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CFB Writer Andy Staples + Mount Rushmore Of Mistakes

Friday, August 31, 201813 takes

College Football is back and the Civil Conflict was on fire. Previewing College Football Week 1 and talking about Aaron Rodgers new contract ( - ). Mt Rushmore of Mistakes ( - ). Sports Illustrated College Football Writer Andy Staples joins the show to talk about the 2018 College Football season, Power 5 Conference breakdowns, and who he has in his College Football Playoff ( - ). Segments include Talking Soccer, Jalen Ramsey Word Association, Thoughts and Prayers to Patrick Reed, and Explain it to Hank/Jimbos/Roast Grab Bag

Recap

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Stephon Diggs is going to be very good this year

Stephon Diggs is going to be good. You can't go wrong. Demarius [Thomas] is going to split him with Thielen, so go with [Diggs].

Diggs had 1,021 yards and 9 TDs in 2018, finishing as a top WR.
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Case Keenum will throw a ton of touchdowns to Demaryius Thomas this season

I would take Demaryius. Yeah, take Demaryius. In case Keenum's going to throw him a shitload of touchdown passes.

Thomas only had 3 touchdowns in Denver before being traded. Keenum only threw 18 TDs total that season.
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Michigan is going to be very good this year

I think Michigan is going to be very good this year. I've come all the way around. I love Jim Harbaugh, and their defense is going to be so good.

Michigan finished #14 in the AP Poll with 10 wins, meeting the 'very good' criteria for most, despite the usual big-game struggles.
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Aaron Rodgers has not won a Super Bowl because of the eight-year statute of limitations

Aaron Rodgers hasn't won a Super Bowl. He won it too early in his career for it to count for people to remember. I actually agree with that take. I think that there's like an eight-year statute of limitations where I get to forget about your Super Bowl.

Literally incorrect as Rodgers has a ring from SB XLV, but a subjective 'PFT law'.
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Matthew Stafford stinks as a quarterback, but he is going to be a Hall of Famer

I've stopped my Matthew Stafford slander. He's going to go in the Hall of Fame. You ready for that? Look at his stats. The pendulum has swung the other way. It sucks that I'm admitting it. Matthew Stafford, if you look at his statistics and if he keeps playing for as long as he's going to be, he's going to be a Hall of Famer. He stinks as a quarterback, but he's going to be in the Hall of Fame.

Stafford has since moved into the top 10 all-time for passing yards and TDs and won a Super Bowl, making him a likely Hall of Famer.
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The Jaguars can win a Super Bowl with Blake Bortles

He also said that the Jacksonville Jaguars can win a Super Bowl with Blake Bortles. Facts only. He [Jalen Ramsey] knows what he's talking about.

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Bortles was benched later that season and the Jags finished 5-11. He never won a Super Bowl.

Interview

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Chris Carson is going to be a top-five running back in the NFL this year

Chris Carson's going to be a top five running back in the NFL this year. You're welcome.

Carson finished 7th in rushing yards but wasn't a consensus top 5 back across metrics or fantasy.
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Georgia is becoming the new Alabama

I think Georgia is becoming the new Alabama. And I actually filmed a video where I say, I think Georgia's going to win the SEC this year. Because I think Georgia, by the end of this season, they have to replace so many guys that you know. But the thing is... the guys they have coming in might eventually be better.

While Alabama won the SEC in 2018, Staples' long-term vision of Georgia becoming the dominant power of the sport came true.
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Clemson will win the National Championship

National champion, Clemson. I think they wind up going with [Trevor] Lawrence... if the guys are equal again, you're going to go with the higher ceiling guy.

Clemson won the 2018 National Championship and Lawrence became the star.
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LSU finally has a legitimate starting quarterback in Joe Burrow

I think LSU has a quarterback now. Because the Ohio State coaches and Ohio State players, I don't think they were blowing smoke when they said Burrow was fairly close to Haskins... This dude could start most places. And if Burrow is pretty good, well, guess what? It's a totally different end.

Joe Burrow became arguably the greatest college QB ever at LSU, winning a Natty and Heisman in 2019.
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LSU will beat Miami in the season opener

I still, with the pass rush that LSU should be able to generate, I like LSU in that game [against Miami].

LSU beat Miami 33-17 on September 2, 2018.
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The over on West Virginia's 7.5 win total is a lock

West Virginia, their over-under is 7.5. Oh, wow. I want to hammer that... Will Grier is maybe the best quarterback in the country... They're going to put up sick numbers on offense.

West Virginia won 8 games in the regular season, so the over 7.5 hit.
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Evanston at 11:00 AM is the hardest place to play in college football

The hardest place to play in the entire college football landscape at 11 a.m. Oh, no doubt. Evanston, Illinois, 11 a.m., no one wants to be there. Everyone is sleeping. Half the kids played in bigger stadiums in high school with more fans in them. It just puts them to sleep.

Inherently subjective take on home-field advantage factors.