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Join ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis and Senior Writer Pete Thamel, as well as many of GameDay’s key analysts and contributors, as they discuss and debate the biggest stories and break down the biggest games in college football, while also leaning into the key basketball moments and storylines as well. With episodes Mondays/Wednesday/Fridays in the fall, and a year-round weekly presence this is the place to be for the college sports fan.
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Rece Davis and Pete Thamel sit down with Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson to discuss the moment last season - after his team won the Mountain West title - when he was officially moved from interim to full-time head coach. They also get into running back Ashton Jeanty's elite skillset and the upcoming quarterback battle between Malachi Nelson and Maddux Madsen.
0:00 Welcome
00:15 - Group Of Five Playoff Pathway To A Title
01:20 - Remembering The Great Boise St-Oklahoma Fiesta Bowl
04:49 - The Moment Spencer Danielson Became Boise State’s HC
16:36 - Boise State HC On Recruiting The Current Roster
21:43 - RB Ashton Jeanty’s Elite Skillset
26:50 - Boise State’s Shot At Title With Expanded CFP
29:46 - Boise State’s Upcoming QB Battle: Malachi vs Maddox
39:25 - A Quick Dive Into Boise State’s In-Season Schedule
40:49 - Boise St, Memphis & Toledo Could Make CFP
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On the latest episode of the College Gameday Podcast, Rece Davis and Pete Thamel discuss which ACC and SEC teams they think will outperform themselves this year - specifically, they look into NC State and if they can stop stepping on the rake, the embers of a possible Virginia Tech revival, Tennessee toeing the line at a playoff contention and more!
0:00 - Welcome
00:32 - How Did Pete Celebrate The Celtics’ 18th NBA Title?
09:55 - The Only Independents In FBS: UCONN & Notre Dame
11:08 - Rece’s ACC Sleeper Team: NC State
12:31 - Pete’s ACC Sleeper Teams: Syracuse & Boston College
24:46 - Pete’s SEC Sleeper Team: Texas A&M
28:15 - Rece’s SEC Sleeper Team: Tennessee
35:08 - More On Celtics Celebration in Pete’s House
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Rece Davis and Pete Thamel discuss which teams they think will propel to the top of the Big Ten and Big 12 conference rankings this year. They also try their hand at the Love It Or Hate It Game where they have to dish out their preference on topics like the transfer portal, Nick Saban's retirement and Deion Sanders on X!
0:00 - Welcome
1:00 - Surely CBB Officials Love UCONN’s Dan Hurley’s Decision
07:08 - Big Ten Teams To Be Bullish On: Nebraska & Rutgers
14:27 - The Big 12 Favorite Team Will Be: Utah
19:43 - Getting Used To The Schedule Changes
25:20 - Using Team Schedules To Explain The CFP Format
28:17 - Love It or Hate It: Current State of Transfer Portal
32:08 - Love It or Hate It: Nick Saban’s Retirement
35:02 - Love It or Hate It: Deion Sanders on X
36:32 - Love It or Hate It: Best Pregame Entrance
38:42 - Remembering NBA Legend Jerry West
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1Rece Davis, Pete Thamel and college basketball insider Jeff Borzello discuss UConn Dan Hurley's big on-court energy and if this unabashed east coast guy would make the move to Hollywood to coach another preeminent team, the Los Angeles Lakers. They also preview potential coaching candidates for UConn should Hurley decide to make the move.
0:00 Lakers aggressively pursuing UConn’s Dan Hurley
5:12 Hurley to bring his big on-court energy to the pros?
7:44 From college to the NBA: How would Hurley fit in?
9:15 Hurley to Hollywood? He’s an unabashed east coast guy
15:15 Hurley’s potential relationship with LeBron James looms large
21:54 Hurley’s potential impact on the western conference
22:48 Potential coaching candidates for UConn if Hurley leaves
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Rece Davis and Pete Thamel sit down with Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz to discuss wide receiver Luther Burden's "Luther instincts," the "revolutionary" style of the head coaches at the SEC meetings, some of the discussions at the SEC meetings, and the case for keeping walk-ons as part of college football going forward. Drinkwitz also jokes about how he and his family go through adversity each time they board a Southwest flight.
0:00 - Welcome
0:28 - Where Does Missouri Rank As CFP Contenders?
03:20 - Missouri Coach Eliah Drinkwitz Joins The Pod
04:01 - How Last Season Impacts Returning Players
05:39 - Missouri’s State Law Created An NIL Advantage
08:57 - Luther Instincts On The Field From WR Luther Burden
11:35 - Coach Drinkwitz Pulls The Veil Back On SEC Meetings
17:30 - Drinkwitz: Walk-Ons Are Necessary For Player Safety
20:37 - Coach Drinkwitz’s Gameday Connor Stallions Quip
21:53 - Drinkwitz: I’m A Seinfeld Guy Through & Through
24:47 - How To Find What Your Family Is Made Of
26:27 - “I Don’t Have Any Tools’ To Fix Things Around The House”
28:14 - Missouri’s Chance In The College Football Landscape
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Who has the right model when it comes to building out a team - Georgia, Michigan or Clemson? Rece Davis, Bill Connelly and Ryan McGee get into it! They also take a look at Bill's latest SP+ rankings and mull over how an SEC or Big Ten team going 9-3 compares to a Big 12 team going 10-2. Before ending the pod, they bring up a few 'new' conference matchups that are on the horizon - BYU-Utah, Texas-Texas A&M, and Oklahoma-Texas A&M.
0:00 - Welcome
0:52 - BTS On Covering Auto Racing Driver Kyle Larson
04:34 - CFB Players At The Coke 600 Motorsports Race
07:16 - Riding The Ups & Downs Of The CFB Rankings
09:06 - A Quick Lou Holtz Story
11:14 - Riding The Ups & Downs Of The CFB Rankings
13:14 - An Overview of SP+ Projections For The Coming Season
18:45 - Top “New” Conference Match-Ups To Look Forward To
25:31 - Building Dreams: The Georgia Vs. Michigan Model
27:49 - Building Dreams: What About The Clemson Model?
34:29 - Remembering Bill Walton, A Great Football Fan
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Rece Davis and Pete Thamel sit down with Mississippi State head coach Jeff Lebby to discuss how he's developed his offensive prowess, the players that will light up the field this season, the advantage his program has over others, and the "yeet yeet" call that always turns heads down in Starkville.
0:00 Welcome
0:20 - Ken Jean Auditions To Be On Gameday?
02:56 - Gameday To Wrigley Field
06:22 - Jeff Lebby Joins The Pod
07:36 - Lebby on Shaping The Roster
10:55 - Lebby on Mississippi St’s Advantage Over Others
15:13 - Jeff Lebby On The Difficult Part Of His Job
19:04 - The Offensive Minds That Impacted Coach Lebby
24:27 - Coach Lebby’s Favorite Baylor Story Of Robert Griffin III
30:08 - Lebby’s Yeet Yeet Call That Players Are Dialed Into
38:23 - House v. NCAA Case: Why This week Is A Pivot Point In College Athletics
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Rece Davis and Pete Thamel get into Ohio State's and Michigan's current rosters - who came back and who joined - and who they think will emerge as the starting quarterback. They also look towards the big game in Ireland, Florida State vs. Georgia Tech, and GameDay's first in-season destination, College Station, where they'll be covering Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M.
0:00 Preview of Week 0: Florida State vs. Georgia Tech
4:41 Preview of Week 1: Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M
6:37 Early preseason No. 1 pick: Ohio State or Georgia?
9:28 Who will be Ohio State's starting QB?
18:25 Who will be Michigan's starting QB?
22:33 Very early concerns ahead of the CFP
32:40 Next week: A vote on a revenue-share plan with players
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Rece Davis and Pete Thamel discuss why Colorado, particularly head coach Deion Sanders, remains to be relentlessly fascinating. They also get into what to expect from the program now that they've moved from the now defunct Pac-12 to compete in the Big 12. Next, they chat about what it was like covering the NFL Draft with the accomplished Nick Saban. Then they round out the show with a preview of a possible legal settlement which could open the door for players to be part of a revenue sharing model.
0:00 - Welcome
03:18 - Fair To Criticize Deion Sanders' Candidness?
07:10 - Colorado's Big Scheduling Blunder
13:14 - First Impressions of Colorado's Current Program
15:38 - Expectations For Colorado, Now In The Big 12
19:09 - Nick Saban's Approach To On-Air Draft Analysis
23:35 - The Story of Oatmeal Crème Pies at the NFL
25:08 - NCAA To Backpay Players Following Antitrust Lawsuit
32:42 - What's On The Horizon For Rece & Pete?
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Pete and college football writer Paolo Uggetti, who covered USC football, discuss the Heisman Trust's "reinstatement" of Reggie Bush's 2005 Heisman Trophy to Bush, his contentious legal battle with the NCAA, the anomaly of OJ Simpson's Heisman Trophy sitting in USC's Heritage Hall but not Bush's, and what's next for Bush and USC's football program.
0:00 Reggie Bush has his 2005 Heisman Trophy back
1:45 USC's Heritage Hall, where the Trojans' Heisman Trophies sit
3:08 How Reggie Bush influenced USC over the years
4:37 The day Reggie Bush was allowed back on USC's campus
6:05 Reggie Bush and the NCAA's contentious relationship
10:40 USC's upcoming press conference
12:08 The time Reggie Bush got excited about the hip hop duo Kid 'n Play
13:32 Some Reggie Bush stats
14:59 What's next for USC and Reggie Bush?
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Rece Davis and Pete Thamel take stock of the latest notable players in the transfer portal, how they performed last season and what to expect from them next season. Then NFL Insider Field Yates joins to lift the curtain on the NFL Draft drama circulating around the Minnesota Vikings, QB Drake Maye and other teams trying to make a splash in this year's draft. Finally, they get into some QB drafting strategy and what aspects of a player can't be measured ahead of the draft.
0:00 Welcome
0:54 - What’s It Like To Have Dinner WIth Rece & Pete?
02:58 - Where Will CB Cormani McClain Transfer To?
06:05 - RB Damien Martinez Leaves Oregon St
09:24 - NFL Insider Field Yates Joins The Pod!
11:48 - Where Does The Drama Start In The NFL Draft?
13:23 - Addressing QB Drake Make Criticism
18:37 - How Many QBs Go In The First Round?
21:39 - QB Comparison: Michael Penix vs Bo Nix
25:04 - Draft A QB Backup Or Future Star?
28:55 - Prediting Draft Surprises At CB Position
29:47 - Cornerback Quinyon Mitchell
44:20 - What You Can’t Measure In The NFL Draft
44:48 - Film Study With NFL Insider Field Yates
46:08 - Do Fractional Arm Measurements Matter?
46:41 - Draft Night Conundrum: DT T'Vondre Sweat
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Pete Thamel and ESPN College Basketball Insider Jeff Borzello delve into UConn's NBA-like offense and the defense that won them a national title against Purdue. They also get into which UConn players will be remembered on this team. And looking to next season, they discuss what roster changes will happen and what Dan Hurley said about the Kentucky head coach job.
0:00 How UConn's defense helped them win
5:00 The stretch that determined the game
6:24 Which individual players will be remembered?
8:21 Where does UConn rank among repeat teams?
14:51 UConn's offense in comparison to an NBA offense
17:54 Dan Hurley responds to the Kentucky head coach job
19:58 What does UConn do to get a threepeat?
21:36 UConn's expected roster changes
22:35 Is there more college basketball news coming?
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Pete Thamel and ESPN College Basketball Insider Jeff Borzello recount how they came to break the news that John Calipari is leaving Kentucky and headed across the SEC to Arkansas. They also get into what they think Calipari will do with Arkansas' roster, who Calipari might hire, and whether or not Arkansas will reach the NCAA Men's Tournament Final Four round in the next four years. Lastly, they get into whether or not Kentucky can fill Calipari's spot with UConn's Dan Hurley, Chicago Bulls' Billy Donovan, or even Alabama's Nate Oats.
0:00 When the John Calipari-Arkansas whispers started
2:37 John Calipari's fall from dominance
4:49 How John Calipari fits in with Arkansas
6:15 The moment the John Calipari-Arkansas deal happened
10:52 Will Arkansas make the Final Four?
14:16 Kentucky basketball head coach candidates
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Rece Davis, Pete Thamel, and ESPN College Basketball Insider Jeff Borzello break down the Men's NCAA Final Four games - specifically the early slog in the NC State vs. Purdue game and the shooting performance Alabama's Mark Sears put up against UConn's Stephon Castle. And ahead of the championship game, they get into what UConn's Donovan Clingan needs to do to stop Purdue's Zach Edey.
0:00 No. 1 seeds set to face off in men's championship game
3:07 NC State vs. Purdue early slog
8:55 Should Purdue worry about Braden Smith?
14:57 UConn vs. Purdue battle of the bigs
19:15 Foul or not on UConn's Aaliyah Edwards
23:12 Alabama needed to create more threes
25:18 In comparison: UConn and the great Duke teams
26:56 In comparison: UConn and the great Florida teams
27:57 In comparison: UConn and Villanova's 2018 team
32:44 Alabama's Mark Sears was a warrior
34:55 Who will win the men's championship game?
37:34 Who will win the women's championship game?
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On today’s episode of the College Gameday Podcast, ESPN NFL Draft Analyst & Insider Matt Miller joins Rece Davis and Pete Thamel to discuss quarterback draft prospects Drake Maye and JJ McCarthy. Matt shares which team is the best fit for Drake Maye and why JJ McCarthy may not be drafted in the first round. Then, the guys dive into why NC State’s basketball star, DJ Burns, would make a great offensive tackle. Finally, Matt shares which player will be the biggest surprise in the 2024 NFL Draft!
0:00 Welcome To the College Gameday Podcast
01:09 Don't Sleep on UNC QB Drake Maye
03:43 Which Team Does QB Drake Maye Best Fit With?
07:35 Could JJ McCarthy Not Be Drafted In The 1st Round
11:03 Are There Concerns for JJ McCarthy’s Shoulder Issues?
14:45 Huge Turnout For QBs at Michigan Pro Day
20:07 How To Avoid Group Think in NFL Scouting
23:08 Learned Lessons in NFL Scouting
26:45 Players Matt Would Jump On The Table For
28:33 Chargers Will Pick Michigan's Mike Sainristil
31:10 Predicting The Biggest Surprise In The Draft
33:57 Pete’s Prediction of 6 QBS Drafted In First Round
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Rece Davis and Pete Thamel discuss UConn being in the greatest-team-ever conversation and how Dan Hurley would fit into the NBA. Then, Pete gives a preview of his latest story - Donovan Clingan's side job as a landscaper. On another note, Rece and Pete turn their attention to NC State and chat about the hope that program has spurred for themselves from the tournament.
0:00 Rece: Is there such thing as a repeat champion?
2:10 Is UConn in the greatest-team-ever convo?
6:21 The NC State program now has hope
8:41 NC State and Alabama's path to the championship
11:49 How to stop NC State's DJ Burns
13:01 Could DJ Burns play for the NBA or NFL?
18:30 UConn's Donovan Clingan's side job as a landscaper
20:36 Dan Hurley's coaching track record
26:21 Could UConn's Dan Hurley be an NBA coach?
31:10 A Dan Hurley family story
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Pete Thamel and ESPN College Basketball Insider Jeff Borzello discuss the teams that have just landed in the Final Four spots in the Men’s NCAA tournament – specifically how a missed free throw by Virginia in the ACC tournament impacted NC State’s trajectory to the Final Four. They also talk about UConn’s evisceration of Illinois, the No. 2 offense in the country. And although Duke lost to NC State, Borzello notes that the Blue Devils’ future is bright as they are looking forward to Cooper Flagg, the number one college recruit in the country who has committed to their program for the following season. Finally, the two round out the pod with a preview of the Final Four games and who they think will be the NCAA tournament champion.
0:00 The Final Four teams are set
1:05 A missed free throw in the ACC tournament affected NC State’s trajectory to now
8:49 Illinois should’ve adjusted to UConn’s Donovan Clingan
12:01 The difficulty for UConn to win a back-to-back title
24:22 How Zach Edey fits into Purdue’s game
29:38 Tennessee’s dependence on Dalton Knecht
31:53 Breaking down NC State DJ Burns’ game
37:22 The future of Duke with No. 1 college recruit Cooper Flagg
42:17 Final Four preview: Alabama vs UConn
45:20 Final Four preview: Purdue vs NC State
48:20 The best basketball players in the portal right now
51:25 Who will be the men’s NCAA tournament champion?
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Pete Thamel and ESPN College Basketball Insider Jeff Borzello discuss Kentucky head coach John Calipari's uncertain future with the Wildcats. They delve into his need to change his staff, his need to shift his focus to developing older rosters, and the pros and cons that come with working with him. From the school's perspective they get into the $33M+ the Wildcats would have to spend to buy Calipari out, and the lack of coaching options out there for his replacement. Next, Borzello highlights which programs are still in need of a coach and which programs that would support a coach if a coach were to land there. Lastly, Thamel and Borzello recap their favorite games and players of the NCAA Tournament so far and preview the upcoming games they are looking to watch in the Sweet 16 round.
0:00 Will Kentucky fire Calipari this week?
7:45 SMU can afford Calipari's $33M buyout
13:22 Adjustments Calipari should make
26:48 Louisville caught flat footed in head coach search
30:38 Are all top coaches headed to SEC and Big Ten?
36:55 Schools in need of a coach
50:00 Jeff's favorite NCAA Tournament moments so far
55:53 Sweet 16 game previews
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Rece Davis and Pete Thamel dive into Clemson's lawsuit against the ACC - specifically how this affects Clemson's, Florida State's, and North Carolina's future with the league, and whether or not ACC will even remain a league. They also get into how this affects less profitable football programs like Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, and Indiana, and take time to really underscore how important it is for programs like those to become more competitive in order to not get left behind. Then they shift their attention to the College Football Playoff - ESPN six-year $7.8 billion contract and question how it's fathomable that players aren't getting a cut of the pie. Lastly, Pete shares the news that Washington's Troy Dannen replaces Trev Alberts as Nebraska AD, and that Iowa's OT Kadyn Proctor is reentering the portal and rejoining Alabama.
0:00 Welcome To The College GameDay Podcast
01:02 Clemson Files Lawsuit Against ACC
03:45 Clemson’s Lawsuit Shifts Eyes To North Carolina
06:35 Salvaging the ACC Without Clemson and FSU
12:40 Clemson Files Lawsuit Against ACC
16:22 The Value That Is Unique To College Sports
27:30 CFP and ESPN Deal
31:30 Troy Dannen In As AD Nebraska
39:11 Kadyn Proctor Enters Transfer Portal
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Rece Davis and Pete Thamel preview the men's NCAA tournament bracket. They discuss their takeaways for each region, possible upsets, and then make their final four and conference champion picks. More specifically, they discuss UConn as the number one seed and who could possibly take them on, the pros and cons of Arizona, their doubts for Houston making it very far, what to keep in mind when watching NC State, what Kentucky brings to the table, Purdue's and Tennessee's baggage, and so much more!
03:30 - East preview: UConn's pathway
13:00 - East preview: Possible upsets
16:45 - East preview: The effect of Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr.
22:30 - West preview: North Carolina's defense against other teams
25:00 West preview: Possible upsets
28:25 - West preview: The problem with Clemson
37:00 - West preview: The intrigue of Arizona
44:20 - South preview: The potholes in Houston's pathway
46:00 - South preview: How quickly will NC State fall?
58:34 - South preview: Kentucky's Reed Sheppard
01:05:51 - Midwest Preview: Purdue's & Tennessee's baggage
01:11:00 - Midwest preview: Possible upsets
01:22:00 - Full bracket preview: Final picks
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Matt starts out by saying how he's glad they don't have to focus on rankings on their show and they just get to talk about what happened over the weekend. Kirk agrees...then they proceed to talk about rankings for the next ten minutes!
Gotta love Herbie!
I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but there was hardly a mention of the #3/#4 matchup and we had to listen to Paul talk about Alabama (who lost) for most of the podcast. Lame!
C'mon Kirk. Des Moines?!?! The University of Iowa is in Iowa City! And comparing Nebraska to Iowa is an insult.
a snarky herbstreit!!! love it. speaking nothing but the truth.
this show is so good when Herbstreit is on
don't need mcfarland as a guest anymore....just saying
and things like that.....profound reporting and journalism
New England won't take Tua. He's a Christian and Belichek demands that his players view him as God.
Speaking to the last few minutes of the podcast, what are these alleged advantages that the Southern teams have, and what among those is something that can actually be fixed? In the Big Ten, in particular, the facilities at many of those schools is pretty much on par with those in, say, the SEC. And you are not going to be able to solve where the bulk of the college football talent comes from. So what, exactly, are the fixable advantages that the southern schools have? It's also disappointing to hear even more people espouse the belief that expansion of the playoffs is a way to solve the situation. Bringing in more undeserving teams from weaker conferences as a pity f*** to get their asses kicked in the college playoff is not going to do much of anything to expand the horizons for those loser schools. Rather, it is merely going to Showcase how much worse they are. At least now they have the illusion that maybe if they had made the playoff they could have made some noise. Plus, those sc
It's still laughable to me how the broadcast touts continue to mistakenly frame the USC program as being somehow elite. It definitely shows the age of the people involved. Anyone over about their mid-forties knows that the Pete Carroll era was an exception - not the rule - regarding USC dominance. Any look over their history reveals that they went decades at a time as a slightly below or slightly above average Pac-12 program that was able to put together one or two really good seasons every once in awhile but could not maintain it for more than 3 years at the most. But people 40 and below grew up with the Pete Carroll years being more or less their earliest memories of that program and believe that's always been the case. I think some of that also goes back to the history of great running backs the team had in the 60s into the early 80s. They had great Seasons with OJ Simpson and Charles White, but even one of White's Seasons included for losses, and during the two seasons in which Mar
Davis makes the classic mistake all of the talking heads make when discussing changing the college football landscape: He believes that you can tweak a bad system and produce a good system. No. If you honestly want to fix the things that people claim they have problems with - and the goal actually IS a legitimate playoff that crowns a bona fide national champion - you first have to blow the whole thing up. And pretty much no one would be willing to do that. That's all you need to know about how sincere people are when they say they want an improved system that is more fair.
With all due respect to Herbstreit and his philosophy that it doesn't matter who you're playing as long as you look impressive against them, it is laughable that so many like him still cling to this "they were ranked X when they played them" b*******. What matters is how good that team ended up being, not whether they were ranked No. 9 in Week 2 before finishing the regular season 7-5.
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Yes. no heather.