" Hi I'm Barry Brock and I am pleased to be joined by college football legend and former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz Lou always a pleasure thanks for joining us who may as well start of the top right now -- of -- Is the gators everyone talks about the Florida offense the defense here. What they return all eleven starters from the national championship squad from a year ago you see any team it'll be able to hang with this team this year."

" Now not not physically and I went up spoke to the Florida football team probably ten days to notre admired request. And none of their very talent I've never seen a football team is enthusiast users focus your practices hard so. On paper I think there is that class by themselves."

" You know you're on record saying that the gators will defend their national championship in the title game against. Notre Dame. But this is the same Irish team that lost to Syracuse -- over the last year you run is this your heart -- you really believe Notre Dame can make it to the championship game."

" That I really and truly do or 1%. I'm not trying to do this month Notre Dame but I mean just look at the fact. I think you have Oklahoma and Texas are two and three but they play one another so when I'm gonna lose. You look and say who has the best chance to win eleven or twelve games and I think -- Notre Dame why. Well they've had great recruiting years they've in the top five the last four years recruiting they return all eleven starters from masters office of football team. To return most of the defense of -- So they are may be a top fifteen about eight but they only play one team in the top 25 this entire year and at southern cal they play him at all. So they aren't going to necessarily be that number two team in the country. But I do you think you'll be the best team in the stadium not because they're going to be that great although I think he'll be very good Charlie Weis done an excellent job. That there would be better than that team they're playing in the stadium that particular Saturday consequently they end up twelve and -- You gotta put him in the championship game even though the schedule isn't deserving."

" And weakening USC they have replaced eight starters on defense and the offense has kind of break it in a new young quarterback what are you expecting from the trojans this year."

" Well known -- clearly -- for -- ourselves against reading may be the best college coach in the country has done a tremendous job. Obviously they like -- court -- quarterback we know they have veteran running -- very returner entire five -- starter. They have good receivers and Damian Wilson who Damian Williams it. So I think quarterback is the only key question now you go look at deep threat you know they lost an awful lot of talent we also now. The Pete Carroll has a way -- replaced and they take great recruiting years I think they'll be very talented on defects. But the other cal also. Laughter offensive coordinator and there'd be faster corners or keep him went to Washington in his head football coach -- coordinator. He -- that cope with on the defensive coordinator paid him Tony half million dollars for three years so can southern cal continued. To replace all the great talent they lose both on the coaching staff and on the football field with their players and that's why I think Notre Dame has -- chance against."

" just like last year seems Tim Tebow Colt McCoy Sam Bradford same aspect at the top of everybody's pre season Heisman list. Yet any sleeper when that we might not of thought of that Kennedy can make -- to New -- here."

" I think you have to look at July are I think the running -- best running back -- great running back from a Georgia Tech I think those are the two best running back to present time but somebody noise about it obviously but. If you noticed that trophy over my shoulder at the coach's trophy presented by doctor pepper and it goes number one team in the country. And you know it may be Florida but then again that's the crazy thing about it probably never really know what's going to happen when you deal with young people it comes to education better. Crazy things that we don't have that thing for boat team each and every week -- you know maybe either cramming for days maybe make a girlfriend promptly hit elderly and end up with that trophy that. That also what I really want to emphasize is. Doctor Pepper's try to help on education they want to give way and billion dollars in scholarship. This year they're going to giveaways scholarship -- thousand dollars scholarship every day. September 1. Through January 31 and -- that game 3123000. Dollars scholarships to three different individuals. And it's so simple good drink doctor pepper go to the doctor pepper dot com that -- that coat. And you have a chance to win free tuition and as much as they want to give -- that million dollars when it got that they can't go to people don't know about it and that's why I sort of -- I'm here I'm excited about it because I know how important education is. And doctor -- been associated with college football for many many years. Like that. For the things are going to help people continue their education."

" I guess slow in some ways you run college football at least the erratically but but let's really here put you in charge of college football you couldn't. Do anything you -- make any rule changes you want what would you do to make the game better."

" Absolutely the one change I would make instantly and say this gentleman on the second week of the season we're going to have conference Saturday. So that everybody for example from the FCC going to play a team. From the -- of the big twelve. That's same date may be Oklahoma's and that plan Alabama Florida is going to play taxes that whatever they'll -- case may be all the way down the line in the Big Ten you're gonna play that. Pac ten in the ACC you're going to play the Big East is -- and actually rotate. Because the way the nonconference schedules are now nobody really gets challenged with the exception. The team like southern cal which doesn't duck and play in the team's schedule and we would then have a better idea how to be of the compare somebody. And compare the different conferences so that we could come up with -- two best they now have a chance to win that trophy presented by doctor pepper behind me."

" I thank you Lou Holtz trust me. Always a pleasure. To -- about college football and for more college football video keep a log right here to foxsports.com. For little old Tom Barrett the brock's day in Yelena."