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00:00 (upbeat music)
00:02 - In the gun, episode 116 here of ITG.
00:09 It is time for our week 11 pick 'em, our week 10 recap.
00:13 And we might have some big news on the way here.
00:17 But first, as always, I am Wesley Uhler
00:19 with the best teammates in the business.
00:21 We got the signal caller, Jed Drenning.
00:22 We got the runaway beer truck himself,
00:24 Mr. Big Dog, Owen Schmidt.
00:27 In this episode of ITG, as always, brought to you
00:30 in part by our friends at BetOnline,
00:31 where the game starts.
00:32 And Jed, when we do these pick 'em episodes,
00:36 recap episodes, of course, we always start
00:38 with you letting us know,
00:40 recapping how we all did last week.
00:42 - Well, let's start with mine.
00:45 The hex is broken.
00:48 That's bad news, 'cause I wanted to use it this week.
00:51 I picked for my signal caller, my passing offense,
00:55 top passing offense to throw for the most yards
00:57 in the Big 12.
00:58 Last week, I picked Oklahoma and Dylan Gabriel
01:03 to throw for the most yards in bedlam of any Big 12 team.
01:06 Here I was, I didn't know it, but I'd already lost,
01:11 because what, TCU played Thursday night.
01:13 Well, TCU and Josh Hoover against Texas Tech
01:15 threw for 353 in a losing effort.
01:18 Meanwhile, Oklahoma, I was actually
01:22 in the Mountaineer locker room with minutes to burn
01:24 before we went back out on the field
01:26 in those final 15, 20 minutes.
01:28 And I'm tracking on the game cast on my phone
01:31 the final minute of bedlam.
01:33 And here I was, I was really hoping
01:35 Oklahoma State kind of held on,
01:37 but I just want to send Oklahoma off,
01:40 and I hope we can pitch in and help out
01:43 skidding into the SEC.
01:44 - Same here.
01:45 - But meanwhile, Oklahoma's down three in their driving,
01:47 and I realized, man, Dylan Gabriel has 344 yards,
01:51 all I need is one more first down, and I'm in first place.
01:54 And I'm like, man, I hope he doesn't get it.
01:55 And sure enough, they went four on fourth and five,
01:58 picked up three games.
01:59 Oklahoma lost, I didn't get first place,
02:04 they finished in second.
02:06 So I had the second most passing yards,
02:09 so I'm awarded four points.
02:12 Now, under ordinary circumstances,
02:14 four points wouldn't be so bad, right?
02:16 But the last week was anything but ordinary circumstances.
02:19 - It was a record-setting week
02:20 for all of us across the board.
02:22 - Absolutely, including our listeners,
02:24 including our listeners.
02:26 So let's go, Owen, you went with your beer truck,
02:31 your rushing offense of the week,
02:34 you selected the old golden blue, West Virginia,
02:39 and they delivered.
02:40 They ran for 336 yards.
02:44 What are you holding up there?
02:45 I can't even see.
02:46 Oh, okay.
02:48 I'm half blind, I see what it is now.
02:50 I'll show you what it's tattooed.
02:53 So 336 yards, and guess what?
02:56 That was the standard bear in the Big 12, Owen.
02:59 The 336, that was the most yards West Virginia
03:03 has rushed for against an FBS team,
03:05 I believe, since the snow game against Baker in 2016,
03:09 Oklahoma and Morgantown.
03:11 So the most in seven years.
03:12 We were just talking last week,
03:13 we ran for 286 against UCF, most since 2017.
03:17 Well, now it's the most since 2016.
03:19 I like this trend.
03:22 So maybe after the Sooners game Saturday,
03:25 we'll be saying the most since Big O was playing, right?
03:27 Let's go for that.
03:28 I like this trend.
03:29 So Owen wins his beer truck of the week, ding, ding, ding,
03:33 the full seven points for first place.
03:36 Wes, speaking of positive trends,
03:40 you selected for your defense of the week
03:43 to allow the fewest points,
03:44 the West Virginia homestanding Mountaineers
03:49 and a tackle football game in Morgantown.
03:52 They came also very close to the goose egg.
03:55 Oh, they did.
03:56 They came so close.
03:57 Almost pulled it off,
03:58 little contemplation touchdown late for the BYU guys.
04:02 West Virginia held BYU to seven points,
04:05 excellent effort on the defensive side for West Virginia.
04:08 In fact, that effort was good enough
04:09 to be number one in the Big 12,
04:11 the fewest points allowed by any Big 12 defense.
04:15 Matter of fact, I saw Jordan Leslie this week, Owen,
04:19 listed and Wes, listed as the Big 12
04:22 defensive coordinator of the week by a national outlet.
04:25 So seven points allowed by West Virginia.
04:27 Real quick, real quick, just remember kids,
04:29 remember this is why you go with your heart
04:31 and not your head,
04:32 'cause remember I was gonna pick Texas
04:33 as my defense of the week,
04:35 and then I just went with an emotional decision
04:37 to switch to the Mountaineers.
04:38 How about that?
04:40 Always follow the emotion.
04:42 So, well, seven points by West Virginia,
04:45 that was the fewest allowed in the Big 12.
04:47 Wes wins, finishing in first place
04:49 in the defensive category.
04:50 Ding, ding, ding, he gets the full seven points
04:53 for first place.
04:55 Skyler, here comes the Sky man.
04:58 He picked for his offense,
05:00 please stop me when you see a trend emerging,
05:02 he picked for the offense to score the most points
05:05 of the week in the Big 12,
05:06 the West Virginia Mountaineers.
05:08 Did they deliver?
05:10 They did indeed.
05:11 The 37 points against BYU turned out to be
05:15 the most points scored by any Big 12 offense this week.
05:20 Ding, ding, ding.
05:21 So the Sky man finishes in first place.
05:25 So he gets the full seven points for first place.
05:29 So guys, West Virginia finished first
05:32 in three out of four categories.
05:35 Sign me up for that every week.
05:38 That was downright impressive.
05:40 No doubt about that.
05:42 So thoughts, comments, snide remarks,
05:44 what you got?
05:45 Well, I thought I was gonna make some traction there,
05:49 but since my buddies went with me,
05:51 pretty much even across the board there.
05:55 Yeah, I mean, it's a heck of a week from all of us.
05:57 Three first place finishes and a second place finish.
05:59 I mean, Jed, I can't even really rag on you.
06:01 I mean, you had a second place finish yourself
06:03 out of, you know, what?
06:05 14 different options and we're all finishing first
06:10 or second, that's pretty darn good.
06:12 That's why you come here for your knowledge, folks.
06:15 I tell you what.
06:16 Who was first in passing again?
06:19 TCU.
06:21 TCU.
06:23 By nine yards.
06:24 But again, I was sitting there tracking the Oklahoma game.
06:28 Oh, and they had the ball at midfield,
06:29 down by three in Bedlam.
06:31 And I'm thinking, I really would like them to move the ball
06:34 just for nine, 10 more yards to get first place,
06:36 but I'd rather they lose.
06:38 When they stopped them on fourth down,
06:40 I'm like, all right, sign me up, I'll take it.
06:42 Jed, we are thankful.
06:44 We are thankful for your sacrifice, that is for sure.
06:47 So what does that mean for the standings?
06:49 Not much since we all kind of had a pretty darn good week.
06:53 Jed has 11 points now in fourth place.
06:57 Owen and Skyler continue to be a tight race there.
07:00 Second and third.
07:00 Skyler's in second with 27.
07:02 Owen in third with 24.
07:05 And then those guys are both hot on my heels.
07:07 I've got 31 points now in first place.
07:10 So we are coming down the home stretch here,
07:12 just three more weeks of this,
07:15 and we will let you know how it all shakes out.
07:17 But that's where we're at now.
07:18 I'm in first with 31.
07:19 Skyler in second with 27.
07:22 Owen with 24.
07:23 And Jed with a Bruce Irvin 11.
07:27 All right, before we go to break
07:28 and give our picks on the other side,
07:30 big moment here now in In the Gun history.
07:34 Not only did we have ourselves a week on the show,
07:37 we almost went four for four with our picks.
07:40 But one of our listeners did,
07:42 Jed, for the first time in our history,
07:44 we've got our Neil Armstrong.
07:46 We've got our four for four.
07:47 - He's coming.
07:50 We're going to close the segment
07:51 and he will send us to break.
07:53 What's gonna happen is,
07:54 let's talk about the four categories real quick.
07:58 How did the listeners fare in picking the passing offense,
08:01 rushing offense, scoring defense, scoring offense?
08:04 Here we go.
08:06 How many picked the passing offense correct?
08:09 Two.
08:10 So you know one of them was the winner, right?
08:14 Two.
08:15 Oh, what's this?
08:15 That's new.
08:16 For those listening and not watching,
08:18 Balloons just came up like a creepy clown show
08:21 on Wes's computer.
08:22 - I guess when I put the number two, Balloons come up.
08:25 What happens if I do the number three?
08:26 - I'm looking for it hiding under your desk there.
08:29 - What happens if I do the, all right, nevermind.
08:32 - You're right, you're gonna ask.
08:33 So two got the passing offense right.
08:35 How many got the rushing offense right?
08:39 - 22.
08:40 - 22.
08:41 - Wow.
08:43 - 22.
08:44 - People really are influenced by me.
08:46 - That's right, they are.
08:47 You carry sway, my friend.
08:49 You carry sway.
08:51 Now, how many picked the scoring defense right?
08:55 22.
08:59 How many picked the scoring offense right for Skyler?
09:06 Nine.
09:08 Nine.
09:09 So I continue to take pride in the most elusive category
09:13 in our competition.
09:14 Not even close.
09:16 Guys, that's three correct picks in three weeks
09:19 for the passing offense by all our listeners combined.
09:22 So I don't feel so bad.
09:23 - That's crazy.
09:24 - Three in three weeks by every listener pitching in
09:27 to help me.
09:28 We still can't do it.
09:29 So here we go.
09:31 How many listeners got three right?
09:35 Well, I'll tell you what.
09:36 Old Josh Helms picked the Mountaineers in all four.
09:40 So he got three out of four right.
09:42 Not a bad strategy this week for Josh Helms.
09:44 Shout out to Josh Helms.
09:46 You nailed three out of four.
09:48 I'm gonna work my way down the list.
09:50 We had Kevin Fuller got two out of four,
09:52 both West Virginia.
09:53 Jesse Eli, two out of four.
09:57 Mike Vest surfaces once again with two out of four.
10:01 We didn't subject our viewers to his picture last week.
10:04 Skyler said, "I can't do that."
10:05 So moving on down, we had Brian Moffitt.
10:10 Brian's name surfaced on here before.
10:13 He's a regular, he's productive.
10:15 I'll tell you what, he's a very serviceable starter.
10:17 Slide Brian Moffitt in there.
10:18 He got two correct.
10:20 Chris Little got two correct, both West Virginia.
10:25 Art Wilkerson got two correct, both West Virginia.
10:28 Bobby Berry.
10:30 Shout out to Bobby Berry because he got two correct
10:33 and they weren't both West Virginia.
10:34 One was West Virginia with the scoring offense
10:37 and the other one, he was the only other person
10:39 to get the passing offense correct in TCU.
10:41 - Jed, if there were 22 people that got the run game
10:45 and the offense, right?
10:47 I mean, we had probably had a lot of people who got--
10:48 - It doesn't align like that.
10:50 - Okay. - You see what I'm saying?
10:51 It doesn't align perfectly like that.
10:52 - Oh yeah, that makes sense.
10:53 - Yeah, some people just got, yeah,
10:55 one or the other and all that kind of stuff.
10:58 So working our way down.
11:00 Daniel Sargent.
11:02 - Yep. - Jed, is Brian Gray,
11:04 did he participate?
11:05 - Yes, he did.
11:08 And yeah, you're about to get to him.
11:10 Let me see here.
11:11 Let me see.
11:14 Actually, he did.
11:17 I'll get to him in one second
11:18 'cause he's now toward the bottom.
11:20 Daniel Sargent got two right.
11:22 Glenn Blake.
11:25 Now I know a Glenn Blake.
11:26 He was one of my pop corner football coaches
11:28 and I'm wondering if it's the same one.
11:29 I need to find that out.
11:31 He got three out of four right.
11:32 He picked West Virginia for all four.
11:33 He was three for four, good job.
11:35 By snack, if it's the same Glenn Blake,
11:37 I know we call him snack.
11:38 Benjamin Gilbert got two right.
11:42 I'm saving our winner for last.
11:44 Brian Gray got two right.
11:48 Let me see, 11-2, okay.
11:51 Joe Bashaw got three right.
11:57 Yeah, Joe Bashaw got three right.
12:00 10-0-1 AM, okay.
12:02 And then, yeah, that might've come in after the TCU game.
12:07 Anyway, that kind of wraps that up,
12:09 but we're going to get to our winner.
12:11 So here's what we're gonna do.
12:13 First of all, we sent an email out to our winner.
12:17 He is going to get a T-shirt.
12:19 He's going to get a signed rookie card.
12:22 He's going to be the charter member of our winner's club
12:26 because we hope to have other winners in the future.
12:28 So he will have a say in that.
12:30 - Charter.
12:31 - We're gonna have to bring him on the pod
12:32 for one of these shows, dude.
12:33 - We might have to.
12:34 That might be an off-season project we have, yeah.
12:37 We might need to bring him onto the pod.
12:39 So again, I reached out by email.
12:42 We're waiting to hear back.
12:44 We'd like to post a picture, but one way or the other,
12:47 without further ado, this fella, four for four,
12:52 our first ever four for four,
12:54 the first ever to plant the flag on the ITG moon,
12:58 much like Neil Armstrong so many years ago.
13:02 A couple moments as Skyler pulls this up
13:04 and cues it with the music.
13:05 Jake.
13:11 - From State Farm.
13:12 - Bowtell.
13:13 - One small step for man.
13:15 One giant leap for mankind.
13:20 - Jake from State Farm.
13:21 Jake Bowtell.
13:22 Again, I asked in the email how to pronounce the name,
13:25 but I didn't get it yet.
13:26 Jake Bowtell, B-O-W-T-E-L-L.
13:30 He obviously selected West Virginia
13:33 for the three categories that you guys nailed.
13:35 He obviously selected TCU for the passing offense.
13:40 So Jake was four for four.
13:46 Wow.
13:48 Now, just one second, guys.
13:51 Is that the same Jake that is our Australian friend?
13:56 - Ooh, it might be.
13:58 - Is that the same Jake that is our Australian friend?
14:01 - That might be.
14:01 - I think it might be.
14:03 - Tell me how he spells his last name again.
14:06 - B-O-W-T-E-L-L.
14:08 - That is our Aussie buddy.
14:12 - That's our Aussie friend.
14:13 - Oi, oi, oi.
14:14 - Congratulations to Neil Armstrong,
14:17 AKA Jake Bowtell, down under.
14:20 Wow, how about that?
14:22 So no wonder he hasn't gotten back the email.
14:24 I don't think it's been delivered there.
14:25 What is it, four o'clock in the morning?
14:27 Wow, wow, that's impressive.
14:30 That is very impressive.
14:32 - That's awesome.
14:32 - So, well, I tell you what,
14:34 the picture problem's solved
14:35 'cause I know where to find pictures of Jake.
14:37 He posts them on his Twitter account all the time
14:38 when he follows us.
14:39 - There you go.
14:40 - Congratulations to Jake.
14:41 He is the first winner in the Winners Club.
14:43 He is our Neil Armstrong.
14:44 He plants his flag on the ITG moon.
14:47 He is the charter member,
14:48 the founding member of the Winners Club.
14:51 We hope to have other members of the club,
14:53 but Owen, I'm glad you work for UPS
14:56 'cause I'm starting to wonder
14:57 what it's gonna cost to ship Jake Bowtell,
14:59 your rookie car, the T-shirt.
15:02 - Probably a couple bucks, for sure.
15:05 - A couple bucks, yeah, a couple bucks,
15:07 but it's worth it, it's worth it.
15:09 So congratulations to Jake Bowtell.
15:12 - Wow. - That's awesome, man.
15:13 - That's impressive. - That's fantastic.
15:15 Jake, we hope to have many others in the future,
15:17 but you will always be our first partner.
15:19 - Hey, he's the first one, man.
15:20 We're gonna have to get a little,
15:23 little intro. - We're gonna set
15:24 something up, yeah.
15:25 - You know what I mean?
15:26 - Heck yeah. - And you know what?
15:27 Let's see if we can get Phil to give Jake a shout out
15:31 on Phil Friday.
15:33 That'd be pretty cool to get a shout out from Phil Steele,
15:35 our boy Phil Steele, friend of the show.
15:37 So yeah, absolutely.
15:38 So we're gonna hook him up.
15:39 We're gonna make fly fun for him.
15:41 That's kind of interesting how all that came together.
15:43 He's been a very active fan of the show
15:47 for quite some time.
15:49 He posts a lot of cool stuff,
15:51 from his account over there in Australia.
15:53 He said that he's, you know,
15:55 he found his once in forever podcast
15:58 and he's a Mountaineer football fan now.
16:00 So he's once a Mountaineer, always Mountaineer,
16:03 even down under.
16:04 That is really cool.
16:05 Jake Botel.
16:06 So that's who that was.
16:08 - Big shout out to Jake, our very own Neil Armstrong.
16:11 Wait, Jake might not get the Neil Armstrong reference
16:13 'cause he's not American.
16:15 Jake, if you don't get the Neil, that's a good point.
16:19 But do they, I mean, do they care as much
16:21 about the moon landing?
16:22 Do they care about the moon landing
16:24 as much in Australia as we, I don't know.
16:26 - I'm sure they do.
16:26 Yeah, it's an earthling landing on the moon, right?
16:29 So.
16:30 - That's a fair point by you.
16:31 Jake, big congratulations, buddy.
16:35 Thanks to everybody who participates.
16:36 Listen, we need our Buzz Aldrin still, right?
16:39 We need our second man or women on the moon.
16:42 So keep playing and maybe we'll continue
16:44 to have some cool prizes and things like that involved.
16:47 We've got to get to a break here.
16:48 When we come back on the other side,
16:50 we'll give our picks for week.
16:52 You good, big O?
16:53 - Yes, I was just thinking,
16:55 I'm definitely sending Jake a trust logger.
16:58 - You wanna talk about expensive to ship
17:03 and figure out down to Australia.
17:05 But let's see if we can do that for sure.
17:07 If we can make that happen.
17:09 If we can make that happen, that'll be fantastic.
17:12 - A buddy of mine, if we had done this,
17:13 like in the summer, a buddy of mine,
17:15 who's a doctor, Cecil, Cesar Holbert out of Philippi.
17:17 Cecil and his family went,
17:19 his son actually performed at the symphony
17:22 or at the opera house in Sydney.
17:23 So we could just send it with him.
17:25 (laughing)
17:26 - That's fantastic.
17:28 That's fantastic.
17:28 I have been to Australia once, but it was a long time ago.
17:31 And I don't know when I'll get back there.
17:33 But Jake, if I do anytime soon,
17:36 I'm bringing some trust loggers for you.
17:38 Congratulations.
17:39 And yeah, we'll have some cool,
17:40 make sure you get back to Jed's email.
17:43 We'll have some cool stuff lined up for you for sure.
17:45 We'll give our picks for week 11.
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19:32 - Let's go, Mountaineer fans.
19:36 You're tuned in to In the Gun with Wes,
19:38 the runaway beer truck and the signal caller.
19:41 - Back in the gun here, it's time for our week 11
19:47 pick 'em here on the program.
19:50 We will start with Big O, the runaway beer truck.
19:54 Big O, your beer truck offense of the week.
19:56 Who's gonna run for the most yards in the conference?
19:59 - I'm going with the sophomore sensation from OSU,
20:03 the OG the second, Ollie Gordon.
20:08 - Always a good pick.
20:09 - Going down to the bounce house.
20:11 - Always a good pick.
20:12 - And probably about to throw them out the club.
20:14 - Yeah, probably about to bounce them out the club.
20:17 - He's about to bounce them.
20:20 - That was a good one, yeah.
20:20 He might have 400 yards on the ground
20:22 before that one's all said and done.
20:24 So Big O going with the Big O, Ollie Gordon,
20:29 the second of the Cowboys there.
20:32 - That's the little one.
20:33 - The little one, that's right.
20:34 - That's the little one.
20:35 - That's right, exactly.
20:36 - That's right, exactly.
20:37 - Mr. Drenning, your signal caller offense of the week.
20:41 Who's gonna throw for the most yards in the conference?
20:43 - Well, since the Hex is over,
20:46 and I nearly won and finished in second last week,
20:49 I can't curse anybody,
20:51 or I would certainly curse Oklahoma so much
20:53 for the Kenny Powers shaking the dice dance move
20:55 to hex somebody, so that's over.
20:58 So I tinkered with the flight and Dana Holgersons
21:03 and Donovan Smith at home against Cincinnati,
21:05 'cause I think they'll have to put it up
21:06 against that Cincinnati front,
21:08 'cause they're not built like Oklahoma State
21:09 to run like that.
21:11 And Cincinnati against most mortals is difficult to run on,
21:13 but I'm back and forth.
21:16 Wes, you kind of tilted me when you said,
21:19 "Go with your heart."
21:21 I want Texas to lose.
21:22 I want Texas to be stunned.
21:23 I want Texas to be upset and shocked.
21:25 Texas has quarterback issues right now.
21:27 Quinn Ewers is out.
21:29 Malik Murphy stepped in.
21:31 He was picked off a couple of times last week.
21:33 Probably should have been picked off one or two more times.
21:35 He's putting the football in harm's way.
21:37 There's even chatter that Manning might be considered
21:41 for some action this week.
21:42 Arch Manning, I don't know if I'd go that far.
21:44 I don't know what's gonna happen there,
21:45 but I just think the recipe sets up
21:48 against a very desperate, very desperate TCU team
21:52 that's coming off a national championship appearance,
21:55 sitting here with four wins,
21:56 and they still have Texas and Oklahoma
21:58 left on the schedule.
22:00 They're at home against Texas,
22:03 and everybody in the state of Texas
22:04 hates Texas even more than we do.
22:06 It just, it sets up that I might go with,
22:09 I'm just gonna go with Josh Hoover,
22:11 the young gunslinger for TCU,
22:12 who's been in since Chandler Morris was injured.
22:16 I'm gonna go with TCU to throw for the most yards.
22:19 Going with my heart, like you said.
22:21 I'm hoping it's enough to stun, shock,
22:24 and just completely ambush Texas, but we'll see.
22:28 - Hey, and here's to hoping.
22:30 I'm with you on that one.
22:32 So Owen goes with Okie State for Beard Truck.
22:34 Jed goes with TCU for Signal Caller.
22:37 Our guy Skyler, he's gonna go with EMAA.
22:40 He's gonna go with Kansas State
22:42 as his Big 12 offense of the week.
22:44 They are at home hosting the Baylor Bears,
22:47 I believe, quick double check, yes,
22:49 they are the biggest spread favorite
22:52 in the conference this week.
22:53 20 and a half point favorites at home
22:55 against a Baylor team that is struggling.
22:58 That really puts it into perspective right there,
23:01 how much Baylor is struggling.
23:02 So Skyler will go with Kansas State,
23:04 the Wildcats as his offense of the week.
23:07 And gentlemen, I will go with Iowa State,
23:10 the Cyclones, as my defense of the week.
23:13 I know in prime time, BYU's record is amazing.
23:17 Yeah, they took a big fat L this past Saturday
23:19 in prime time, but they've done really well in prime time.
23:23 They've done really well at home.
23:24 I get it, all these signs that could point to BYU
23:27 having a bounce back performance,
23:29 but I think it's going to be same church,
23:32 different pew of what we saw on Saturday.
23:35 I think BYU's gonna struggle still
23:38 to run the football against Iowa State,
23:40 and that's gonna lead them to struggling on offense.
23:42 I think for the Cougars right now,
23:45 they're in a rough spot.
23:47 They're really banged up and they can't run the football,
23:50 and that's a bad combination for your offense.
23:53 If you're really banged up and you can't run the football
23:55 to kind of control things and move the chains
24:00 and stay ahead of the chains and all those different things,
24:04 I'm a little worried about BYU right now.
24:08 So I'm gonna go Iowa State.
24:09 I know it's on the road in prime time.
24:11 Where in Provo, they have great success
24:17 in prime time at home, but I'm gonna go Cyclones
24:20 for my defense of the week.
24:22 So there's our week 11 pickables.
24:25 That over under is 42 and a half, right?
24:28 - And that seems high.
24:30 I mean, I would expect a lower scoring game than that.
24:32 I really would.
24:33 - Yeah, I feel like I get to cheat sometimes in this
24:37 when we get matchups like this.
24:39 Now, you never know.
24:40 BYU could go out there and score 37 points.
24:43 I mean, they certainly could.
24:45 They're capable of doing that.
24:46 - What they're trying to do for the first time this year was
24:49 BYU still doesn't have 400 yards in a game.
24:51 - Well, there you go.
24:54 Is Matt Canada their offensive coordinator?
24:56 - Ew.
24:57 - Yeah, really.
24:57 They got that street going.
24:58 That street the Steelers have is unbelievable.
25:02 But anyway, it's just for a separate thing.
25:04 - It is hilarious.
25:05 Yeah, so many straight games, about 400 yards on offense.
25:08 That's the joke that Jed and I are laughing about there.
25:10 So there's our picks for week 11.
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25:52 Still plenty to come this week.
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25:57 and then Phil Friday, of course, on Friday.
25:59 So plenty to go as we roll along in this week.
26:03 For the signal caller Jed Drenning
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