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Sam Webb and Vans Bedford right now here on the Michigan Insider on the Big 1050 WTK.

I think the dude's job is on the line in this game because they've been they've been terrible.

Right.

And then they just got run out of their own stadium by UCLA a couple weeks ago. Right. So it's already bad. You knew they were going to lose Indiana last week. I'm talking about a couple weeks ago. UCLA, you know, no head coach, head coach been been fired, right? You know, and then they come to your house after they fired their OC, and then they run on, they beat the brakes off you at your own crib. Oh, my God. You just, it's terrible. It doesn't count. This is Michigan. Who cares? Right. The record goes out the window. This is personal. It's like playing against my brother. My brother went to that school.

Hey, we're brothers in the house, but now we get on this football field. We're enemies. I hate you more than anybody else. I mean, it's a whole different mindset. And you have to go there. It's Sporting land, too. Where the fans you know are going to be drunk. The whole student body is going to be drunk. They're going to be throwing things at you calling your names.

We don't bring our A game now.

A game, Sam. student body going to be drunk they can be throwing things at you calling your names we don't

bring our a game now our a game sam it could be a long day at the office because it's michigan

state and i learned that my first year 95 we go down to michigan state game we were supposed to win

and we lost they had a two minute drive to drive the field to score a touchdown and win the game. There's no doubt they had two receivers, the NFL player, the quarterback was NFL player. Don't get me wrong. And the ref had money on the game, so he had to, you know, he had to do some things to win that money. So, but go ahead, Ben. But it's the game we're supposed to win, and we didn't. So my point to you, you play in Michigan State, bring your egg game. Just because they're bad right now, they will not be bad Saturday versus the Wolverines. Big brother, little brother, if you come out there high stepping with a hand tied behind your back, and little brother got both hands on you,

and he's been to Muhammad Ali, you all over your face, baby. Come on, what are we talking about? So, offensively, defensively, special teams, we got to be on our best behavior. I, A game. Went got to call us best game in the year right now. Yeah. Yeah, you get, don't get low to sleep because it's, first of all, like you said, Michigan State, this is their Super Bowl anyway.

But this is not hyperbole when I say this.

Jonathan Smith, his job is on the line.

Like, he's got to win this game or I think he's going to get fired.

Like I think it's that serious.

I think he's out of there if he doesn't win this game because there's no reason to keep him.

Sam, guess what?

If that's the case, that means you're going to get half back passes, reverse passes.

I got a young secondary eyes on the backfield playing cloud, safety's eyes in the back field. We're going to get them on trick plays. So if that's the case with you saying this week, as a secondary coach, I'm trying to get my young guys to understand, keep your eyes on the prize. It's not the ball. It's the keys that's telling you what's going on. If I'm a slate there, I'm a half-year-old guy. My key is number one. If he's not blocking, I'm back deep.

There's not blocking, I'm back deep. It's not on the quarterback. If I'm in quarter's coverage, as my receiver's down in the field, I'm not supporting run. So the fundamentals are very important in this ball game. And the D-line, stop to play. It starts in front. And what we

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