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To pray for Los Angeles. All good thoughts.

To pray for Los Angeles. All good thoughts.

It seems like maybe things could be turned a little bit today, a tiny tiny bit.

It seems like maybe things could be turned a little bit today, a tiny tiny bit.

With the wildfires.

With the wildfires.

Fingers crossed, hoping the winds continue to help and the first responders can continue to get out in front of this the fires. That another new fire was opened up today in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles. However, it looked like the Sunset fire was being contained, so you know, you kind of give and you get with this, and and just when you think, hey, we got a little bit under control, there's another fire and you see pictures of the devastation and it's really with each day, it feels like it's just not real, Like when when I see video Mike of of what drones have shot and what TV stations have shot, and it's just it doesn't look like a post apocalyptic scene. It looks like like a big tornado has come through because no structures are standing and some trees are still standing, which is kind of where I figured they would burn, because don't wouldn't they burb it? You see trees standing, But it's just it's just devastation across the way. It's like like like a tornado came through and everything came down and it's just rubble. So please continue to pray for us here in Los Angeles, and many people need more prayers than maybe you have and karma, but keep sending out those good thoughts and if you can do anything, it is fantastic. You know, we'll get to the business aspect of this in a couple of minutes where the playoff game from Monday has been moved to Arizona. But as far as it goes here, please keep everybody here in your thoughts.

Fingers crossed, hoping the winds continue to help and the first responders can continue to get out in front of this the fires. That another new fire was opened up today in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles. However, it looked like the Sunset fire was being contained, so you know, you kind of give and you get with this, and and just when you think, hey, we got a little bit under control, there's another fire and you see pictures of the devastation and it's really with each day, it feels like it's just not real, Like when when I see video Mike of of what drones have shot and what TV stations have shot, and it's just it doesn't look like a post apocalyptic scene. It looks like like a big tornado has come through because no structures are standing and some trees are still standing, which is kind of where I figured they would burn, because don't wouldn't they burb it? You see trees standing, But it's just it's just devastation across the way. It's like like like a tornado came through and everything came down and it's just rubble. So please continue to pray for us here in Los Angeles, and many people need more prayers than maybe you have and karma, but keep sending out those good thoughts and if you can do anything, it is fantastic. You know, we'll get to the business aspect of this in a couple of minutes where the playoff game from Monday has been moved to Arizona. But as far as it goes here, please keep everybody here in your thoughts.

Yeah, just the last couple of days, I'll take the positive out of my own world is just reconnecting with a bunch of folks that we're checking in. It's like, I think you're still down in southern California, So if you haven't talked to friends and family across the country and whatever, I'll just shoot them at out let them know you're okay. Maybe it rekindles some of the old relationships or whatever. I'm not looking at it from the hey baby side of things, just from the hey, you know here, here's some family and friends, all good thoughts flowing through back here to the West Coast. But yeah, a lot of the visuals, it's hard to believe, even driving into the studio today, the giant billowing smoke off over the the horizon and wondering what the next twist and turn is going to be. It's probably spent more time on weather apps and weather websites that I have in quite some time, just trying to get some idea of where this is all heading and what the expectations are for the winds and temperatures and all these other things. But knowing how quickly it all changes. That's a feudal exercise because you know you're not really able to advance things. So for the most part, it's trying to get out with your days, but certainly try to look out and help as you can. I mean, to show the best of humanity. Just real quick though, Jason, and all of this. The people of Pasadena that we're running the care center basically said they got so much supplies that they're now giving out the addresses of other places in the area that you can send things to that they've just been overwhelmed with the generosity and support. So all of that to say, all of those supplies, all of those efforts are are needed redoubled. But just seeing the outpouring of emotion and love for communities is really endearing in a time where it's been so divisive.

Yeah, just the last couple of days, I'll take the positive out of my own world is just reconnecting with a bunch of folks that we're checking in. It's like, I think you're still down in southern California, So if you haven't talked to friends and family across the country and whatever, I'll just shoot them at out let them know you're okay. Maybe it rekindles some of the old relationships or whatever. I'm not looking at it from the hey baby side of things, just from the hey, you know here, here's some family and friends, all good thoughts flowing through back here to the West Coast. But yeah, a lot of the visuals, it's hard to believe, even driving into the studio today, the giant billowing smoke off over the the horizon and wondering what the next twist and turn is going to be. It's probably spent more time on weather apps and weather websites that I have in quite some time, just trying to get some idea of where this is all heading and what the expectations are for the winds and temperatures and all these other things. But knowing how quickly it all changes. That's a feudal exercise because you know you're not really able to advance things. So for the most part, it's trying to get out with your days, but certainly try to look out and help as you can. I mean, to show the best of humanity. Just real quick though, Jason, and all of this. The people of Pasadena that we're running the care center basically said they got so much supplies that they're now giving out the addresses of other places in the area that you can send things to that they've just been overwhelmed with the generosity and support. So all of that to say, all of those supplies, all of those efforts are are needed redoubled. But just seeing the outpouring of emotion and love for communities is really endearing in a time where it's been so divisive.

And also hoping we have good news to bring you throughout the course of the show tonight, and this again, firefighters, first responders still fighting people, Please be safe, be smart, and hopefully we can turn the tide on this sometime very very soon. But as you know, our business is sports, and we have a big game happening right now that the entire world is watching. His Notre Dame and Penn State are tied to ten apiece late in the third quarter. I told you last night, Mike Carmon, I love the under I'm feeling great about that so far.

And also hoping we have good news to bring you throughout the course of the show tonight, and this again, firefighters, first responders still fighting people, Please be safe, be smart, and hopefully we can turn the tide on this sometime very very soon. But as you know, our business is sports, and we have a big game happening right now that the entire world is watching. His Notre Dame and Penn State are tied to ten apiece late in the third quarter. I told you last night, Mike Carmon, I love the under I'm feeling great about that so far.

I said nineteen thirteen. I'm liking nineteen thirteen so far.

I said nineteen thirteen. I'm liking nineteen thirteen so far.

Yeah, you're feeling pretty good about it as it goes. Penn State at different points in the first half, got away from the run game. What should have been a walk in touchdown ended up resulting in a field goal try after a bad drew Aller got dropped by Robinson at the goal line. Scary moments towards the back end of the first half, as you had Riley Leonard leave after getting slammed to the turf. He eventually came back and came out with a vengeance in that first Notre Dame possession of the second half. You've got Carter on the other side injured the shoulder injury which is taking him off the field a few times, giving Notre Dame a bit of an advantage so we've got the EBB and the flow of things, but you know what, do we always want something close late.

Yeah, you're feeling pretty good about it as it goes. Penn State at different points in the first half, got away from the run game. What should have been a walk in touchdown ended up resulting in a field goal try after a bad drew Aller got dropped by Robinson at the goal line. Scary moments towards the back end of the first half, as you had Riley Leonard leave after getting slammed to the turf. He eventually came back and came out with a vengeance in that first Notre Dame possession of the second half. You've got Carter on the other side injured the shoulder injury which is taking him off the field a few times, giving Notre Dame a bit of an advantage so we've got the EBB and the flow of things, but you know what, do we always want something close late.

That's what we're gonna get.

That's what we're gonna get.

Now.

Now.

Two big things from this game so far, and the first part is that Penn State's defense has really showed up this entire night. I spent a lot of time talking about Notre Dame's defense last night, and they've been really good. But Penn State's defense has just been dominant for the most part. You're looking at two drives by Notre Dame at the end of the first half, beginning of the second half, and outside of that, Penn State's defense has been great, but in a weird way.

Two big things from this game so far, and the first part is that Penn State's defense has really showed up this entire night. I spent a lot of time talking about Notre Dame's defense last night, and they've been really good. But Penn State's defense has just been dominant for the most part. You're looking at two drives by Notre Dame at the end of the first half, beginning of the second half, and outside of that, Penn State's defense has been great, but in a weird way.

Right.

Right.

We talked about Riley Leonard who left the game late in the first half, went to the medical tent to be checked, and Steve Aangeli, the backup, came in, and it really was It was one of those things where from the darkness, you know, light emerge for Notre Dame because here comes the backup and Angelly gets thrust in the game, which is always really the best thing if you're a backup coming in you want to get thrown. Hey, no time to get nervous or think about it. Hey, we're gonna spend this possession. Get you used to things. We're gonna call out of running play. He's gonna throw a short pass. No, hey, we're down ten nothing, it's the last two minutes. Get down there and get a two minute drive going. And Angelly came in and right away you threw that big slant for a big first down, and all of a sudden, like the air went back into the Notre Dame balloon. Like that play, that slant play that game, eighteen yards in a first down, like you could see, Like like Notre Dame, the game for them was just they were just like the falling away from this game and like they weren't even in it. And that play you could just see the air went back in the balloon. They get down there, they get a field goal. Okay, they're feeling pretty good. And I don't know if Marcus Freeman gave a halftime speech in the second half, but boy, Notre Dame came out like a rocket the beginning of the second half to get a touchdown to tie the game. But you know, and Leonard has come back into the game, and he has played decently well since he came back in. But I'll tell you that bit when Angelly comes in, he six out of seven for forty four yards and gets them down for points they hadn't had any at the end of the first half. I don't know if he was going to stay out there and stay the quarterback at that point, but that was the moment where it looked like it was the worst thing for Notre Dame and they actually found a way to get back in the game. That to me, in a weird ways, is the biggest moment of what we saw.

We talked about Riley Leonard who left the game late in the first half, went to the medical tent to be checked, and Steve Aangeli, the backup, came in, and it really was It was one of those things where from the darkness, you know, light emerge for Notre Dame because here comes the backup and Angelly gets thrust in the game, which is always really the best thing if you're a backup coming in you want to get thrown. Hey, no time to get nervous or think about it. Hey, we're gonna spend this possession. Get you used to things. We're gonna call out of running play. He's gonna throw a short pass. No, hey, we're down ten nothing, it's the last two minutes. Get down there and get a two minute drive going. And Angelly came in and right away you threw that big slant for a big first down, and all of a sudden, like the air went back into the Notre Dame balloon. Like that play, that slant play that game, eighteen yards in a first down, like you could see, Like like Notre Dame, the game for them was just they were just like the falling away from this game and like they weren't even in it. And that play you could just see the air went back in the balloon. They get down there, they get a field goal. Okay, they're feeling pretty good. And I don't know if Marcus Freeman gave a halftime speech in the second half, but boy, Notre Dame came out like a rocket the beginning of the second half to get a touchdown to tie the game. But you know, and Leonard has come back into the game, and he has played decently well since he came back in. But I'll tell you that bit when Angelly comes in, he six out of seven for forty four yards and gets them down for points they hadn't had any at the end of the first half. I don't know if he was going to stay out there and stay the quarterback at that point, but that was the moment where it looked like it was the worst thing for Notre Dame and they actually found a way to get back in the game. That to me, in a weird ways, is the biggest moment of what we saw.

Yeah, some of that relieving the pressure because we saw the tightness and inability of both teams really to throw the ball with much accuracy or to stretch the field at all. You know, to this point, Tyler Warren has been as impactful as a runner as he has a receiver, just four for forty five through the air. But all of that to say, Angelly coming in and being able to calm things down, to make a couple of plays, stretch the defense, and then we see Leonard come back and they were able to get the ground game going. You know, the halftime stats, you look at what Penn State had been able to do on the ground. They had one hundred and forty one yards rushing right off the jump, right, I mean all these big kind of power and explosion, and for Notre Dame, they hadn't been able to run the ball. Second second half begins, they get the big eight play drives, seven of which are on the ground for forty four yards including the touchdown run. So yeah, sometimes you just need that one play. Keep it close. And even though it looked like Penn State had the opportunity to start running away with things right, that they were going to get that lean that we see so often. All right, they're running a lot of plays, running a lot of clock, had that ten minute drive all of that that they weren't able to put them away right, Still keep it within within a striking distance.

Yeah, some of that relieving the pressure because we saw the tightness and inability of both teams really to throw the ball with much accuracy or to stretch the field at all. You know, to this point, Tyler Warren has been as impactful as a runner as he has a receiver, just four for forty five through the air. But all of that to say, Angelly coming in and being able to calm things down, to make a couple of plays, stretch the defense, and then we see Leonard come back and they were able to get the ground game going. You know, the halftime stats, you look at what Penn State had been able to do on the ground. They had one hundred and forty one yards rushing right off the jump, right, I mean all these big kind of power and explosion, and for Notre Dame, they hadn't been able to run the ball. Second second half begins, they get the big eight play drives, seven of which are on the ground for forty four yards including the touchdown run. So yeah, sometimes you just need that one play. Keep it close. And even though it looked like Penn State had the opportunity to start running away with things right, that they were going to get that lean that we see so often. All right, they're running a lot of plays, running a lot of clock, had that ten minute drive all of that that they weren't able to put them away right, Still keep it within within a striking distance.

You get the field.

You get the field.

Goal before the half's over, and right off the jump you get a big drive. And now maybe the halftime speech was Freeman showing everybody, you're gonna let this guy clown me, and then replayed what.

Goal before the half's over, and right off the jump you get a big drive. And now maybe the halftime speech was Freeman showing everybody, you're gonna let this guy clown me, and then replayed what.

We're gonna let this guy clown us?

We're gonna let this guy clown us?

Hey, how on to the second half starts?

Hey, how on to the second half starts?

Oh we got about six minutes, coach, great, here's the last five and a half minutes of James Franklin treating me like I was a guy that brought him lunch today. Okay, so just so you know he's here's what kind of what he said, win for me. I don't want you to win for each other. I want you to go win for me. This is my championship. I'm getting paid a lot of money. This is about me. Quit being so selfish, all you guys. This is about me now.

Oh we got about six minutes, coach, great, here's the last five and a half minutes of James Franklin treating me like I was a guy that brought him lunch today. Okay, so just so you know he's here's what kind of what he said, win for me. I don't want you to win for each other. I want you to go win for me. This is my championship. I'm getting paid a lot of money. This is about me. Quit being so selfish, all you guys. This is about me now.

One of the big things also is coming into this game a lot of rumor, conjecture and speculation as to how sick both locker were rooms were in terms of gaston gastro intestinal fortitude. Here in what was going to play out, We've seen a couple of injuries on both sides to the ball, Notre Dame with the offensive line and then keeping an eye on Abdual Carter and his snaps in the second half after getting slammed by an offensive lineman at a good three three spins plus straight down on an already injured left shoulder.

One of the big things also is coming into this game a lot of rumor, conjecture and speculation as to how sick both locker were rooms were in terms of gaston gastro intestinal fortitude. Here in what was going to play out, We've seen a couple of injuries on both sides to the ball, Notre Dame with the offensive line and then keeping an eye on Abdual Carter and his snaps in the second half after getting slammed by an offensive lineman at a good three three spins plus straight down on an already injured left shoulder.

But yeah, that's a subplot to all of this.

But yeah, that's a subplot to all of this.

What are we doing with the IV situations, gator raids and pedia light and everything to keep these guys flowing and making sure that their availability remains either way, we got a good one coming into the fourth.

What are we doing with the IV situations, gator raids and pedia light and everything to keep these guys flowing and making sure that their availability remains either way, we got a good one coming into the fourth.

Yeah, I look ten to ten going to the fourth quarter Again. I told you about the under, mic, I love the under I had Notre Dame nineteen thirteen. I thought maybe a little bit more offensive here, but Notre Dame nineteen thirteen. I'm thinking, okay, field goal, field goal, touchdown, missed extra point, Okay, because there's no way it's gonna be four field goals here at the fourth That's not gonna happen.

Yeah, I look ten to ten going to the fourth quarter Again. I told you about the under, mic, I love the under I had Notre Dame nineteen thirteen. I thought maybe a little bit more offensive here, but Notre Dame nineteen thirteen. I'm thinking, okay, field goal, field goal, touchdown, missed extra point, Okay, because there's no way it's gonna be four field goals here at the fourth That's not gonna happen.

All I think is if all of a sudden we get an offensive explosion, that means both quarterbacks have been really.

All I think is if all of a sudden we get an offensive explosion, that means both quarterbacks have been really.

Careless with the football.

Careless with the football.

We did have the early interception, right Leonard pressured up in the pocket and sailed it safety coming over the top, one of those potential hospital balls if it was about four inches lower and the receiver had laid himself out. Fortunately, no harm, no file there. And then one that got taken back. Aler had had an interception, but there was a holding call giving them another crack at it. But yeah, just to your point, you're you're under is looking really sharp. I'm trying to find a live, live in game line here as we go through. I haven't been able to nail that down yet, But I gotta think we're down into the mid thirties or there about in terms of a live over.

We did have the early interception, right Leonard pressured up in the pocket and sailed it safety coming over the top, one of those potential hospital balls if it was about four inches lower and the receiver had laid himself out. Fortunately, no harm, no file there. And then one that got taken back. Aler had had an interception, but there was a holding call giving them another crack at it. But yeah, just to your point, you're you're under is looking really sharp. I'm trying to find a live, live in game line here as we go through. I haven't been able to nail that down yet, But I gotta think we're down into the mid thirties or there about in terms of a live over.

You gotta know, I mean, it might be twenty it might be twenty four to twenty four, it might be twenty four store wins.

You gotta know, I mean, it might be twenty it might be twenty four to twenty four, it might be twenty four store wins.

Now, you gotta beware of the old overtime nonsense, because all of a sudden you start putting up points in buckets.

Now, you gotta beware of the old overtime nonsense, because all of a sudden you start putting up points in buckets.

This is true, This is true.

This is true, This is true.

Yeah, yeah, that's where things can go to.

Yeah, yeah, that's where things can go to.

That's why my.

That's why my.

Nineteen thirteen kind of works, right, the missed extra point, that's when I come on missed extor point, miss extra point. Notre Dame is driving. They are deep in Penn State territory. It looks like they're gonna have the ball at the one pass interference in the end zone. They just picked up a big first down on a wide receiver running play. That's gonna give Notre Dad. Gave Notre Dame a first down here, and now it looks like they're gonna have first and goal at the one with a flag being thrown in the end zone. And this has been some kind of comeback for Notre Dame. Where Penn State, I mean, Penn State had everything going their way. I mean this was they were they were running the ball. You know, Award hasn't had a great day ball, but they have been running all over Notre Dame. Right, do you have two guys with over fifty yards rushing. You know, even Warren had a couple of plays where he ran the football for about ten yards. So it's kind of been the day you thought for Penn State. And then all of a sudden, like Notre Dame just they figured something up. I keep going back to that spark Evan coming in at the end of the first half and just wow, when you think it's gonna be a couple of sacks and he's gonna fumble, and it nearly happened.

Nineteen thirteen kind of works, right, the missed extra point, that's when I come on missed extor point, miss extra point. Notre Dame is driving. They are deep in Penn State territory. It looks like they're gonna have the ball at the one pass interference in the end zone. They just picked up a big first down on a wide receiver running play. That's gonna give Notre Dad. Gave Notre Dame a first down here, and now it looks like they're gonna have first and goal at the one with a flag being thrown in the end zone. And this has been some kind of comeback for Notre Dame. Where Penn State, I mean, Penn State had everything going their way. I mean this was they were they were running the ball. You know, Award hasn't had a great day ball, but they have been running all over Notre Dame. Right, do you have two guys with over fifty yards rushing. You know, even Warren had a couple of plays where he ran the football for about ten yards. So it's kind of been the day you thought for Penn State. And then all of a sudden, like Notre Dame just they figured something up. I keep going back to that spark Evan coming in at the end of the first half and just wow, when you think it's gonna be a couple of sacks and he's gonna fumble, and it nearly happened.

You know, we're gonna get a sack and a fumble and a punt. We're fine.

You know, we're gonna get a sack and a fumble and a punt. We're fine.

And he came in and threw and got them downfield for that that field goal, and that put them back in and that really sort of eased things a bit where I know what you're only talking about it being a you know, a ten point game at that point, but ten nothing is a bigger deal than twenty to ten, right, Like when you're going into the you're going at halftime with no points. It's hey, man, we are released with nothing. We did work.

And he came in and threw and got them downfield for that that field goal, and that put them back in and that really sort of eased things a bit where I know what you're only talking about it being a you know, a ten point game at that point, but ten nothing is a bigger deal than twenty to ten, right, Like when you're going into the you're going at halftime with no points. It's hey, man, we are released with nothing. We did work.

Can't say anything work because you didn't score.

Can't say anything work because you didn't score.

But you get that field goal at the end and suddenly, okay, now you can calm down a little bit. You can go out and execute. And it's been a different Notre Dame team, so different that now it's a sixteen to ten lead, extra point pending. They are in the end zone. It is a big bulldog of a run that you know, honestly it it It looked like Love was stopped about five different times and he found a way to get through I think, five different tackles and get into the end zone for a touchdown to give Notre Dame a sixteen point lead, extra point pending. Am I a bad guy for rooting for a miss on this? Am I a bad guy? Am I bad human being? College kickers do fail? You're right?

But you get that field goal at the end and suddenly, okay, now you can calm down a little bit. You can go out and execute. And it's been a different Notre Dame team, so different that now it's a sixteen to ten lead, extra point pending. They are in the end zone. It is a big bulldog of a run that you know, honestly it it It looked like Love was stopped about five different times and he found a way to get through I think, five different tackles and get into the end zone for a touchdown to give Notre Dame a sixteen point lead, extra point pending. Am I a bad guy for rooting for a miss on this? Am I a bad guy? Am I bad human being? College kickers do fail? You're right?

Extra point?

Extra point?

Maybe I'll get a safety extra point up and good Notre name lead safeties.

Maybe I'll get a safety extra point up and good Notre name lead safeties.

Notre leads Penn State now seventeen to ten. I mean, watch this play.

Notre leads Penn State now seventeen to ten. I mean, watch this play.

Love gets hit in the backfield and it looks like you should go down. He breaks that tackle, He breaks another tackle when he gets stood up at the one breaks another tackle when another guy comes in and hits him at the two, and somehow after a third player comes in and hits him, he leaps forward into the end zone for a touchdown. That is an unbelievable effort by Jeremiah Love. Unbelievable. I mean, really, five guys had a shot at him, or four guys had a shot at him, and they should have tackled him. And it's not like they did anything wrong. It's not like I said, there's bad form tackle. They hit him, they stood him up, they did everything.

Love gets hit in the backfield and it looks like you should go down. He breaks that tackle, He breaks another tackle when he gets stood up at the one breaks another tackle when another guy comes in and hits him at the two, and somehow after a third player comes in and hits him, he leaps forward into the end zone for a touchdown. That is an unbelievable effort by Jeremiah Love. Unbelievable. I mean, really, five guys had a shot at him, or four guys had a shot at him, and they should have tackled him. And it's not like they did anything wrong. It's not like I said, there's bad form tackle. They hit him, they stood him up, they did everything.

But some guys swept his legs, how he kept his feet, he he just wouldn't go down.

But some guys swept his legs, how he kept his feet, he he just wouldn't go down.

That is an amazing I mean it's only two yards, but that is an amazing touchdown run. Now he's got a touchdown in fourteen of fifteen games this year, and look, he's.

That is an amazing I mean it's only two yards, but that is an amazing touchdown run. Now he's got a touchdown in fourteen of fifteen games this year, and look, he's.

The guy they're gonna go to to be their closer.

The guy they're gonna go to to be their closer.

That it is some kind of reversal of fortune for the Fighting Irish. They lead Penn State now seventeen to ten with a fourteen minutes to go in the fourth quarter, and Penn State will be getting the ball back after the kickoff. Will continue to update on this of course throughout the night. Hey, we are fourteen minutes away potentially for sending a team to the championship game in college football, So we'll have more on this plus straight ahead. We already have two big pieces of drama for the NFL playoffs this weekend to break down.

That it is some kind of reversal of fortune for the Fighting Irish. They lead Penn State now seventeen to ten with a fourteen minutes to go in the fourth quarter, and Penn State will be getting the ball back after the kickoff. Will continue to update on this of course throughout the night. Hey, we are fourteen minutes away potentially for sending a team to the championship game in college football, So we'll have more on this plus straight ahead. We already have two big pieces of drama for the NFL playoffs this weekend to break down.

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You're a jinx.

You're a jinx.

Just that quickly it was seventeen ten note Tre Dame and you were thinking, oh my goodness, the lepre cons leaping.

Just that quickly it was seventeen ten note Tre Dame and you were thinking, oh my goodness, the lepre cons leaping.

No, not so fast.

No, not so fast.

Penn State just runs roughshod over Notre Dame down the field. Singleton goes in for a touchdown from seven yards out. It is now seventeen seventeen. Just took a couple of minutes off the clock, so ten minutes to go in the fourth quarter. And I got to tell you this was back to what Penn State was doing in the first half. But this last possession, Penn State had Notre Dame entirely on their heels. That little freeze option that that Alar and Singleton and Allen had going. You could tell that Notre Dame was kind of frozen at the line of scrimmage, and you know, Aler kept it for that one big run. He had a fifteen yard run. And I and since that play Notre Dame was kind of they were kind of back a little bit and reacting slow, and all of a sudden, you know, Alan and Singleton are hitting the line of scrimmage and there's no contact, so they clearly had them off balanced that entire drive, and it was it was a great response by Penn State. And now here it is seventeen seventeen with ten minutes to go in the fourth.

Penn State just runs roughshod over Notre Dame down the field. Singleton goes in for a touchdown from seven yards out. It is now seventeen seventeen. Just took a couple of minutes off the clock, so ten minutes to go in the fourth quarter. And I got to tell you this was back to what Penn State was doing in the first half. But this last possession, Penn State had Notre Dame entirely on their heels. That little freeze option that that Alar and Singleton and Allen had going. You could tell that Notre Dame was kind of frozen at the line of scrimmage, and you know, Aler kept it for that one big run. He had a fifteen yard run. And I and since that play Notre Dame was kind of they were kind of back a little bit and reacting slow, and all of a sudden, you know, Alan and Singleton are hitting the line of scrimmage and there's no contact, so they clearly had them off balanced that entire drive, and it was it was a great response by Penn State. And now here it is seventeen seventeen with ten minutes to go in the fourth.

Yeah, they get it all popping with that twenty seven yard pass to Tyler Warren, coming out of in motion, comes across the face of the defense, makes a big, like big catch Shorts' sideline ends up getting taken down pretty violently, so keeping an eye on him as we.

Yeah, they get it all popping with that twenty seven yard pass to Tyler Warren, coming out of in motion, comes across the face of the defense, makes a big, like big catch Shorts' sideline ends up getting taken down pretty violently, so keeping an eye on him as we.

We push forward.

We push forward.

But seven plays seventy five yards just like that under three minutes for the response, So that over under prediction not so fast. Yeah, I know, all of a sudden, I wait a minute, we have fourteen points since talking about that.

But seven plays seventy five yards just like that under three minutes for the response, So that over under prediction not so fast. Yeah, I know, all of a sudden, I wait a minute, we have fourteen points since talking about that.

I know, I know, because I only I only have what twelve and a half more points right until?

I know, I know, because I only I only have what twelve and a half more points right until?

Well, that's just it depends on where you got in your line.

Well, that's just it depends on where you got in your line.

It was either forty six or it was forty four.

It was either forty six or it was forty four.

Well, we talked about it last night. It was it was four.

Well, we talked about it last night. It was it was four.

I think it was forty six forty five and a half when we had it last night, So I can only have eleven and.

I think it was forty six forty five and a half when we had it last night, So I can only have eleven and.

A half, you know, I'm met eleven and a half where I wind up losing. Buddy.

A half, you know, I'm met eleven and a half where I wind up losing. Buddy.

By the way, anytime you see a guy wearing number ninety nine kicking off, we've all won.

By the way, anytime you see a guy wearing number ninety nine kicking off, we've all won.

Oh it's fall yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You just anytime you see a guy with that big a number. U. Okay, it's gonna go through the end zone and and through it's gonna leave the field.

Oh it's fall yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You just anytime you see a guy with that big a number. U. Okay, it's gonna go through the end zone and and through it's gonna leave the field.

That's gonna go outside the other side.

That's gonna go outside the other side.

At least I don't have to see the stupid ass grid of the landing zone the ball.

At least I don't have to see the stupid ass grid of the landing zone the ball.

So again, we'll have.

So again, we'll have.

More on this game coming up, and Monsey, we'll have more on this in What's Trending coming up in a few minutes seventeen seventeen Notre Dame and Penn State. But we already had the two biggest bits of drama going into the NFL playoff weekend, and the number one it's a human thing.

More on this game coming up, and Monsey, we'll have more on this in What's Trending coming up in a few minutes seventeen seventeen Notre Dame and Penn State. But we already had the two biggest bits of drama going into the NFL playoff weekend, and the number one it's a human thing.

It's not about drama involving teams on the field.

It's not about drama involving teams on the field.

The Vikings Rams playoff game that was scheduled to be Monday night here in Los Angeles has been moved to Arizona due to the wild fires. Now it's we played at Arizona Cardinals Field Glendale State Farm Stadium at the same time Monday night, eight o'clock. Now, the league had said this was the contingency plan earlier on and in the statement on Thursday, it said after they consulted with public officials all the different teams clubs in the NFLPA, they decided to move this. And this had happened right around the same time another fire broke out in an area that's just a few miles from where the Rams training complex is, in the Woodland Hills neighborhood, So they canceled their skill player media availability. You know, look the Chargers getting ready for a game too. Remember there on the road this weekend in Texas. Frostburg just went there, flew to Houston today. I talked him before he left. His family is good, everything is okay. So this is something that we knew was going to happen. And I'll be honest with you, it kind of had to happen when the when the wildfires first.

The Vikings Rams playoff game that was scheduled to be Monday night here in Los Angeles has been moved to Arizona due to the wild fires. Now it's we played at Arizona Cardinals Field Glendale State Farm Stadium at the same time Monday night, eight o'clock. Now, the league had said this was the contingency plan earlier on and in the statement on Thursday, it said after they consulted with public officials all the different teams clubs in the NFLPA, they decided to move this. And this had happened right around the same time another fire broke out in an area that's just a few miles from where the Rams training complex is, in the Woodland Hills neighborhood, So they canceled their skill player media availability. You know, look the Chargers getting ready for a game too. Remember there on the road this weekend in Texas. Frostburg just went there, flew to Houston today. I talked him before he left. His family is good, everything is okay. So this is something that we knew was going to happen. And I'll be honest with you, it kind of had to happen when the when the wildfires first.

Hit on Monday, and you.

Hit on Monday, and you.

Know, obviously we're trying to look at this from a human perspective, because that's what's most important, because I don't know how Los Angeles recovers after this. I mean, the devastation is just incredible. There's entire neighborhoods that are just gone, cities that are just gone. Pacific Palace Age is gone. I don't know how they recover. But from a perspective of sports, because there is a game going to be played, and they are going to play it no matter what. I thought, Well, it's going to be about the air quality, and by the time we get to Monday night, the air quality should be okay.

Know, obviously we're trying to look at this from a human perspective, because that's what's most important, because I don't know how Los Angeles recovers after this. I mean, the devastation is just incredible. There's entire neighborhoods that are just gone, cities that are just gone. Pacific Palace Age is gone. I don't know how they recover. But from a perspective of sports, because there is a game going to be played, and they are going to play it no matter what. I thought, Well, it's going to be about the air quality, and by the time we get to Monday night, the air quality should be okay.

Now Here, we are in our area where.

Now Here, we are in our area where.

You and I live, which which is you know, right around I would say, in a few miles in and around the Los Angeles International Airport where our main concern the last few days has been the the air quality, right and the air quality up until today was actually still moderate. I mean there's still days in La you go, wow, this air quality day is bad, but it was still kind of moderate. But today was the first day where I would go outside my house and I would see, oh, here's a little bit of ash that is you know, that that is floating here.

You and I live, which which is you know, right around I would say, in a few miles in and around the Los Angeles International Airport where our main concern the last few days has been the the air quality, right and the air quality up until today was actually still moderate. I mean there's still days in La you go, wow, this air quality day is bad, but it was still kind of moderate. But today was the first day where I would go outside my house and I would see, oh, here's a little bit of ash that is you know, that that is floating here.

And fall.

And fall.

You could tell just breathing, and you know, me being you know, having asthma to to animals most of my life, I can always tell and okay, something's in the air. I always had allergies to pollen and ragweed and different things, and I can always tell when there's something in the air, and okay, I'm breathing a little bit differently. And I went outside today to run an errand to come back and to go grab lunch. And I came back and I told Pam and Zoe, I said, hey, it is it's it's not. It's not great out. I mean, we can go outside if you want to, but I think it's good staying inside is really what we should be doing here because this is this is not this is not a time to be out. So I think when suddenly you're hitting Thursday and the air quality is the worst that it's been in the last few days, you have to think that, okay, the air quality could wind up being an issue. So getting out in front of it rather than waiting for the longest time to hey, oh maybe we'll play, maybe we'll move, we want to play the game. In La No, they make a really strong decision to go, and it's the right thing because now the teams can just concentrate on football. The Rams can leave and they can go and they can get there. However early they want to the same thing for the Vikings, and I know the Rams, you know it stinks for them because they're losing the home field advantage for this game. But as far as the mental aspect of having your mind be free and being able to concentrate on the game, now you can.

You could tell just breathing, and you know, me being you know, having asthma to to animals most of my life, I can always tell and okay, something's in the air. I always had allergies to pollen and ragweed and different things, and I can always tell when there's something in the air, and okay, I'm breathing a little bit differently. And I went outside today to run an errand to come back and to go grab lunch. And I came back and I told Pam and Zoe, I said, hey, it is it's it's not. It's not great out. I mean, we can go outside if you want to, but I think it's good staying inside is really what we should be doing here because this is this is not this is not a time to be out. So I think when suddenly you're hitting Thursday and the air quality is the worst that it's been in the last few days, you have to think that, okay, the air quality could wind up being an issue. So getting out in front of it rather than waiting for the longest time to hey, oh maybe we'll play, maybe we'll move, we want to play the game. In La No, they make a really strong decision to go, and it's the right thing because now the teams can just concentrate on football. The Rams can leave and they can go and they can get there. However early they want to the same thing for the Vikings, and I know the Rams, you know it stinks for them because they're losing the home field advantage for this game. But as far as the mental aspect of having your mind be free and being able to concentrate on the game, now you can.

Now they can go. They know we're playing here. It's where we're going. We're focused on it. Now.

Now they can go. They know we're playing here. It's where we're going. We're focused on it. Now.

We have three days to get right after the last few days has been about being safe and how do we practice getting ready for this while there's fires burning. Now it's okay, we know there's three full days after this to continue to get ready.

We have three days to get right after the last few days has been about being safe and how do we practice getting ready for this while there's fires burning. Now it's okay, we know there's three full days after this to continue to get ready.

We can unplug. We can get there when we want to. The NFL made the right decision on this, yeah.

We can unplug. We can get there when we want to. The NFL made the right decision on this, yeah.

Looking yet it also logistically, when we're talking about all sorts of facilities from hotels on down the line being used as shelters in places of emergency in these days, that allocating those resources as well, you don't want to suddenly have to divert those because you need to play a football game, right, We've seen hockey game yesterday. You see a basketball game tonight, right, the Lakers were supposed to play and that one got wiped away, so all of that been postponed. Possibly playing the Hornets tonight, so you know, the air on the side of caution, take it to a neutral field. We'll talk to Todd Furman a little later, because there's obviously a lot of money involved when it comes to gambling angles on the NFL playoffs. But yeah, to just make the decision instead of playing the waiting game, waiting on the winds, waiting on the air quality, all of those things. Anybody that might be traveling from the Midwest to decide to come out west have time to divert their travel plans and head to you know, Sky Harbor and go do that thing. So now we we wait and see what the next shoe to drop is in all of this. But I think it was pragmatism and and I figured we'd probably wait until Friday. I'm glad they made the decision today.

Looking yet it also logistically, when we're talking about all sorts of facilities from hotels on down the line being used as shelters in places of emergency in these days, that allocating those resources as well, you don't want to suddenly have to divert those because you need to play a football game, right, We've seen hockey game yesterday. You see a basketball game tonight, right, the Lakers were supposed to play and that one got wiped away, so all of that been postponed. Possibly playing the Hornets tonight, so you know, the air on the side of caution, take it to a neutral field. We'll talk to Todd Furman a little later, because there's obviously a lot of money involved when it comes to gambling angles on the NFL playoffs. But yeah, to just make the decision instead of playing the waiting game, waiting on the winds, waiting on the air quality, all of those things. Anybody that might be traveling from the Midwest to decide to come out west have time to divert their travel plans and head to you know, Sky Harbor and go do that thing. So now we we wait and see what the next shoe to drop is in all of this. But I think it was pragmatism and and I figured we'd probably wait until Friday. I'm glad they made the decision today.

Yeah, this is this is this is one of those where the NFL generally waits till the last minute to try to figure something out. Let's wait, let's wait, let's wait, let's wait. Okay, Well, you know what, No, we have to decide now. So it was it was really the right thing, and I, you know, look, as far as the game goes, look we'll.

Yeah, this is this is this is one of those where the NFL generally waits till the last minute to try to figure something out. Let's wait, let's wait, let's wait, let's wait. Okay, Well, you know what, No, we have to decide now. So it was it was really the right thing, and I, you know, look, as far as the game goes, look we'll.

Preview into it and get into it tomorrow night.

Preview into it and get into it tomorrow night.

But now I feel like we can concentrate at least that part of it on the game, and that's the right thing to be able to do. We'll get to the other bit of drama in the NFL coming up in about ninety seconds. But oh my goodness, has there been a reversal of fortune in the college football semifinal at the Orange Bowl.

But now I feel like we can concentrate at least that part of it on the game, and that's the right thing to be able to do. We'll get to the other bit of drama in the NFL coming up in about ninety seconds. But oh my goodness, has there been a reversal of fortune in the college football semifinal at the Orange Bowl.

Montsey Bolagos has the latest. What's happening in Mons, Guys, this.

Montsey Bolagos has the latest. What's happening in Mons, Guys, this.

Is a tale of two different halfs. The first half was one thing. Now we have a completely different game. Riley Leonard, who seemed to have been injured in the first half, missed the final drive for Notre Dame where they got a field goal, then came out in the second half rejuvenated, got a rushing touchdown, then Jeremiah Love with the rushing touchdown for Nordre Dame to give them the lead. Penn State responded with.

Is a tale of two different halfs. The first half was one thing. Now we have a completely different game. Riley Leonard, who seemed to have been injured in the first half, missed the final drive for Notre Dame where they got a field goal, then came out in the second half rejuvenated, got a rushing touchdown, then Jeremiah Love with the rushing touchdown for Nordre Dame to give them the lead. Penn State responded with.

Their own rushing touchdown.

Their own rushing touchdown.

It was Nicholas Singleton, his second of the game, and then the Notre Dame gets the ball back. Riley Leononard throws his second pick of the game. Following Penn State's touchdown.

It was Nicholas Singleton, his second of the game, and then the Notre Dame gets the ball back. Riley Leononard throws his second pick of the game. Following Penn State's touchdown.

Drew Aller almost threw a pick for Penn State right now in the end zone, but PI was called against Notre Dame, so it looks like the Penn State is back in the end zone now.

Drew Aller almost threw a pick for Penn State right now in the end zone, but PI was called against Notre Dame, so it looks like the Penn State is back in the end zone now.

They have taken the lead over Notre Dame.

They have taken the lead over Notre Dame.

They're on top twenty three seventeen, eight minutes to go in the game. Oh, after a snoozefest for the first half, I'm glad we're getting an exciting second half. Yes, you just mentioned while card game is being moved. That's correct to Glendale, Arizona. Kickoff is set for eight pm Eastern for that game. Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnolo is scheduled to do his virtual head coach interviews with the Jets, Raiders, and Jaguars.

They're on top twenty three seventeen, eight minutes to go in the game. Oh, after a snoozefest for the first half, I'm glad we're getting an exciting second half. Yes, you just mentioned while card game is being moved. That's correct to Glendale, Arizona. Kickoff is set for eight pm Eastern for that game. Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnolo is scheduled to do his virtual head coach interviews with the Jets, Raiders, and Jaguars.

On Friday.

On Friday.

Patriots interviewed Mike Rabel for their head coaching vacancy, and according to the NFL Network, Glene's defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn declined in interview requests from the Patriots, but he will interview with the other five head coaching opportunities available in the NFL. The Raiders fire general manager Tom Telesco today after just one season in the NBA. The Rockets are currently beating the Grizzlies one fifteen to one fourteen less than three minutes to go in the game. The Suns and the Hawks are tied at eighty three with five minutes to go in the third quarter, and the Heat are on top of the Jazz fifty eight to fifty six, also five minutes to go in the third. The Raptors put up a good fight, but the Cavs have officially extended their lead or their winning streak excuse me, to twelve. They took them down one thirty two to one twenty six. Steph Curry didn't have a great game. He was five of twenty one from the field, two of fourteen from the three point line. He did end with seventeen points, ten rebounds, and six assists, and the Warriors got the Pistons one oh seven to one oh four was the final score. Timberwooves beat the Magic one o four to eighty nine, and the Mavericks without Luka Doncic with al Kyrie Irving with Klay Thompson just scoring three points. They beat the Trailblazers one seventeen to one eleven.

Patriots interviewed Mike Rabel for their head coaching vacancy, and according to the NFL Network, Glene's defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn declined in interview requests from the Patriots, but he will interview with the other five head coaching opportunities available in the NFL. The Raiders fire general manager Tom Telesco today after just one season in the NBA. The Rockets are currently beating the Grizzlies one fifteen to one fourteen less than three minutes to go in the game. The Suns and the Hawks are tied at eighty three with five minutes to go in the third quarter, and the Heat are on top of the Jazz fifty eight to fifty six, also five minutes to go in the third. The Raptors put up a good fight, but the Cavs have officially extended their lead or their winning streak excuse me, to twelve. They took them down one thirty two to one twenty six. Steph Curry didn't have a great game. He was five of twenty one from the field, two of fourteen from the three point line. He did end with seventeen points, ten rebounds, and six assists, and the Warriors got the Pistons one oh seven to one oh four was the final score. Timberwooves beat the Magic one o four to eighty nine, and the Mavericks without Luka Doncic with al Kyrie Irving with Klay Thompson just scoring three points. They beat the Trailblazers one seventeen to one eleven.

Back to you guys, thanks a bunch, Monzie, Yes, the Jason Smith Show with Mike Carmen Love the tyrec dot Com Studios. All right, well, we have to tell you. We have to talk about what just happened in the Penn State Notre Dame game. As now, Penn State leads twenty four seventeen with eight minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Riley Leonard through his second interception of the game that gives Penn State the football in Notre Dame territory. However, it looked like it was going to be a quid pro quo because Drew Aller really underthrows a pass to the end zone for Tyler Warren and it's intercepted by Jack Kaiser, friend of the show, Jack Kilach Jack, and it looked like okay, well, now Notre Dame gets that back and the ball the twenty yard line, except pass interference was called on Shuler and bringing the ball the Notre Dame nine instead of an interception, and the ball to twenty Penn State kept the football for a first down and they went in the end zone from seven yards out, Singleton his second touchdown run this quarter, and now Notre Dame has to come from behind with Penn State having the lead. Now here's the thing about this penalty, okay, is that I get. I get the letter of the law. It's a penalty, right because he throws into he throws into triple coverage and he underthrows it. It's a horrible decision, right, and Kaiser is able to to you know, he's trailing the play by about three yards and is able to make this interception. Schuler is running and he and and he's covering Warren and he puts his hands up and he doesn't turn his head around. Now I get that in when when you see and pass interference called when the ball is at the receiver, when the ball is there, if the guy doesn't get his head around, it's a penalty, right, I get because we know that that's what it is when when you stop it, when when you stop a player being able to catch, you got to get your head around. But this ball is underthrown by four yards, right, This is not even close like there's no way I look at this and go, this is one of those incidental plays like he's it's not it's it's not a play that Warren's even going to catch the ball, like it's it's so completely underthrown that I disagree with with the flag because you gotta have something different when a ball is well underthrown, because the pass interference call is meant for, Hey, you're being stopped from catching the ball by a defender who did something against the rules, right, and if that ball is is at a Warren, he gets his hand on it, or it hits them, or it hits any of them, or it just lands a yard from them, I get the penalty. But this, this is this again, it's three four yards underthrown. So I get the spirit of the law for that penalty, But wow, man, I don't think you can call, you know, that type of penalty when a ball is out underthrown, And I mean in general, I don't think you can make a call when a ball is out underthrown like it's like it.

Back to you guys, thanks a bunch, Monzie, Yes, the Jason Smith Show with Mike Carmen Love the tyrec dot Com Studios. All right, well, we have to tell you. We have to talk about what just happened in the Penn State Notre Dame game. As now, Penn State leads twenty four seventeen with eight minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Riley Leonard through his second interception of the game that gives Penn State the football in Notre Dame territory. However, it looked like it was going to be a quid pro quo because Drew Aller really underthrows a pass to the end zone for Tyler Warren and it's intercepted by Jack Kaiser, friend of the show, Jack Kilach Jack, and it looked like okay, well, now Notre Dame gets that back and the ball the twenty yard line, except pass interference was called on Shuler and bringing the ball the Notre Dame nine instead of an interception, and the ball to twenty Penn State kept the football for a first down and they went in the end zone from seven yards out, Singleton his second touchdown run this quarter, and now Notre Dame has to come from behind with Penn State having the lead. Now here's the thing about this penalty, okay, is that I get. I get the letter of the law. It's a penalty, right because he throws into he throws into triple coverage and he underthrows it. It's a horrible decision, right, and Kaiser is able to to you know, he's trailing the play by about three yards and is able to make this interception. Schuler is running and he and and he's covering Warren and he puts his hands up and he doesn't turn his head around. Now I get that in when when you see and pass interference called when the ball is at the receiver, when the ball is there, if the guy doesn't get his head around, it's a penalty, right, I get because we know that that's what it is when when you stop it, when when you stop a player being able to catch, you got to get your head around. But this ball is underthrown by four yards, right, This is not even close like there's no way I look at this and go, this is one of those incidental plays like he's it's not it's it's not a play that Warren's even going to catch the ball, like it's it's so completely underthrown that I disagree with with the flag because you gotta have something different when a ball is well underthrown, because the pass interference call is meant for, Hey, you're being stopped from catching the ball by a defender who did something against the rules, right, and if that ball is is at a Warren, he gets his hand on it, or it hits them, or it hits any of them, or it just lands a yard from them, I get the penalty. But this, this is this again, it's three four yards underthrown. So I get the spirit of the law for that penalty, But wow, man, I don't think you can call, you know, that type of penalty when a ball is out underthrown, And I mean in general, I don't think you can make a call when a ball is out underthrown like it's like it.

I don't get it. I don't get I don't like the call.

I don't get it. I don't get I don't like the call.

I get it, and I understand that the officials are gonna go letter of the law and say, hey, he's got to get his head around. That's what we call penalties on I understand, but wow, man sebni fine, that's a big play to say. Yeah, even though the ball was underthrown by a long way, we're still going to throw the flag.

I get it, and I understand that the officials are gonna go letter of the law and say, hey, he's got to get his head around. That's what we call penalties on I understand, but wow, man sebni fine, that's a big play to say. Yeah, even though the ball was underthrown by a long way, we're still going to throw the flag.

Always said letter versus spirit of the rules slash law. In this particular case, you have the receiver coming back through the defender, not the other way around, to try to get to the ball. Oh, by the way, there's the other defender, our friend of the show, mister Kaiser, coming over to make the interception. And I think that'll be one of the rules in both collegiate and professional sports and whatever that line is, that it's blurred at this point that gets looked at it in the offseason, because we've seen that a lot the bailout in the National Football League as well, grossly under thrown ball, receiver trying to come back to it, and because the defender is playing him honestly, Uh, you get the Oh wait, he turned around and he's coming back into me. Now it's a penalty on me because I haven't even gotten time to turn turn around and try to.

Always said letter versus spirit of the rules slash law. In this particular case, you have the receiver coming back through the defender, not the other way around, to try to get to the ball. Oh, by the way, there's the other defender, our friend of the show, mister Kaiser, coming over to make the interception. And I think that'll be one of the rules in both collegiate and professional sports and whatever that line is, that it's blurred at this point that gets looked at it in the offseason, because we've seen that a lot the bailout in the National Football League as well, grossly under thrown ball, receiver trying to come back to it, and because the defender is playing him honestly, Uh, you get the Oh wait, he turned around and he's coming back into me. Now it's a penalty on me because I haven't even gotten time to turn turn around and try to.

Make a play.

Make a play.

So Yeah, that's that's a terrible, terrible penalty in this guy's humble opinion, in a huge spot letter spirit of the law in minimal contact as well, right arms extending back into the defender on a ball that is three four yards short.

So Yeah, that's that's a terrible, terrible penalty in this guy's humble opinion, in a huge spot letter spirit of the law in minimal contact as well, right arms extending back into the defender on a ball that is three four yards short.

Yeah, I mean, I mean, and I don't mean just in this place, I mean in general. Yeah, you know, I don't.

Yeah, I mean, I mean, and I don't mean just in this place, I mean in general. Yeah, you know, I don't.

I don't think that should that should know NFL anywhere else, Like, yeah, I don't think that should be a flag. And I and boy, that to throw a flag in that kind of situation, it's okay, we're really sort of maybe giving him the game in this in that perspective. Now, Notre Dame really has to has to figure out something here in the final few minutes where you know, yes, teams are scored, they're both scoring a little bit more now, But wow, that's an awful, dicey flag to throw at that time. Like I feel like the official was just I'm looking at the ply, looking at the play, and I'm looking at what I saw the defender do, and yet Okay, that's a penalty instead of Hey, there's a lot of things that go into that play. There's that there's the fact that the ball is severely underthrown. It it's three it's three yards away. Yeah, I don't know, Man's that's a really difficult I get why Marcus Streen was mad.

I don't think that should that should know NFL anywhere else, Like, yeah, I don't think that should be a flag. And I and boy, that to throw a flag in that kind of situation, it's okay, we're really sort of maybe giving him the game in this in that perspective. Now, Notre Dame really has to has to figure out something here in the final few minutes where you know, yes, teams are scored, they're both scoring a little bit more now, But wow, that's an awful, dicey flag to throw at that time. Like I feel like the official was just I'm looking at the ply, looking at the play, and I'm looking at what I saw the defender do, and yet Okay, that's a penalty instead of Hey, there's a lot of things that go into that play. There's that there's the fact that the ball is severely underthrown. It it's three it's three yards away. Yeah, I don't know, Man's that's a really difficult I get why Marcus Streen was mad.

I get why Notre Dame was mad.

I get why Notre Dame was mad.

And Aller just completely got bailed out of one of the worst throws of his career. Like, I know, you want to get the ball to war and he's your biggest playmaker and he's a phenomenal player.

And Aller just completely got bailed out of one of the worst throws of his career. Like, I know, you want to get the ball to war and he's your biggest playmaker and he's a phenomenal player.

I get it. But wow, not only was that a bad decision.

I get it. But wow, not only was that a bad decision.

You know, to make a bad decision on the throw, Okay, sometimes you can make a great throw.

You know, to make a bad decision on the throw, Okay, sometimes you can make a great throw.

Okay, to make a bad throw and a good decision, okay, it happens sometimes.

Okay, to make a bad throw and a good decision, okay, it happens sometimes.

But when you have a bad decision and make a bad throw, wow, man, Like that's like, hey, I'm living right because I just got completely bailed out of that.

But when you have a bad decision and make a bad throw, wow, man, Like that's like, hey, I'm living right because I just got completely bailed out of that.

Will say it is at this moment, it would appear that Drew Aller will be back in a Penn State uniform in twenty twenty five. You got that going for you. I'm coming off of this performance. But he's got a clean interception slot right now. Right, he's only got one instead of the three that he should have.

Will say it is at this moment, it would appear that Drew Aller will be back in a Penn State uniform in twenty twenty five. You got that going for you. I'm coming off of this performance. But he's got a clean interception slot right now. Right, he's only got one instead of the three that he should have.

He's gonna say, what do you mean? I threw one interception? What are you talking about?

He's gonna say, what do you mean? I threw one interception? What are you talking about?

That?

That?

The other ones that ever happened? They did the flashy thing from Men in Black.

The other ones that ever happened? They did the flashy thing from Men in Black.

I'm sorry. I have the box score in front of me. Let me.

I'm sorry. I have the box score in front of me. Let me.

It says I only threw one. It says like I one. It says, why I don't see three there?

It says I only threw one. It says like I one. It says, why I don't see three there?

I'm sorry? Is there a category four interceptions that were called back by penalty?

I'm sorry? Is there a category four interceptions that were called back by penalty?

Is that now?

Is that now?

I don't see I don't see it.

I don't see I don't see it.

We did get Rudy on the screen just now. He didn't even get to shout out, much like Will Friedel on Monday.

We did get Rudy on the screen just now. He didn't even get to shout out, much like Will Friedel on Monday.

Night Raw the other day.

Night Raw the other day.

But just watching this develop just you know, when you add these social media and Bloggi sphere, uhs just running log of all of the calls that referees have just decided to leave the hanky on their sides and in their pockets today.

But just watching this develop just you know, when you add these social media and Bloggi sphere, uhs just running log of all of the calls that referees have just decided to leave the hanky on their sides and in their pockets today.

That one's just kind of funny.

That one's just kind of funny.

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The complete teardowns at the edges as running backs are getting free to the next level and things of that nature, and then you get that call in the end they called it, you move on, play on, next series, next possession, Go make a play. But certainly one that Freeman got will feel he got the short end of the stick. On can't wait to hear how diplomatic or not he is in the post.

The complete teardowns at the edges as running backs are getting free to the next level and things of that nature, and then you get that call in the end they called it, you move on, play on, next series, next possession, Go make a play. But certainly one that Freeman got will feel he got the short end of the stick. On can't wait to hear how diplomatic or not he is in the post.

So Notre Dame down twenty four to seventeen. Penn State is five minutes away from the National championship game. However, Notre Dame has the football. They are facing second down in about eight Jeremiah Love just leaped about five feet in the air to avoid a tackler, turning a two yard loss into a two yard game. He is having an unbelievable night. Teams can't wait to draft this kid now. It's like, I can't wait, man, He's phenomenal.

So Notre Dame down twenty four to seventeen. Penn State is five minutes away from the National championship game. However, Notre Dame has the football. They are facing second down in about eight Jeremiah Love just leaped about five feet in the air to avoid a tackler, turning a two yard loss into a two yard game. He is having an unbelievable night. Teams can't wait to draft this kid now. It's like, I can't wait, man, He's phenomenal.

Especially when you came in with the look, I'm heavily wrapped and I have a knee spring watch they jump.

Especially when you came in with the look, I'm heavily wrapped and I have a knee spring watch they jump.

So we'll have more in this game coming up, and of course keep you posted here again. Five minutes ago, Notre Dame looks like they're going to tie the game touchdown. Oh, there goes the under, There goes the under, Mike Hartman, the under is gone.