The Drive with Josh Graham - College Football Playoff Picks

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We had zero games days ago with college football season nearing I have my college football playoff prediction cemented. I've been thinking about this a very long time I've been crossing things out and penciled in trying to write them up in, and then once it was written in pen. I wrote on another sheet of paper because I disagree with what I had before but I initially have a conclusion here for the college football playoff and I think this is the season.

It finally happens for the Michigan Wolverines 10 and three last year were the Wolverines the year before that they disappointed with eight Wednesday had 10. The previous two.

Jim Harbaugh is a winner except that he hasn't gotten over the Ohio State hurdle still hasn't beaten the buckeyes at this point, but this is going to be the year it happens, the Michigan Wolverines are going to make the college football playoff and it's mostly because Ohio State's going to take a step back. Listen, I like Brian. He did a nice job when urban Meyer was suspended those two games at the start of last year. He did what was necessary to get them wins and he understands how urban Meyer ran things but let's not mix it up. He's not urban Meyer. He can't have the level of knowledge that Meyer had that took him winning national champions national championships to a group so while he might be a good coach. He's not Jim Harbaugh. Yet he's not urban Meyer yet. So Ohio State is naturally going to take a step back just in fields he's being touted as a Heisman candidate. I don't see there's a reason why Jay Crombie nomadic Georgia is a reason why he transferred out to go to Ohio State it's not because he's a bad quarterback he deserves to be starting at Ohio State, but there's also a reason why he's transferring out at another place that's considered to be a contender and it's because he wasn't as good as the incumbent that was already in place and from. So while people are going to mix the stop and think that I'm saying that Justin Fields is in a good what I'm simply saying is that Justin Fields isn't a Heisman candidate to this point. The reason Michigan is going to get over the hump this year. In addition to Ohio State taking up a few notches back to styling it back a little bit with urban Meyer being gone in them losing Heisman quality quarterback play the schedule really favors the Wolverines, the Ohio State game is at home in Ann Arbor, Michigan State is going to Ann Arbor, Iowa going to Michigan. Those are the three most difficult games on the schedule thereon a conference middle Tennessee Army West Point don't overlook Army West Point that's going to be something to keep an eye on in week two, but aside from that, those are your out of conference games that you're playing those of the teams are playing out a copy okay you Notre Dame. You obviously play every single year that that will be a walk in the park by any means, but once again that games could be played say it with me ever, Michigan. Easiest games are at home most difficult road game is at Wisconsin but that games even coming off a bye week so it all sets up very well for Jim Harbaugh.

They have quarterback play coming back at Chez Patterson, who I thought didn't get enough credit for last year they won 10 games banged up the points transferring from Ole Miss is good to be even better in your two under Jim Harbaugh's offense. Jim Harbaugh's a tremendous coach. He just has to be Ohio State yet and unfortunately that's how your graded when you're in that job and when you're at Ohio State. How do you do against the rival.

It's what happens here in the state of North Carolina with Roy Williams and Mike Chesky and fortunately those coaches are beaten each other quite a bit, but no one really puts pressure on the coaches when they don't win a handful of times in a row. You got to Hall of Fame coaches that Jim Harbaugh's gonna get it done this year who's good to be joined by going to go out on a limb here – it might even warrant the hip-hop air horn in terms of this being a red-hot take for Clemson and Alabama are both to be there while really young so I got them soon.

Alabama now is the state, Alabama is a go to lose again this year. I think Alabama is more susceptible to lose than Clemson. Obviously, the SEC is a little bit more talented than the ACC is you got difficult games of the schedule of your Alabama. I don't think they're impervious but don't buy the spin Alabama's ticked off that they didn't win the national title. There even more ticked off that they got beat 44 to 16 apparently from all accounts in Tuscaloosa, Nick Sabin is constantly reminded his team about that and there's an extra edge to a team that rarely needs that claims it dear Dabo, constantly saying we've got 75 or 80 players who were underclassmen. Yeah, you also have 11 players were preseason all ACC so don't buy the spin of that claims that they're going to find a way to get there as is Alabama. I'm in on Michigan but the ultimate door course I think comes out of the pack 12 where you haven't had a team go to the college football playoff since Washington in 2016. I don't think it's going to be the Huskies this year they lose three of the most talented players and their franchises history or to get a programs history from last year. Kate Browning at quarterback Miles Gaskins running back and think that is it wide receiver also only two returning starters for the Huskies on defense. I'm all in on the Utah Utes who are number 13 in the preseason poll. They don't have a difficult out of conference schedule open at BYU. They play in northern Illinois and Idaho State not typical at a conference at all. Utah will get through that. There were team has great balance offense and defense. The schedule sets up for them very nicely.

Washington is the most difficult road game but as I mentioned before, I think, wash it, it's good to take a step back Washington state though home game for Utah UCLA is expected to be better this year under Chip Kelly home game for the Utes and you don't have Oregon in the regular season, you might run into them into the in the pack 12 title game. I'm leaning on a team that has seven offenses starters back seven defensive starters back a team that's been knocking on the door the last few years winning at least nine games and for the last five years.

I really do think pack 12 can have a better season this year and you talk to be the best team in that conference.

So give me the you as a surprise team to make the college football player joining Michigan, Alabama and Clemson. Your thoughts are welcome on twitter at sports of Triad Evan Leffler to join us in just a bit ACC play-by-play man, but I'm looking at twitter right now. Tori Smith is still going in on Doug Gottlieb, our good friend that Roy Williams, I think spelled out about as well as you can. Why, you probably should be listening to what Doug Gottlieb said was either that or the stolen credit card so more stolen credit card stuff on twitter. Then I saw shorts on backward stolen credit card limit ask about that when he was in college he stole some credit card to try and make money at the present much till but Doug Gottlieb. He took the play after saying Andrew luck retiring was the most millennial thing ever.

He people got mad at him and he responded on some radio show might even be on the Fox sports radio network so I don't know if I should be doing but torts on backward Doug Gottlieb he he he took the approach I was being sarcastic. Anybody that knows me knows I was being sarcastic.

Tori Smith wasn't buying it. The Panthers wide receiver tweeted out your tweet dog was stupid because it insinuates that he was weak for choosing to sell your quote too hard" comment solidified that it's okay to protect your mind and body know be but me next time for all schools backwards.

The heat was there like your mom's gonna matter good guy would like. That's the only thing that's worth talking about. From the Andrew luck story today. Gottlieb got to it yesterday. We were all eating from the same buffet and there's no longer food available.

Everything that's been said, I think every thing there is to say has been said already about the Andrew luck subject, but there will still be people whether it's Roy Williams at Tori Smith dunking on Doug Gottlieb schools backwards. The drivers brought you in part by our friends at twin peaks restaurant pay them a Visit Hanes Mall Blvd. in Winston-Salem where your BB&T ballpark not too far away is the Twin Peaks. And if you're looking to watch games at your local sports allotment was a telling you all along.

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It's not a bad look for Travolta, but he's on the VMA stage where I don't know how many young people know who John Travolta is the same way – how many people did you watch the VMA's last that you know while we watch the seven minutes Missy Elliott because I didn't know anybody else Taylor Swift letter that they bring out John because Desmond Johnson knows there is meanwhile all the people who know John Travolta is doesn't know what the hell is always yeah so John Travolta comes on stage with Queen Latifah and her introducing her introducing toward and he makes a joke think you should read the winter because I know this and see announces that Taylor Swift so John Travolta, he made fun of himself. He got out of the woods.

All is great right then Taylor Swift brought the entire group of LGBT Q actors and members of the community who were in the music video on stage with her and John Travolta merely handed the award to a drag queen what thought Taylor Swift was a directly John Travolta.

He is wickedly talented, talented, but he has no idea who these people are, no idea about any of the pop culture any of the people representing award.

You might at least Google search of the person's face look like God. It worked the first time. No talented so John Travolta clearly no idea who anybody in pop culture is next Evan Leffler, the great ACC broadcaster Ray Cobb sports doing to broadcast this year for Fox sports as well. He's here on site your BB&T ballpark getting separate first pitch for a Winston-Salem – baseball game, all is great but also opening weekend is coming up and I'll tell you why this might be the best opening weekend in recent ACC history is next on the drive drive with Josh Graham, 620 Evan Leffler now joining us. Our good friend Ray, sports boy, any other support. Many sports, and we have right now sports that you're the voice sports that I am in the primary broadcaster for none of which I imagine I ever would be calling regularly probably include ultimate Frisbee corn hole and I caught my second act throwing event this past weekend.

I love ask. It's one of the most fun thing you have never watched growing. Next, I have run accident for the first time this past weekend and I need a lot of work. It's an amazing thing you ever thrown actors before this new although strangely enough, I was invited to go to select two weeks ago in a build out. The event is essentially going there and they serve alcohol while you're throwing axes so the general manager of I think it's called That acts with new Winston-Salem) in Downtown gentlemen and Sam Carter was in the finals of the U.S. Open of act throwing that I broadcast on ESPN2 this past weekend and you really should've wanted.

He was, he stumbled a little bit down the stretch with this that he never really competed before it was an unbelievable performance and he's, you could go meet them and learn from them and maybe learn some of his brilliance. Again, getting set to start BB&T ballpark. It is the Winston-Salem – Salem Red Sox Evans very conflicted as somebody who went to Wake Forest, lives in Winston-Salem but is a Red Sox fan identity broadcast Salem at one point yeah you not to be honest, I'm not all that unbiased on the Red Sox long already here because like I was the voice of the Salem Red Sox for six seasons.

I grew up outside of Boston. I can't not come to BB&T ballpark and wear a headset. By the way I thought today was to be the first time I come here and not put a headset on. Apparently that this requirement let's look at this weekend a little bit. It's opening weekend in the ACC and I think this is one of the best opening weekends in recent memory.

When you consider the fact that you have almost everything you have regional games that fans care about you have conference games that look like in the grand picture of things are to be significant. Also, you have playoff teams from a year ago who were going up against ACC teams, one of which obviously is in the ACC Clemson going up against Georgia Tech, Alabama, Duke, Louisville and Notre Dame.

Then in the regional games Carolina South Carolina will be at the game Saturday at Bank of America Stadium East Carolina NC State. It's the first time in two states. Good to be able to serve alcohol legally. So I think it's the perfect game to welcome and when you look at conference games are very significant. You got Boston College, Virginia Tech, two teams that I considered to be very good Virginia Virginia the preseason picture. When the coastal decking is close to last year so this is what you're getting right out of the ship and on top of that you and I were just at Dave Clawson's press conference earlier today. Maybe the best game of the bunch. You just look at sheer quality of teams. Wake Forest looking to go to four straight bowl games when its fourth consecutive ballgame Utah State 111 games last year that's coming up Friday night. It's a fantastic weekend yeah I'm not sure if you mention Florida State hosting Boise State is well.

The conference games to play game so important so early in your season to me. I'm sure you are watching Miami Florida on Saturday like I was great appetite.

It was so sloppy and it was still so much fun to watch and it was a game that could have gone either way and had several lead changes down the stretch. I'm fascinated to see how Wake Forest bears on Friday night because as you said this is a real test for them and I think it's it's a critical game for them. Look, as Wake Forest begins the 20 19th season they have the pieces to potentially have one of the better years they've had history. Now I'm not predicting that there gonna win the ACC.

I think they have that anywhere from 4 to 9 win written on and this is a game where if you if you want to have a good season by Wake Forest standards. You take care of business and home and it's a great win for the Atlantic Coast conference to be 11 when Matt team from Mountain West Dave Clawson mentioned earlier today waken Utah state but a couple times in the last five years. We got shellac 1 Set Utah Way candid Utah state, a pretty good weapon couple years ago. This will be the best version of the deacons in the Aggies that have gone head to head. Here's what's interesting to me.

You have a new director of athletics and John Curry who has made an effort to be as present as visible as possible and also his number one agenda item that it seemed like has been Wake Forest football promoting the games, getting people to be at the games season ticket sales and I was told by athletic spokesman Steve Shaw earlier today there very close to selling out this game. They didn't sell out last year you had Clemson and Notre Dame coming in you work going on to win your third consecutive winning season that's a priority now.

I wonder how much different the mood around Wake Forest football is in this momentum that's been created if what comes out of the chute and loses obviously it's important for the program and the added momentum to win.

You know if they beat North Carolina couple weeks later after they lose Utah state, it could come back, but I'm with you Jack. I think there's been a singular kind of lead mentality for the John Curry era, which obviously is in its infancy and that's what were you get people in the stands were to amplify football environment.

It doesn't take a genius to realize that the basketball program, both men's and women's are in a really rough spot. The football program is as good as it has ever been there, trying to make football. The marquee sport Wake Forest. It's never been that before, but it is now out of necessity, and they've got the personnel to be great again this year. Now they have very little margin for error. Their depth or maybe is better than past years is still not necessarily at the top level of the ACC and I look at their schedule to get to games they absolutely should win the lawn and rice. They got one game that they absolutely should lose at Clemson. Every other game is something of a tossup so I that's why think, 49 wins is the range for this to Medica football team.

But as far as this weekend goes like I'm I'm really excited for Pittsburgh, Virginia. I think the winner of that game is a great chance when the coastal division and I'm curious what what backgrounds Tar Heels are going alone and South Carolina to be a tough opponent for them. That's give you a really tough game to win, but come on compete.

No said this is someone earlier today North Carolina year ago was better than the record that they were more competitive, especially late in the year they lost a lot of close so you know that change the mentality to change the system to bring in a new energy.

I would be shocked at all if North Carolina went to South Carolina in one now I'm not predicting them to win, but I would not be shocked as you grown as somebody gets if I pictured you just ballpark. I was actually groaning at what you said South Carolina I just think you're better at everything opposite and got a better quarterback Jake Bentley and this is a really tough spot for Sam Houston, Matt Brown made this point to less yesterday on the air. Sam house the first ever freshman to start the season opener for North Carolina. While he might be the most exciting prospect coming into North Carolina in the recruiting site era certainly still a large bill to live up to. We were talking about alcohol flowing at Carter Finley Stadium coming up this week and Laura Brownlow who was with us last week from W REL sports fan.com she according to her sources has the alcohol prices for games at NC State. This is for East Carolina and the Wolfpack after going to attend this game Saturday. Dez, would you like to take a guess what Miller light Coors light Bud Light and truly is going going for going on this game.

So how big are these drinks I don't know how big the drinks are but just picture it, you're getting a draft beer at a football game that I could give you something that you can throw on the field and hurt somebody with that same pirate fans will be virtually Thursday, but it's also not Yankee Stadium. That's right, I'm in a go about eight dollars trophies cloud server nine dollars and the old coffee. The old topic.

NC State new Belgian beer $9.09 dollars for a beer. I don't know if that's what they cost here. The ballpark I be willing to guess not. Probably minor-league baseball ascended cheaper believe that Carter Finley Stadium is not have this past you know if state law, state law, they they finally allowed for college sporting events to allow for alcohol to be sold and naturally NC state was the first one to say yes then they were followed by think East Carolina Doughty Ficklin Stadium, followed by Kenan Stadium and the Tar Heels Appalachian State jumping board. So where were not. This is new to us because of Wake Forest. Even do games they've they be in private institutions of soul beer for a long time but knew at NC State and it should set up quite an atmosphere. At least they won't have much time to get hydrated will say with it being a new kickoff time Evan Leffler hanging out with us on twitter at Evan Leffler coming up there something I'm interested in original ideas. I think NC State and North Carolina have taught us many of them anymore since the drive is 624 must communicate to the drive Josh Graham land very poorly. Previously ballpark and there's already throughout the Winston Salem – in the bottom of the third inning. The Red Sox are leading the dashboard and nothing Joe Wilde who actually broadcast. This seems games is sitting right next to me amplify God still Walker just crossed the baseball but not far enough right into the glove of the right fielder Victor coaster were off to a great start, and by a great start beginning has just ended.

So what do the top half of the inning for the Red Sox. How does that sound as the – much like Josh Graham at East Carolina University back door 30 straight innings 3191 strata 38 is 30 it is 30 IMAP on that one to 330. Yes, the – 30 straight innings that they haven't worked so will do some play-by-play at the top of the forbidding. In the interim, the celebrate what Joe Wilde has done for us this week were playing some of your best calls you had in the second half. Here is the most recent batch Joe Wilde called the second half of the season is my favorite one night there.

Joe is always will get to your second and third batches from the second half tomorrow and on Thursday it is the top of the fourth inning and we got Jagger Scavone is at the point I got that right. You got that right. Thank you and he is the number eight batter in the lineup in the second inning he singled and looking at his batting average in the year that's 193 and meanwhile Jorgen. What's Jorgen's last name had an area he's at the easel and the amount and my guy Jorgen right now is at 330 ERA on the season three ball one strike count on the pitch pitch for sound dynamite ideal lefty matchup here – with the white jerseys, white pants and the purple numbers black trim pop fly left field Peru Scavone and laughed catch made by Nuno and JJ makes the play for the first out in the next fiscal event. Thank you.

I know I broadcast back in play-by-play guy is right. Yeah, I was in Colorado doing some of it East Carolina sentence movie lines right now for this inning at sports on triable giveaways and with some Wake Forest football tickets in about 10 minutes country music going to the plate that doesn't get anybody jazzed up special when you're down for nothing but grant Williams is not down for nothing. His teams up for the nothing like everything about cabin area is nickname is the best.

Yeah, which is the beast and it's because he eats a ton.

Anyways, 155 pounds. I can't. I don't way that ground ball throw in times of von for the second out the – trailing 40 nothing in this barnburner of a 336 day here at BB&T ballpark really think died that differs from his. I could be wrong but I think it might just be the copious amounts of barbecue soda, beer that I enjoy on a daily basis. I just wanted to just water. Today, because it's so hot and sunny outside, riding on lefty matchup for Garrett binge leadoff hitter first pitch swinging base hit the right field line drive dominant – can we talk about the – name. We talked about the fact that ice cream and cake is contentious at times. The name of the – it should be the hyphens right technically be like howling with that beat is it would be low-to-I am a big fan of grammar side root for the hyphens regardless if I lived in. What's your favorite grammar name.

I think the exclamation points I root for first pitch to a coaster outside ball will root for the periods. No, no, I hate periods that periods of the worse. I would not refer them.

It's just not a good eye. Moreover! I the way I put it all. Please step back in the batter's box is a runner at second base and two-way in the top of the fourth inning, 40 nothing Red Sox over the – pitch ground ball third-base shopper picked up, thrown sharply by Roman in time throughout number three. How did I do it did fantastic. You did you just say not as Windsor well. A couple of very quick getting. So I think we did just fine. There we keeping you told so were here at the Winston-Salem ballpark.

If you have lines to send and that we can work in right here on the fly like Harrison sending in here. Nobody knows what it means that the robot really good one gets people going. This is something that we can do here in the bottom of the fourth setting as the gastritis or for the first time, and 31 frames. Meanwhile the way were going to give away these Wake Forest football tickets. It's just basic trivia questions that simple but actually it's not even trivia. We don't give you the questions ahead of time because we don't trust. Search the answers and then just following what fun is that. So rather just get people on and we asked if they know an old face which new play season safely and I felt like Colby's Lisa the Cowboys Buffalo Bill, now my God like Frank Gore, Frank Boris playing football. By the way, how jet is probably good for all my goodness he's a Buffalo Bill yeah so essentially the game. The last time we did this we scared off solicitors who otherwise want to go to what concert will be giving away tickets to a few weeks ago that it was Ted Nugent yeah were trying to avoid Ted Nugent tickets and we scared people off because the questions were too hard. Me asking were Frank, that's a really tough how many people do you think that played football and average football watch her humming people even know that I what percentage I'd say with where fantasy football that I think it's different among people listen to sports radio versus general sports fans of eliciting the sports radio you either like the hose thanks to you or or you just a big sports fan, which means you're more apt to know Frank Gore is a Buffalo Bill, so that's what were going to give away those tickets in about 10 minutes. Should I do more play-by-play is what you think – come up for NASCAR's flight… And I split your cruise plate you can't do on cruise. He is a real good looking ballplayer 231 hitter exactly what you're looking for right-handed batter going up against the lefty who doesn't look very Paul. His name is Logan Browning, son of Tom Browning actually goes Tom Browning through a perfect game in 1988 Cincinnati Reds wire here to Opitz's fell back to one. So lefty on writing long delivery for Browning and it's outside offspeed pitch misses the point. She was a picture in the minor leagues. I think I try to pitch like Browning because he does this thing when he steps back. We actually goes back and forth to be a little bit deceptive watch.

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Yeah, he yelled in my booth to he tried to grab a baseball going to get there but a small child. By the way the ball is frowned three to that guy said have fun storming the castle is that he do this is this is the money picture. That's what it is 32 on Johan Cruz and this one's line the right-field sharply hit, but in position to grab it is a coaster for the first out it's one of those things man like when crews come to the plate.

He just has this swagger when he steps in the box. There's Hispanic music playing and nobody knows what means, but it's provocative because the people going, but he's unable to get it going right there that well what you talking about intra-bond out of plate right-handed batter facing the left. The first pitch swinging ground out to shortstop throw completed by Williams throughout number two is letting we got your Josh Little below about one that's about as seamless as it gets folks can I say something that bothers me. Broadcasters are safe folks. That's all folks yet that is kind of me when exactly is old-time and I would like to do all time baseball. While we have the moment I have a baseball game in front of me like Greg did allow steps that apply to batter pits on the way and it's indecipherable. All I feel like the same person that says Fulks is the same person that because everybody thought about seeing allow date allows RealPlayer, saying, 246 header and it's a lefty on lefty matchup so I like his chances real Swing that to write the left available. It's 31 straight scoreless inning. See the flock for the – Joe let you go and do your job… That sounds good to me that anything that is the voice of the – let's give away some Wake Forest football tickets for 12344 Friday night, 8 o'clock kickoff time Utah state.

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Three priests next day at the – ballpark here in the triad of course with the area code 336. Looking around the entire ballpark have representatives from teams all around the area and local businesses as well, so were happy to be a part of it and certainly with our partnership with Winston-Salem – baseball and our love of this part. Happy to spend some time here this year, but it is college football season already.

Miami already playing in the ACC falling against Florida over the weekend this weekend though DG the lineup you have regional games that fans care about your going to be, as part of our early afternoon show that the big tailgate towards canopy at ECU NC State. We are going to be at North Carolina South Carolina at Bank of America Stadium regional games that really matter, conference games, though, you are Boston College, Virginia Tech, Virginia Pittsburgh, which decided the coastal year ago.

Clemson, the defending champs facing Georgia Tech to confiscate right from the jump tomorrow night, or make it Thursday night in death Valley, and then you got playoff teams competing Alabama Duke, Louisville, Notre Dame, and let's not overlook the fact that Wake Forest is playing Utah State team that won 11 games last year which of these matchup excites you the most from what we have on our menu ACC opening weekend you started covering the late 1980s there were all here where football with your relevant Mercury.

They didn't have enough good team with them on the national clean NP. They did not often go out of their way to federal court matchup in the right television windows, etc. so here we are afforded 2019. The ACC has won three elastic national title in football… All but remember Jimbo in the Seminole got one before he left for Texas A&M like I'm looking forward to even beyond some of the invention on that little boy at Notre Dame on Labor Day night. I think it spawned Alabama to get the ABC timeslot mid Saturday afternoon. All gamecock Tar Heel could be competitive pack certainly will be more competitive than it was a year ago we have is worth worth following, including Mac is back in chapter 2, quarterback following first-timers like Sam how are you true freshman Matt McKay has waited his turn behind Brian Finley at NC State how we even have Josh in your part of our date, we have seen you on an North Carolina ANC in the preseason top 25 whole so I think you come to be a part of Wake Forest that like them, but they are pushing their best in the Mountain West the player at quarterback, Jordan Walker, the height Willie Packard back in Cleveland at Florida state name under the microscope opening with the fate of the Mountain West. Maybe that league work one between the naturally televised matchup and the other two matchup that matter for coaching reasons your your makeup style reason I think we have much to offer on an eight week one. Maybe in the seven year history of the input of the copper Wake Forest. I was at Dave Clawson's press conference earlier today and he said this is the most difficult season opening opponent he's faced in his time in Winston-Salem 11 wins for Utah state would justify that plot. John Curry, we we've all seen it. He's been very aggressive in his first few months as the director of athletics, trying to push football trying to get this first game sold out. I was told earlier today that they really like the place. The rat there very close to selling out this game. It should be noted last year, Notre Dame and Clemson both came down and neither game sold out despite the fact that Deke made it to their third consecutive bowl game and they won their third consecutive bowl game. How important for the moment. Some that's being built for the geeks and trying to change this national and regional perception about them winning the first game against Utah state matter I mean this is a program that hasn't had a lot of our I hear from the rooftop.

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This is one of the better wake teams potentially but I have Jim grow won an ATP title 13 years ago and clicking the deacon you don't beat the clock but if you're going to have a truly special you need to win a game like Utah state matchup Friday night in the nonconference portion of your schedule better than teams like Duke and Carolina right I think because of quarterback weight might be better than the last. When you got to connect all the.if you're going to make a run at you know nine or 10 when which would give you one of the best school history. You can't let one go even against the leavening you thought they even get that quarterback. If you have a dream season and that's why I would one of the most important games will watch this coming weekend. David Glenn early afternoon. How spending time with us here on the sports watching – this is happened. As were talking to you the ice cream and cake song displayed and people were dancing all across the stadium.

My favorite player on this – Timo is a great head of hair, a great mustache is from Louisiana has walk-up song is Baton Rouge calling his name is Jamison Jamison Fisher. I don't know what more you can ask for from a southern baseball player you he just flew out the left – haven't scored a run in like 33 or 34 consecutive innings are down five to nothing at the moment before we get the baseball traditions that we love Louisville is still a question that Evan Leffler presented who was hanging out with us at the stadium.

A short while ago that spent he's been on recon for many years broadcast the ACC now for Fox sports, among other things.

If you had to guess which fan base is going to be more excited about the state of their program after one year of watching their first year coach Mack Brown and his North Carolina Tar Heels or Scott Satterfield in the Louisville Cardinals. Where are you headed that you will ballgames. Yeah right. I notice the different attitude and a different level you I can promise you that I I don't think the on field product is going to be great in Chapel Hill. This respective a little bit to include recruiting if you go that route the answer is you and I think if you're looking for and on field product I would be provided. The Cardinals make more stride than the Tar Heels.

I think Sam how really sounded true freshman quarterback. The first ever to start you can opener the best. The cardio can fill in the history of their program at the quarterback position.

I don't question his talent as much as I question the offense of line in front of him and how good are the Tar Heel linebacker and will they have your reliable talented people will game they will be overachieving now that applies the Louisville as well.

Both of these guys are picked to finish near the bottom of the league, but I I don't think got Satterfield.

I think got Satterfield had inherited a little bit more in terms of experience and at least give them a chance to make a bigger dent in your one go out and CDG is going to be at EC UNC state.

So if you're supporting the Pirates of the Wolfpack at Carter Finley Stadium as part of the big tailgate tour go out and see David Glenn he's on twitter at David Glenn show and you can listen.

Of course, to write before we come on the afternoon the three right here on the sports so since were at a baseball stadium.

How many parks in the state. Do you think you ventured out to in your many years living here in the state of North Carolina minor league not college yet mightily minor league I all we are we counting the summer league with only the college.

Have you spent much time in the summer league parks not not a lot but that. But if you count data get double overture. I mean I've seen with the film that in the Greensboro grasshoppers. I might Burlington Royalton playoff game.

This Friday night, they more than that.

Still working out the details to try to get there for their post game this Friday. I've been to the Charlotte night net beautiful sound ballpark several times I've seen a national portrait game. I mean, they were always looking for an Indian kid significant Carolina multicast game of many old trending toward double digit now I saw the Nashville Taurus game, but I really want to go only because crash Davis finished his career there. After his time with the durables and also Ryan McGee who was with you yesterday. One of our favorites to catch up with. He wants told us a story that when working with the Asheville Taurus. There's this this forest beyond centerfield that when you go as a home within the forest and when home rumbled her head out there.

There's this guy who grabs the balls and then sells them back to the team name the mountain and on anything other than the mountain man one time they see about their big beard and long hair and there's literally a snake hanging from his his forearm biting him and he doesn't seem to care because he's the mountain man will I really want to go to Nashville Taurus game for that reason, but if I bring in the factors of convenience that you might get at lesser minor-league levels versus a AAA part and also features that are unique to the park. Those two elements.

Which park would you go to first if you can only visit one day I met a good durable. I love crested Automall for they have a Google map got Norton bowl is a state-of-the-art medium exactly surrounded by a really cool part of downtown Durham if you want to do it open after the game or before the game and yes I will crash Davis. I love the legend of milk will lose.

Do you have any ballpark tradition on someone who always has to get a hot dog. Often times a dear but either sunflower seeds or gum usually on the gum diverse sunflower seeds. What about David going to be a guy you know that I am the higher Concourse at any mightily to see what is on Because whereas I dreamily low maintenance. In most aspects of life and my wife write that way. I'm kind of appeared not you pick that up. Josh hope I don't go relight the root if you'd be lots of advertisement on the brand of beer. I probably never craft brewery guy,, all happen. Why I like the occasional IPA year exploration as part of my baseball tradition and join you in the hot dog but I don't eat a lot of hot get a good one at the ballpark and I might make it in the mustard and relish them in the right mood. Maybe you really are onion me in authentic ballpark that had like no back in the 1940 sounded like a timeframe that might have applied your mountain man in Asheville with the snake. Sounds like all poignant side story doesn't does go see DG at NC State and TCU over the week. I got a prediction for ECU and insisting on the note that you discovered a lot of beer. There will be a lot of beer consumed about that's right it's the cold, hard, cold beer lock that there will be a lot better consumed at East Carolina and NC State both fans like the sauce and DG. He's he's a little more particular, but also a fan of this extra doing this that you got what company really. What Bob cold beer lock trust, we would have been opening for you right there with you think they were good, so let's find a sponsor for Josh grams cold stone cold cold beer lock which man is good to get drunk as this week to week.

That prediction is Carlotta fans are a lot this weekend on is having my government honeymoon know you fans are already tailgating you been there every day for a work when the powers grow more in the four ball game here. Sorry Saturday all and why you may should should I do this, read, and that voice.

I'm sure the client when it really a presiding drivers run through a more grand slam pizza. They had these Moravian sugarcane pies that might be sent from heaven themselves, like I mentioned this a few times and then friends of mine tried it and they said man. Why didn't you say it was a great idea people think just because I read this thing. It doesn't mean it's true I'm not reading a sheet of paper actually right now I'm just telling you what's up if the Moravian sugarcane but it's also the grand slam pizza that is because unbiased and it has no buffalo sauce and bacon concert tickets. It's very good just try by got speak them more Louisville Clemmons Road right out of the Kinnaman Village Commons pay them a visit inclement find them online pie guys.calm as we got to get to the house today well for all of the chickens and was lovers out there about some really bad news for you all have some bad news is 620 with Josh Graham okay one measly run one Salem Red Sox five come down to the – a listing were in the bottom of the knife now which means I don't know if the vendors are open which means I don't know if I'll be able to grab any foothills grab a hot dog. That's kind of a modern baseball game. I can guess neither of those things under 3361 of the nation are the best. A podcast is available.

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It's a sad day in River city is the – haven't scored a run in 36 consecutive innings big 3536 yet because the bottom of the night there still hope, but meanwhile this is batter is at the plights been on his third back in this at-bat wanted to the dugout that it seemed like the second twig so he goes and grabs another one exciting stuff happening will see what ends first to show or the baseball game. Let's take it to the house ground ball Thursday and there's one away to take it away so Popeyes made an announcement today that they are going to run a chicken sandwiches and stores across the country this week, even though they thought they had enough to keep selling them from September.

They shared the gut wrenching news Tuesday afternoon pretty crazy to start us only thing which is earlier in the month ignited a chicken wharf AAA and it's been pretty nuts.

You have out here that happened like I already mentioned, I'm hungry – are losing have any fear as FCC and and and now you just talk about Popeye's chicken will be gone by now.

I get that but I'm hungry and you're not. You can't play zombie life.

They can be sad. I'm sure you got your like four steps away from a hot dog, probably out imaginary but it's apparently the vendors close so no the bottom of the 90 now one hour funder while he knows where the Joe while those were the secret hot dogs are no I don't think the top stop right there in the of got it you had a chicken thing was impossible know I didn't know there was a thing I haven't had I try Popeyes for the first time like three months ago. Really, actually, with the day Tiger Woods never forget the day Tiger Woods won the Masters I went and got Popeyes and Popeyes for the first time as Tiger one Masters make you feel Josh entire life up pretty good. Gosh it's a race, we are what 50 seconds left in the show 50 seconds throughout the bottom of the night regulars of the play will it be a first for slinking will this game in before our show.how is five nothing Salem Red Sox over the width Salem – he's digging and working to have time for one pitch below going to let us finish this game while were on the air. Let's find out together friend takes it inside, I got a bill and partly because the storm don't give up hope for is John Curry will be against Morrow is and T-shirt and Cliff's little tire here in your tires and experience the old committee and BB