Notre Dame vs Texas A&M: Pivotal Season Opener Preview

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00:00Let's go to this one first, because I think this one's maybe, I don't know, getting overlooked.

00:07I think Clemson, Georgia is getting a lot of the gas, rightfully so, whatever.

00:11Notre Dame heads into Kyle Field and College Station on Saturday night to kick off Marcus

00:17Freeman's season.

00:18A very important one, as me and you have discussed a lot, Joe, Freeman's got to make the playoffs

00:22now.

00:2312 teams, I thought, very unimpressive last year.

00:26We had Hartman, didn't really let him drive the car the way that he should.

00:30I'm nervous he's going to do the same thing with Riley Leonard here now, coming over from

00:33Duke.

00:34But they have a big opportunity on the road here, Joe, to get their season off in a big

00:38way.

00:39I might shock you.

00:40I'm actually shocked that Texas A&M is two and a half point, three point favorites heading

00:45into this matchup.

00:46Not a knock on Mike Elko, think he's a very good defensive-minded coach.

00:50I just do not buy in to Connor Wedman as being the second coming of Johnny Manziel.

00:56The kid's inconsistent.

00:57Struggled with Auburn last year.

00:59He was hurt.

01:00I think this offense is going to be a little inconsistent with playmakers moving on.

01:04And I'll say this about Marcus Freeman.

01:06Last two years, say what you will, ten and four straight up, Carver.

01:10They played very well on the road, and the mobility of Riley Leonard, to me, is the difference

01:15going on the road in College Station.

01:17I don't care.

01:18Plus the two and a half?

01:19Outright!

01:20I said it, not you!

01:21Outright!

01:22Notre Dame over Texas A&M.

01:24I think A&M is gutless.

01:25Yeah, that's got me nervous now that you're on Notre Dame.

01:29That's got me very nervous that you're backing them, because usually you go after them.

01:33You try to gas me up.

01:34I don't go after them!

01:35Not true!

01:36Not true!

01:37You go after them.

01:38I'll say that.

01:39Here's the thing.

01:40Eight and a half win total, we're anointing Mike Elko as like it's the second coming of

01:44Nick Saban.

01:45Eight and a half win total?

01:46You've got to be kidding me.

01:47The best season Jimbo Fisher had was nine and one during the COVID year, when Kellen

01:51Mahn beat North Carolina.

01:54Give me a break.

01:55They couldn't win under someone.

01:56They couldn't win under R.C.

01:57Slocum or Jackie Sherrill or Mike Sherman.

01:59You want me to keep going on and on and on?

02:02I mean, come on now.

02:03Jimbo couldn't get it done either.

02:05Mike Elko in year one is going to get it done.

02:07Get real!

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