somebody just pointed out on the text line that I think is accurate. His demo is like like my age, Like he's not to say he's only has young or only he only has fans of certain demo, because you don't get to be this big without having fans of all ages, you know,

all cultures, that kind of stuff. But I would say the core of his fan base are people in their late twenties to mid thirties.

this team is better than their record shows. But like you know, when you say that when you're having a tough time acknowledging that your team isn't what you thought that they would be, Like, that's that's what losers say, we're better than our record. Well, because your record's not good, that's why you would say that. So I don't know, I'm just I feel defeated as a fan. But hey,

a big win on Friday. Heck, if they blow them out, it'd be the first time they did that all year against anybody that you know isn't named Jacksonville State and Austin p All right, hang out, don't go anywhere, keep it locked right here on Sports Talk seven ninety. All right, let's hit the text line five O two six five three zero seven ninety It's the LNN Federal Credit Union text Line. Members get more at LNNFCU. You can learn more and open your account today at LNFCU dot com.

This Texas. Nick. I listen to a good chunk of Coach Brom's Coaches Show last night. He sounds just as defeated as you. How did we get here? Well, I don't know. I mean how we got here. I mean we lost and we expected to be better than we are seven games in, as far as you know the record,

so I mean, that's that's how we got here. And if it was avoidable, you know, and it was avoidable, that's all that that that that circles me back to just the overall theme as of now, seven games in, it's just been frustrating because you never want to lose, no matter how you lose. It's it's it's never fun. But to see Louisville have three losses, two of them specifically that I think we're avoidable, it's frustrating because dare

I say blindsided? Because I mean that that sounds dramatic, that sounds a little like like I'm you know, I'm just going overboard a little bit. But I never expected you to have this record, and it be because of the reasons that that that we have, being sloppy in certain games, making crucial mistakes in big games, with a lot on the line, and you know, the defense being

is the real issue as of late. I mean, obviously the numbers for the defense aren't terrible, and I still think you have guys making some plays at times, and I don't know, I feel foolish saying that I don't think talent's the problem because that you know, at the end of the day that even if that was the case, it doesn't matter. I mean, and there's no way to prove that these guys aren't getting it done defensively. Therefore, whatever we view their talent level at, it just doesn't

matter because you've got to get results. It's a results based business. So that's why it's so frustrating. It's because I just never thought that they would be in this position because of the reason that they are. But yes, they've only lost three games. Those games have been against

good teams, and they can still certainly get better. It's just, you know, if they were going to clean some things up that they've had some issues with really all year, I feel like by now that would have already happened. But hey, better late than never, I suppose. And Friday's a big game because it's a chance for you to avoid what would I think sin this season, maybe not even maybe it's not even accurate to say, you know, in the wrong direction at a high rate of speed.

I mean, I think it would make it to where at this point, eight games in, you'd be four and four, you'd be two and three in the ACC. And I would say at that point you'll still have opportunities to go beat teams, and you know, I guess it wor should be eight and four, But like I think at that point, it's a lot harder for people to envision

that actually happening. But maybe they come out and play their best game of the season and they carry some momentum with them into the Clemson game, because that gives you another chance, another opportunity to get a win that certainly isn't going to change a whole lot for you when it comes to the ACC title game or even you know, certainly the playoff or anything like that, but it would be a big win for the program, and we need those right now given the way the season's gone.

So we'll see. And again, I know I've said this here and there and I'll stand by it. I don't look at this year being where Louisville football has things even out for them. And what I mean by that is, yes, they played a lot of close games last year that could have gone either way, and they came out on the winning end of nearly all of those games. So some people see that and say, well, hey, you know

it's just evening out, right. You know, you had some luck go your way, some breaks that went your way, and now it's going the other way because it's just balancing out. And you know, I can't prove you wrong. That's not a crazy thing to put out there, But I don't believe that's what's happening. I mean, I think last year's team, to be honest with you, didn't have as I mean, they didn't have the weapons that this year's team has. Offensively, O line was better last year,

no doubt. The defense clearly was different last year, especially for the first eighty percent of the season. But last year's team, again, you can call it luck. We know they didn't have a huge margin for air, but they did not make crucial mistakes in key moments. They I think developed an ability to win close games. That's not luck. I mean, some people will chalk it up as that, but if you do it consistently, that's part of your identity.

That's a skill set that you as a team have developed. Hey, we're gonna we're gonna keep fighting and if we've got to, if we've if we've got a close ball game late, we know we have what it takes to make winning plays and win the game. This year's team has done the exact opposite. I mean, they've made some really big mistakes at really terrible times that have impacted your ability

to find a way to win. Now they've overcome it to the to the you know, to the extent of every single game that they've lost and act like it's

been a hundred of them. It's only been three. But in every one of those games, despite crucial mistakes, they still either put themselves in a position to tie it up late, maybe take the lead late if they go for two, or you know, heck, there was one, I mean that fumble they that they called and then reversed against SMU like that would have been humongous for Louisville

had that play not gone their way. So, you know, I'm happy to see that when they do make those big mistakes, they do end up bouncing back and making big plays to kind of counter it. But if you could avoid some of these mistakes, especially at such terrible times, I think you'd be in a different situation with a different record. So again, I'm not telling you that you're just flat out wrong, But I don't view this as, hey, what are you gonna do? We were just really lucky

last year and now things are evening out. You go back and look at last year's games against those teams that Louisville could have easily lost. To some of these teams that weren't very good. It was pretty concerning, to be honest with you, because you were neck and neck with some of these teams this year. You know, go back and look at the amount of just boneheaded, avoidable mistakes they made against Notre Dame. It's amazing they were even in that game. Go back to the SMU game.

I mean, they came out with the worst defensive start I can remember for Louisville football in a long, long time, and you know, still made some mistakes. However, they had a chance late to you know, capture momentum and they were right there with a chance to maybe win it, and you know, they couldn't get it done. And then Miami, there really was one huge mistake, and that was the penalty on special teams that backed you up inside your five and then you fumble it on the first play.

I mean that, but again they overcame that, right. They ended up in the third quarter, you know, getting some momentum on their side and they were right there and it just you know, and that look, that one would have been a lot easier to deal with if you hadn't had the other two losses play out the way that they did, at least for me, because maybe I'm not wording it the right way to where it's making a whole lot of sense that I'm not getting a

point across. But Miami should have been a game that you have to burn, meaning where you could lose that and yeah, you never want to lose, but it wouldn't be a situation where you're thinking, oh goodness, you know, it would honestly be a loss where you think, okay, yeah, I mean most teams are probably going to lose to

Miami and cam Ward whenever he's playing that way. That said, you know, as good as Miami's offense is, Louisvill's defense should have clearly been better, especially you know after contact, I mean getting letting them run for over one hundred and fifty yards after making contact on the ground. I mean, that's a good way to lose the game. All right, quick break. We got the five o'clock hour coming up next, and a lot to get into before we bring in

the one and only Kent. Not Kent. He's joining us tomorrow. It's Ken Drick Critrick Haskins from Way three Sports. He's with us at five point thirty, So stick around right here on Sports Talk seven ninety