WTKA Roundtable 9/14/2023: Double-Agents

Things Discussed:

• NOTE: The first 29 minutes are on Mel Tucker/MSU. I get on with Sam early to talk about the leak, and then the panel joins to discuss what we've know and don't know. If you want to skip all that, go to 29:01.
• BGSU Double-Agents Craig Ross and Jack Harbaugh are exposed.
• Next MSU coach? Paul Chryst? He banked his program on Graham Mertz, but it's one mistake. Craig: Chryst would be their Tommy Amaker palette-cleanser.
• Illinois: defense has fallen apart despite having a 1st rounder in Jer'zhan Newton.
• UNLV review: JJ has been incredible.
• Defensive line is coming in over expectations. Gameplan vs UNLV was have them win doubles and they did it flawlessly.
• Run game issues: They've got 3 guys who are hypothetically good at OZ and then they have Hinton and Keegan who are moving away from their best assets.
• Lost their identity: haven't run a pin & pull all year.
• OZ is expensive; if they actually get that good at it they are the best OL of all time. They can make it a 4th pitch but not a 2nd pitch without making that the thing they do.
• Probably not getting the top transfer OL anymore if they're not playing Henderson.
• Feels like they're overreaching with this, trying to find other ways to get outside.