"SEC Football: Any Given Saturday" Just Win

1 00:00:07,757 --> 00:00:09,092 [dramatic music playing] 2 00:00:11,845 --> 00:00:13,847 [Andy Staples] It all comes down to this, 3 00:00:13,930 --> 00:00:17,684 the last Saturday of the college football regular season. 4 00:00:17,767 --> 00:00:20,311 Three months, 12 games. 5 00:00:20,395 --> 00:00:22,022 This is the culmination. 6 00:00:23,523 --> 00:00:26,693 Teams are vying for 12 spots in the playoff, 7 00:00:26,776 --> 00:00:30,864 and a chance to maybe get through that meat grinder 8 00:00:30,947 --> 00:00:32,907 and play for a national championship. 9 00:00:32,991 --> 00:00:34,534 -[players yell] -[fans cheer] 10 00:00:34,617 --> 00:00:36,327 [commentator] Touchdown, Carolina! 11 00:00:36,411 --> 00:00:38,872 [Harry Lyles Jr.] This is the week where it all comes to a head. 12 00:00:42,584 --> 00:00:45,420 The top-five conference champs are automatically in, 13 00:00:46,463 --> 00:00:49,716 but which SEC teams can get into those next seven? 14 00:00:49,799 --> 00:00:52,218 [man 1] Tennessee's definitely in the college football playoff. 15 00:00:52,302 --> 00:00:55,430 [man 2] South Carolina's peaking at the right time. You get to nine wins, 16 00:00:55,513 --> 00:00:56,765 playoff is still a factor. 17 00:00:57,974 --> 00:00:59,893 [Josh Heupel] Don't take anything for granted. 18 00:00:59,976 --> 00:01:03,855 It's always about the plan to win, dominating the fourth quarter. 19 00:01:03,938 --> 00:01:06,858 [coach 1] You worked your ass off for this moment, so you make sure, guys, 20 00:01:06,941 --> 00:01:09,486 you go out there, leave everything you got out there on the field, 21 00:01:09,569 --> 00:01:11,654 you play your ass off for one another. 22 00:01:11,738 --> 00:01:12,822 [coach] Preparation creates? 23 00:01:12,906 --> 00:01:14,741 -[team] Confidence. -[coach] Confidence creates? 24 00:01:14,824 --> 00:01:17,702 -[team] Swag. -[coach] Swag allows you to do what? Ball. 25 00:01:18,411 --> 00:01:19,871 [Andy] This is the SEC. 26 00:01:20,497 --> 00:01:22,332 If you don't win a national title, 27 00:01:23,708 --> 00:01:25,001 you failed. 28 00:01:33,218 --> 00:01:34,844 [producer] Here's a big question. 29 00:01:36,346 --> 00:01:39,557 What is the Playoff Selection Committee and how would you describe it? 30 00:01:39,641 --> 00:01:40,600 [laughs] 31 00:01:40,683 --> 00:01:42,727 Oh, man. [chuckles] 32 00:01:42,811 --> 00:01:45,980 "What is the Playoff Selection Committee? Can you describe it?" 33 00:01:46,773 --> 00:01:48,316 [Andy laughs] 34 00:01:48,399 --> 00:01:50,735 [producer] How will the playoffs work this season? 35 00:01:50,819 --> 00:01:52,028 [laughs] Oh my God. 36 00:01:53,196 --> 00:01:55,156 [Andy] All right, let's do it. Let's do it. 37 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:56,282 All right. 38 00:01:56,366 --> 00:01:57,325 [inhales sharply] 39 00:01:59,869 --> 00:02:01,287 [dramatic music playing] 40 00:02:01,371 --> 00:02:04,999 [Andy] In the final month of the season, a select group of athletic directors, 41 00:02:05,083 --> 00:02:07,460 former coaches, and college football dignitaries 42 00:02:07,544 --> 00:02:09,546 meet weekly in Grapevine, Texas, 43 00:02:09,629 --> 00:02:10,964 to determine the fate 44 00:02:11,047 --> 00:02:13,758 of every top college football team in America. 45 00:02:14,259 --> 00:02:17,387 This is the college football Playoff Selection Committee. 46 00:02:17,470 --> 00:02:20,431 Whatever your rationale is, it better be good, you know, 47 00:02:20,515 --> 00:02:22,600 because this has a lot of implications. 48 00:02:22,684 --> 00:02:26,354 Most sports have an objective set of criteria 49 00:02:26,437 --> 00:02:27,939 that allow teams to make the playoffs. 50 00:02:28,940 --> 00:02:30,859 But 13 people talking, 51 00:02:31,442 --> 00:02:33,153 well, that's completely subjective. 52 00:02:33,236 --> 00:02:34,404 We're learning their criteria. 53 00:02:34,487 --> 00:02:37,240 That's what we have to do every year this time when they start coming-- 54 00:02:37,323 --> 00:02:38,241 We have to learn. 55 00:02:38,324 --> 00:02:40,577 -'Cause I feel like it changes every year. -Yeah! 56 00:02:40,660 --> 00:02:42,912 [Andy] Going into the final week of the season, 57 00:02:42,996 --> 00:02:45,665 there's probably about six open spots. 58 00:02:45,748 --> 00:02:48,001 The cutoff line to make the playoffs seems to be ten wins 59 00:02:48,084 --> 00:02:49,335 in the regular season. 60 00:02:49,419 --> 00:02:52,172 Anything less, and you're at the mercy of the committee. 61 00:02:52,964 --> 00:02:53,923 What's your record? 62 00:02:54,007 --> 00:02:56,801 Did you win your conference? What's your strength of schedule? 63 00:02:56,885 --> 00:02:59,637 How did your wins look? How did your losses look? 64 00:02:59,721 --> 00:03:01,097 All of these things matter, 65 00:03:01,181 --> 00:03:03,725 but the prevailing criteria to make the playoffs 66 00:03:03,808 --> 00:03:06,436 still seems to be just win. 67 00:03:06,519 --> 00:03:08,104 Just win, baby. 68 00:03:14,068 --> 00:03:15,695 [intriguing music playing] 69 00:03:15,778 --> 00:03:18,531 [radio host] This has got to be the year if Tennessee wants to contend. 70 00:03:18,615 --> 00:03:20,909 [sports pundit] I think that Tennessee is good enough 71 00:03:20,992 --> 00:03:24,204 to be in the mix to win the national championship this year. 72 00:03:24,287 --> 00:03:25,788 -[fan] Hey, Coach. -What's up, guys? 73 00:03:25,872 --> 00:03:27,373 [woman 1] I just want to say thank you 74 00:03:27,457 --> 00:03:29,709 for making football fun in Tennessee again. 75 00:03:29,792 --> 00:03:31,711 -[woman 2] Exactly! -Eh, we got some work to do. 76 00:03:31,794 --> 00:03:34,130 [woman 1] We're having this signed for one of our friends. 77 00:03:34,214 --> 00:03:37,842 -You want me to sign it right here? -Yeah, right there in the orange. Yeah. 78 00:03:37,926 --> 00:03:40,803 We're trying to figure out a pathway that you can play on. 79 00:03:40,887 --> 00:03:42,722 -Pathway? Just win, man. -Hell, yeah. 80 00:03:42,805 --> 00:03:44,807 -All the way. -That's all it takes. 81 00:03:44,891 --> 00:03:47,602 [Andy] Tennessee is in the mix for one of those last playoff spots, 82 00:03:47,685 --> 00:03:50,146 but the Vols are in the driver's seat. 83 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:54,525 Tennessee is 9-2, heading to Nashville to play Vanderbilt. 84 00:03:54,609 --> 00:03:57,820 The word for the week is "finish strong." They've got to do that. 85 00:03:57,904 --> 00:03:58,821 Yep, 100%. 86 00:03:58,905 --> 00:04:02,200 -You're a heck of a coach. Seriously. -In everything we're doing. Appreciate it. 87 00:04:02,283 --> 00:04:03,326 Okay. 88 00:04:03,409 --> 00:04:06,246 [Bob Kesling] We're with Tennessee coach Josh Heupel tonight on Vol Calls. 89 00:04:06,329 --> 00:04:09,749 Tennessee and Vandy coming up on Saturday. Coach, good to see you. 90 00:04:09,832 --> 00:04:12,168 Great to see you. Wednesday night. Come on. 91 00:04:12,252 --> 00:04:14,963 [Bob] Coach, fun playing big games in November, 92 00:04:15,046 --> 00:04:17,298 and you've got a big game in November coming up Saturday. 93 00:04:17,382 --> 00:04:18,841 [Josh] It's gonna be a big-time game. 94 00:04:18,925 --> 00:04:22,095 [man] How do you keep your team focused on Vanderbilt 95 00:04:22,178 --> 00:04:24,806 versus looking out past Vanderbilt into the future? 96 00:04:24,889 --> 00:04:28,851 Man, um, this is the best league in-- in college football, 97 00:04:28,935 --> 00:04:31,729 and, you know, we're playing a really good Vanderbilt team. 98 00:04:31,813 --> 00:04:33,523 Obviously, offensively, 99 00:04:33,606 --> 00:04:37,402 the quarterback is kind of the key to the ignition that makes them go. 100 00:04:37,485 --> 00:04:40,071 [Bob] Pavia has run the ball 165 times this year. 101 00:04:40,154 --> 00:04:41,447 That's a lot for a quarterback. 102 00:04:41,531 --> 00:04:44,617 [Josh] At the end of the day, this is the biggest game of the season, 103 00:04:44,701 --> 00:04:48,705 and we need to go finish it in the right way. 104 00:04:48,788 --> 00:04:50,957 High goals inside of this program. You know? 105 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:54,627 End of the day, the standard's to go chase and win championships. 106 00:04:54,711 --> 00:04:57,505 Getting into the playoff and go in and win. 107 00:04:57,588 --> 00:04:58,631 [spacey music playing] 108 00:04:58,715 --> 00:05:01,467 Vanderbilt, we have a-- a rivalry with them, 109 00:05:01,551 --> 00:05:03,219 an in-state rivalry at that. 110 00:05:03,886 --> 00:05:08,433 They're a good team, they're competitive, but, man, we're-- we're hungry over here. 111 00:05:08,516 --> 00:05:09,892 Being a two-loss team in the SEC, 112 00:05:09,976 --> 00:05:11,894 just gotta do something to separate yourselves. 113 00:05:11,978 --> 00:05:13,896 [bold music playing] 114 00:05:16,482 --> 00:05:17,900 I was raised by two athlete parents. 115 00:05:17,984 --> 00:05:20,653 My mom was a volleyball player. My dad played football. 116 00:05:20,737 --> 00:05:22,947 So, the environment I was raised in is, 117 00:05:23,031 --> 00:05:26,200 "Be the best, be well-mannered, treat people the right way, but win." 118 00:05:26,284 --> 00:05:30,079 And, um, losing in any way, 119 00:05:30,163 --> 00:05:31,080 I just hate it. 120 00:05:31,164 --> 00:05:34,167 You got to take advantage of every moment, every rep, 121 00:05:34,250 --> 00:05:36,544 every single day. Does everybody understand? 122 00:05:36,627 --> 00:05:37,837 [players] I understand. 123 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:41,424 [Bru] I love the sport of football. It's, like, kind of like going to war. 124 00:05:41,507 --> 00:05:42,383 [brash music playing] 125 00:05:42,467 --> 00:05:44,927 Like, if this were ancient times, 126 00:05:45,011 --> 00:05:48,139 and like, would you rather be back at the castle, 127 00:05:48,222 --> 00:05:51,434 or would you rather be out on the field? Like, I want to be in the front. 128 00:05:52,268 --> 00:05:55,104 And I want to be… that guy. 129 00:05:55,188 --> 00:05:58,191 [Josh] There's one thing that takes us to the next level, 130 00:05:58,274 --> 00:06:00,651 playing really smart football. 131 00:06:00,735 --> 00:06:03,863 We do that, we don't give anybody anything, 132 00:06:03,946 --> 00:06:06,074 fuck everybody else. All right? 133 00:06:06,157 --> 00:06:07,325 We'll go dominate their ass. 134 00:06:07,408 --> 00:06:09,744 -You guys understand what I'm saying? -[all] Yes, sir. 135 00:06:09,827 --> 00:06:11,204 -One team! -Rocky! 136 00:06:11,287 --> 00:06:13,247 [players chattering indistinctly] 137 00:06:18,336 --> 00:06:22,090 [Andy] At 6-5, Vanderbilt's playoff hopes are absolutely gone. 138 00:06:22,715 --> 00:06:24,759 But they're not gonna just lay down and quit. 139 00:06:24,842 --> 00:06:25,676 [brash music playing] 140 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:30,932 The Vandy players would love to crush Tennessee's souls 141 00:06:31,015 --> 00:06:34,143 by winning this game and keep Tennessee out of the playoff. 142 00:06:34,811 --> 00:06:36,437 I want to fucking beat Tennessee. 143 00:06:36,521 --> 00:06:38,272 And I need everyone to be on the same page. 144 00:06:38,356 --> 00:06:39,190 [players] Yes, sir. 145 00:06:39,273 --> 00:06:42,151 We can beat Tennessee literally any given Saturday. 146 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:46,572 We're not leaving that stadium on Saturday without a win. 147 00:06:47,156 --> 00:06:48,032 [coach] Push! 148 00:06:48,116 --> 00:06:49,784 They think they're gonna destroy us. 149 00:06:49,867 --> 00:06:51,786 Fuck every single one of them dudes, you know? 150 00:06:51,869 --> 00:06:53,704 We're gonna win this game at all costs. 151 00:06:53,788 --> 00:06:56,582 You're low, you're square, you're long. You're fucking tough. 152 00:06:57,166 --> 00:06:58,042 [players] Yes, sir. 153 00:06:58,126 --> 00:07:00,461 You may not like this version of me, but I'm pissed. 154 00:07:00,545 --> 00:07:02,171 And I want to beat Tennessee. 155 00:07:02,672 --> 00:07:05,591 Are you gonna let them take away who you are as a football team? 156 00:07:05,675 --> 00:07:06,551 -Are you? -[all] No. 157 00:07:06,634 --> 00:07:08,886 -Then it starts this morning. -[all] Yes, sir. 158 00:07:08,970 --> 00:07:10,054 [whistle blows] 159 00:07:10,138 --> 00:07:11,514 [all cheer] 160 00:07:15,977 --> 00:07:18,271 [Andy] South Carolina has been in the SEC since 1992, 161 00:07:18,354 --> 00:07:21,482 and the Gamecocks have been underdogs pretty much the entire time. 162 00:07:21,566 --> 00:07:22,942 [ominous music playing] 163 00:07:23,025 --> 00:07:23,901 But this season, 164 00:07:23,985 --> 00:07:27,155 ever since the win against Oklahoma and especially the win against Texas A&M… 165 00:07:27,238 --> 00:07:28,698 [commentator] Touchdown, Carolina! 166 00:07:29,574 --> 00:07:31,784 [Andy] …South Carolina's been on a tear. 167 00:07:31,868 --> 00:07:35,037 [pundit] Finally, you are seeing the trajectory of what this team could be. 168 00:07:35,746 --> 00:07:36,789 [Andy] Vanderbilt, 169 00:07:37,457 --> 00:07:38,332 Missouri… 170 00:07:39,500 --> 00:07:40,918 then Wofford. 171 00:07:41,002 --> 00:07:42,920 The Gamecocks are one of the scariest teams 172 00:07:43,004 --> 00:07:44,255 in the country right now. 173 00:07:44,338 --> 00:07:45,965 Put us in the playoffs! 174 00:07:46,716 --> 00:07:48,634 [air horn blows] 175 00:07:48,718 --> 00:07:52,305 I'm a positive-thinking guy, and I love the quote, 176 00:07:52,388 --> 00:07:57,226 "Your investment level in something equals your expectation level." 177 00:07:57,310 --> 00:07:59,187 [gentle music playing] 178 00:07:59,270 --> 00:08:02,148 We've been a team, every year that I've been here as the head coach, 179 00:08:02,231 --> 00:08:05,401 that's gotten better as the season went on 180 00:08:05,485 --> 00:08:08,779 and has always played its best football in the month of November. 181 00:08:08,863 --> 00:08:10,865 [players grunting] 182 00:08:12,241 --> 00:08:14,368 -[whistle blows] -[air horn blows] 183 00:08:14,452 --> 00:08:17,371 [Andy] Sitting at 8-3, the last game for them is Clemson. 184 00:08:18,039 --> 00:08:21,667 A win would put South Carolina at 9-3 185 00:08:21,751 --> 00:08:23,711 with wins over a lot of strong teams. 186 00:08:23,794 --> 00:08:26,881 [Debo Williams] We always say, "Your hard work will create room for you." 187 00:08:26,964 --> 00:08:29,759 So just put the work in, and everything you want will happen. 188 00:08:29,842 --> 00:08:32,053 I tell my team, "Every game, I die on that field for you." 189 00:08:32,136 --> 00:08:33,387 I'mma give you everything I got. 190 00:08:33,471 --> 00:08:34,764 [coach] Here we go. Ready? 191 00:08:34,847 --> 00:08:36,933 Thirty of 'em, go, let's go. Thirty of 'em, let's go! 192 00:08:37,016 --> 00:08:40,019 [Debo] That's the difference. How much do you love it? How bad do you want it? 193 00:08:40,102 --> 00:08:41,896 -Our Father… -[all] …who art in heaven… 194 00:08:41,979 --> 00:08:44,941 [Shane] I don't believe that we've gotten everything out 195 00:08:45,024 --> 00:08:49,111 that we could have at this point, and it's all right there in front of us. 196 00:08:49,195 --> 00:08:52,406 This is a year that I think is really going to define Shane Beamer. 197 00:08:52,490 --> 00:08:55,284 Beat Clemson, and you're still alive. 198 00:08:55,368 --> 00:08:58,246 You can be in that conversation for the college football playoff 199 00:08:58,329 --> 00:09:00,706 to win a national championship. 200 00:09:00,790 --> 00:09:02,792 [birds chirping] 201 00:09:06,462 --> 00:09:08,464 [pulsing music playing] 202 00:09:09,340 --> 00:09:12,385 [reporter] Big matchup, South Carolina and Clemson. 203 00:09:12,969 --> 00:09:15,888 Both teams with a lot on the line. 204 00:09:17,014 --> 00:09:20,476 [Todd Ellis] The Tigers still have hope of making the college football playoff. 205 00:09:20,560 --> 00:09:22,603 The Gamecocks could stomp out that dream 206 00:09:22,687 --> 00:09:25,565 and still have a chance to make the playoffs themselves 207 00:09:25,648 --> 00:09:27,692 with a win over the Tigers. 208 00:09:27,775 --> 00:09:29,569 -[fans cheer] -[man] Let's go, Debo! 209 00:09:29,652 --> 00:09:33,322 At 8-3, South Carolina absolutely has to win this game 210 00:09:33,406 --> 00:09:35,449 to have a chance to make the playoff. 211 00:09:35,533 --> 00:09:37,660 And a win against a team as good as Clemson 212 00:09:37,743 --> 00:09:39,620 is only going to help the résumé. 213 00:09:39,704 --> 00:09:40,705 At least historically, 214 00:09:40,788 --> 00:09:45,459 the Playoff Selection Committee has liked good wins over everything else. 215 00:09:45,543 --> 00:09:47,587 It doesn't get much better than beating a team 216 00:09:47,670 --> 00:09:50,381 that the committee has ranked higher than you this week. 217 00:09:50,464 --> 00:09:52,466 [suspenseful music playing] 218 00:09:55,511 --> 00:09:58,347 We want to finish this season as strong as possible. 219 00:09:58,431 --> 00:10:01,142 We've still got a chance to win a national championship. 220 00:10:01,225 --> 00:10:03,185 Everything we want is right in our hands. 221 00:10:03,269 --> 00:10:05,730 We've got a chance to really make a statement 222 00:10:05,813 --> 00:10:08,566 about how good we are. 223 00:10:08,649 --> 00:10:11,110 In our mind, we are one of the 12 best teams. 224 00:10:12,111 --> 00:10:14,030 [Todd] 3:55 left in the ballgame. 225 00:10:14,113 --> 00:10:16,073 [bombastic music playing] 226 00:10:16,157 --> 00:10:17,617 Sellers in the pocket. 227 00:10:19,201 --> 00:10:20,077 Gonna run. 228 00:10:22,663 --> 00:10:24,415 Touchdown LaNorris Sellers! 229 00:10:24,498 --> 00:10:26,667 -[Tommy Suggs laughs] -[Todd] From 20 yards out! 230 00:10:26,751 --> 00:10:28,628 The Gamecocks take the lead! 231 00:10:28,711 --> 00:10:30,129 [fans cheer] 232 00:10:33,716 --> 00:10:35,801 In the pocket, rolling right side. 233 00:10:35,885 --> 00:10:37,803 Throws underneath. Is the ball picked off? 234 00:10:37,887 --> 00:10:40,473 -[Tommy] He's got it! [laughs] -[Todd] It is! 235 00:10:40,556 --> 00:10:44,060 They shut it down with 12 seconds to go in the ballgame. 236 00:10:44,143 --> 00:10:46,145 [triumphant music playing] 237 00:10:47,355 --> 00:10:48,564 Yeah! 238 00:10:48,648 --> 00:10:51,233 [reporter] What kind of grit did you see from your team today? 239 00:10:51,317 --> 00:10:52,318 Um… 240 00:10:53,235 --> 00:10:54,528 [voice breaks] I'm sorry. 241 00:10:55,154 --> 00:10:57,948 [sniffles] I'm so happy for these players. 242 00:10:58,032 --> 00:11:00,117 The fight that our guys showed… 243 00:11:00,701 --> 00:11:02,745 Uh, I'm just so… [chuckles] 244 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:04,997 They deserve this. 245 00:11:05,081 --> 00:11:06,707 [cheering] 246 00:11:07,792 --> 00:11:09,835 [players chattering indistinctly] 247 00:11:09,919 --> 00:11:11,295 [players laugh and yell] 248 00:11:12,588 --> 00:11:14,924 [Shane] What a day. What a win. 249 00:11:15,007 --> 00:11:16,842 I've never been more proud of this team. 250 00:11:16,926 --> 00:11:19,595 If that ain't fireproof, I don't know what is! 251 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:21,597 [cheering] 252 00:11:21,681 --> 00:11:24,350 We're going to finish this season the right way 253 00:11:25,351 --> 00:11:27,478 and get in the playoffs. 254 00:11:28,062 --> 00:11:29,647 South Carolina's still got a chance. 255 00:11:29,730 --> 00:11:32,191 They're still alive, they're still breathing. 256 00:11:32,274 --> 00:11:33,984 Now it comes down to what the committee says. 257 00:11:34,068 --> 00:11:35,903 Hey, hey! 258 00:11:37,363 --> 00:11:38,447 [ominous music playing] 259 00:11:38,531 --> 00:11:41,492 [reporter] It's Tennessee and Vanderbilt, the Volunteers and the Commodores, 260 00:11:41,575 --> 00:11:45,287 as they decide what happens on this final day of the regular season. 261 00:11:45,371 --> 00:11:47,832 [music turns dramatic] 262 00:11:52,962 --> 00:11:55,214 [Andy] This is the highest-stakes Vanderbilt-Tennessee game 263 00:11:55,297 --> 00:11:57,591 that's ever been played, because if Tennessee wins, 264 00:11:57,675 --> 00:11:59,760 they're going to the college football playoff. 265 00:11:59,844 --> 00:12:03,180 If they lose, it becomes a very different conversation. 266 00:12:04,473 --> 00:12:06,809 [reporter] Tennessee and Vandy, there's more hatred there 267 00:12:06,892 --> 00:12:08,352 than you would expect. 268 00:12:08,436 --> 00:12:10,855 You got to be thinking going into this one, from either side… 269 00:12:10,938 --> 00:12:14,108 The Tennessee side, "All we gotta do is beat the Dores, we punch our ticket." 270 00:12:14,692 --> 00:12:16,736 And if you're a Vandy fan, man, 271 00:12:16,819 --> 00:12:20,156 you can play the ultimate spoiler. 272 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:23,242 [Bru] Vanderbilt, they're the underdog 273 00:12:23,325 --> 00:12:25,411 with an opportunity to make another statement. 274 00:12:26,370 --> 00:12:27,872 That's like the junkyard-dog effect. 275 00:12:27,955 --> 00:12:29,832 Back against the wall, they're throwing punches. 276 00:12:29,915 --> 00:12:32,168 They're going to bite, scratch, and claw. 277 00:12:32,668 --> 00:12:34,170 And as a competitor, it's just like, 278 00:12:34,253 --> 00:12:36,630 "Man, I just can't wait to just squash that." 279 00:12:36,714 --> 00:12:38,132 [suspenseful music playing] 280 00:12:38,215 --> 00:12:40,885 [Josh] Let's go, man. Hey! The most physical team on the field. 281 00:12:40,968 --> 00:12:42,970 All right? One-play mentality. 282 00:12:43,053 --> 00:12:44,930 Snap it clear. Go play the damn next. 283 00:12:45,014 --> 00:12:46,766 Go take this damn thing, one play at a time. 284 00:12:46,849 --> 00:12:48,517 [player] Let's go, man. Move! 285 00:12:51,270 --> 00:12:54,356 [reporter] The Commodores can clinch their first winning season 286 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,275 since 2013 with a victory. 287 00:12:57,026 --> 00:13:00,571 For Tennessee, it appears a win equals a playoff berth. 288 00:13:01,322 --> 00:13:04,033 But nothing is guaranteed. 289 00:13:05,284 --> 00:13:07,453 [fans cheer] 290 00:13:07,536 --> 00:13:09,997 [shouting rhythmically] 291 00:13:10,581 --> 00:13:11,916 Hey! Let's go! 292 00:13:11,999 --> 00:13:13,125 Let's go. 293 00:13:13,209 --> 00:13:15,669 [player] God damn it! Let's go! Come on! 294 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:23,074 Do you want subtitles for any video? -=[ ai.OpenSubtitles.com ]=- 295 00:13:24,512 --> 00:13:27,890 [Dave Pasch] Junior Sherrill on the kick return for Vanderbilt. 296 00:13:30,476 --> 00:13:31,936 And he's got some room. 297 00:13:32,019 --> 00:13:35,356 To the crib. To the crib! Uh-huh, uh-huh! 298 00:13:35,439 --> 00:13:38,818 [Dave] Junior Sherrill going to take the opening kickoff back 299 00:13:38,901 --> 00:13:40,277 for a Vanderbilt touchdown! 300 00:13:40,361 --> 00:13:42,112 [cheering] 301 00:13:42,196 --> 00:13:44,198 [brooding music playing] 302 00:13:47,576 --> 00:13:49,578 [yelling indistinctly] 303 00:13:52,289 --> 00:13:53,999 [players grunting] 304 00:13:54,083 --> 00:13:55,835 [Dave] Sampson on the right side. 305 00:13:57,086 --> 00:14:00,089 Ball came out, and Vanderbilt saying they have it. 306 00:14:00,172 --> 00:14:01,257 They do! 307 00:14:01,340 --> 00:14:03,467 A fumble recovery by the Commodores 308 00:14:03,551 --> 00:14:06,095 after they just returned the opening kickoff for six. 309 00:14:06,178 --> 00:14:08,597 [driving music playing] 310 00:14:08,681 --> 00:14:10,891 Alexander gets the edge. 311 00:14:11,392 --> 00:14:13,185 In! Touchdown Vanderbilt. 312 00:14:13,269 --> 00:14:15,187 What a start for the Commodores. 313 00:14:15,271 --> 00:14:16,647 [cheering] 314 00:14:16,730 --> 00:14:18,482 [Jeff] We didn't start the way we wanted to. 315 00:14:19,149 --> 00:14:21,610 Not anything extraordinary that you got to do 316 00:14:21,694 --> 00:14:23,070 when it's not going right. 317 00:14:23,153 --> 00:14:25,823 It's literally just 11 guys settling in 318 00:14:25,906 --> 00:14:28,534 and doing the ordinary things at-- at a really high level. 319 00:14:30,244 --> 00:14:31,412 Let's go, Vols. 320 00:14:31,495 --> 00:14:33,414 Let's go! 321 00:14:33,914 --> 00:14:34,957 Yeah! 322 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,293 [tense music playing] 323 00:14:38,127 --> 00:14:40,087 [Dusty Dvoracek] Nico out of the shotgun. 324 00:14:40,170 --> 00:14:41,714 [players grunting] 325 00:14:44,466 --> 00:14:46,677 [Dave] Beautiful throw there! Touchdown. 326 00:14:47,511 --> 00:14:51,765 Great response by Nico Iamaleava and the Vols. 327 00:14:54,685 --> 00:14:55,978 Nico off play-action, 328 00:14:56,061 --> 00:14:58,022 and he hits Thornton in stride. 329 00:15:03,819 --> 00:15:06,405 Eighty-six-yard touchdown. 330 00:15:08,782 --> 00:15:10,784 [players yelling indistinctly] 331 00:15:14,914 --> 00:15:16,206 [Dave] Play-action. 332 00:15:19,710 --> 00:15:21,629 Kitselman adjusts! 333 00:15:21,712 --> 00:15:24,798 Pulls it in for the Tennessee go-ahead touchdown. 334 00:15:28,218 --> 00:15:29,386 Nico pulls it back. 335 00:15:29,470 --> 00:15:30,804 Fires over the middle. 336 00:15:30,888 --> 00:15:32,723 Caught. Touchdown! 337 00:15:34,642 --> 00:15:36,018 The Tennessee Volunteers, 338 00:15:36,101 --> 00:15:40,606 after falling behind 14 to nothing to the Vanderbilt Commodores, 339 00:15:40,689 --> 00:15:42,608 come roaring from behind. 340 00:15:42,691 --> 00:15:43,859 The final score, 341 00:15:43,943 --> 00:15:47,404 Tennessee 36 and Vanderbilt 23. 342 00:15:48,113 --> 00:15:50,532 A one, a two, a one, two, three! 343 00:15:50,616 --> 00:15:53,202 ♪ We don't give a damn About the whole school of Vanderbilt ♪ 344 00:15:53,285 --> 00:15:55,829 ♪ The whole school of Vanderbilt The whole school of Vanderbilt ♪ 345 00:15:55,913 --> 00:15:58,540 ♪ We don't give a damn About the whole school of Vanderbilt ♪ 346 00:15:58,624 --> 00:16:02,461 ♪ We're from Tennessee! ♪ 347 00:16:02,544 --> 00:16:04,546 [players cheering and whooping] 348 00:16:05,589 --> 00:16:07,508 -One team! -[all] Rocky! 349 00:16:08,050 --> 00:16:10,970 [Josh] As a competitor, nothing is ever given. 350 00:16:11,053 --> 00:16:13,347 You got to go earn it and take it. 351 00:16:13,430 --> 00:16:15,849 You win, you'll be in the playoff. 352 00:16:15,933 --> 00:16:19,561 It was a great opportunity for us and couldn't be more proud. 353 00:16:19,645 --> 00:16:23,148 [laughs] Not in how we started, but, uh, how we finished the game. 354 00:16:23,232 --> 00:16:25,901 I'm proud as hell of you, man. You guys worked your ass off. 355 00:16:25,985 --> 00:16:27,444 Man, you deserve this moment. 356 00:16:27,528 --> 00:16:31,824 We punched our ticket to the playoff with guys like this, you what I'm saying? 357 00:16:32,408 --> 00:16:33,826 It doesn't really get any better. 358 00:16:34,410 --> 00:16:36,453 [Bru] It's something you dream about as a kid. 359 00:16:36,537 --> 00:16:38,247 I've always wanted to contend for something. 360 00:16:38,330 --> 00:16:40,457 I've never had the chance in my whole college career, 361 00:16:40,541 --> 00:16:41,750 so this is like… 362 00:16:41,834 --> 00:16:43,252 Well, it's-- it's so special. 363 00:16:44,253 --> 00:16:46,505 [Andy] Now, it's just wait 364 00:16:46,588 --> 00:16:48,757 and figure out where the Vols are gonna be seeded, 365 00:16:48,841 --> 00:16:50,342 where they're headed in the playoff. 366 00:16:53,637 --> 00:16:55,931 Here we go, baby. Let's go. Special teams up. Here we go. 367 00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:59,101 [Andy] As cutthroat as the end of the season is for playoff contenders, 368 00:16:59,184 --> 00:17:01,687 the stakes are different for a team like Kentucky. 369 00:17:02,271 --> 00:17:04,189 Kentucky is out of the playoff mix. 370 00:17:04,273 --> 00:17:07,901 They're 4-7. They're playing against Louisville, their in-state rival. 371 00:17:07,985 --> 00:17:09,111 [bold music playing] 372 00:17:09,194 --> 00:17:10,904 What does Kentucky have to play for? 373 00:17:10,988 --> 00:17:12,072 Pride. 374 00:17:12,156 --> 00:17:14,033 -Speed, red, yo-yo. -[player] Even, even. Set. 375 00:17:14,825 --> 00:17:18,787 On top of that, some of the Wildcats are working toward their NFL future. 376 00:17:18,871 --> 00:17:20,289 [coach] Good, good, good, good. 377 00:17:20,372 --> 00:17:22,041 [Maxwell Hairston] After college, I'm hoping 378 00:17:22,124 --> 00:17:24,418 that I'm a successful NFL player. 379 00:17:24,501 --> 00:17:26,378 Make sure you're not moving forward, Maxwell. 380 00:17:26,462 --> 00:17:28,422 [Maxwell] The SEC prepares you for that next level 381 00:17:28,505 --> 00:17:30,632 because most of the guys I'm playing against now 382 00:17:30,716 --> 00:17:32,217 is guys I'm gonna play against Sunday. 383 00:17:32,801 --> 00:17:36,096 -[coach 1] Watch out for him. Watch out! -[coach 2] Come on, you gotta reroute. 384 00:17:36,180 --> 00:17:37,765 [coach 3] Good transition. Good eyes. 385 00:17:37,848 --> 00:17:41,727 Maxwell Hairston is a blazing-fast cornerback from Michigan. 386 00:17:41,810 --> 00:17:44,396 He's faster than pretty much every receiver he plays, 387 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:48,275 and right now, he's trying to run his way into the first round of the NFL draft. 388 00:17:48,358 --> 00:17:49,318 [upbeat music playing] 389 00:17:49,401 --> 00:17:51,737 [Michael] A pick machine is what he is. 390 00:17:51,820 --> 00:17:54,656 He is perceived by many to be the top corner 391 00:17:54,740 --> 00:17:56,742 in the Southeastern Conference. 392 00:17:58,660 --> 00:18:00,913 This is a guy that can go on day one. 393 00:18:01,789 --> 00:18:03,624 -Come on, chest bump. -Hey, Maxwell. 394 00:18:03,707 --> 00:18:05,084 [Maxwell] Deone, that's my brother. 395 00:18:05,167 --> 00:18:06,877 You know, both being from Detroit, Michigan. 396 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:08,170 -Did that hurt? -Yeah. 397 00:18:08,253 --> 00:18:10,422 -I know. -You got big, man. You're big. 398 00:18:10,506 --> 00:18:13,467 I've known him since high school, but we really got close, 399 00:18:13,550 --> 00:18:14,802 you know, being here together. 400 00:18:14,885 --> 00:18:16,762 Hey, Deone, don't believe that man, bro. 401 00:18:16,845 --> 00:18:20,182 Hey, hey. Zoom in on his head and look-- and zoom in on them rows. 402 00:18:20,265 --> 00:18:22,267 [Maxwell laughs] Huh? 403 00:18:22,351 --> 00:18:24,770 -He got a franks package on his head. -[laughs] 404 00:18:25,354 --> 00:18:29,066 I want to be a ten-plus-year player in the NFL. 405 00:18:29,149 --> 00:18:29,983 Hut! 406 00:18:30,067 --> 00:18:32,152 [Deone] After watching my parents struggle, 407 00:18:32,236 --> 00:18:35,531 I want to make it to a point where they never have to worry again. 408 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:37,825 [bold music playing] 409 00:18:37,908 --> 00:18:39,535 [announcer] They'll run it with Schrader. 410 00:18:39,618 --> 00:18:42,579 And he gets dragged down by big Deone Walker. 411 00:18:43,163 --> 00:18:46,542 [Andy] There's not another human being in the sport of football 412 00:18:46,625 --> 00:18:48,877 that looks or plays like Deone Walker. 413 00:18:48,961 --> 00:18:53,590 And he's a 6'7", 350-pound dude who can move. 414 00:18:55,217 --> 00:18:57,261 He's going to make an NFL team so happy. 415 00:18:57,344 --> 00:18:59,096 [player] Whoo! You got us. 416 00:18:59,596 --> 00:19:01,557 [coach] Let's go to work. Come on, here we go. 417 00:19:04,643 --> 00:19:06,854 [Maxwell] You can never know too much about your opponent, 418 00:19:06,937 --> 00:19:08,230 so night before the game, 419 00:19:08,313 --> 00:19:10,774 I just want to make sure I get those last-minute notes 420 00:19:10,858 --> 00:19:12,276 and small details that I put down. 421 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:14,653 [contemplative music playing] 422 00:19:16,864 --> 00:19:20,409 [Andy] NFL teams want to know, "Do you love football?" 423 00:19:20,492 --> 00:19:22,953 Because once you get those millions of dollars, 424 00:19:23,036 --> 00:19:24,246 if you don't, 425 00:19:24,329 --> 00:19:27,916 you're not going to have that same sense of urgency. 426 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,877 Well, if you're playing on a 4-7 team, 427 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,087 and you're still trying to ball out, 428 00:19:32,171 --> 00:19:35,841 that tells those NFL teams exactly what they want to know. 429 00:19:35,924 --> 00:19:39,928 That is something that they care about, is "How much do you care?" 430 00:19:40,012 --> 00:19:42,222 How much do you give a crap? 431 00:19:42,848 --> 00:19:44,600 [anxious music playing] 432 00:19:46,852 --> 00:19:48,687 -[fans cheering] -[sirens wailing] 433 00:19:53,817 --> 00:19:54,651 What up, bro? 434 00:19:54,735 --> 00:19:58,363 [Maxwell] I didn't get to accomplish everything I wanted to do this season. 435 00:19:58,447 --> 00:20:00,574 -Are those your favorite glasses? -Yeah. 436 00:20:00,657 --> 00:20:01,658 You look so nice! 437 00:20:01,742 --> 00:20:04,828 [Maxwell] It's just the beginning of a long football career. 438 00:20:04,912 --> 00:20:06,788 [Deone] How do we want to end it off? 439 00:20:06,872 --> 00:20:08,373 Are we going to get blew out, 440 00:20:08,457 --> 00:20:10,417 or are we going to come out, 441 00:20:10,500 --> 00:20:14,004 play the caliber of football that we know that we can play, 442 00:20:14,087 --> 00:20:15,756 and end off with the W? 443 00:20:16,298 --> 00:20:18,175 [anxious fast-paced music playing] 444 00:20:21,803 --> 00:20:25,349 [Maxwell] Don't come to Kentucky thinking it's not gonna be a dogfight. 445 00:20:25,432 --> 00:20:28,143 -[yells] -[crowd cheering] 446 00:20:28,227 --> 00:20:31,188 I've never lost to Louisville, so I don't plan on losing to them now. 447 00:20:31,271 --> 00:20:32,898 [grandiose music playing] 448 00:20:32,981 --> 00:20:35,275 You know, they haven't beat us in five years. 449 00:20:35,776 --> 00:20:37,527 You know, in-state rivalry, 450 00:20:37,611 --> 00:20:40,447 but you know who runs Lexington, you know who runs Kentucky. 451 00:20:49,748 --> 00:20:51,750 [dramatic music playing] 452 00:20:53,460 --> 00:20:55,671 [Dave Neal] Kentucky just trying to salvage this season, 453 00:20:55,754 --> 00:20:59,132 as they finished up the SEC slate just 1-7. 454 00:21:02,636 --> 00:21:04,221 Touchdown, Louisville! 455 00:21:05,347 --> 00:21:07,015 Big hole for Duke Watson. 456 00:21:07,099 --> 00:21:08,475 Touchdown! 457 00:21:10,227 --> 00:21:11,770 Wimsatt to throw. 458 00:21:11,853 --> 00:21:14,898 Wide open in the end zone, caught there by Maclin. 459 00:21:16,066 --> 00:21:18,318 [Aaron Murray] We have a ball game! 20-7. 460 00:21:20,529 --> 00:21:21,905 [Dave Neal] Right side. 461 00:21:21,989 --> 00:21:23,782 This is six for Louisville. 462 00:21:24,283 --> 00:21:26,827 [ominous music playing] 463 00:21:26,910 --> 00:21:29,079 [Aaron] It's just hard to watch a Kentucky team 464 00:21:30,038 --> 00:21:32,666 get physically whupped. 465 00:21:34,251 --> 00:21:36,253 [tense music playing] 466 00:21:40,215 --> 00:21:41,633 [Dave Neal] There goes Brown. 467 00:21:41,717 --> 00:21:43,802 It's a footrace down the sideline, 468 00:21:43,885 --> 00:21:45,721 and he will win. 469 00:21:48,181 --> 00:21:49,933 The regular season comes to a close 470 00:21:50,017 --> 00:21:51,810 for the Kentucky Wildcats, 471 00:21:52,311 --> 00:21:54,980 as they will finish up 4-8 on the year. 472 00:21:57,357 --> 00:21:59,276 [stadium announcer on PA] Drive carefully, and… 473 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:02,195 [melancholic instrumental hip-hop music playing] 474 00:22:04,156 --> 00:22:07,367 [Maxwell] Even though the scoreboard might not have said what we wanted to say, 475 00:22:07,451 --> 00:22:09,536 it showed me that I could still go out there 476 00:22:09,619 --> 00:22:11,371 and compete to a very high level. 477 00:22:11,955 --> 00:22:12,831 I studied a lot, 478 00:22:12,914 --> 00:22:16,251 and I feel like I went out there and I executed as much as I could. 479 00:22:17,586 --> 00:22:20,797 I gotta do whatever I can do to finally accomplish my dream. 480 00:22:20,881 --> 00:22:22,215 First graduation, 481 00:22:22,299 --> 00:22:25,260 and then I'm going to declare for the draft. 482 00:22:25,802 --> 00:22:28,180 Kentucky's a place I'll never forget about, you know? 483 00:22:28,263 --> 00:22:31,016 I'll always represent Kentucky, even when I'm in the NFL. 484 00:22:38,732 --> 00:22:40,734 [moody music playing] 485 00:22:43,904 --> 00:22:46,865 [Andy] South Carolina's fate rests in the hands of 13 people 486 00:22:46,948 --> 00:22:49,117 in a conference room in Grapevine, Texas. 487 00:22:49,868 --> 00:22:52,245 But Shane Beamer and his team believe they've got a shot 488 00:22:52,329 --> 00:22:53,997 to make the college football playoff. 489 00:22:55,207 --> 00:22:58,001 And boy, there's a lot of discussion 490 00:22:58,085 --> 00:23:00,128 and debate and disagreement. 491 00:23:02,005 --> 00:23:03,799 [reporter 1] They're one of the hottest teams 492 00:23:03,882 --> 00:23:05,425 in college football right now. 493 00:23:06,093 --> 00:23:08,720 [reporter 2] In the month of November, they went undefeated. 494 00:23:08,804 --> 00:23:10,972 Six straight weeks to end the year. 495 00:23:11,056 --> 00:23:13,350 [reporter 3] And that's something really important 496 00:23:13,433 --> 00:23:16,853 that I think the college football playoff committee needs to respect. 497 00:23:18,146 --> 00:23:20,190 South Carolina is sort of the litmus test 498 00:23:20,273 --> 00:23:24,027 for how much does how you're playing at the end of the season mean 499 00:23:24,111 --> 00:23:25,862 for where you're going to be in the standings? 500 00:23:26,530 --> 00:23:29,116 [pundit 1] We're wondering if any three-loss team 501 00:23:29,199 --> 00:23:30,784 is going to make the playoff. 502 00:23:31,701 --> 00:23:33,078 [pundit 2] So… 503 00:23:33,161 --> 00:23:36,081 the South Carolina conundrum is upon us. 504 00:23:41,461 --> 00:23:43,588 [serene classical music playing] 505 00:23:49,261 --> 00:23:50,971 [host 1 on TV] Judgment day is here. 506 00:23:51,054 --> 00:23:54,266 Welcome to the College Football Playoff Selection Show. 507 00:23:54,349 --> 00:23:55,559 [host 2] Here we are once again 508 00:23:55,642 --> 00:23:57,727 trying to figure out what this committee's gonna do. 509 00:23:58,812 --> 00:24:01,106 Obviously, you don't want to be in a position 510 00:24:01,189 --> 00:24:03,900 where your fate's controlled by anybody but yourself. 511 00:24:04,401 --> 00:24:06,445 With the playoff committee and everything, 512 00:24:06,528 --> 00:24:08,613 you keep your fingers crossed that things go your way. 513 00:24:08,697 --> 00:24:12,117 [host 3] Yeah, and then look at the physicality… 514 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:13,326 [Andy] The Vols are in. 515 00:24:13,410 --> 00:24:15,787 They're just waiting to find out, do they have a home game? 516 00:24:15,871 --> 00:24:17,205 Are they going on the road? 517 00:24:17,289 --> 00:24:18,540 And who are they playing? 518 00:24:18,623 --> 00:24:20,500 [host 1] One more home game left. 519 00:24:20,584 --> 00:24:22,711 All the things that they said needed to happen 520 00:24:22,794 --> 00:24:24,796 for us to get a home game didn't happen, 521 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:28,091 but we still have that small shred of hope. 522 00:24:28,175 --> 00:24:31,344 [host 1] The eighth seed, final home game belongs to… 523 00:24:31,428 --> 00:24:32,387 Come on, Tennessee. 524 00:24:33,138 --> 00:24:34,347 [both groan] 525 00:24:34,431 --> 00:24:36,266 …Ohio State. 526 00:24:36,349 --> 00:24:39,519 [Andy] Playing on the road is tough. Tennessee is going to have to deal 527 00:24:39,603 --> 00:24:42,147 with very, very cold weather 528 00:24:42,230 --> 00:24:45,525 against a team that probably has more accumulated talent 529 00:24:45,609 --> 00:24:47,444 than anybody else in the country. 530 00:24:47,527 --> 00:24:49,988 This is not going to be easy. 531 00:24:50,071 --> 00:24:53,200 [host 1] Big Orange really hoping that they were going to get a home game. 532 00:24:53,283 --> 00:24:55,535 Okay, Ohio State, here we come. 533 00:24:57,204 --> 00:24:59,164 [host 3] College football playoff rankings, 534 00:24:59,247 --> 00:25:01,291 there you go, they're final. 535 00:25:01,374 --> 00:25:03,001 [dramatic classical music playing] 536 00:25:03,084 --> 00:25:04,669 [pundit 1] South Carolina's eliminated. 537 00:25:04,753 --> 00:25:07,130 I think South Carolina ended up getting underrated. 538 00:25:07,214 --> 00:25:08,381 [pundit 2] It's a tough break, 539 00:25:08,465 --> 00:25:11,384 but, you know, it's not a feel-good system. 540 00:25:13,053 --> 00:25:14,095 [inhales sharply] 541 00:25:16,097 --> 00:25:20,894 [Shane] Certainly been a, uh, whirlwind 48 hours. 542 00:25:20,977 --> 00:25:23,480 Coming off a disappointment for us, 543 00:25:23,563 --> 00:25:25,106 it's not being in the playoff. 544 00:25:25,190 --> 00:25:30,070 South Carolina just beat the ACC champion on their home field 545 00:25:30,862 --> 00:25:32,239 seven days ago. 546 00:25:32,322 --> 00:25:36,493 How that's not a factor in the playoffs, I-- 547 00:25:36,576 --> 00:25:38,537 That one is mind-boggling. 548 00:25:39,162 --> 00:25:41,581 It went from bewilderment to, I'll be honest with you, 549 00:25:41,665 --> 00:25:44,042 a kind of disbelief and anger 550 00:25:44,125 --> 00:25:46,628 when I heard the chairman say 551 00:25:46,711 --> 00:25:50,090 that no matter what happens the final weekend, 552 00:25:50,173 --> 00:25:52,968 the rankings aren't gonna change. 553 00:25:53,051 --> 00:25:56,054 To not even have a conversation, I just-- I don't understand. 554 00:25:56,137 --> 00:25:58,306 I didn't then, I don't now, and I never will. 555 00:25:58,390 --> 00:26:01,434 I think a lot of people felt the same way that I did. 556 00:26:01,518 --> 00:26:06,356 We absolutely had some shared struggles in the first six weeks of the season. 557 00:26:06,439 --> 00:26:09,901 [commentator] And LSU breaks South Carolina hearts. 558 00:26:11,027 --> 00:26:13,196 And those shared struggles 559 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:15,949 brought that group together. 560 00:26:16,032 --> 00:26:18,034 [cheering] 561 00:26:21,538 --> 00:26:24,249 You can say what you want. This is the best conference in America. 562 00:26:24,332 --> 00:26:26,668 In this league, man, the margin for error is small 563 00:26:26,751 --> 00:26:28,920 and… and everything counts. 564 00:26:29,004 --> 00:26:30,547 Thank you. 565 00:26:31,047 --> 00:26:32,215 See you soon. 566 00:26:32,299 --> 00:26:33,425 [fans cheering] 567 00:26:34,593 --> 00:26:36,761 [bold music playing] 568 00:26:36,845 --> 00:26:37,929 [cheering] 569 00:26:38,013 --> 00:26:39,764 [announcer] Tennessee and Ohio State 570 00:26:39,848 --> 00:26:42,350 in the first round of the college football playoff. 571 00:26:42,434 --> 00:26:44,769 Go Vols! [yells] 572 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,022 [Josh] This is what we came to do, 573 00:26:48,148 --> 00:26:50,358 you know, what we've been working to all year long. 574 00:26:50,442 --> 00:26:52,319 What's the matter with you people? 575 00:26:54,529 --> 00:26:56,531 [Bru] Right here, right now, what's at stake? 576 00:26:56,615 --> 00:26:59,451 All of our pride, everything we've worked for, 577 00:26:59,534 --> 00:27:01,911 all the early mornings and the late nights. 578 00:27:01,995 --> 00:27:05,498 Like, you do all that because you have a team goal. 579 00:27:05,582 --> 00:27:07,042 [cheering] 580 00:27:07,125 --> 00:27:10,253 [announcer] Glad you're with us tonight. History about set to take place 581 00:27:10,337 --> 00:27:11,463 at Ohio Stadium. 582 00:27:11,546 --> 00:27:12,797 [tense music playing] 583 00:27:15,675 --> 00:27:17,093 And it's football time 584 00:27:17,177 --> 00:27:19,596 as the kick goes down to the two-yard line. 585 00:27:21,556 --> 00:27:22,390 [whistle blows] 586 00:27:24,476 --> 00:27:27,020 Ohio State at the Tennessee 37. 587 00:27:27,687 --> 00:27:29,230 Guns long for the end zone. 588 00:27:29,314 --> 00:27:31,107 Touchdown, Ohio State! 589 00:27:32,567 --> 00:27:34,611 Howard gonna hand it to his tailback, 590 00:27:34,694 --> 00:27:37,697 and he's into the end zone for an Ohio State touchdown. 591 00:27:38,698 --> 00:27:40,825 [Josh] Early, man, it wasn't going well. 592 00:27:40,909 --> 00:27:42,827 They were able to put some points up on the board, 593 00:27:42,911 --> 00:27:44,537 and you're on the wrong side of it. 594 00:27:44,621 --> 00:27:48,625 [announcer] Henderson's gonna take it in for an Ohio State touchdown. 595 00:27:49,292 --> 00:27:51,544 [Josh] We gotta correct the things we're in control of. 596 00:27:51,628 --> 00:27:55,715 We gotta continue to fight and compete and find a way to go make some plays. 597 00:27:56,633 --> 00:27:57,884 [woman] Come on, Nico! 598 00:27:58,718 --> 00:28:01,554 [announcer] Second and goal at the two. Nico out of the shotgun. 599 00:28:01,638 --> 00:28:04,724 Quarterback run to the right, cuts it up, and he's in the end zone 600 00:28:04,808 --> 00:28:06,267 for a Tennessee touchdown. 601 00:28:06,976 --> 00:28:09,062 And Tennessee fighting back. 602 00:28:09,604 --> 00:28:11,398 [ominous music playing] 603 00:28:11,481 --> 00:28:13,066 Here's Howard throwing for the end zone. 604 00:28:13,149 --> 00:28:15,568 The pass is gonna be caught right in stride. 605 00:28:15,652 --> 00:28:16,945 Touchdown. 606 00:28:18,655 --> 00:28:20,240 From one yard out, 607 00:28:20,323 --> 00:28:21,616 Judkins scores. 608 00:28:25,203 --> 00:28:26,996 Here's a hand-off to the tailback, 609 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:28,873 and breaking a tackle. 610 00:28:31,209 --> 00:28:33,920 Now sprinting to the ten, to the five. 611 00:28:34,003 --> 00:28:35,588 Touchdown, Ohio State. 612 00:28:37,132 --> 00:28:38,591 [fans cheering] 613 00:28:40,093 --> 00:28:42,637 [Bru] Going to another team, away, 614 00:28:42,721 --> 00:28:46,808 and having thought, like, "Well, we're the best." 615 00:28:46,891 --> 00:28:48,768 [ethereal music playing] 616 00:28:48,852 --> 00:28:51,563 That's when you get humbled, and we got humbled. 617 00:28:53,189 --> 00:28:55,442 [Josh] Disappointed with the outcome. 618 00:28:55,525 --> 00:28:59,904 This is a game that comes down to small details, hand placement… 619 00:29:02,115 --> 00:29:05,034 being in the right fundamental position, 620 00:29:05,118 --> 00:29:06,745 eyes in the right place, 621 00:29:07,495 --> 00:29:08,705 communication. 622 00:29:08,788 --> 00:29:10,248 All of it has to be right, 623 00:29:10,331 --> 00:29:13,042 and that's why victories taste so sweet, 624 00:29:13,126 --> 00:29:14,919 'cause they're-- they're hard to come by. 625 00:29:15,003 --> 00:29:16,963 And, uh, when you're on the wrong side of it, 626 00:29:17,046 --> 00:29:19,174 uh, it hurts, um… hurts badly. 627 00:29:20,008 --> 00:29:22,635 But absolutely, uh, disappointed, uh, 628 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:26,473 in the, you know, performance tonight 629 00:29:26,556 --> 00:29:28,057 for our fans. Um… 630 00:29:28,683 --> 00:29:31,019 The amount of people that traveled, the… 631 00:29:31,102 --> 00:29:34,230 It's every week. Uh, it's 365 days out of the year. 632 00:29:34,314 --> 00:29:37,734 So, uh, disappointed for them, absolutely. 633 00:29:37,817 --> 00:29:39,819 [poignant music playing] 634 00:29:43,114 --> 00:29:46,993 [Bru] College football is crazy. You know? You never know what's gonna happen. 635 00:29:47,076 --> 00:29:49,412 So even though we didn't reach all our goals, 636 00:29:49,496 --> 00:29:51,372 we're still in a-- in a good spot. 637 00:29:51,873 --> 00:29:55,126 But, um, it's hard not to kick yourself in hindsight, 638 00:29:55,210 --> 00:29:57,420 you know, think you could've done a little bit more. 639 00:29:58,963 --> 00:30:00,757 [Josh] You know, it's hard. Um… 640 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:03,676 It's hard because you don't have the-- the win that you want. 641 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:07,305 It's hard because you know it's the end of-- of that journey with those guys. 642 00:30:07,388 --> 00:30:09,974 And anytime you end a season, 643 00:30:10,058 --> 00:30:13,478 it's a unique feeling because you know it's never gonna be the same. 644 00:30:13,561 --> 00:30:15,230 I'm really proud of what we've done, 645 00:30:15,313 --> 00:30:18,691 but I couldn't be more excited about where we're going as a program, 646 00:30:18,775 --> 00:30:20,527 and we gotta keep taking steps, 647 00:30:20,610 --> 00:30:23,446 but, um, we're working towards that every single day. 648 00:30:28,493 --> 00:30:30,203 [dramatic music playing] 649 00:30:30,286 --> 00:30:33,957 [Andy] It's been three glorious months of SEC football. 650 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:36,709 -[yells] -The ending is always bittersweet. 651 00:30:36,793 --> 00:30:38,378 [announcer] Touchdown, Ohio State! 652 00:30:38,461 --> 00:30:41,339 [Andy] A lot of teams are disappointed because they wanted something more. 653 00:30:41,422 --> 00:30:42,924 We're sitting here again! 654 00:30:43,007 --> 00:30:44,801 But the sweet part is there's always next year. 655 00:30:45,343 --> 00:30:47,178 [fans cheering] 656 00:30:48,012 --> 00:30:52,308 [Harry] Going into the offseason, every SEC team has been reloading. 657 00:30:52,392 --> 00:30:53,268 [music intensifies] 658 00:30:53,351 --> 00:30:56,938 [reporter] LSU are once again top ten in the recruiting rankings right now. 659 00:30:57,021 --> 00:30:59,232 [Andy] This looks like a great roster for the Tigers. 660 00:30:59,315 --> 00:31:01,985 But of course, Garrett Nussmeier is back. 661 00:31:02,068 --> 00:31:03,778 [Garrett] Our goal's to win the championship. 662 00:31:03,862 --> 00:31:04,904 I'm not afraid to say that. 663 00:31:04,988 --> 00:31:06,948 We know what the expectations are for us this year. 664 00:31:07,532 --> 00:31:09,951 [Whit Weeks] Next season, it's either natty or bust. 665 00:31:10,034 --> 00:31:12,370 The cool thing about it, we get all three brothers next year. 666 00:31:12,453 --> 00:31:13,955 [Whit] West got hurt. 667 00:31:14,038 --> 00:31:17,709 Because he only played three games, he was able to come back next year. 668 00:31:17,792 --> 00:31:19,335 Of course, I was like, "Heck, yes!" 669 00:31:20,003 --> 00:31:22,213 Zach, our little brother, is coming in too. 670 00:31:22,297 --> 00:31:23,548 -[grunting] -[whistle blows] 671 00:31:23,631 --> 00:31:24,591 Attaboy, Zach. 672 00:31:24,674 --> 00:31:26,301 There's gonna be three Weeks brothers here, 673 00:31:26,384 --> 00:31:27,635 that's gonna be pretty special. 674 00:31:27,719 --> 00:31:28,928 That was fucking awesome. 675 00:31:30,138 --> 00:31:34,100 [Harry] Clark Lea finally got his team to believe. 676 00:31:34,601 --> 00:31:37,270 And Diego Pavia is that guy. 677 00:31:37,353 --> 00:31:39,188 [Clark] The journey isn't finished. 678 00:31:39,272 --> 00:31:43,234 The end point is when Vanderbilt football is among the best in the world. 679 00:31:45,069 --> 00:31:46,779 [Andy] Billy Napier made it to next year. 680 00:31:46,863 --> 00:31:50,158 The Gators' hopes ride on the right arm of DJ Lagway. 681 00:31:50,241 --> 00:31:53,745 [reporter] Next season, is there one thing that you're hoping that you can achieve? 682 00:31:53,828 --> 00:31:55,788 I just want to make the college football playoffs. 683 00:31:55,872 --> 00:31:57,624 It's the goal of mine and the goal of my team. 684 00:31:57,707 --> 00:31:59,834 [Andy] We got a taste of what he can do. 685 00:32:00,793 --> 00:32:04,297 Gamecocks, already top-15 preseason team. 686 00:32:04,380 --> 00:32:05,715 Go be who we say we are. 687 00:32:05,798 --> 00:32:08,134 There's just a great hunger with our guys returning, 688 00:32:08,217 --> 00:32:09,344 particularly our quarterback. 689 00:32:09,928 --> 00:32:14,307 You saw LaNorris take another step, which is exciting going into next year. 690 00:32:14,390 --> 00:32:16,351 [announcer] Sellers into the end zone! 691 00:32:16,434 --> 00:32:18,978 [Andy] Sellers getting that preseason Heisman buzz. 692 00:32:19,479 --> 00:32:21,898 This is a team that could really surprise people. 693 00:32:23,358 --> 00:32:25,109 [bombastic music playing] 694 00:32:25,193 --> 00:32:26,235 [Andy] The SEC… 695 00:32:26,903 --> 00:32:29,072 It's the most competitive conference in college football 696 00:32:29,155 --> 00:32:31,741 because the talent is so much deeper. 697 00:32:32,617 --> 00:32:36,329 [Harry] The SEC had 79 players drafted into the NFL. 698 00:32:36,412 --> 00:32:38,206 -[screams] -[all cheer] 699 00:32:38,289 --> 00:32:40,375 [Harry] Fifteen of which were in the first round. 700 00:32:41,459 --> 00:32:43,878 Maxwell Hairston and Deone Walker get to stay with each other 701 00:32:43,962 --> 00:32:45,713 with the Buffalo Bills. 702 00:32:47,548 --> 00:32:49,884 The SEC, best talent, most exposure. 703 00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:50,927 Love you guys. 704 00:32:51,010 --> 00:32:54,180 [Diego] Every year is a new year. Every team is different. 705 00:32:54,263 --> 00:32:55,264 Let's go kick their ass. 706 00:32:55,348 --> 00:32:56,724 [music intensifies] 707 00:32:56,808 --> 00:32:59,227 [Diego] Any given Saturday, you could win, 708 00:32:59,310 --> 00:33:01,854 you could fall to the worst team in the SEC. 709 00:33:04,065 --> 00:33:06,234 You leave it up to chance if you don't bring your best. 710 00:33:11,614 --> 00:33:13,533 [aggressive electronic music playing] 710 00:33:14,305 --> 00:34:14,564 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm