Blue By Ninety - Episode 108: Rod Moore

Episode Date: July 6, 2022

Michigan DB Rod Moore joins the boys to talk about his freshman season in 2021, summer workouts, harbaugh rapping and more.  ...

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Starting point is 00:00:00 This is the University of Michigan. Touchdown, Michigan! That's the spirit of Michigan football! They can't court extra pass. And it goes for the win! The three-pointer by Jordan Poole! Down the sideline! Peebles jumps!
Starting point is 00:00:21 Touchdown, Wolverines! This is a presentation of Blue by 90. Find us on Twitter at Blue by 90 and shop the merchandise at blueby90shop.com. All right, welcome back to Blue by 90. I'm Justin, joined by Jack and Kalen as always. And we have a special guest with us today, Michigan Safety, Rod Moore. Rod, thanks for joining us, man. How you doing? Good. Appreciate you guys for having me up here.
Starting point is 00:00:57 Absolutely. Absolutely. So it's almost July now. I mean, we're getting to the point where are you guys feeling like it's like camp is on the horizon yet? Or is it still summertime for you? Yeah, it feels like camp is on the horizon yet or is it still summertime for you yeah it feels like camp's right around the corner i mean we get a break this week and then we come back and it's like two weeks and we go on our little trip and it's camp like go time already so i mean everybody's preparing like pretty well we're all on the same page it's gonna come back i mean we just want to do what we did last year so tell us about that trip so do you guys know the details yet? I've heard it's like you're going all the way up and down to the state of Michigan, right? I don't know no details but what you just said. I mean I've never been to the state of Michigan. Everybody says it's pretty
Starting point is 00:01:34 nice so I mean I'm looking forward to it. It's a good little team bonding trip too as well. You excited to travel with Coach Harbaugh? I've seen some of those videos out there. Coach Harbaugh is a funny guy. Those videos just explain him as a person. The video of him with 10 passports in his hand, he's trying to figure out. That was incredible. I feel like he's the ultimate dad.
Starting point is 00:02:02 He's got the map out on the dashboard, drawing it out. I love him reading the M&M lyrics. I was just about to say. Like, it was, like, poetry or something. It's like, what is going on? Has he ever rapped for you guys before? He made this one thing.
Starting point is 00:02:16 I think he was talking about the quarterbacks. He was, like, he started trying to rhyme it. It was, like, get the rhythm, get the fucking rhythm. He just kept saying it. After practice, he kept saying it. Everybody started acting like he was rapping. It was so funny. I feel like what he does, like, everyone thinks from the outside he's like a weirdo and all that stuff, but he's just, he's a goofy guy in his own world, and then once you get to
Starting point is 00:02:39 know him, he's like a truly good dude, right? Yeah, he's super cool. He's real nice. He loves everybody on the team, so everybody loves him i love it i love it um so speaking of you've never been to to michigan or to northern michigan right but you're an ohio boy down from uh from buckeye country so how it does it feel good to wear that block m back down there yeah it feels real good i mean like they didn't recruit me coming out of high school. Oh, really?
Starting point is 00:03:06 Yeah, so, I mean, they told me they wanted me to come to a camp this, that, and the third, but I wasn't doing all that for an offer. So when I came here, and I'm like, oh, yeah. And everybody in my school kept telling me, you're never going to beat Ohio State when you go up there. So I'm like, okay, like, when I'm on the field and we play Ohio State, I promise you I'm not losing that game. And then we played them, won that game.
Starting point is 00:03:26 And I was just talking crazy to everybody. And, like, half of my family was Ohio State fans. Like, my mom and my dad. Oh, man. And, like, they switched over at the heartbeat because obviously their son's on the team. And then, like, my family's still like, we're going to cheer for you. Every game we're supposed to play Ohio State, I hope you get five picks. But I still want Ohio State to win. Just cheer for Michigan. We beat them already. We're going to cheer for you. Every game we're supposed to go to Ohio State, I hope you get five picks.
Starting point is 00:03:45 But I still want Ohio State to win. Just cheer for Michigan. We beat them already. We're going to keep beating them. There you go. There you go. They better switch over now. Otherwise, if you guys win in Columbus next year,
Starting point is 00:03:56 then it's going to be too far, too gone. Exactly. No, I can only imagine you going back down there and all your boys that are talking, the ones that have been talking shit for a whole year, and you're like, yeah, it's over. No, that's awesome, man. And so I think the cool thing was watching you as well, where you came on late in the season where you went into starting role and you had a bunch more playing time. And then that Ohio State game itself, that was your one shining moment of the year.
Starting point is 00:04:27 How incredible was that for that to be your coming out party? It was crazy because two games before that, that's when I had my first start against Penn State. And then we came to Ohio State and I'm like, oh, this is the game where I could make a name for myself actually. And we came out of that game, and we, like, I knew we were going to beat them the whole week. When we came out, it was just like they didn't have any energy,
Starting point is 00:04:50 but we had all the energy because the stadium was packed. Oh, my God. It was crazy. And it just felt – it was crazy. It was a real moment, like, especially when we beat them and everybody rushed the field. Like, I've never felt nothing like that before, and I've seen it on TV and everything.
Starting point is 00:05:05 And I'm just like, damn, we actually did it. It was, I mean, we were in there, and it was just like a euphoric feeling. Like, everyone was just so happy, and nothing could bring anybody down in that moment. And the snow was falling, just unbelievable. Tell us, what was the locker room like right after that, too? Some of the guys that we've talked to already, they're like, I don't know. I didn't make it back into the locker room for, like, an hour.
Starting point is 00:05:30 I think it was, I can't remember if it was Aiden or a couple other guys that were like, I was, I missed Coach Harbaugh's speech, like, all that stuff. It was like, like, half of the team was in the locker room, half of the team was still in the field. And I got in the locker room, everybody was happy, but it but it wasn't like the full team celebration until everybody got in there when everybody got in there it was just like you can't even explain the feeling like it was I went live on Instagram and I still got the video and so it was like it was jumping everybody was happy it was just a good time we gotta we gotta watch that we'll pull that up in a second here I can only imagine I need to see the comments of all your buddies
Starting point is 00:06:05 from back home that are oh man that's incredible um so so now you know you are you know going into your sophomore year um do you feel like it was perfect for you to get some of that experience as a starter you know by the end of the year and're like, all right, I got the jitters out. You know, I've had some of, you know, I've felt what it's like to be in that role. And now you're like, all right, let's take this next step. Yeah, like my first, like that past year, I was really, I wasn't playing how I know I could play. Like it was more so of me learning how college football was,
Starting point is 00:06:41 the speed of everything, learning the plays. But now, like, I know everything and I know how it's supposed to be. So, I mean, I did miss spring ball, so that's kind of like a setback for me. But then going into camp, like, I'm just going at it to get that third spot back and take it and go. There you go. There you go. And you feeling healthy now?
Starting point is 00:07:00 Oh, yeah. You good? Yeah, so it was all healed and everything. That's good. That's good. You enjoying Ann Arbor in the summer? Yeah. I like it here in the summer.
Starting point is 00:07:16 Obviously, it's, like, hot as shit, but, like, it's kind of dead enough that you can do your own thing a little bit, too. Yeah, you can do your own thing. Like, that's me. I like doing my own thing. But it's kind of bad. I like it during the, like, school year because everybody's here. You can see everybody in the summer. Like last year when we came in the summer, I was like, this is college? It's empty.
Starting point is 00:07:31 But then when everybody finally started to come, it was actually pretty cool seeing how everybody acts and stuff together. What have you done this summer? Have you done anything fun like floating down the river? Have you done any of that yet? Not up here. I went to Miami, but up here I'm not going. That's a little different.
Starting point is 00:07:48 We got to take you floating down the here on the river. We got to bring a couple of the boys out. Actually, we were just talking about going this Saturday, honestly. How old are you, Rod? 18. That's the funny thing that we need to remember. Turn 19 on Sunday. Oh, it's your birthday on Sunday?
Starting point is 00:08:04 All right, there you go. Happy birthday. Detroit River. You guys talking about that big river over there? Yeah. I went over there last summer and got on those little floaty things. It was me and like four other guys. We went all the way to the little docks and stuff.
Starting point is 00:08:19 It takes like two hours to get there. There's enough to do, I think, in Ann Arbor. But who do you live with now? Keyshawn Harris. Okay, gotcha. All right. Yeah, have you felt like you guys as a freshman class now going into a sophomore class have gotten even closer? Because, like, it was crazy.
Starting point is 00:08:40 I feel like we've talked about this multiple times now, how close you guys seemed as a freshman class, and you guys were already, like, acting like seniors almost as a, you know, and you were only 17 at the time, right? So that's nuts to me. So, you know, do you feel like now all of a sudden it's like, all right, it's kind of the same for you specifically, but us as a class, like we're ready to kind of take this thing over now. Yeah, so like when we first get here, you got the group of the same for you specifically, but us as a class, we're ready to kind of take this thing over now. Yeah, so when we first get here, you got the group of the early enrollees,
Starting point is 00:09:09 then you have the group that comes in the summer. And at first it was just like this. Everybody was separate. You had their own friend group and everything. And so probably, I believe, towards the probably middle of camp, everybody started to go like this because we'd been in the locker room so long. And going through camp together, it was all of our first camp. So it was just us getting to know each other, getting a feel for each other,
Starting point is 00:09:31 and learning each other's work ethic. And we all just became, like, one big family. And so, like, we just feel like, like you said, like, we can be the class to take it over, take this program to the next level. Was there anyone that you were like, I'm never going to get along with this dude, and then you were like, actually, he's all right? No, everybody's cool. We've had our little fuse fights and stuff.
Starting point is 00:09:52 That's what comes with it. Yeah, of course. So talk about the defensive back room. I mean, you guys got a squad now. Even with Dax moving on to the NFL and some guys, you know, Brad Hawkins obviously was like, he had to be the dad of the group, right? That was my dog. You got Brad and Dax.
Starting point is 00:10:16 Like, them two were the leaders of the group, obviously, and then they're gone now. So, I mean, right now we have DJ Turner is probably the leader of the group. And Mikey, you know, Mikey Sanford still came over. Yeah. So he's a leader up there. And RJ Mullen, obviously. And then, like, the little freshmen, I think Will.
Starting point is 00:10:32 Will's really good. His man covers all of his, like, attributes. He's really good. And then we got a lot. It's a lot to name. But I think the freshman class that came, like, they're all at the top level. Like, they're really good. Zeke and Keon.
Starting point is 00:10:50 Yeah, those dudes are big dogs. And they just got to learn the playbook. But, like, it's going to come. And then you got me and Jaden in my class. Like, that's really good. And it's just a whole room of athletes at the end of the day. It definitely feels like it. I mean, to be honest
Starting point is 00:11:06 like that defensive secondary if you ask people a couple years ago was a weakness of the defense right now it feels like you guys have made it into a strength what like obviously you weren't on those teams but what do you feel like is like the one thing or a couple things that you guys have focused on to make sure that you're you know stepping it up and being a strength now? I believe it's really our technique. Like our coach, Klinkskill, like he came in and took initiative with what he got. Like he came from Kentucky and then came to Michigan, which is kind of a big jump in a sense.
Starting point is 00:11:36 So he came in and taught us like the ropes of everything, technique, and he's instilling in us like we have have to the technique is really the way to go and like you gotta rely on that to beat people and so we just learned the technique and start to master and now like we can just go up from there be the best secondary in the b10 would have been the country obviously yeah for sure and let's talk about clink clink seems like that dude because i'm talking to him a couple times and he's just like as cool as it gets like he recruited me when i was coming out of high school from kentucky so and that was a crazy thing about it when i was coming out of high school i think it was um
Starting point is 00:12:16 coach uh i can't remember his name he was the safest coach at the time up here he was recruiting me and then right before I was about to early enroll, and then I changed my mind off of that too, but Coach Klink ended up being the coach. And so I was like, that's the dude that recruited me in Kentucky. And so it was like it went together. But Coach Klink is a cool dude. He's going to be on you, though.
Starting point is 00:12:38 If you're not doing what you're supposed to do, he's going to get on you. But he's cool. He's going to look after you, look after's cool. He's going to look after you. Look after this guy. He loves all of us. We're just all one big unit. Love it. Love it.
Starting point is 00:12:51 So you were a track star in high school too, right? And I'm not a star. Not a star. Just running track. I was going to say, because who are the guys that just fly in that secondary? Me. So he changes my room. Oh, yeah, I was a star.
Starting point is 00:13:14 Because, I mean, you guys got to go up against unreal speed in that wide receiver room all day long, right? Yeah, that wide receiver room was loaded with speed. The fastest DBs I would say is me, DJ, Mikey, and who do we have over there? Probably Jaden McBrose. That's where we'd be flying in because we've got to cover Roman. Between those guys, Roman, like, Mikey goes on the other side of the ball at the same time, too. Like, I don't know how you keep up because they just, they're flying all night.
Starting point is 00:13:53 I don't know if you guys know who Iman Dennis is, but. Oh, yeah. Iman, he's probably the fastest on the team. I would say he's the fastest on the team. Really? Yeah. Really? Because everyone's saying.
Starting point is 00:14:01 Iman flies. Everyone was talking about Roman last year, right? I think it's Iman, but Roman's like – Roman's not that far behind, but it's most definitely Iman. Okay. You think Roman is the toughest receiver to guard? Or is it Ronnie coming back? Who's the toughest guy to lock down?
Starting point is 00:14:20 Oof. Oof. That's hard. A lot of pressure, man. Don't piss anybody off. When Mikey was on offense, because Mikey's quick, like super quick. Dude, he always seems to get open. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:14:35 Him and Ronnie. Roman, you can guard Roman, but it's a tough task because he's like deep threat, obviously. But Ronnie and Mikey, I would say, is the hardest receivers to guard. They struck me as, like, real shifty. Super shifty. And then, like, they know when to, like, catch you lacking, and then they go, boom, and they're open. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:14:55 What about AJ? Yeah, AJ, too. I forgot about AJ. He was giving me rough money a lot in camp. Really? Yeah. And then what about Andrel? Because Andrel's, like, now the, you know, a lot in camp. Really? Yeah. And then, what about Andrell? Because Andrell's like now the
Starting point is 00:15:07 big dog in that room, right? He's like, go up and get it. Do you have anybody on the defense that you're like, alright, when another team has a big receiver like an Andrell, we're going one-on-one with him? It was
Starting point is 00:15:23 Dax. Dax and DJ would do that. I think it would be DJ and Jamon Green. Them two would be the two that would do that. I really didn't guard Andrew a lot, so I couldn't really say if he's hard to guard because he's an outside
Starting point is 00:15:40 receiver. I guard the slide and all that and tight ends and everything. Are you starting to call plays now? I did last year a lot. side receiver so i guard the slide and all that and tight ends and everything and uh are you like are you starting to call plays now i did last year a lot but did you yeah but it's easier this year now because it's kind of the same thing in a sense like we got a new defensive coordinator but it's like in the same like area so i gotta just be out there trying to be a leader like a young leader for the young guys and stuff like that. Okay. All right.
Starting point is 00:16:08 Well, we've got to get to know you as a person, too, here. I mean, so outside of football, if you don't have practice, you don't have weights, and the five minutes that you have per day outside of that, what are you doing? Are you gaming or what? Yeah, I'm gaming. I'm either on Warzone or I'm on Madden. Okay. Yeah, I'm gaming. I'm either on Warzone or I'm on Madden. I like to go on some drives and sit there and listen to music and drive around. Who's on the playlist?
Starting point is 00:16:40 A lot of Detroit artists. Then Youngboy, of course. Youngboy's the best rapper, I think. Oh, really? All right. That's not rap. Take it back to the 90s. I'm with you, too. I'm on the old school hip hop. I got old parents. That's what I know. I got old parents. Come on, man.
Starting point is 00:16:54 We're not that old. How happy were your parents, though, when they – like when you made it into that starting role, were they just like unbelievably excited for you? So you're going to be mad when I tell this story about my dad. When we played Ohio State, like they didn't come to the first – like when I first started, they couldn't come because of COVID and all that. But they ended up coming to the Ohio State game when I started.
Starting point is 00:17:23 And my brother was up there telling me about my dad, when I stepped on the field, my dad started crying. Oh, man. He started crying out of tears. I mean, I understand that because my dad was like, he's a person that was there with me football-wise. Like, first grade, he was my head coach and was just mentoring me all the way up through there.
Starting point is 00:17:42 And my mom, like, my mom was just, I don't even know how to explain it. Like, me and my mom kind of have a different level of mom and son relationship now because of, like, what I've did and, like, accomplished and everything. And it's, like, good to see her happy because, like, that's my main goal is to make my parents happy and do everything that they wanted me to do when I was younger. No, that's, I mean, that's every dad's dream, right, to watch their kid make it into that spot. And, obviously, on that stage, it's, I mean, that's every dad's dream, right? To watch their kid make it into that spot.
Starting point is 00:18:05 And obviously on that stage, it's just, you can't blame them for that. They always be saying like, who would ever thought? Because it was a dream. It's everybody's dream to do this. And I've just been dreaming of this since I was in first grade. And just watching football on TV and then being that person to do it is crazy. Yeah. Did you, I mean, obviously the goal is to be that starter.
Starting point is 00:18:29 But when you stepped onto campus in the beginning or even during camp or even like game one, did you think like, all right, by the end of the year, I'm going to be the starter for the Ohio State game? No, not at all. Like, it was really hard. I had some times where it was getting hard because, like, you know, you're that guy coming from high school game? Oh, not at all. Like, it was really hard. I had some times where it was getting hard because, like, you know, you're that guy coming from high school. Everybody's that guy coming from high school. Everyone's the all-state, you know, everybody.
Starting point is 00:18:54 And just watching people play football, like, it was hard. So I'm just telling myself, like, you just got to keep working and get to that, like, when you get your chance, just take that and run with it. Was there a moment that you remember that's, like, when you get your chances, take that and run with it. Did you – was there a moment that you remember that's like, did Klink, like, call you into his office? He's like, hey, you're starting. So, like, I had played – I played – I started –
Starting point is 00:19:16 I didn't start, but I was in a starting package against Washington. Probably from Washington all the way to Michigan – not even Michigan State, Penn State. I didn't, like, play on it really at all. So after Michigan State we lost, and that Sunday Coach Bellamy called, texted me and says, you need to come into the office today, like start talking about safety. So I'm like, well, that might be my chance right there.
Starting point is 00:19:38 So I ran down there. He was like, yeah, this week you're going to be competing for the starting spot. I was like, oh, yeah, it's on. And so, like, me and RJ were just competing that whole week. Like, we didn't know who was starting until the night before Penn State game. Coach Bellamy came and told me that I was starting. And then, like, from there on, me and RJ, like, rotated a lot. And I would go, like, Dax, like, went out a little bit.
Starting point is 00:20:02 So, I would go down to Nickel. RJ would be back behind me. So, it was, like, went out a little bit. So, I would go down to Nick or RJ would be back behind me. So, it was, like, a good rotation after that. Was there, were you a little bit, like, shitting your pants? When you first stepped out, like, all right, warm-ups of that first, so it was the Penn State game that you started? Mm-hmm. I couldn't sleep.
Starting point is 00:20:18 Really? I couldn't sleep that night. It has to be, like, obviously you're excited. Obviously you're ready. This is the moment that you've waited for. Like, but the jitters got to be like obviously you're excited obviously you're ready this is the moment that you've waited for like but the jitters got to be there yeah it was there like really much so like warm-ups i'm like okay because you know everybody says penn state's like it'd be rocking yeah so i'm like oh i might have to plan this let me see how it's going really i couldn't
Starting point is 00:20:43 get like you know hawaii at home in the big house is my first one. I got to go to Happy Valley. So, I get out there, and I think we were on defense. Yeah, we was on defense first. So, that's better because, like, you go on offense, you sit in there away and, like, thinking about what you're going to do. But we go out there, and I'm like, oh. I'm walking on the field looking around like, oh, it's here.
Starting point is 00:21:05 I got to do it. Like, I'm nervous. Had to pee. I was like, you just got to go play. Pee's coming down my leg. But then, like, you know, you get that first hit. Like, it's gone. And that first drive, I know they marched down there on us,
Starting point is 00:21:20 and I got a first tackle on that first drive. And after that, like, I was like, yeah, I can do this. And it just went up from there. Right, and if you're guarding the slot guy, that was like Jahan Dotson or someone, right? Jahan Dotson, boy, my take. That boy was so quick. He get the ball, like, he get the ball.
Starting point is 00:21:38 You think you had a tackle, he just be like, boom, he gone. But we boxed him up. He had a good game on us, though. We boxed him up pretty well. I feel like at the end of that game, I was like, we know they're going to Jahan Haddassin, but it's still that hard to stop him. Like, it was that crazy.
Starting point is 00:21:55 Yeah. The end of the game, I tried to take him out of the game. I was hoping I would not hit him. But I went backwards. But right before that play, like, probably the drive before, they ran that same play. And Coach was like, they're going to put Jahan Dawson on the back side and have four receivers on the other side and throw the slant to him.
Starting point is 00:22:11 So I see him come out in that, and he's yelling at me from the sideline. I'm not even looking over there. I'm just like this, Coach. I got it. I know I'm about to hit him. I'm just going to hit him. And then I hit him, and then I got it. Like I didn't even know I hit him that hard because when I hit him,
Starting point is 00:22:24 like I ain't going to lie, like it kind of went black for a second. We won't tell the training. I got up. It took me a second to get up. Like, I was sitting there. I was like, bro, that hurt. I got up. I said, bro, Brad, what just happened, bro?
Starting point is 00:22:41 And then I looked. I just went out of the game. I just ran the last play. And then, you know. And I ran to the side. I'm like, everybody's smacking my head. I'm like, bro, my head hurts. Stop. You just wake up.
Starting point is 00:22:53 You're in the field. What's going on? I love it, though. I mean, that's – those are the, like, the moments that you're waiting for, though, when you're like, all right, I know exactly what I'm doing. Like, that's when you know all the work that you've done has been like worth it because all right we studied this film now it's just him versus me athletic wise and you already knew what was coming and you make the play so then like coming out of that game you guys obviously
Starting point is 00:23:20 win in the last minute essentially what was that feeling like where you're like, holy shit, I just started my first game, I had a good game, and we won a huge game on the road. Are you just like, all right, let's fucking go. This is the road to the end of the season that we want. Yeah, I personally feel like I didn't have a good game that game. Oh, really? Yeah, because I missed a lot of good tackles I could have had.
Starting point is 00:23:44 But winning that game, it was a good game to game. Oh, really? Yeah, because I missed a lot of good tackles I could have had, but winning that game, it was a good game to win because, you know, if we would have lost that game, we wouldn't have been able to go to the Big Ten Championship. And then, like, after coming out of there, we went straight to Maryland. So it was like, you up, but you got to go
Starting point is 00:24:00 to that trap game. Oh, for sure. And it's like, we just got to stay focused. But in the locker room, everybody was happy because, you know, Eric's little touchdown, like, that saved us. You guys had to be on the sideline just like, go, go, go. Like, you don't see no drag route go, what, 50, 60 yards for a touchdown. It felt like it was, no offense to Eric, because he's very fast for a tight end,
Starting point is 00:24:26 but it felt like the whole thing was in slow motion. You're like, get to the end zone, bro. We were like, bro, bro, please just get to the end zone. Get to the end zone. Oh, man. That was – I mean, it all obviously worked out, and it's just like – I feel like this season was like truly that dream season, right? And then, you know, we'll talk about sometime in the future too,
Starting point is 00:24:50 a Big Ten championship game and then the college football playoff. And like at 18 years old, that had to be like, you're looking up in the lights like, holy shit, how did I get here? Yeah, like the Big Ten championship was the one. Because like you're in the the coach stadium inside you like you're just looking around like you're inside of an inside the Big Ten championship and it was a different feeling on that field because it's like it's not a regular game no more like it's the championship to get a ring and me I never had a ring in high school
Starting point is 00:25:20 none of that so when we won that game it was kind of an easy win. Like, it was 42-3. Yeah, but, I mean, like, still the beginning of the game was, like, it was a lot closer to the score. It was, bro, when I tell you, like, I didn't know Inside Stadium could get that loud. And our fans traveled, bro. And Iowa was loud, but we were super loud. Like, you couldn't hear nothing.
Starting point is 00:25:44 When they were, like, singing Mr. Brightside in the Coles Stadium, like, I was watching from TV, and I could, like, clearly hear it from the stadium, but they're showing the game. I was like, oh, my gosh, this is amazing. I almost got ejected that game. Did you? For what? Because the quarterback ran and came up, and I'm like,
Starting point is 00:26:02 you know, the quarterback runs. You're like, oh, it's the time to take him out of the game. Me and Brad came like just like this, boom. And I hit him. I happened to hit him up top with my head down. So we come to the sideline and it was like, we thought it was time out. They was like, bro, they're reviewing him for
Starting point is 00:26:17 ejection. And I didn't know they were talking about me. So I'm like, wait, wait, what? And I'm looking up at the screen and they're reviewing it. I'm like, Coach, is that targeting? He just looked at me, and he just kept talking like, you know, usually when they know it's not targeting, they're going to be like, no. He looked at me, I said, oh, bro, I'm about to get out this game. Not the Big Ten Championship, and they came back not targeting.
Starting point is 00:26:39 So I was like, whew. It was cool after that. So I was sitting right behind the parents, like the parents section at that one. So I was right, like 50-yard line right down there. And when, like, those first two touchdowns, it was just, because nobody knew what was going to happen. Like, we were tailgating all day, partying all day. And, like, it just, we'd never been there before, you know.
Starting point is 00:27:01 So, like, as much as we thought we were better than Iowa, you just don't know. And then those two things happened. Me and my dad look at each other like, what the fuck just happened? Like, it was so insane. And the place was going absolutely ballistic. Like, that was unreal. The craziest play to me was when Donovan threw that touchdown. Oh, God.
Starting point is 00:27:22 That was crazy. And then when Blake was going down the sideline, JJ catches him and blocks him. I was like, oh, yeah, we're going to win this game. Like, who does that? Yeah. Like, you don't see a quarterback doing that effort. No, no.
Starting point is 00:27:33 And the Donovan pass, everyone's like, all right, it's a sweep to Donovan. And then he'd go. Everyone's like, what? Oh, my God. Then Roman just wide the fuck open. Wide open. I remember I came into work the Monday after that game, and this guy was like, yeah, I even saw the third string quarterback play.
Starting point is 00:27:52 I was like, dude, that was a running back. That's amazing. That's amazing. Well, hey, man, we appreciate you coming on. This has been fun. We're going to have to have you. I feel like we've got to have you uh i feel like we got to have you on like every so often during the year and all that stuff because we got to talk about
Starting point is 00:28:09 your journey through all this and see that um and we've got merch up right so merch merch coming soon for rob moore um so you can get it at blue by 90 shop.com we're gonna have his jersey hoodie and jersey tee and all that stuff and then also we we're going to do some custom tees, right? We got to, for sure. Get a little picture on them. Get that 1-9, right? Yep. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:28:31 And then they can get your actual jersey from Valiant as well, right? Yep. So you got to go support the boy. He's about to be that dude. People just got a taste, right, of what you can do? Oh, yeah. Just a taste. I love it. do oh yeah just a taste i love it it's coming i love it and then as far as where they can uh where they can follow you at uh like
Starting point is 00:28:51 twitter instagram all that stuff too everything's rob moore jr all right there you go there you go make it easy on them um so your dad's rod moore too yep all right perfect legacy let's get the legacy the son's gonna be a third. Oh, all right. There you go. I like it. I like it. Perfect. Well, appreciate you coming on, man.
Starting point is 00:29:10 We'll keep up with you, and we want all our listeners to as well. But, yeah, go blue. Appreciate you, guys. Go blue.

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