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Health Chatter
Grief and Health
Yeah, I was just thinking about that, the Philando Castile situation, because I felt like a lot of the reaction, at least from my perspective and how I felt, was that with that situation, a lot of people were very upset and there wasn't a lot of consequence that came out of that. There wasn't a lot of real resolution that came out of that.
Health Chatter
Grief and Health
And then, so when the George Floyd thing happened, you know, you have people, this is, During the day, there's tons of people there. People are trying to do their part and they're filming and they're speaking up. And, you know, with the Philando Castile situation, that was a situation where people were not there.
Health Chatter
Grief and Health
There might not have been anyone who could intervene, obviously, other than the police, other police officers, you know, who maybe should have did their part in that aspect. But the community for George Floyd, it was like they were there. They were present. You know, want to try and make sure you're doing things or feel like you're doing something.
Health Chatter
Grief and Health
So we don't have a situation like Philando Castile where we feel helpless. And then with George Floyd, it was like, the outcome was the same. You know, we're doing different things. We're there, we're active, but it's the same outcome. And I felt like that was the biggest difference in what changed where it's like, you know, we are told to,
Health Chatter
Grief and Health
be proactive, do certain things, speak up for people, advocate. And then you're doing that and we're still resulting in the same kind of outcomes. And I think that frustrated the community as a whole. And that's really where a lot of the, you know, like the anger and everything came from. I think it really came from where it's like, okay, we're kind of damned if we do and damned if we don't.
Health Chatter
Grief and Health
So we might as well, just kind of go about it in a way that is really going to get people's attention?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
They get so excited for these games. They're like, what's the craziest uniform I can make? And they come up with that, an Advent uniform.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Before we go, because this is our last show before Christmas and probably also until New Year's because our show's going dark for two weeks. Not Gen CFB, all of Levitar's show. Surprise! What's your favorite bowl game matchup that you're looking forward to?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Yeah. I think like obviously with the opt outs, the games are harder to predict. Yeah. They... Can't really be like an indictment on your team season because half your players are probably gone or whatever. But like so narratively, they maybe mean slightly less. But there's opportunities for so many weird and fun and stupid things to happen. And that's what I'm excited for.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
We got the Alamo Bulls, a BYU Colorado game. Sure. Why not? Sure. They're in the same. Might as well do a secondary. It's like the Big 12 championship for third place. We have that. We've got Iowa and Missouri, your alma mater. You're wearing an Iowa shirt, Lucy. I'm wearing an Iowa women's basketball shirt. South Carolina and Illinois. I don't know. I'm just excited for all of these bowl games.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
I'm just going to be in my jam jams watching bowl games on my ass, laying down on the floor for like three weeks, and I can't wait. Look, if you're...
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
There's some sort of tax bowl. And it's accountants giving you the trophy. They drop an abacus on you. Perfect. I love it. Yes. Everyone lean into the silly and the fun. We've got like 50 college football games left and I can't wait, Lucy. Thanks for listening to Gen CFB this season, this year, 2024. What a year. I don't know what our next episode will be, but happy holidays. Merry Christmas.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Happy New Year to everyone. Enjoy the football.
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Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Just wear what you're supposed to wear. Wear the classics. You know what? You sound like a Notre Dame fan because Notre Dame fans, they love tradition. They love to stick to the classic blues. They don't like the alternate uniforms. If Notre Dame wears an alternate uniform and they lose to Indiana on Friday night, every single fan will blame the uniforms.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
And if that's the case, if Notre Dame does in fact lose to Indiana, I'm just going to throw this out there. I don't think it's the uniform's fault. I think that this game... I know it's a cliche. It's going to be one on the line of scrimmage. And I think Notre Dame's defense is going to have to put Curtis Rourke on his back like Ohio State did if they want to beat Indiana.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
And that's the matchup that I'm going to be watching on Friday night. And I think it probably is going to be a pretty close game.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Not me. I mean, this is Indiana and Notre Dame as like fan bases. Everyone from Notre Dame has Indiana family members. Everyone from Indiana knows Notre Dame family members or has Notre Dame. Some of them, there's an Indiana campus in South Bend. Like some of them went to both schools. Like these are both schools where everyone's kind of, in my opinion...
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
like everyone's kind of happy like we get to have this matchup because only in the college football playoff would you get this Notre Dame never plays Indiana hasn't played them since 1991 I think like they played a lot in the 30s and then they stopped so this is a big matchup for a lot of families a lot of a lot of uh house divided right now Lucy with Notre Dame playing Indiana but Notre Dame's defense is ranked sixth in S&P plus Al Golden loves to blitz and Notre Dame has a
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
corners and safeties that are great in coverage so that is sort of the defensive game plan and that's what they're going to try to do to slow down Curtis Rourke to stop the offense from moving I think defensively both teams are really good I think Notre Dame's offense is going to have to be productive they have some of the best rushing attack in the entire in all of college football elite with Jeremiah Love who is ready to play he got banged up the last weekend of the season against USC Riley Leonard has scored
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
A couple dozen on his feet this year. Also thrown a couple dozen. He's a dual threat, Lucy. He's a big boy. He likes to run. He likes to throw. And this is going to be a good game on Friday night. Notre Dame's favorite, 7.5. I think, like I said, close game. Notre Dame, I also saw, they're going to have yellow rally towels.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Now, I don't know who told them to do that because Kurt Cignetti, he's from Pittsburgh. He's going to think those are terrible towels and they're for him. I don't like that. Don't make them yellow. Notre Dame, it's not too late. Go get green towels.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Yeah, right. This is a different animal. Yeah, I've been to Notre Dame playoff games before. I've been to big games at Notre Dame Stadium before. Night games are always fun there. I'm super excited. Look, I think it's totally realistic that Notre Dame loses this game, and I have bad, dark thoughts. But then Christmas is four days later. So either way, I'm just, like, I'm...
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
I'm happy to be included. I've been watching Mike Ryan cry about Miami not making the playoff for the last three weeks, and I'm like, holy shit, that could have been me. That could have been me if Notre Dame didn't go on this 10-game win streak to finish the season.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
I would have had so much FOMO if everyone else made the playoff and Notre Dame was left outside looking in because of that stupid game against Northern Illinois earlier this season. But either way, I'm happy to be included. I think Indiana is really good. I respect Indiana. A lot of people don't respect Indiana football. I think Kurt Cignetti's done a great job there this year.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Their defense has been playing so well. Their offense has been so efficient. Just like you said, those two games against Michigan and Ohio State. were really tough for them and Ohio State like totally kicked their asses.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
So they're going to want revenge and to be able to prove that they can compete against these like, you know, higher weight class college football teams that have been doing it for a long time, like the Notre Dames of the world and then Georgia if they win. So this is a huge chance for Kurt Cignetti in Indiana to change the narrative and prove that they actually belong in this playoff.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Welcome back to Gen CFB. It's playoff week, Lucy. It is playoff week. We're going to a couple of playoff games this weekend. Fingers crossed for you in Texas, getting your credential. I'm heading to South Bend tomorrow. We've got a lot to talk about in a very short amount of time. So I want to start with this.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
And Marcus Freeman just signed a massive extension. He's sticking around Notre Dame for six more years. So huge game for him to win the first ever college football playoff home game. It's just going to be really cool. It feels like a part of college football history, and I can't wait to go. I'm going to freeze my little ass off, and I can't wait.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
I also think Penn State will win. I think that it's win-win for people that think James Franklin can't beat the top teams in college football because if they do win, it'll be easy to dismiss it as like, well, SMU wasn't a top five team. They haven't beaten a top 25 team this whole season. Did they even deserve to be in the playoff? They got lucky. Alabama should have been in this game.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
But I do think Penn State has an underrated defense.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
underratedly really tough defense and I don't think the offense will need to be explosive to beat SMU on the other side of that Kevin Jennings for SMU has been really good he has he has a couple picks on him but he loves to throw it downfield and I think if you can get a couple of those passes completed like you can disrupt the game plan a little bit so that's going to be an interesting thing to look at I do think Penn State will win and I think they will move on and play Boise State
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Notre Dame, there are rumors they may be wearing alternate uniforms for their home playoff game on Friday night. And so I've seen two fan mock-ups of potential uniforms that Notre Dame could wear. Oh my God. On purpose? I think this one's a joke. It's like a Christmas sweater uniform, but it's really funny. But wait, the second one's even better. This is a...
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Yeah, don't blow it. Don't blow it. Don't do it. Don't do it. Yeah, I'm with you. Also, Penn State's backup quarterback, who did play a lot this year. Yeah, they worked him in the offense quite a bit. So that's weird.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Man, you would have had to go to Iowa.
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Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Question for you. We both think Texas will beat Clemson.
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Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
I think the reason... Texas' offense has been so injured this whole season. Their defense is great. I think that's where it's coming from for me. Clemson's going to have to try really hard to score points in this game. But I think, to your point about... I think these four games in particular, we've seen all eight of these teams' flaws all season long. None of these teams went undefeated.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
All of these teams have tough losses. All of these teams have faltered in some way and have a weakness. And so I think this is where coaching is going to come in and which coaches are going to be able to game plan around it and which coaches are going to be able to exploit it on the other side. And I just think... Sark is good. I think Sark is a really good coach.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Dabo obviously is as well, but I think their offense is going to struggle against Texas' defense. Texas' offense is also going to struggle against Clemson's defense, but I think to a lesser extent.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Which... That's sad. I get it. The last couple games, Texas' offense limped into this matchup. That is fair, I think. On defense, one of the best pass defenses in college football, best cornerback in college football, the Thorpe Award winner. Although, awards season was very contentious this year, and we don't have time to talk about it.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
I don't think there was a single award that everyone was, except the Doak Walker Award. The Herbies? Everyone was mad about, everyone was mad about Tyler Warren winning the, oh, fuck, the Mackey Award. Yeah, anyways, whatever. I digress. This is a long digression. But yeah, I think that, I think Texas will win. They'll play Arizona State. I think Texas will probably also win that game.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
But it's got a bow. Maybe we'll have a career day that day. We'll see.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Fair enough. But yeah, Clemson, I think, limps into the playoff, but will ultimately lose. That game has the biggest spread. Another seven and a half point spread. Tennessee at Ohio State, the second night game, the Saturday night game. Humongous, ginormous game. The winner plays Oregon. This one I feel like I keep going back and forth on because, again, both really elite defenses.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
An Advent-themed Notre Dame uniform from Twitter. We'll credit whoever made that in post. But what are your thoughts? What are your thoughts on the Advent uniform for Notre Dame this Friday? Are we sure we want to credit who made these? Are we sure we want to do that? I love college football, and this is just one of the reasons why. Fans make the darndest things.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
But I think I like Ohio State winning at home. I don't think Tennessee is going to have a great day offensively.
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Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
It's a hostile environment.
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Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
But it's not Michigan. Their name's not Michigan.
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Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
You're wearing those jerseys. That is a great idea. Solved it. You're welcome. If that happens, I'm changing my pick to Tennessee. Tennessee's defense, according to Bill Connolly, fourth nationally in havoc rate, which includes tackles for loss, pass breakups, interceptions, forced fumbles, etc., etc. Havoc rate's bullish.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Having an offensive line that is not its strongest with a lot of injuries, like you said, that can be kind of scary for Ohio State. But I don't know. Someone has to win the game. So I guess I'm picking Ohio State. I don't feel great about it. I don't feel great about any of these, except, I guess, Texas.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Yeah, they were really upset. So if Tennessee does win in this hypothetical situation, what time is Ryan Day fired the next day? Before 9 a.m., noon, which we said like an over-under. He's gone, right? Everyone's going to be so mad.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
Yeah. I mean, the vibes are really... rancid there. But I also think they could easily win. And then if they win that game, I think they could beat Oregon. It was a one-point game last time. I think their run game against Oregon puts them in a good spot, actually. So I think you could say the same for Tennessee and Samson there, too. But anyways, I... think it's going to be a fun weekend.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
This is the first time we've ever had a 12-team college football playoff. It's crazy. It's going to be super fun. And if it's not fun, my take on that is like, well, the semifinals are never fun. So, hey, you got more not fun games. At least they're college football games, right? But I think they will be fun.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Gen CFB: College Football Playoff Preview
And if they're not, I mean, they're on college sites, so there's cool, at least it's not like a neutral site or an NFL stadium, because that stinks. It's good for the economy. You're welcome. I mean, hey, La Quinta's getting all my money. Congrats to La Quinta in South Bend. I'll be staying at you this weekend.