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 What a way to close out the final game of the regular season for the Florence High Falcons.

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 And just planning on enjoying the bye week and watching a bunch of college football games stress-free.

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 Has a team, anytime, anywhere, been praying for this to happen after the gauntlet they've been through?

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 As far as an individual player who has come farther than Bray Hubbard, I don't think he wants to go back and revisit the reviews after the Florida State game.

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 I think that might, in some crazy way, have been the best thing for Bray Hubbard.

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 As we get ready for Monday night's season opener for Alabama basketball, here are some

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 thoughts from the head coach of the Crimson Tide, Nate Oates.

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 Really appreciate it.

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 It's been riding around the valley.

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 And for Blake Lovell taking time out of his busy schedule there at Southeastern 16.

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 Blake, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I'm doing well, guys.

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 Good to talk to you as always.

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 You too.

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 Boy, I tell you what, things are changing.

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 Vanderbilt, one of the headliners in the country, Blake.

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 if Texas wins this one.

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 And it's also the Texas offense, right?

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 Can they keep it rolling?

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 Lots of questions.

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 game there in Vanderbilt than a lot of times the Doors did.

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 to compete in this NIL era, you know, Vanderbilt was very clearly, I thought, the team that

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 Georgia is playing a little bit better.

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 Gunnar Stockton, in particular, only has one interception in SEC play.

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 Billy Gonzalez, the interim coach at Florida.

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 fourth quarter game again.

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 I know they won that one 35-14.

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 it's like they just are overwhelmingly more talented than you.

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 and it's a little closer than you think it should be.

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 to come out and win this game by four touchdowns.

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 Played level Southeastern 16.

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 We're on family radio.

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 what would that adjective be that we can air and not get in trouble?

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 The governor is swinging for the fences, is he not?

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 It's a total mess is what it is.

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 team we were talking about the most in the most positive way, the LSU, and now we're sitting

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 able to go get their guy based on where they're at financially and, you know, people were telling

461
00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:10,380
 me the other day, you know, the guy that should be the happiest is Matt McMahon, the basketball

462
00:27:10,380 --> 00:27:15,600
 coach, because, well, maybe they don't even have the money to hire him if they have a bad

463
00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:16,000
 season.

464
00:27:16,180 --> 00:27:19,380
 And it's just like, I mean, this conversation has gone everywhere.

465
00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:27,260
 And again, I think it's, I'll say this, that part of it to me is LSU's own doing, because

466
00:27:27,260 --> 00:27:32,980
 I think from the very beginning, this was not a good fit for Brian Kelly to be their head

467
00:27:32,980 --> 00:27:33,160
 coach.

468
00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:35,540
 I think everyone knew that right off the bat.

469
00:27:36,140 --> 00:27:41,780
 And it just seemed like it was a hire that you go get a guy that has a national sort of

470
00:27:41,780 --> 00:27:42,740
 name and recognition.

471
00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:45,840
 Clearly, there was a reason he was willing to leave Notre Dame.

472
00:27:47,180 --> 00:27:48,440
 And it just didn't work.

473
00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:52,640
 And I think you could tell from the beginning that it was not going to be a long-term partnership.

474
00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:56,040
 And so, yeah, it's a mess on every side.

475
00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,600
 And we'll see how they figure it out.

476
00:27:58,660 --> 00:27:59,060
 I don't know.

477
00:28:00,220 --> 00:28:04,740
 Oklahoma and Tennessee should be an elimination game for the college football playoffs.

478
00:28:04,900 --> 00:28:06,820
 Tennessee, a three-and-a-half-point favorite.

479
00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:09,420
 Their defense is amazing to me.

480
00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:12,980
 They've allowed 30-plus points in four straight games.

481
00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:16,660
 Yet they've had five defensive touchdowns this year.

482
00:28:16,660 --> 00:28:19,240
 They're pick sixes, scooping scores.

483
00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:24,480
 And they led the nation in sacks going into the Alabama game.

484
00:28:24,940 --> 00:28:30,300
 The Tennessee offense leads the SEC offensively in eight categories.

485
00:28:31,340 --> 00:28:35,560
 Aguilar throws for 396 against Kentucky.

486
00:28:35,940 --> 00:28:38,720
 Oklahoma's defense is much more stout.

487
00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:43,960
 But Ole Miss did very well moving the ball against them.

488
00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:47,480
 Fascinating game here.

489
00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,800
 You know, thinking, well, can Oklahoma keep up with Tennessee's offense?

490
00:28:52,140 --> 00:28:54,820
 But Tennessee's defense is going to keep them in the game.

491
00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:58,000
 Who wins the elimination game in Knoxville?

492
00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:02,140
 Yeah, I think it's one of the most interesting games of the entire calendar season.

493
00:29:02,140 --> 00:29:11,940
 Because I think you've got a team in Oklahoma, statistically, legitimately has the advantage over what is, like you said, Brett, a top offensive team.

494
00:29:12,100 --> 00:29:17,580
 In almost every major statistical category, Oklahoma's defense has the advantage.

495
00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:21,960
 And you just don't see that often when you're talking about an offensive team like Tennessee.

496
00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:26,140
 But yet that's what the stats tell us with Oklahoma this season.

497
00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:28,760
 Now this will certainly be one of the better offensive teams they've played.

498
00:29:28,820 --> 00:29:35,760
 And we found out last week when they played Ole Miss that, you know, they were significantly better than any other team they've seen offensively this year.

499
00:29:35,860 --> 00:29:41,240
 And so I think that will allow Tennessee to do some things against this defense, despite what the numbers tell us.

500
00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:45,020
 And, again, you're going to put your sort of confidence in Josh Heupel, too.

501
00:29:45,460 --> 00:29:51,760
 But I think it's like, to me, the story of this game may be the Oklahoma offense and just how bad it has looked at times.

502
00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:58,100
 And, again, that's, you know, 180 from what we thought early in the season with John McTeer and company and what they were doing.

503
00:29:58,300 --> 00:30:01,820
 But, like you said, Tennessee's defensive numbers hide your eyes.

504
00:30:01,820 --> 00:30:08,060
 They're not pretty at all, but they found a way to score enough to not let it affect them too much.

505
00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:15,100
 And that's where, like I said, can Oklahoma do anything offensively to exploit those things for Tennessee's defense?

506
00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:16,820
 And you could say the same on the other side.

507
00:30:16,940 --> 00:30:20,420
 Can Tennessee crack the code that is in Oklahoma's defense this year?

508
00:30:20,500 --> 00:30:26,040
 But I think we saw some of that last week with Ole Miss where there are paths to do that.

509
00:30:26,420 --> 00:30:29,020
 And so I kind of like Tennessee in this one.

510
00:30:29,020 --> 00:30:32,000
 And I think, again, you're going to put your trust in Josh Heupel in a game like this.

511
00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:42,560
 And I just don't trust Oklahoma enough to where if Tennessee does find a way to even put up a couple touchdowns, let's say, man, I just, that Oklahoma offense leads a bit to be desired right now.

512
00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:47,620
 Yeah, if McTeer was healthy and on point, I think he's healthier.

513
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:50,440
 But if he's on point, this would be quite a game.

514
00:30:50,540 --> 00:30:51,940
 I agree with you about that.

515
00:30:52,740 --> 00:30:55,700
 College basketball, my dear friend, begins Monday.

516
00:30:55,900 --> 00:30:59,820
 And I know you're just as excited as you can possibly be for that.

517
00:31:00,700 --> 00:31:03,300
 Where can we get online and hear these great podcasts?

518
00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:05,480
 You will be busy again tomorrow.

519
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 And I'm guessing going to be busy Monday night.

520
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 Yeah, we will be for sure, guys.

521
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 You can check it all out, SEC football and SEC basketball pretty much daily starting on Monday once we get things cranked up.

522
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 For the basketball season, Southeastern 16 on YouTube, you can find us there, all kinds of reaction, game previews, all that stuff.

523
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524
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 The B and Blake stands for busy and about to get busier.

525
00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:32,180
 Blake, thanks so much for your time today and enjoy the weekend, all right?

526
00:31:32,500 --> 00:31:33,140
 Thanks, guys.

527
00:31:33,180 --> 00:31:33,520
 You too.

528
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 Thank you, buddy.

529
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531
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532
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 The perspective from the big dog himself, Bill Shanks, next.

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616
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 Welcome back in.

617
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 Really appreciate free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

618
00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:45,740
 And while Bill Shinks takes his napkin and wipes his mouth and gets ready for the show,

619
00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:48,040
 BB, while we have that moment,

620
00:36:48,540 --> 00:36:52,580
 Let's talk a little bit about, I guess the best way to put it is,

621
00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:57,340
 in some ways, this is elimination weekend for some of the big dogs in the SEC.

622
00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:03,280
 Well, it's elimination, in particularly for the game we just talked about, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

623
00:37:04,100 --> 00:37:06,480
 Now, a lot of things can happen with this.

624
00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:11,840
 But, yeah, once you enter November, and in particularly if you've got a couple of losses,

625
00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:17,320
 and I still say sooner or later a three-loss team is going to make it to the playoffs,

626
00:37:17,460 --> 00:37:20,940
 and particularly beginning next year, this is a key game to win.

627
00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:21,620
 Yeah.

628
00:37:22,280 --> 00:37:27,140
 You know, if Banny beats Texas, that's going to be another one.

629
00:37:27,140 --> 00:37:31,980
 But, yeah, the Oklahoma-Tennessee game, to me, this weekend is going to be the biggest one,

630
00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:33,240
 the loser of this game.

631
00:37:33,700 --> 00:37:37,000
 They're not necessarily out, in particular, if they win the rest of their games,

632
00:37:37,100 --> 00:37:38,240
 but it's going to be a lot tougher.

633
00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:41,420
 You know, obviously, that's elimination as far as the playoffs.

634
00:37:41,580 --> 00:37:44,720
 I don't think anyone is expecting Auburn or Kentucky to make the playoffs.

635
00:37:44,820 --> 00:37:47,580
 The question is, which head coach could be eliminated,

636
00:37:47,740 --> 00:37:50,320
 particularly if this game goes one-sided this weekend?

637
00:37:50,860 --> 00:37:52,300
 Well, that's the question.

638
00:37:52,900 --> 00:37:58,420
 The loser of this game may be the ultimate loser by the end of the season.

639
00:37:58,980 --> 00:38:04,320
 We'll say, Cutter Boley has really improved the quarterback for Kentucky.

640
00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:10,460
 They put up 467 yards against a weak Tennessee defense.

641
00:38:11,340 --> 00:38:15,960
 But either one of these guys, Charlie Trotman was on the show yesterday,

642
00:38:16,060 --> 00:38:18,820
 the former Auburn quarterback, and as Charlie termed it,

643
00:38:19,860 --> 00:38:23,960
 if Auburn would have lost to Arkansas, it would have been bad.

644
00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:28,800
 Well, you and I and a lot of our listeners can probably guess what that bad,

645
00:38:28,900 --> 00:38:30,120
 how you define that.

646
00:38:30,540 --> 00:38:35,560
 There's no question if either team wins by two or three touchdowns,

647
00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:38,260
 it's not going to be good for the other coach.

648
00:38:38,260 --> 00:38:40,900
 You know, the B in Bill stands for bad.

649
00:38:40,980 --> 00:38:42,440
 Not in bad as far as talent.

650
00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:43,280
 He's just bad.

651
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 He's a bad man when it comes to talking behind the microphone.

652
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 There's host of the Bill Shanks Show at 93.1 FM over in Macon, Georgia,

653
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 online at thesesuperstations.com and on the tube at 41NBC.

654
00:38:56,120 --> 00:38:57,740
 Bill Shanks, welcome in.

655
00:38:57,800 --> 00:38:58,600
 How are you?

656
00:38:59,260 --> 00:39:02,160
 Well, now that I got a signal, I'm a lot better.

657
00:39:02,160 --> 00:39:06,260
 I thought you were forgetting about me, and it was my stupid signal.

658
00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:10,220
 Are you down in the swamp of Florida?

659
00:39:10,420 --> 00:39:11,580
 Where are you, Bill?

660
00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:16,460
 Well, that's the problem because, Harold, everybody around here,

661
00:39:16,540 --> 00:39:19,720
 their SNAP benefits run out today, and they don't know if they're going to be.

662
00:39:20,060 --> 00:39:20,700
 Oh, no.

663
00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:26,460
 And I don't think the cell phone people showed up for work today,

664
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 so that's why my signal was a little late getting there.

665
00:39:28,660 --> 00:39:30,380
 Well, at least that explains it.

666
00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:31,820
 Now, SNAP's a four-letter word.

667
00:39:31,820 --> 00:39:35,820
 What four-letter word could you use to describe Georgia's opponent this weekend, Bill?

668
00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:41,640
 I'm trying to see what I can spell and get away with it.

669
00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:44,480
 FCC, remember.

670
00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:45,280
 FCC.

671
00:39:46,060 --> 00:39:49,580
 What good adjective could you use, Bill, to describe Georgia's opponent this weekend?

672
00:39:51,580 --> 00:39:55,380
 Well, I thought of a four-letter word, but I can't say that one nor speak it.

673
00:39:55,380 --> 00:39:55,980
 There you go.

674
00:39:58,820 --> 00:40:01,340
 Can we go to five letters and just say track?

675
00:40:01,340 --> 00:40:02,760
 No, yeah, we can, we can.

676
00:40:02,860 --> 00:40:03,860
 You're an exception.

677
00:40:04,740 --> 00:40:06,300
 Okay, okay, okay.

678
00:40:07,060 --> 00:40:08,820
 Let me ask you about this game.

679
00:40:11,700 --> 00:40:17,380
 You and Brother Brent and a lot of other folks are going to Jacksonville today and tomorrow.

680
00:40:18,300 --> 00:40:20,900
 Harold and I got a chance to experience this.

681
00:40:21,300 --> 00:40:24,680
 There really was nothing like the Iron Bowl at Legion Field.

682
00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:27,260
 In theory, it was 50-50.

683
00:40:28,260 --> 00:40:32,320
 And I understand why so many schools now have gone to the campus.

684
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 They make a lot more revenue with that, that they can do recruiting,

685
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 even though Kirby, I think, has been out of bounds with this.

686
00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:45,580
 It is so rare now to have basically a stadium split.

687
00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:52,880
 The only other schools or other teams, Army and Navy in Philadelphia and New York,

688
00:40:52,940 --> 00:40:54,460
 and they're going to be shopping that around.

689
00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:57,780
 Oklahoma and Texas at the State Fair.

690
00:40:58,220 --> 00:41:02,720
 That's what makes this so, this is not just a game.

691
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 It's an event.

692
00:41:04,120 --> 00:41:09,000
 The city of Jacksonville has poured an incredible amount of money in this.

693
00:41:09,660 --> 00:41:13,580
 The game certainly is important, and it's important for both teams.

694
00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:19,820
 Talk about, for a lot of our listeners who have never gone to this game,

695
00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:26,040
 talk about, again, a theory of 50-50 split, what it means to Jacksonville,

696
00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:27,620
 and just how much fun.

697
00:41:27,700 --> 00:41:29,700
 And I know you're concerned about the game.

698
00:41:30,240 --> 00:41:32,880
 Talk a little bit about this game as an event.

699
00:41:34,140 --> 00:41:37,340
 Well, I think the best thing to do is to go back to my childhood.

700
00:41:37,660 --> 00:41:42,540
 I didn't go to a Georgia-Ford game until I was in school at UGA when I was 20 years old,

701
00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:44,780
 my first year at UGA when I was a junior.

702
00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:47,580
 Nobody invited me.

703
00:41:48,520 --> 00:41:49,740
 And so I didn't go.

704
00:41:50,020 --> 00:41:55,360
 And usually the people who were going left their kids at my house with my mom and so forth.

705
00:41:55,360 --> 00:42:00,260
 So I didn't go until I was 20, and that happened to be the first year of Steve Spurrier.

706
00:42:00,460 --> 00:42:03,200
 So I really picked a h*** of a year to start going to the game.

707
00:42:03,200 --> 00:42:03,580
 Yeah, really.

708
00:42:03,680 --> 00:42:11,900
 But, you know, when I was a kid, though, living in Waycross, which is about 75 miles from Jacksonville Stadium,

709
00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:17,760
 the old Gator Bowl, it was amazing to watch the people come through town from North Georgia

710
00:42:17,760 --> 00:42:22,320
 and West Georgia and all over and have their Georgia stuff on their car.

711
00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:27,620
 And, I mean, I remember going to the Burger King with my mom, and we just watched the people go by, really.

712
00:42:27,860 --> 00:42:32,420
 I mean, you know, Waycross ain't too much of a happening place, so that's all it takes for us.

713
00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:35,000
 But, you know, it's always a big deal.

714
00:42:35,220 --> 00:42:37,480
 The people start arriving Monday and Tuesday.

715
00:42:37,820 --> 00:42:41,260
 RV City, where the RVs come, is amazing.

716
00:42:41,460 --> 00:42:43,520
 I've heard they kind of redid that a little bit.

717
00:42:43,880 --> 00:42:46,380
 But it's always just – you're right.

718
00:42:46,480 --> 00:42:48,360
 There's no other word for it but an event.

719
00:42:48,360 --> 00:42:52,460
 But most football games that are big robbery games are events.

720
00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:53,480
 But this is different.

721
00:42:53,840 --> 00:43:00,220
 This being a 50-50 split, being in Jacksonville, having the history, having the – you know,

722
00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:02,400
 I was sitting around the round table the other day,

723
00:43:02,460 --> 00:43:05,700
 and we were talking about our Georgia-Florida memories, and it's all over the place.

724
00:43:05,780 --> 00:43:10,060
 You know, it's all over the decades where people went to the games and so forth.

725
00:43:10,200 --> 00:43:14,220
 So it is a special time and a special game.

726
00:43:14,220 --> 00:43:19,140
 And, you know, it's so much more fun, though, when Georgia is whipping Florida's a**.

727
00:43:20,940 --> 00:43:22,060
 Move over, Berger.

728
00:43:22,200 --> 00:43:24,420
 Bill Shanks is the king of Waycross, Georgia.

729
00:43:24,560 --> 00:43:27,560
 Bill, check him out, by the way, at thesesuperstations.com.

730
00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:32,800
 Isn't it crazy that in some ways Alabama, in facing LSU next week,

731
00:43:32,860 --> 00:43:35,460
 is the same situation as Kirby facing Florida this week?

732
00:43:35,520 --> 00:43:39,360
 You bring in an interim, and the first reaction is, well, they're going to be this

733
00:43:39,360 --> 00:43:40,200
 and they're going to be that.

734
00:43:40,320 --> 00:43:41,340
 How do we know that?

735
00:43:41,620 --> 00:43:43,060
 To me, there's a big X factor.

736
00:43:43,060 --> 00:43:46,020
 They got rid of the guy that was there because things weren't going their way.

737
00:43:46,160 --> 00:43:48,800
 So preparing probably in some ways is a lot easier.

738
00:43:49,380 --> 00:43:54,220
 Your thoughts as far as Kirby getting rid of his Florida team with, let's face it,

739
00:43:54,280 --> 00:43:56,140
 there's no other way of putting it with an interim coach,

740
00:43:56,180 --> 00:43:57,900
 and who knows what that means, good or bad.

741
00:43:59,500 --> 00:44:00,240
 It's scary.

742
00:44:01,660 --> 00:44:03,600
 How do you prepare for it?

743
00:44:03,600 --> 00:44:05,140
 What do you know to look for?

744
00:44:05,500 --> 00:44:10,160
 You can sit there and say, well, Billy Napier did this and that,

745
00:44:10,260 --> 00:44:15,180
 that's what he did in this situation, but, you know, do they surprise us to come out

746
00:44:15,180 --> 00:44:17,320
 and do the same daggum thing, just throw us off?

747
00:44:17,560 --> 00:44:19,040
 And I don't know.

748
00:44:19,160 --> 00:44:21,260
 I mean, you don't know what they're going to have planned.

749
00:44:21,600 --> 00:44:26,040
 All I know is that Billy Napier partly got fired because he wouldn't give up play calling.

750
00:44:26,700 --> 00:44:33,000
 And that leads me to wonder, well, was he holding back the Florida offense?

751
00:44:33,640 --> 00:44:35,460
 Was he holding back D.J. Lagway?

752
00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:39,540
 Now, I mean, D.J. Lagway has got nine interceptions in seven games,

753
00:44:39,620 --> 00:44:42,180
 so I don't think we can blame Billy Napier necessarily on that.

754
00:44:42,660 --> 00:44:45,900
 But you still have to wonder what they're going to do.

755
00:44:45,900 --> 00:44:51,880
 And I think it makes it more important for Georgia as a defense that has started off so slow this year

756
00:44:51,880 --> 00:44:56,300
 and practically every game to not let that happen tomorrow

757
00:44:56,300 --> 00:44:59,900
 because you don't want them to have success doing whatever they're going to do

758
00:44:59,900 --> 00:45:02,480
 and get that confidence inside the game

759
00:45:02,480 --> 00:45:06,900
 and then get their 40,000 drunk fans behind them and get out of control.

760
00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:09,900
 So I think it's going to be very critical.

761
00:45:10,680 --> 00:45:12,760
 I mean, look, Georgia bounced back in the Ole Miss game.

762
00:45:12,840 --> 00:45:16,160
 It was a back-and-forth, nobody could stop each other in the first half.

763
00:45:16,220 --> 00:45:18,620
 It was just a back-and-forth the whole game with both teams.

764
00:45:19,020 --> 00:45:22,260
 I'd rather have something like that than compared to what we've had in the Tennessee game,

765
00:45:22,340 --> 00:45:26,560
 the Alabama game, where Georgia just got down and they had to battle back.

766
00:45:26,680 --> 00:45:28,880
 And, you know, they couldn't do it against Alabama, obviously.

767
00:45:29,280 --> 00:45:32,480
 They did it against some of the other teams, but that's a dangerous world to live in.

768
00:45:32,480 --> 00:45:36,800
 So I think the first two quarters are very important for this Georgia team tomorrow

769
00:45:36,800 --> 00:45:39,780
 against an unknown quantity like the Florida Gators.

770
00:45:40,460 --> 00:45:40,560
 Yeah.

771
00:45:41,320 --> 00:45:47,200
 I've had three people ask me today to ask you about the Braves managerial situation,

772
00:45:47,440 --> 00:45:54,940
 obviously the World Series, which has been quite interesting to see if the Dodgers really can buy another pennant.

773
00:45:54,940 --> 00:46:00,280
 The name that is floating around is Dodgers bench coach Danny Lehman.

774
00:46:00,840 --> 00:46:08,380
 As far as, quote, gaining the most traction, George Lombard, Ryan Flaherty is there.

775
00:46:08,660 --> 00:46:09,700
 What are you hearing?

776
00:46:09,880 --> 00:46:10,520
 What do you know?

777
00:46:12,260 --> 00:46:14,700
 Well, look, it may be Danny Lehman.

778
00:46:14,820 --> 00:46:15,800
 I have no idea.

779
00:46:16,320 --> 00:46:18,660
 Obviously, he still involves the World Series.

780
00:46:19,020 --> 00:46:20,720
 There's a connection there with Anthopolis.

781
00:46:21,200 --> 00:46:26,380
 So, you know, now, and with all due respect to Mark Bowman and David O'Brien,

782
00:46:26,480 --> 00:46:29,680
 who covered the team, who are the two that have kind of reported that through Twitter,

783
00:46:29,760 --> 00:46:32,000
 I don't know if they know or not.

784
00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:37,040
 I mean, just because they haven't picked a manager doesn't mean he's necessarily in the World Series,

785
00:46:37,240 --> 00:46:38,520
 and we're waiting for that to get over.

786
00:46:39,120 --> 00:46:44,020
 I mean, obviously, if they named Danny Lehman the manager the day after the World Series is over,

787
00:46:44,120 --> 00:46:45,760
 then that's probably what's happened.

788
00:46:45,900 --> 00:46:47,080
 But I don't know.

789
00:46:47,160 --> 00:46:52,500
 And I'm saying that not to knock Mark and David, only to say that it is so hush-hush.

790
00:46:52,500 --> 00:46:57,760
 The only thing I know is that Walt Weiss and Eddie Perez have interviewed, and you know what?

791
00:46:59,900 --> 00:47:01,200
 Big deal, right?

792
00:47:01,260 --> 00:47:04,280
 We knew that would probably happen, and no knock on them.

793
00:47:04,680 --> 00:47:08,160
 But, I mean, that's not a big story because they were on the staff.

794
00:47:08,280 --> 00:47:09,520
 Why wouldn't he interview them?

795
00:47:09,580 --> 00:47:10,260
 That would have been serious.

796
00:47:10,260 --> 00:47:14,460
 With a guy who had been a coach for Atlanta for years, like Eddie Perez,

797
00:47:15,160 --> 00:47:17,380
 who has had an interest in managing in the past,

798
00:47:17,480 --> 00:47:20,440
 and a guy like Walt Weiss, who has managed before himself,

799
00:47:20,840 --> 00:47:21,960
 why wouldn't he interview them?

800
00:47:22,040 --> 00:47:24,980
 So that's not really a big deal to hear that.

801
00:47:25,600 --> 00:47:26,680
 So I don't know.

802
00:47:26,800 --> 00:47:27,620
 I really don't.

803
00:47:27,740 --> 00:47:29,820
 I mean, I think it's still hush-hush,

804
00:47:29,820 --> 00:47:36,140
 and for whatever reason, he's guarding this like a d*** national nuclear code secret for some reason,

805
00:47:36,300 --> 00:47:37,960
 which I don't know what the big deal is.

806
00:47:38,240 --> 00:47:42,400
 But, you know, look, he's got to be comfortable with what he's going to feel about the guy

807
00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:44,080
 who he's going to work with moving forward.

808
00:47:44,460 --> 00:47:46,720
 That relationship is extremely important.

809
00:47:47,120 --> 00:47:49,220
 It might be Danny Lehman, and you know what?

810
00:47:49,240 --> 00:47:50,680
 I've already called him the anti-snit.

811
00:47:51,420 --> 00:47:53,940
 He's the exact opposite of Brian Sickler.

812
00:47:54,000 --> 00:47:54,920
 He's all analytics.

813
00:47:55,600 --> 00:47:59,120
 He's 40 years old, not 70 years old, and the man's got hair.

814
00:47:59,120 --> 00:48:01,140
 So this is the anti-snit.

815
00:48:01,380 --> 00:48:02,840
 He's tired.

816
00:48:04,700 --> 00:48:06,420
 But I'll tell you what.

817
00:48:06,480 --> 00:48:11,740
 I don't know if you all saw yesterday that Washington Nationals hired a 33-year-old,

818
00:48:12,120 --> 00:48:15,380
 and I don't believe he's 33 because he looks like he's 17.

819
00:48:16,360 --> 00:48:16,800
 Wow.

820
00:48:17,060 --> 00:48:18,000
 That's where we're going.

821
00:48:18,260 --> 00:48:21,420
 You know, we're going in that direction where these young kids are.

822
00:48:22,100 --> 00:48:27,520
 Somebody had a great line from me yesterday when we were talking back and forth about these young managers,

823
00:48:27,520 --> 00:48:30,380
 and he said, why the h*** don't they just hire an iPad?

824
00:48:31,480 --> 00:48:33,740
 And it kind of makes you wonder, to be honest with you.

825
00:48:33,860 --> 00:48:34,680
 That's about right.

826
00:48:35,640 --> 00:48:36,640
 Well, it's called cheap.

827
00:48:36,760 --> 00:48:38,700
 I mean, they can get these guys are ambitious.

828
00:48:38,920 --> 00:48:40,560
 They're looking for a resume stop.

829
00:48:40,640 --> 00:48:44,460
 And by the way, I work for Les and Bill Shanks, so it ain't hard to figure out, Bill.

830
00:48:44,800 --> 00:48:47,700
 It's kind of that way in any business you go out there, baseball or not.

831
00:48:47,820 --> 00:48:51,060
 But, Bill, if you sit in your Christmas list to the Braves Brass,

832
00:48:51,300 --> 00:48:56,200
 who would you like to see come over the winter to make this team better next season?

833
00:48:56,960 --> 00:48:58,720
 Well, as far as players are concerned?

834
00:48:59,320 --> 00:48:59,600
 Yeah.

835
00:49:00,600 --> 00:49:02,580
 Well, I think they've got to get more pitching.

836
00:49:02,940 --> 00:49:07,420
 I mean, we know they've got to stay healthy next year in that lineup.

837
00:49:07,640 --> 00:49:08,880
 They've got to get a short stop.

838
00:49:08,880 --> 00:49:14,020
 They've got to find somebody to play short, whether it's Kim, the kid that came late in the year,

839
00:49:14,080 --> 00:49:14,900
 or someone else.

840
00:49:15,740 --> 00:49:24,400
 They've got to have some consistency from their lineup and help with Riley and Ozzie and Cunha and Harris.

841
00:49:25,220 --> 00:49:26,780
 Profar's got to stay off the stuff.

842
00:49:27,220 --> 00:49:28,300
 Murphy's got to get back.

843
00:49:28,640 --> 00:49:30,520
 They've got to have help, but they need pitching.

844
00:49:31,060 --> 00:49:32,640
 I mean, they've got to get some d*** pitching.

845
00:49:32,800 --> 00:49:34,240
 I mean, they didn't replace Max Free.

846
00:49:34,380 --> 00:49:35,800
 They didn't replace Charlie Morton.

847
00:49:36,160 --> 00:49:38,960
 They put a Band-Aid on that, and it didn't work.

848
00:49:38,960 --> 00:49:44,840
 And, you know, if you could have told me back in March Bryce Elder was going to be the guy who would lead the team in starts,

849
00:49:44,900 --> 00:49:46,760
 I might have canceled the season myself.

850
00:49:47,600 --> 00:49:52,820
 That was a rough thing to have to have him, who's a fifth starter at best, right?

851
00:49:52,900 --> 00:49:56,120
 He's just not that good, having to be your leading guy.

852
00:49:56,340 --> 00:49:58,440
 So they need help, but they need pitching.

853
00:49:58,540 --> 00:50:05,120
 They've got to go get a Dylan Cease or someone, Zach Gallen, someone like that in a free agent deal,

854
00:50:05,280 --> 00:50:06,860
 and probably trade for two more.

855
00:50:06,860 --> 00:50:09,260
 I mean, they've got some pitching coming.

856
00:50:09,700 --> 00:50:11,640
 You know, their pitching's not bad in the minor leagues.

857
00:50:11,780 --> 00:50:13,940
 I know people talk about their system not being good,

858
00:50:14,060 --> 00:50:16,900
 and their pitching's pretty good, but you can't rely on that.

859
00:50:17,320 --> 00:50:21,460
 It's like one of their prospects, J.R. Ritchie, I love the kid.

860
00:50:21,580 --> 00:50:23,440
 I mean, I absolutely love this kid.

861
00:50:23,760 --> 00:50:25,360
 I think he's going to be a great pitcher.

862
00:50:25,800 --> 00:50:29,920
 But you can't go into a season and rely on a kid that's never done something like this before.

863
00:50:29,920 --> 00:50:35,240
 Well, you've got to have more reliability in your arms and your rotation, and they've got to get it closer.

864
00:50:35,920 --> 00:50:38,000
 And, you know, Joe Jimenez, not back.

865
00:50:38,040 --> 00:50:39,260
 He had another knee surgery.

866
00:50:39,360 --> 00:50:40,720
 They don't know if he's going to pitch that year.

867
00:50:41,180 --> 00:50:47,000
 They've got a lot of pitching issues that they've got to work out, and the only way you can do that is to do it.

868
00:50:47,060 --> 00:50:52,160
 The old scout, Paul Sire, told me, he said, the more pitchers you throw up against the wall, the more they don't stick.

869
00:50:53,000 --> 00:50:53,660
 That's right.

870
00:50:55,240 --> 00:50:56,600
 That's exactly right.

871
00:50:57,120 --> 00:50:58,120
 Have fun tomorrow.

872
00:50:58,420 --> 00:51:00,160
 Again, I envy you.

873
00:51:00,680 --> 00:51:08,640
 I talked to Brother Brent earlier in the week, and I said, now, are you and Bill going to get together before or in the press box, whatever?

874
00:51:08,800 --> 00:51:13,360
 And he said, yeah, probably, but I've got other media obligations.

875
00:51:13,900 --> 00:51:15,760
 Now, let me ask you a question.

876
00:51:15,760 --> 00:51:22,680
 You know my brother, by as well as I do, being a TV star in Jacksonville, is that beginning to go to his head?

877
00:51:23,880 --> 00:51:24,580
 Well, it is.

878
00:51:24,680 --> 00:51:27,020
 And, you know, here's what ticks me off a little bit.

879
00:51:27,140 --> 00:51:34,300
 This morning I was on his show with Terry Norvell at 730 in the morning to say that d*** show, and you know what he told me?

880
00:51:34,500 --> 00:51:37,240
 He said, Bill, I'll buy you lunch tomorrow.

881
00:51:37,380 --> 00:51:39,800
 I said, you cheapskate the d*** stuff for me anyway.

882
00:51:43,440 --> 00:51:45,840
 Same place he bought the last lunch for you, right?

883
00:51:46,160 --> 00:51:47,000
 Exactly right.

884
00:51:47,060 --> 00:51:50,720
 Yeah, I mean, if that don't sound like a television diva, I don't know what is.

885
00:51:50,720 --> 00:51:52,240
 Oh, Lord have mercy.

886
00:51:52,920 --> 00:51:54,580
 A TV diva now.

887
00:51:54,620 --> 00:51:55,740
 Kiss my ring, Bill.

888
00:51:55,840 --> 00:51:56,700
 Kiss my ring.

889
00:51:59,120 --> 00:51:59,960
 Or something.

890
00:52:01,580 --> 00:52:03,180
 Listen, have a great day tomorrow.

891
00:52:03,260 --> 00:52:05,180
 I know you're really looking forward to it.

892
00:52:06,240 --> 00:52:17,320
 If, again, if Jay and Tim and some of our beloved listeners will like to call in and talk about the Braves, the manager, about Florida beating Georgia this afternoon, where can they go?

893
00:52:19,080 --> 00:52:25,640
 We'll start taking predictions at 440 Eastern time, 340 Central time.

894
00:52:25,640 --> 00:52:33,280
 We'll have a good time and we'll have a good time with that and hopefully get some good Georgia predictions because, you know, I'll leave you with this.

895
00:52:33,400 --> 00:52:39,040
 You know, somebody has asked me, you know, can you give me some final words on Georgia, Florida?

896
00:52:39,200 --> 00:52:40,420
 I said, yeah, I got three for you.

897
00:52:40,460 --> 00:52:41,160
 They said, go ahead.

898
00:52:41,240 --> 00:52:42,920
 I said, gators eat boogers.

899
00:52:45,700 --> 00:52:49,120
 Somebody said it tastes like chicken if you roll them in flour, but I don't know that, Bill.

900
00:52:51,760 --> 00:52:53,140
 Hey, listen, enjoy the veal.

901
00:52:53,300 --> 00:52:55,880
 All the best to you, Dawgs, and thanks so much for your time today.

902
00:52:56,860 --> 00:52:57,560
 All right, guys.

903
00:52:57,620 --> 00:52:58,140
 Thank you.

904
00:52:58,560 --> 00:52:58,900
 See you, buddy.

905
00:52:58,920 --> 00:53:00,400
 The one, the only, Bill Shanks.

906
00:53:00,500 --> 00:53:02,480
 Check him out at these superstations.

907
00:53:02,640 --> 00:53:04,700
 Coming up, what about that Florence High finish?

908
00:53:04,800 --> 00:53:09,260
 Team LA going to be talking the final Friday night of high school football throughout the entire neck of our woods.

909
00:53:09,760 --> 00:53:12,940
 Justin Ferguson talking to Auburn and Mike Huganen talking about everything.

910
00:53:13,120 --> 00:53:14,780
 It's all straight ahead of the Boomo Buck Show.

911
00:53:14,880 --> 00:53:15,420
 Stay with us.

912
00:53:20,200 --> 00:53:25,020
 Hey, Scholes, I know you do anything for a win on game day and for an ice cold Bud Light.

913
00:53:25,340 --> 00:53:28,780
 Because whether you're tailgating in the parking lot or parked on the couch,

914
00:53:28,980 --> 00:53:33,220
 sitting on your lucky stool at the bar, or standing in the fan section all game long,

915
00:53:33,560 --> 00:53:36,840
 a win isn't a win without the clean, crisp taste of Bud Light.

916
00:53:37,060 --> 00:53:39,340
 And there's nothing easier to enjoy than that.

917
00:53:39,860 --> 00:53:40,380
 Bud Light.

918
00:53:40,740 --> 00:53:41,680
 Easy to drink.

919
00:53:41,960 --> 00:53:42,920
 Easy to enjoy.

920
00:53:43,540 --> 00:53:45,780
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921
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 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville says that Senate Republicans will not cave to the demands coming

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 from Senate Democrats who have kept voting to shut the government down for a month now.

1014
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 Tuberville was a guest on the Steve and D.C. Morning Show at 953 The Bear.

1015
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 You know, we're 30 days in.

1016
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 Democrats just absolutely hate this country the way it is.

1017
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 And what they want to do now is for people out there, a CR is just a continuing the same

1018
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 budget that we've had.

1019
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 We voted for it 13 times during the Biden administration.

1020
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 But it's not good enough for the Democrats now.

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 with kicking the CR on, hopefully for another six, seven months.

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 NFC East meets NFC West this week when the Commanders host the Seahawks.

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 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

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 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

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 Brett Beaird, before we get to Mike, you've done some breaking news involving a high school coach in our neck of the woods.

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 You may have heard back in the day when he was a head coach at Tennessee, Jeremy Pruitt.

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 Moments ago, reliable sources saying he is returning to college football as an analyst for Jack State.

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 That's according to very reliable sources.

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 And I know he's under a no show cause penalty until 2029.

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 Jack State says, we understand it.

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 We've read all the fine print.

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 We'll roll the dice.

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 But according to sources, close to us, Jeremy Pruitt is on his way back to college football.

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 He, of course, has been an assistant to his dad over at Plainview High in northeast Alabama over to Calb County.

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 But big news for Jeremy Pruitt and Jack State.

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 Well, obviously, it's what he wants to.

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 His lawsuit against Phillip Fulmer in Tennessee is still ongoing.

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 But I'll tell you what, he's quite successful as a high school coach.

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 Plainview now finished the season 10-0.

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 And he's been the offensive and defensive coordinator for them.

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 Wow.

1095
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 Mike Higgins says, I've seen a lot of stuff when it comes to college football.

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 What about 2025?

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 I don't think anything surprises the national college football slash basketball analyst.

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 Maybe it does.

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 Let's ask Mike himself.

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 Mike, welcome in.

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 Welcome to 2025 and this crazy thing called college football.

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 How are you?

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 Yeah, this is week 10.

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 And I still think that the big story this week is Brian Kelly obviously getting fired.

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 And the bizarre goings on with the LSU coaching search.

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 I mean, it's, it's, I know you're like, you know, grab your popcorn and sit down because weird stuff happens daily in Baton Rouge.

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 And, you know, the governor, you know, putting himself into the mix.

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 Right.

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 You know, I don't care what side of the political aisle you're on.

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 The idea that a government official has put himself into the LSU coaching search.

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 If I'm an LSU fan, I'm thinking, oh my God, this is nightlife.

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 Mike, the other thing is, obviously, we know what's going on.

1113
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 The question is, where is it going?

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 And, of course, you know, we live in an era.

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 This is not breaking or shocking news of clickbaits.

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 Everybody's trying to give the Nick Saban story some legs down there.

1117
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 It's close affinity.

1118
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 Nick turned 74 today.

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 He's got more money than any of us collectively in the bank.

1121
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 He's having a ball at ESPN.

1122
01:04:48,180 --> 01:04:49,340
 I know he's a coach.

1123
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 And you've been around coaches.

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 We've been around coaches.

1125
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 They love it a lot and would work for free because they just love coaching that much.

1126
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 That may be true.

1127
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 But who in their right mind, Mike, unless you're just a kid coming up and you're looking for a pop on your resume and some guaranteed money, win or lose, you're going to be financially set.

1128
01:05:06,060 --> 01:05:07,720
 I'm talking about somebody like Lane.

1129
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 And, of course, we have to talk about it because everybody else is talking about it.

1130
01:05:10,720 --> 01:05:16,240
 I mean, I don't know of anybody who would sit here and say, if I'm Nick Saban, why I would, given that climate.

1131
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 Maybe back in the day.

1132
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 But where are you with where LSU goes forward now with an A-list of coaches?

1133
01:05:22,340 --> 01:05:29,980
 This is going to be fascinating because you have the governor saying, okay, the AD is not making the decision.

1134
01:05:30,400 --> 01:05:31,620
 It's me and the board of governors.

1135
01:05:32,040 --> 01:05:35,200
 Then you have the board of governors leaders saying, that's news to me.

1136
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 And then you have Scott Woodward yesterday walking away with six million bucks, not the AD.

1137
01:05:40,960 --> 01:05:49,780
 The thing that struck me most about what Jeff Landry said, and I think everybody agrees, coaches and their contracts are ridiculous.

1138
01:05:51,720 --> 01:06:05,700
 If you're LSU, so if Jeff Landry has inserted himself into this, says he's going to be involved in the next coach hiring, why does anybody think that Jeff Landry is going to give a coach a seven- or eight-year contract?

1139
01:06:06,720 --> 01:06:15,200
 It would seem to me that they don't want to pay the big bucks, and the governor says we're not going to have long-term contracts.

1140
01:06:15,200 --> 01:06:32,440
 So, okay, which coach is going to be willing to fit into that slot for less money than he could make elsewhere, for fewer years than he could get elsewhere, and walking into an environment that, to be kind, is toxic?

1141
01:06:32,660 --> 01:06:38,240
 No school president, no AD, the governor of the state saying I'm going to be involved in hiring.

1142
01:06:38,660 --> 01:06:43,360
 That, to me, is, again, nightmarish scenario if I'm an LSU fan.

1143
01:06:43,360 --> 01:07:01,340
 It's unquestionably one of the three or four best jobs in the nation, but I think that it's a lot less beautiful at this point in time because of the last three days and what's going on there.

1144
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 Absolutely, no question about it.

1145
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 Mike, let me ask you about a game that's flown under the radar this week for a lot of people.

1146
01:07:09,900 --> 01:07:11,620
 South Carolina and Ole Miss.

1147
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 Both these teams coming off of emotional games.

1148
01:07:14,580 --> 01:07:17,800
 Ole Miss beating Oklahoma, making a statement.

1149
01:07:18,060 --> 01:07:24,660
 South Carolina threw everything except the kitchen sink at Alabama, made that a Super Bowl game for them.

1150
01:07:24,660 --> 01:07:32,500
 To Alabama's credit, they came back and made the plays in the last two minutes to tie the game and win it.

1151
01:07:33,380 --> 01:07:40,500
 South Carolina is 13-4 in November under Shane Beamer, and he's 6-0 against ranked teams.

1152
01:07:41,060 --> 01:07:46,960
 And I think a lot of people feel like the Gamecocks would be emotionally bankrupt for this game.

1153
01:07:47,000 --> 01:07:48,980
 But something happens to him in November.

1154
01:07:49,580 --> 01:07:57,180
 Last year, Ole Miss lost a game to Kentucky at home, and they're coming off of an emotional win.

1155
01:07:57,380 --> 01:08:02,400
 If both teams play their A-minus game, Ole Miss is going to win this game.

1156
01:08:02,780 --> 01:08:07,820
 But, Mike, your thoughts on Ole Miss being nearly a two-touchdown favorite over the Gamecocks?

1157
01:08:09,940 --> 01:08:12,160
 It's not going to be anything South Carolina does.

1158
01:08:12,220 --> 01:08:13,800
 It's going to be what Ole Miss doesn't do.

1159
01:08:14,200 --> 01:08:20,140
 They are the better team, and I think, frankly, that Ole Miss should score in the 30s, if not low 40s.

1160
01:08:20,480 --> 01:08:22,320
 I'm not a believer in the South Carolina defense.

1161
01:08:22,600 --> 01:08:26,680
 Alabama played a bad game last week and still won.

1162
01:08:27,980 --> 01:08:36,020
 But you're right about, I mean, you know, Kiffin, for all the praise he gets, he generally lays at least one extra.

1163
01:08:36,020 --> 01:08:36,240
 He did.

1164
01:08:36,920 --> 01:08:42,640
 Last year, it was clear they lost to Kentucky early, and they lost to Florida in November, which knocked them out of the playoff hunt.

1165
01:08:44,040 --> 01:08:49,040
 You know, Trinidad Chambliss has shown some warts the past couple weeks.

1166
01:08:50,700 --> 01:08:52,220
 Lacey's a really good running back.

1167
01:08:52,800 --> 01:08:56,120
 The Ole Miss defense is, frankly, mediocre.

1168
01:08:57,020 --> 01:08:59,420
 I don't know if South Carolina can take advantage, though.

1169
01:09:00,580 --> 01:09:10,740
 You're right about the—it's hard for me to think that a South Carolina team that really, truthfully, lacks a lot of talent can play that well two weeks in a row.

1170
01:09:11,240 --> 01:09:14,140
 But, again, I think the spread is large.

1171
01:09:15,780 --> 01:09:18,440
 Ole Miss, I'm thinking—I agree with you.

1172
01:09:18,520 --> 01:09:23,600
 They are going to be—they're due for a letdown of sorts.

1173
01:09:23,760 --> 01:09:27,580
 But I think it would have to be a gigantic letdown for them to lose this game.

1174
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 They'd have to lose it.

1175
01:09:29,700 --> 01:09:30,880
 South Carolina can't win it.

1176
01:09:31,200 --> 01:09:33,940
 But I think it will be closer than the 14.

1177
01:09:34,940 --> 01:09:39,780
 Again, Ole Miss, if they're to be taken seriously, they have to win this game.

1178
01:09:40,120 --> 01:09:43,520
 Yeah, especially after the Mostert game last week against where they were.

1179
01:09:43,920 --> 01:09:45,460
 Mike, you're going to be in a huddle with us.

1180
01:09:45,620 --> 01:09:47,300
 Mike, kind of a scenario here.

1181
01:09:47,360 --> 01:09:48,100
 Get your thoughts.

1182
01:09:48,580 --> 01:09:55,600
 If Auburn wins a lopsided score this weekend, what would be the conversation Sunday morning in Lexington?

1183
01:09:55,880 --> 01:10:03,360
 And if Kentucky wins lopsidedly, what would be the conversation on the Plains Sunday morning?

1184
01:10:05,900 --> 01:10:12,860
 Regardless of the margin, if they went 13-12 on a fluke, you know, two-point conversion return for a touchdown,

1185
01:10:13,340 --> 01:10:16,000
 I still think that we've got to get rid of Hugh Freeze.

1186
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 He's not working out here.

1187
01:10:17,480 --> 01:10:20,520
 Get this guy out of the loveliest village on the Plains.

1188
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 U.K., they'd have to eat a ton of money.

1189
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 I think it's obvious that Mark Stoops' shelf life, he has grown stale on the bread aisle.

1190
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 I don't know, though, if U.K. has the stomach to spend that much money on a football coach.

1191
01:10:43,840 --> 01:10:50,720
 I think Stoops actually is under a little bit less pressure this year because everybody expects U.K. hoops to be really good.

1192
01:10:51,500 --> 01:10:56,440
 Last year, I think it was the time they weren't sure how good Mark Pope was going to be as the coach.

1193
01:10:56,940 --> 01:10:57,300
 Questions.

1194
01:10:57,840 --> 01:11:00,420
 Oh, my God, our football and basketball programs are questionable.

1195
01:11:00,600 --> 01:11:01,920
 Get rid of Stoops.

1196
01:11:02,160 --> 01:11:04,480
 They should have got rid of him last year, but they didn't.

1197
01:11:04,820 --> 01:11:07,940
 I don't know if they want to spend $39 million to get rid of Mark Stoops.

1198
01:11:08,360 --> 01:11:12,960
 But I think it's obvious that he was winning eight and nine games.

1199
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 That ain't happening again.

1200
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 Oklahoma and Tennessee, Mike, a lot of people feel it's going to be an elimination game for the college football playoff.

1201
01:11:22,920 --> 01:11:28,300
 Tennessee defense is very good in two categories, sacks and turnovers.

1202
01:11:28,500 --> 01:11:29,700
 They're terrible in others.

1203
01:11:30,020 --> 01:11:32,740
 Kentucky peaked up 476.

1204
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 Tennessee's offense has been prolific so far.

1205
01:11:37,220 --> 01:11:41,180
 And Ole Miss pretty much did what they wanted to against the Oklahoma defense.

1206
01:11:41,540 --> 01:11:43,860
 Very intriguing game tomorrow night in Nashville.

1207
01:11:46,420 --> 01:11:52,980
 I think if Tennessee loses, okay, we're going to go nine and three, and we need to get better players.

1208
01:11:53,120 --> 01:11:54,460
 We need to spend our NL money better.

1209
01:11:54,980 --> 01:12:01,680
 I think if Oklahoma loses, a lot of the talk turns to, oh, my goodness, we're going to finish six and six.

1210
01:12:02,240 --> 01:12:03,640
 We need to get rid of Brent Venable.

1211
01:12:05,400 --> 01:12:08,460
 Oklahoma, after this weekend, plays three more ranked teams.

1212
01:12:09,160 --> 01:12:10,220
 One of them is Missouri.

1213
01:12:10,400 --> 01:12:13,660
 I don't know how good Missouri is going to be without Pribula at quarterback.

1214
01:12:14,160 --> 01:12:19,000
 But, yeah, this is sort of a crossroads game for the season for both these teams,

1215
01:12:19,060 --> 01:12:23,480
 and I think it's a crossroads game for Oklahoma in terms of Brent Venables' future.

1216
01:12:24,200 --> 01:12:29,100
 If you could match the Tennessee offense on the same team as the Oklahoma defense,

1217
01:12:29,300 --> 01:12:32,920
 I think you'd have a pretty solid, unquestionably a playoff team.

1218
01:12:33,920 --> 01:12:34,440
 You're right.

1219
01:12:34,560 --> 01:12:38,800
 I mean, the Oklahoma passing attack, Mateer, is struggling because of his hand.

1220
01:12:39,300 --> 01:12:43,160
 Yeah, I think they're going to hit a couple big plays because the ball secondary is not good.

1221
01:12:43,960 --> 01:12:49,280
 So, Tania has got to be thinking, I'm going to go for, I'm going to have five catches for 200 yards against these guys.

1222
01:12:50,280 --> 01:12:52,620
 And Oklahoma's getting a little bit better running the ball.

1223
01:12:53,240 --> 01:13:00,340
 To me, the fact that Tennessee has a great pass rush, they have to keep Mateer in the pocket.

1224
01:13:00,880 --> 01:13:03,620
 Mateer as a pocket passer is mediocre.

1225
01:13:04,240 --> 01:13:07,360
 Mateer on the run outside the pocket is extremely dangerous.

1226
01:13:08,360 --> 01:13:13,140
 I don't think Oklahoma's defense, I think Tennessee's going to score in the 30s.

1227
01:13:13,760 --> 01:13:18,540
 I'm not sure even with Tennessee's defensive problems, Oklahoma can get there.

1228
01:13:19,480 --> 01:13:24,020
 And again, I think, you know, two weeks ago, Oklahoma was saying, this team could go to the playoff.

1229
01:13:24,640 --> 01:13:30,960
 And now two weeks later, it's like if this team loses Saturday, I think Venables has a good chance of being fired.

1230
01:13:32,200 --> 01:13:38,180
 Mike, did we ever think we'd have a conversation in 2025, can Texas keep up with Vanderbilt?

1231
01:13:38,380 --> 01:13:38,660
 Yeah.

1232
01:13:39,020 --> 01:13:41,640
 Your thoughts about the doors and the horns.

1233
01:13:42,360 --> 01:13:48,480
 Yeah, I want to see an Indiana Vanderbilt national title game, which could happen.

1234
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 And in football, for God's sake.

1235
01:13:51,480 --> 01:13:58,160
 Arch Manning, obviously, in concussion protocol, I don't think Texas can win without Arch Manning.

1236
01:13:58,340 --> 01:13:59,960
 And is Arch Manning having a great year?

1237
01:14:00,060 --> 01:14:00,320
 No.

1238
01:14:00,820 --> 01:14:02,380
 He has gotten incrementally better.

1239
01:14:03,720 --> 01:14:07,940
 He's got the ability to make big plays and big moments.

1240
01:14:09,300 --> 01:14:10,700
 Sort of like Diego Pavia.

1241
01:14:10,860 --> 01:14:17,860
 Pavia is, you know, you look at his passing stats, I don't think he's thrown for 200 yards against an SEC opponent this year.

1242
01:14:18,080 --> 01:14:24,360
 But it hasn't mattered because he generally makes gigantic plays when his team needs him.

1243
01:14:24,920 --> 01:14:26,220
 Vanderbilt's got a great run defense.

1244
01:14:26,540 --> 01:14:27,640
 Texas can't win the ball.

1245
01:14:29,040 --> 01:14:32,300
 If Manning doesn't play, I think Vanderbilt wins.

1246
01:14:32,660 --> 01:14:35,840
 I think it's a 50-50 game even if Manning does play.

1247
01:14:37,380 --> 01:14:44,600
 Yeah, the idea that my presumption is when Texas joined the SEC, Texas fans are like, great.

1248
01:14:44,760 --> 01:14:48,040
 We get to go to Nashville, you know, at least once every four years.

1249
01:14:48,740 --> 01:14:52,100
 And that's a for sure win whenever we play them.

1250
01:14:52,680 --> 01:14:54,940
 Well, here's the first time Texas playing Vandy.

1251
01:14:55,600 --> 01:14:57,900
 And I think Vanderbilt's got a great chance to win.

1252
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 In Austin, which is mind-blowing.

1253
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 It truly is.

1254
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 Listen, great stuff.

1255
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 Going to be a fun Saturday watching all of it develop.

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 Have a wonderful Saturday.

1257
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1258
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 Have a good week.

1259
01:15:13,440 --> 01:15:14,800
 Let's do this again next Friday.

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1382
01:20:47,980 --> 01:20:52,760
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1383
01:20:53,300 --> 01:20:54,980
 Welcome back in, show of hands.

1384
01:20:55,780 --> 01:20:56,800
 Oh, my goodness.

1385
01:20:57,060 --> 01:21:00,880
 How many folks can sit here and put high school in perspective?

1386
01:21:00,880 --> 01:21:04,280
 The regular season coming to an end tonight for most of the teams.

1387
01:21:04,800 --> 01:21:07,640
 Jimmy Lay has got it all laid out for us there at AL.com.

1388
01:21:07,740 --> 01:21:08,580
 Jimmy, welcome in.

1389
01:21:08,640 --> 01:21:09,240
 How are you?

1390
01:21:10,080 --> 01:21:10,620
 Hey, guys.

1391
01:21:10,720 --> 01:21:11,400
 Doing great.

1392
01:21:11,460 --> 01:21:13,980
 Yeah, we're getting down to that time of year.

1393
01:21:14,160 --> 01:21:14,860
 We're getting ready for the playoffs.

1394
01:21:15,940 --> 01:21:20,140
 Put another way, if it's the end of the regular season, Thursday night big.

1395
01:21:20,460 --> 01:21:26,300
 Did Florence take a script from Hollywood before they took the long road trip to Oxford?

1396
01:21:26,800 --> 01:21:30,820
 You talk about a Hollywood ending that ends up sweet for the Falcons.

1397
01:21:31,440 --> 01:21:36,580
 Your thoughts about the season for the Falcons, the season finale there in the regular season anyway,

1398
01:21:36,780 --> 01:21:40,680
 and what that portends for the Falcons as they get ready for the postseason now?

1399
01:21:40,720 --> 01:21:45,820
 Yeah, it really was just the strangest thing I've ever seen.

1400
01:21:45,820 --> 01:21:51,600
 I've never seen a playoff situation come down to everybody's tied for first place.

1401
01:21:52,280 --> 01:21:54,580
 And here's what's stranger than that.

1402
01:21:55,160 --> 01:21:59,680
 The team with the best overall record in that region is not even going to be in the playoffs,

1403
01:21:59,840 --> 01:22:00,460
 and that's Huntsville.

1404
01:22:00,460 --> 01:22:05,320
 They're going to be the best record in the region, and they won't even be in the playoffs.

1405
01:22:06,140 --> 01:22:11,960
 But as far as Florence goes, yeah, man, all they had to do was beat Florence for the 15th time in a row,

1406
01:22:12,680 --> 01:22:14,260
 and they would have been region champs.

1407
01:22:14,300 --> 01:22:15,320
 They couldn't get it done.

1408
01:22:15,940 --> 01:22:21,420
 So because of the crazy tie-breaking system that goes to, like, you know, what you did,

1409
01:22:21,540 --> 01:22:25,780
 I guess it went to the fifth-place team, and then after that to the sixth-place team,

1410
01:22:25,820 --> 01:22:28,860
 and then head-to-head, it just put them at fourth.

1411
01:22:29,180 --> 01:22:31,520
 So they really didn't have anything to play for last night,

1412
01:22:31,520 --> 01:22:35,340
 but they're still playing a quality opponent like Oxford that got it done.

1413
01:22:36,040 --> 01:22:37,960
 So that's a tribute to those guys.

1414
01:22:38,020 --> 01:22:40,220
 Just hope, and I haven't heard any reports, hope they got out of it.

1415
01:22:40,260 --> 01:22:40,960
 That's the main thing.

1416
01:22:41,260 --> 01:22:46,240
 You got out of the game healthy so you can get ready to make that long six-hour bus ride

1417
01:22:46,240 --> 01:22:48,540
 down to South Alabama next week.

1418
01:22:48,800 --> 01:22:48,980
 Wow.

1419
01:22:49,980 --> 01:22:51,600
 Jimmy, let me mention this.

1420
01:22:52,100 --> 01:22:59,540
 I've heard quite a bit of chatter over here this week about a pushback against this convoluted system.

1421
01:22:59,900 --> 01:23:05,440
 Unlike you, the Alabama High School Athletic Association has got to come up with a better system.

1422
01:23:06,040 --> 01:23:09,140
 for it to decide tiebreakers.

1423
01:23:09,640 --> 01:23:14,960
 The official, official bracket, I believe, will come out in the morning, and we'll see.

1424
01:23:14,960 --> 01:23:22,960
 I know AL.com and others have Florence going to Baker for the fourth seed versus the first seed.

1425
01:23:23,100 --> 01:23:26,180
 But, again, I'm hearing that could possibly change.

1426
01:23:26,540 --> 01:23:31,060
 We'll certainly try to keep up with it and update everybody on Monday.

1427
01:23:31,900 --> 01:23:35,360
 Jimmy, three teams in the region, though, undefeated.

1428
01:23:35,920 --> 01:23:39,060
 Wes Morgan beats Dessler 13-7.

1429
01:23:39,240 --> 01:23:40,960
 Muscle Shoals beats Austin.

1430
01:23:41,660 --> 01:23:44,180
 Mars Hill beats a very good Scottsboro team.

1431
01:23:44,400 --> 01:23:46,280
 Hamilton already was 10-0.

1432
01:23:46,660 --> 01:23:49,960
 Jimmy, it's special to finish a regular season undefeated.

1433
01:23:50,520 --> 01:24:01,980
 It's a tremendous accomplishment to be able to go through the entire season, especially when you go into the last game of the season, you know, like Wes Morgan did last night.

1434
01:24:02,080 --> 01:24:04,380
 I don't know what their streak is now, the regular season.

1435
01:24:04,780 --> 01:24:06,560
 They've won, I want to say, over 35 games in a row.

1436
01:24:06,560 --> 01:24:07,480
 It's 35, Jimmy.

1437
01:24:07,600 --> 01:24:08,520
 I think it's 35.

1438
01:24:09,720 --> 01:24:10,540
 So, yeah.

1439
01:24:10,760 --> 01:24:22,120
 So, not only they've been the regular season, but they just, when they get in the playoffs, when they hit Cherokee County is when they fall.

1440
01:24:22,200 --> 01:24:25,980
 Well, this year, they look like the top dog in region four in North Alabama.

1441
01:24:26,980 --> 01:24:28,880
 But, that's why you play the games.

1442
01:24:29,000 --> 01:24:30,040
 Dessler played them tight.

1443
01:24:30,480 --> 01:24:34,960
 I think they were up, Wes Morgan was up 13-0 at the half and ended up being 13-7.

1444
01:24:35,740 --> 01:24:41,140
 But, Wes Morgan looks like they're going to be the favorite in 4A.

1445
01:24:41,260 --> 01:24:43,440
 But, man, Muscle Shoals is just rolling along.

1446
01:24:43,740 --> 01:24:49,060
 You know, they got down early to the Hartzell last week, but they came back and got it done comfortably.

1447
01:24:49,840 --> 01:24:53,780
 And, they absolutely look like the favorite to come out of, you know, 6A in the North.

1448
01:24:55,760 --> 01:24:57,760
 And, I can't remember, who else did you mention?

1449
01:24:58,340 --> 01:24:58,940
 That's okay.

1450
01:24:59,060 --> 01:25:00,400
 Morris Hill beats Scottsboro.

1451
01:25:00,880 --> 01:25:01,460
 Oh, yeah.

1452
01:25:01,560 --> 01:25:05,060
 Morris Hill gets it done against a really good Scottsboro team.

1453
01:25:05,240 --> 01:25:07,200
 And, that's not, I mean, they didn't just win.

1454
01:25:07,320 --> 01:25:10,040
 I mean, they pretty much, you know, took them behind the woodshed.

1455
01:25:10,700 --> 01:25:15,600
 So, I'll tell you what, Morris Hill, hey guys, everybody from Morris Hill, get ready.

1456
01:25:16,060 --> 01:25:18,000
 You're going to go to the finals more than likely.

1457
01:25:18,120 --> 01:25:19,540
 You've got a great chance to win it again.

1458
01:25:20,140 --> 01:25:21,880
 And, your reward is next year you go to 4A.

1459
01:25:22,640 --> 01:25:24,040
 So, get ready for that.

1460
01:25:25,160 --> 01:25:27,800
 And, they'll probably be the top dog in 4A next year.

1461
01:25:27,880 --> 01:25:29,360
 So, it's just crazy how that works.

1462
01:25:29,440 --> 01:25:30,840
 They've got such a tremendous program.

1463
01:25:31,800 --> 01:25:36,560
 Yeah, just a lot of great things happening over there in that area of the state.

1464
01:25:36,560 --> 01:25:40,560
 And, Muscle Shoals, they always seem to be tripped up by somebody.

1465
01:25:41,120 --> 01:25:47,720
 In that second or third round, I'm just wondering if this might be the year they get over the hump and they can make it to the Super 7.

1466
01:25:48,420 --> 01:25:50,200
 By the way, a shout out to Morris Hill.

1467
01:25:50,260 --> 01:25:51,440
 As good as we just talked about.

1468
01:25:51,540 --> 01:25:54,620
 This is the first time they have finished a regular season unbeaten.

1469
01:25:55,200 --> 01:25:57,300
 And, here they are a 3A knocking off a 5A.

1470
01:25:57,420 --> 01:25:59,000
 So, look out in the postseason.

1471
01:25:59,360 --> 01:26:00,940
 They'll wait next year when they move up.

1472
01:26:01,000 --> 01:26:05,020
 But, they're doing pretty doggone good now playing teams above their head when it comes to classification.

1473
01:26:05,260 --> 01:26:07,520
 And, your thoughts about another theme out there.

1474
01:26:07,620 --> 01:26:10,320
 It's one thing to start slow and fans can get down on you.

1475
01:26:10,840 --> 01:26:12,240
 It's not how you begin.

1476
01:26:12,440 --> 01:26:13,280
 It's how you end.

1477
01:26:13,400 --> 01:26:19,000
 And, Brooks, now winners of seven of their last eight games, they took care of business against East Lawrence.

1478
01:26:19,060 --> 01:26:21,600
 What's your thoughts about Brooks heading into the postseason?

1479
01:26:22,740 --> 01:26:26,580
 Yeah, that's really how you really can judge a team.

1480
01:26:26,920 --> 01:26:32,620
 What do you do when you don't have the same talent that you've had in years past?

1481
01:26:32,700 --> 01:26:37,820
 And, how well those guys compete from the guys that came before them.

1482
01:26:38,360 --> 01:26:41,180
 And, they absolutely have put it together here at the end of the season.

1483
01:26:41,960 --> 01:26:48,000
 Every game, you know, when you get to that part midway and forward is almost like a playoff game.

1484
01:26:48,060 --> 01:26:50,880
 And, they were able to get it done and make that fourth spot.

1485
01:26:51,000 --> 01:26:52,100
 And, that's like a tough region.

1486
01:26:52,220 --> 01:26:52,520
 I mean, look.

1487
01:26:52,620 --> 01:26:58,740
 I mean, you got – we haven't even mentioned Hatton, who's finishing third, going to have to go to Madison Academy next week.

1488
01:27:00,060 --> 01:27:02,380
 That's actually where I'll be covering that game.

1489
01:27:02,680 --> 01:27:06,660
 That's going to be just a tremendous battle with just a ton of talent on the field.

1490
01:27:06,660 --> 01:27:10,540
 But, Brooks, they just keep fighting, keep fighting.

1491
01:27:11,220 --> 01:27:12,500
 And, they got it done.

1492
01:27:13,180 --> 01:27:15,660
 Big win, I guess, over Central Florence earlier.

1493
01:27:16,420 --> 01:27:18,740
 And, that's really what – they would be tied with them.

1494
01:27:18,820 --> 01:27:20,260
 They were able to beat them head-to-head.

1495
01:27:20,480 --> 01:27:21,860
 And, that put them in the playoffs.

1496
01:27:22,620 --> 01:27:23,880
 And, so, what's your reward?

1497
01:27:23,980 --> 01:27:25,040
 You got to go to Plainview.

1498
01:27:25,320 --> 01:27:29,220
 An undefeated Plainview team that's just clicking on all cylinders.

1499
01:27:29,420 --> 01:27:32,660
 Last week, they just took – totally took apart Madison.

1500
01:27:32,660 --> 01:27:35,820
 Madison Academy put up 49 points on them.

1501
01:27:36,320 --> 01:27:38,740
 So, I wish them luck, man.

1502
01:27:39,160 --> 01:27:42,140
 That's a tough task to get in the first round.

1503
01:27:43,580 --> 01:27:47,840
 Jimmy, you mentioned the Madison Academy will be hosting Hanton.

1504
01:27:48,520 --> 01:27:52,300
 I think that's one of the best games in the opening round.

1505
01:27:52,300 --> 01:27:54,500
 Dessler is going to be hosting North Jackson.

1506
01:27:54,500 --> 01:27:58,220
 And, they were with that Plainview-Madison Academy group.

1507
01:27:58,640 --> 01:28:03,060
 Madison Academy beat Westminster Christian last night, 42-13.

1508
01:28:05,000 --> 01:28:06,820
 Daly and Scott had a big game.

1509
01:28:06,880 --> 01:28:09,160
 Charlton Owens we talked about all year.

1510
01:28:09,940 --> 01:28:11,220
 Hanton is really good.

1511
01:28:11,960 --> 01:28:17,000
 Tayshaun Love, Severius Evans have been leading that team.

1512
01:28:17,180 --> 01:28:23,280
 I tell you what, if you watch a fun game in Madison Academy, Jimmy, and you've got the pleasure of covering it,

1513
01:28:23,500 --> 01:28:26,480
 there's some talented players on that field next Friday night.

1514
01:28:27,260 --> 01:28:28,760
 It's going to be tremendous.

1515
01:28:28,920 --> 01:28:30,480
 I just hope it's a dry field.

1516
01:28:30,620 --> 01:28:34,340
 Last night was a little bit slick, and so that kind of thing can play a little bit.

1517
01:28:34,880 --> 01:28:37,000
 But, yeah, you're right about that.

1518
01:28:37,120 --> 01:28:38,200
 Love being a senior, though.

1519
01:28:38,240 --> 01:28:43,120
 I think he might have a slight edge over Owens, but Owens is tough.

1520
01:28:43,200 --> 01:28:43,900
 I'll tell you what.

1521
01:28:44,000 --> 01:28:49,160
 I mean, they have really put together a great plan for his ability and what he can do.

1522
01:28:49,940 --> 01:28:52,880
 And their passing game is coming along pretty strong.

1523
01:28:52,960 --> 01:28:54,300
 They've got some really good receivers.

1524
01:28:55,480 --> 01:28:58,140
 Tosh Phillips last night had a pretty good night for them.

1525
01:28:58,980 --> 01:29:05,580
 And, as you mentioned, Daly and Scott, you know, the transfer from Buckhorn is just really doing a great job.

1526
01:29:05,580 --> 01:29:08,960
 I think he had close to 200 yards rushing last night.

1527
01:29:09,800 --> 01:29:15,020
 Yeah, it's going to be a tremendous game because they're almost mirror images of each other,

1528
01:29:15,260 --> 01:29:17,980
 except Hatton's just got a little more experience.

1529
01:29:18,500 --> 01:29:21,580
 Madison Academy is a little young, but they do have the home field,

1530
01:29:21,680 --> 01:29:23,440
 and that might just be enough to give them the edge.

1531
01:29:24,120 --> 01:29:28,980
 Jimmy, the last time they won was two weeks before Halloween in 2015.

1532
01:29:29,520 --> 01:29:30,240
 You heard that right.

1533
01:29:30,240 --> 01:29:35,180
 Ten years ago, last night, they came oh so close to snapping it.

1534
01:29:35,580 --> 01:29:38,360
 Hazel Green with an interim coach.

1535
01:29:38,540 --> 01:29:41,800
 They've had their issues, but they had to get on fire in the second half.

1536
01:29:41,880 --> 01:29:47,320
 The Trojans, that is, to hand Columbia their 101st consecutive loss.

1537
01:29:47,960 --> 01:29:48,380
 I know.

1538
01:29:48,500 --> 01:29:51,540
 My good friend, Drew DeArmond, was covering that game last night.

1539
01:29:51,960 --> 01:29:57,820
 And he was sending me scores, and it was 8-7, you know, Columbia was leading at the half.

1540
01:29:58,260 --> 01:30:03,100
 And right before the half, they blocked a field goal and returned it all the way for a touchdown.

1541
01:30:03,600 --> 01:30:10,740
 So they actually had a chance to either go up 16-7 or 14-7 at the half, but there was a penalty on the return.

1542
01:30:10,740 --> 01:30:11,600
 Oh, man.

1543
01:30:11,960 --> 01:30:12,220
 Yeah.

1544
01:30:12,760 --> 01:30:17,820
 And I'm telling you, and Drew was telling me, he said, look, I'm just telling you right now, just watching this thing.

1545
01:30:17,900 --> 01:30:23,600
 If that thing had been 16-7 at the half, they might have been able to win that thing because they just got away from them late

1546
01:30:23,600 --> 01:30:27,860
 because they had to throw the ball so much, and that's really not part of what they do best.

1547
01:30:28,180 --> 01:30:29,260
 But, yeah, I hate that.

1548
01:30:29,260 --> 01:30:38,600
 I'm really looking forward to see what the HSA will do with a team like Columbia if they will somehow petition to bring them down in classification

1549
01:30:38,600 --> 01:30:46,300
 to give those kids an opportunity to be able to compete because I think that, you know,

1550
01:30:46,300 --> 01:30:51,480
 Coach Coates is doing a great job in his first year there, and he's kept the team together.

1551
01:30:51,660 --> 01:30:52,520
 They're fighting hard.

1552
01:30:52,660 --> 01:30:55,480
 Those kids haven't given up all year even though they haven't won a game,

1553
01:30:55,960 --> 01:31:00,440
 and I'm really hoping that next year will be that year that they pull through.

1554
01:31:00,740 --> 01:31:01,560
 But, see, here's the thing.

1555
01:31:01,660 --> 01:31:03,660
 Nobody wants to be that team that gets beat.

1556
01:31:05,020 --> 01:31:08,240
 Nobody that plays them is feeling sorry for them at all.

1557
01:31:08,280 --> 01:31:10,040
 They're like, we're not going to be the team that gets beat.

1558
01:31:10,760 --> 01:31:17,040
 So, yeah, so trust me, all the single-A schools and the double-A schools that may not have as good a program,

1559
01:31:17,040 --> 01:31:23,840
 they are not going to take their call to get them on the schedule next year because they don't want to be the team that gets beat by Columbia.

1560
01:31:23,940 --> 01:31:24,680
 But it's going to happen.

1561
01:31:24,780 --> 01:31:25,840
 I guarantee it's going to happen.

1562
01:31:26,520 --> 01:31:27,000
 Absolutely.

1563
01:31:27,420 --> 01:31:30,220
 Jimmy, they should have beat East Lawrence earlier in the season.

1564
01:31:30,400 --> 01:31:35,260
 They had a similar situation, an 85-yard touchdown callback on a holding penalty.

1565
01:31:37,340 --> 01:31:40,780
 Again, but they're much more competitive this year.

1566
01:31:40,920 --> 01:31:44,160
 I saw them against most of the schools more competitive.

1567
01:31:44,340 --> 01:31:49,660
 Jimmy, we'll be previewing the first round of the playoffs, a lot of teams in the area.

1568
01:31:50,320 --> 01:31:53,220
 Frankly, 95% of the games were played last night.

1569
01:31:53,340 --> 01:31:56,260
 There are a few Red Bay in our area, I know, plays tonight.

1570
01:31:56,800 --> 01:32:04,280
 Most of the games were played last night to have that one extra day and then also, obviously, for Halloween festivities.

1571
01:32:05,000 --> 01:32:10,280
 Jimmy, where can we go to line, my friend, and get your wrap-up of last night and all the other good stuff?

1572
01:32:10,800 --> 01:32:18,900
 Yeah, just go to AL.com at preps, preps at AL.com, and you can find all the scores from last night and the roundup and all the different games.

1573
01:32:19,100 --> 01:32:22,400
 And you can read about the big game with Wes Morgan and Deschler.

1574
01:32:23,120 --> 01:32:26,520
 You can read about Marshall's big win over Scottsboro.

1575
01:32:26,740 --> 01:32:30,200
 But if you're out of games, we say this every week, don't forget this.

1576
01:32:30,800 --> 01:32:32,240
 I hope everybody will write this down.

1577
01:32:32,960 --> 01:32:43,460
 You can go to X and post your videos to at ALDOT.com, capital P for preps, and your video could make it onto the website.

1578
01:32:43,860 --> 01:32:51,020
 And I hope people will do this during the playoffs because even though there's less games, we still can't be there for all the games.

1579
01:32:51,500 --> 01:32:51,860
 That's right.

1580
01:32:52,040 --> 01:32:54,920
 And so, if you can put a video out, it really helps us out.

1581
01:32:54,980 --> 01:32:55,740
 We look forward to that.

1582
01:32:56,640 --> 01:32:58,160
 Jimmy, we look forward to your coverage.

1583
01:32:58,300 --> 01:33:02,480
 Thank you so much for your time today, and hopefully you'll get more treats than tricks tonight on Halloween, okay?

1584
01:33:03,020 --> 01:33:03,920
 Hi, me too.

1585
01:33:04,020 --> 01:33:04,560
 Thanks, guys.

1586
01:33:04,720 --> 01:33:04,940
 All right.

1587
01:33:05,020 --> 01:33:05,620
 Thank you, bud.

1588
01:33:05,740 --> 01:33:08,880
 Jimmy Lay, got it all covered there at AL.com.

1589
01:33:09,020 --> 01:33:10,960
 Coming up, what about the gang on the plains?

1590
01:33:11,060 --> 01:33:13,520
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 Welcome back in.

1677
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 It's a pleasure for us to say hello to Justin Ferguson.

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 Got the Auburn Tigers covered there with the Auburn Observer.

1679
01:38:06,660 --> 01:38:07,580
 Justin, welcome in.

1680
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 Happy TGIF to you.

1681
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 How are you?

1682
01:38:10,640 --> 01:38:11,320
 I'm all right.

1683
01:38:11,360 --> 01:38:11,680
 How are y'all?

1684
01:38:12,220 --> 01:38:12,600
 Hey, man.

1685
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 We're doing all right.

1686
01:38:13,280 --> 01:38:18,480
 I guess the big question, Justin, are you ready for a camp fight in your backyard this weekend?

1687
01:38:19,720 --> 01:38:20,720
 That's going to be a big one.

1688
01:38:21,080 --> 01:38:24,760
 You know, I guess both teams are going to be coming into this game thinking, man, if we

1689
01:38:24,760 --> 01:38:27,840
 could win, or both head coaches be coming in and saying, man, we could win.

1690
01:38:27,920 --> 01:38:30,860
 That could calm down some stuff around us.

1691
01:38:30,960 --> 01:38:32,400
 So, yeah, it's interesting.

1692
01:38:32,520 --> 01:38:37,320
 I think a week after Auburn, you know, won a game between two winless SEC teams, they now

1693
01:38:37,320 --> 01:38:39,360
 get another winless SEC team coming here.

1694
01:38:39,360 --> 01:38:42,100
 And it's just, you got to take advantage of these opportunities when they come your way.

1695
01:38:42,980 --> 01:38:44,000
 Here's the question.

1696
01:38:44,320 --> 01:38:48,480
 Who will be Auburn's starting quarterback tomorrow night?

1697
01:38:49,280 --> 01:38:54,320
 I would be surprised if it's not Ashton Daniels.

1698
01:38:54,460 --> 01:38:57,060
 I think Jackson Arnold's got a shot to start for sure.

1699
01:38:57,200 --> 01:39:01,380
 I think Hugh Freeze has been very adamant that they're close and they're, you know, both

1700
01:39:01,380 --> 01:39:03,100
 of them had a good week of practice and all that.

1701
01:39:04,000 --> 01:39:10,100
 I think, you know, in his heart of hearts, I think Hugh Freeze would like to have Jackson

1702
01:39:10,100 --> 01:39:11,160
 Arnold be his quarterback.

1703
01:39:11,340 --> 01:39:14,300
 I think they think he is the best fit for this offense.

1704
01:39:14,500 --> 01:39:15,500
 He is the best option.

1705
01:39:15,640 --> 01:39:21,100
 But we've also seen Jackson Arnold struggle to play winning football these last several

1706
01:39:21,100 --> 01:39:21,440
 games.

1707
01:39:21,520 --> 01:39:23,260
 And last week against Arkansas, what happens?

1708
01:39:23,780 --> 01:39:25,120
 He throws a huge pick six.

1709
01:39:25,360 --> 01:39:26,480
 He gets benched.

1710
01:39:26,600 --> 01:39:27,940
 Ashton Daniels comes into the game.

1711
01:39:28,120 --> 01:39:31,480
 Auburn's offense doesn't, you know, doesn't light the world on fire after that.

1712
01:39:31,540 --> 01:39:34,620
 They don't even score another touchdown, but he did a good job of taking what the defense

1713
01:39:34,620 --> 01:39:42,340
 gave him, making, you know, good, just smart plays, avoiding the big mistake and, you

1714
01:39:42,340 --> 01:39:44,220
 know, getting Auburn, helping Auburn to a win.

1715
01:39:45,220 --> 01:39:51,580
 Jackson Arnold this week was second in drills behind Ashton Daniels when we saw him.

1716
01:39:52,000 --> 01:39:56,300
 So I would think it's going to end up being Ashton Daniels just because, you know, he hadn't

1717
01:39:56,300 --> 01:39:58,940
 really done anything to get himself unseated.

1718
01:39:59,320 --> 01:40:03,740
 But I think Freeze wants both of them ready to play and it could go either way, but I'm

1719
01:40:03,740 --> 01:40:07,080
 going to lean towards Daniels just because of what we saw last week against Arkansas and

1720
01:40:07,080 --> 01:40:08,360
 what we saw earlier this week in practice.

1721
01:40:09,160 --> 01:40:15,640
 You know, it's impressive to go six of six in field goals in Alex McPherson.

1722
01:40:15,840 --> 01:40:17,720
 It's been a very good story itself.

1723
01:40:17,960 --> 01:40:23,740
 But when you get in the red zone six times and you don't score a touchdown, that is a

1724
01:40:23,740 --> 01:40:24,260
 concern.

1725
01:40:25,260 --> 01:40:29,360
 Certainly some of this is first down production and then converting on third

1726
01:40:29,360 --> 01:40:29,840
 down.

1727
01:40:30,560 --> 01:40:34,120
 But I'm sure you've talked about this all week on your side.

1728
01:40:34,300 --> 01:40:40,280
 When Auburn gets in the red zone, they cannot settle or continue to settle for one field goal

1729
01:40:40,280 --> 01:40:41,080
 after another.

1730
01:40:41,840 --> 01:40:48,040
 The last two seasons, this has been the biggest indictment against Hugh Freeze and

1731
01:40:48,040 --> 01:40:53,820
 this team is that they get in the red zone and they cannot score touchdowns.

1732
01:40:54,180 --> 01:40:59,340
 You know, I've said it a few times, but if you go back in the last decade, there's only

1733
01:40:59,340 --> 01:41:06,780
 been one team with a worse red zone touchdown percentage in SEC play than Auburn these last

1734
01:41:06,780 --> 01:41:07,260
 two seasons.

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 Each of these last two seasons, there's only been one team worse, and that was Tennessee

1736
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 back in 2017 when they went 0-8.

1737
01:41:14,860 --> 01:41:20,840
 This is, I mean, this is a historically bad offense at scoring touchdowns in the red zone.

1738
01:41:21,080 --> 01:41:23,900
 And that's, you know, that's what's holding Auburn back.

1739
01:41:23,980 --> 01:41:26,880
 That's what's keeping, like, you have a good defense.

1740
01:41:27,060 --> 01:41:28,400
 Your special teams are getting better.

1741
01:41:28,740 --> 01:41:29,580
 You've got weapons.

1742
01:41:29,740 --> 01:41:35,120
 You feel like, you know, you've got, you've had opportunities, but even, even in the, you

1743
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 know, look at, look back at all the games Auburn lost this season.

1744
01:41:38,340 --> 01:41:42,560
 How many of them, how many of them were, you know, games where they missed opportunities

1745
01:41:42,560 --> 01:41:44,900
 to score touchdowns in the red zone and they came back to haunt them?

1746
01:41:45,380 --> 01:41:46,860
 It doesn't haunt them against Arkansas.

1747
01:41:47,520 --> 01:41:49,080
 Arkansas is the worst defense in the SEC.

1748
01:41:49,640 --> 01:41:49,860
 Yep.

1749
01:41:50,420 --> 01:41:50,620
 Yep.

1750
01:41:50,700 --> 01:41:52,520
 And you weren't able to score touchdowns against them.

1751
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 Well, guess what?

1752
01:41:53,320 --> 01:41:54,440
 You get Kentucky this week.

1753
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 Kentucky is not as bad of a defense, but they are second worst in the league right now

1754
01:41:59,420 --> 01:42:00,940
 in, in red zone touchdown percentage.

1755
01:42:01,180 --> 01:42:06,100
 So if you can't score at home, you can't score touchdowns at home against Kentucky.

1756
01:42:06,540 --> 01:42:10,180
 Uh, when you get into the red zone, I mean, you're just, you're talking about yet another

1757
01:42:10,180 --> 01:42:13,160
 week where it's just, you, you're seeing nothing better.

1758
01:42:13,280 --> 01:42:15,120
 You're seeing nothing new from this Auburn offense.

1759
01:42:15,120 --> 01:42:19,700
 And that's, that's a really bad sign for a guy in Hugh Freeze who's trying to keep his

1760
01:42:19,700 --> 01:42:20,460
 job right now.

1761
01:42:21,700 --> 01:42:23,700
 Justin Ferguson, the Auburn Observer.

1762
01:42:23,700 --> 01:42:29,220
 Uh, talk to us, if you will, about the intangibles to that issue about job security, because

1763
01:42:29,220 --> 01:42:31,160
 this is, let's face it, it's a winnable game.

1764
01:42:31,260 --> 01:42:31,880
 You're at home.

1765
01:42:32,140 --> 01:42:33,080
 It's at night.

1766
01:42:33,280 --> 01:42:34,800
 Kentucky's not exactly lighting it up.

1767
01:42:34,860 --> 01:42:36,220
 This is not Kentucky basketball.

1768
01:42:36,400 --> 01:42:37,000
 It's football.

1769
01:42:37,300 --> 01:42:38,840
 They got their own issues.

1770
01:42:38,840 --> 01:42:44,600
 And then after that, correct me if I'm wrong, you got to go on the road to the darlings of

1771
01:42:44,600 --> 01:42:49,840
 the SEC Vanderbilt off Mercer, obviously a winnable game.

1772
01:42:49,840 --> 01:42:52,060
 Then the good news is your home.

1773
01:42:52,260 --> 01:42:55,900
 The bad news is it's the ultimate rival game against Alabama.

1774
01:42:55,900 --> 01:43:01,040
 Your thoughts just about, just from the intangible standpoint of how important a win is for Hugh

1775
01:43:01,040 --> 01:43:03,640
 Freeze, especially given the balance of the schedule.

1776
01:43:04,480 --> 01:43:09,260
 Yeah, my thing is, is that you win, you earn a right to survive for another week.

1777
01:43:09,260 --> 01:43:13,880
 If you lose, I think all bets are off, you know, in terms of his job security.

1778
01:43:14,120 --> 01:43:21,020
 You cannot, like, I'm not saying, like, I'm not saying Kentucky is a layup by any means,

1779
01:43:21,520 --> 01:43:24,800
 but it's kind of like the basketball, it's kind of like the basketball thing, hit your layups.

1780
01:43:25,000 --> 01:43:27,860
 Like, you know, just when you have these opportunities, you got to take them.

1781
01:43:28,300 --> 01:43:31,660
 If you don't, it's a really, it's a really bad sign.

1782
01:43:31,700 --> 01:43:36,040
 And I'll give you something, you know, I'm not, I think Auburn is the better team.

1783
01:43:36,100 --> 01:43:37,700
 I think Auburn's better at the line of scrimmage.

1784
01:43:37,700 --> 01:43:42,320
 I think if Auburn just, you know, doesn't make big mistakes and plays to their crowd at home,

1785
01:43:42,420 --> 01:43:44,380
 I think they come out of this game with a win tomorrow night.

1786
01:43:44,440 --> 01:43:50,560
 But I will give you something that'll get you a little bit kind of a pause for Auburn in this matchup

1787
01:43:50,560 --> 01:43:51,660
 with Hugh Freeze.

1788
01:43:52,400 --> 01:43:57,560
 Each of his first two seasons at Auburn, he has gone on the road, Auburn has gone on the road,

1789
01:43:57,880 --> 01:44:03,180
 won by multiple scores, and then came back home the next week and laid an egg on offense

1790
01:44:03,180 --> 01:44:05,940
 and lost at home two years ago.

1791
01:44:06,560 --> 01:44:11,060
 They beat Arkansas by 38 on the road, then lose to New Mexico State the next week.

1792
01:44:11,180 --> 01:44:15,040
 Last year, they go beat Kentucky, you know, kind of like this past season.

1793
01:44:15,220 --> 01:44:20,740
 They beat Kentucky, they beat Kentucky and say, hey, you know, all right, we're off the losing streak,

1794
01:44:20,740 --> 01:44:24,400
 things are turned around, then they go flatline and lose to Vandy at home.

1795
01:44:25,060 --> 01:44:29,420
 This is another one of those scenarios where you've got to win away from home.

1796
01:44:29,960 --> 01:44:31,800
 You can't fall flat coming back home.

1797
01:44:32,120 --> 01:44:33,980
 And so, you know, this is the bottom line.

1798
01:44:34,060 --> 01:44:36,780
 You've got to take advantage of this.

1799
01:44:37,940 --> 01:44:42,460
 One thing that was improved, as you alluded to, was the kicking game.

1800
01:44:42,580 --> 01:44:47,040
 Obviously, 6-6 field goal speaks for itself, but Auburn blocked a punt.

1801
01:44:47,720 --> 01:44:53,800
 Pleasant, who has been a pleasant surprise, part of the pun, 49-yard kickoff return.

1802
01:44:54,360 --> 01:44:59,720
 No question, Auburn's special teams have come light year since the Oklahoma game.

1803
01:45:00,620 --> 01:45:06,220
 They have, and, you know, I think, you know, you kick, like great for Alex McPherson,

1804
01:45:06,360 --> 01:45:11,500
 you make all those kicks in that game, and that was such a really good story to see for a kid

1805
01:45:11,500 --> 01:45:15,440
 who's gone through so much, and they're coming off a really rough game against Missouri

1806
01:45:15,440 --> 01:45:18,140
 to kind of turn around and have that kind of winning performance.

1807
01:45:18,880 --> 01:45:19,840
 You've got to have good snaps.

1808
01:45:19,960 --> 01:45:21,580
 You've got to have good holds in that situation.

1809
01:45:21,720 --> 01:45:22,340
 It was raining.

1810
01:45:22,660 --> 01:45:23,300
 It was windy.

1811
01:45:23,980 --> 01:45:26,280
 So, to be able to hit those in those spots were good.

1812
01:45:27,740 --> 01:45:33,080
 Auburn's punting game is still not great, but they're kind of making the most of it as they can right now.

1813
01:45:33,500 --> 01:45:37,500
 But, Rayshon Pleasant is a difference-maker kick return.

1814
01:45:37,800 --> 01:45:41,040
 They've cut down their penalties dramatically on special teams.

1815
01:45:41,160 --> 01:45:44,740
 That's kind of been the area where they've struggled the most these last couple seasons.

1816
01:45:45,100 --> 01:45:48,640
 So, yeah, I mean, I think your special teams is taking that step forward.

1817
01:45:48,760 --> 01:45:50,880
 Your defense continues to be really good.

1818
01:45:51,140 --> 01:45:55,540
 It's just now everyone's staring at your offense thinking, all right, when are you going to get an improvement?

1819
01:45:55,540 --> 01:45:57,220
 When are you going to take that step forward?

1820
01:45:57,680 --> 01:46:00,660
 And, obviously, the pressure is going to be on you this week.

1821
01:46:01,780 --> 01:46:05,560
 Justin, obviously, something else that I think does not get enough attention,

1822
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 and that is everybody talks about lowering the boom on a head coach.

1823
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 We're basically just over a month away from, let's face it,

1824
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 the only signing period left on the high school calendar.

1825
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 Your thoughts about how things are going when it comes to recruiting

1826
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 and how much of an influence is the fact that here you are heading down the stretch

1827
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 as far as trying to close the deal on this class coming up here the first weekend of December?

1828
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 I think you're in a spot if you're Auburn where you have not had the season

1829
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 that you thought you were going to potentially have, and it hasn't –

1830
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 like, look, Auburn didn't have a great summer in high school recruiting.

1831
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 This was always going to be a smaller class.

1832
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 This was always going to be not as big of a group.

1833
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 But they didn't win enough on the recruiting trail in the summer,

1834
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 and they thought, okay, well, if we get to the fall and we win, we turn things around,

1835
01:46:49,640 --> 01:46:51,660
 we can flip some of these guys and get some of them.

1836
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 You haven't had that yet, so you haven't really gotten that benefit.

1837
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 And I think that puts Hugh Freeze in a really tough spot.

1838
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 I will say, I mean, we've seen this in the past from other coaches

1839
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 and other situations where if you're kind of borderline at the end of the year, right,

1840
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 you know, you're barely over .500 or you may have a losing record

1841
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 or you have a decision to make if you're an athletic department

1842
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 about the future of your football coach, sometimes you can say, hey,

1843
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 well, they're recruiting really well.

1844
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 Let's let it play out and, you know, let's let it play out and keep that class together.

1845
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 Auburn doesn't have that benefit this year.

1846
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 So, I mean, it's like straight up now or never for Hugh Freeze in this final month.

1847
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 This month of November, he's got to win games.

1848
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 I think he needs to beat a Vandy or an Alabama.

1849
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 He's definitely got to beat Kentucky and Mercer.

1850
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 Otherwise, you know, there's just not a whole lot of ammunition for him anymore.

1851
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 Well, we'll see how it comes out.

1852
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 I know you're going to have the absolute latest pregame, postgame coverage.

1853
01:47:54,560 --> 01:48:00,720
 Auburn looked impressive in basketball, beating Memphis, rounding them this week.

1854
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 And then, of course, everything for basketball gets started on Monday.

1855
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 The E6 a.m. emails on Wednesday, the mailbag on Friday, the podcast.

1856
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 We could get online and get all the great stuff.

1857
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 Yep, AuburnReserve.com.

1858
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 Check it out there.

1859
01:48:15,200 --> 01:48:18,160
 A lot of basketball and football this week, getting ready for the Kentucky game.

1860
01:48:18,240 --> 01:48:21,420
 I was at Memphis last night, the Memphis game in Atlanta.

1861
01:48:21,520 --> 01:48:23,300
 Auburn got a huge blowout win.

1862
01:48:23,380 --> 01:48:25,920
 They opened the season against Bethune-Cookman, a team that's, you know,

1863
01:48:25,940 --> 01:48:28,740
 potentially going to be an NCAA tournament team out of the SWAC this year.

1864
01:48:29,520 --> 01:48:32,100
 You know, that's on Monday night with this brand-new roster.

1865
01:48:32,100 --> 01:48:34,060
 So, it's a great time to jump on board.

1866
01:48:34,180 --> 01:48:39,860
 I'll have all the coverage Saturday night and Sunday of this Auburn-Kentucky game as well.

1867
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 So, AuburnReserve.com, sign up there.

1868
01:48:42,520 --> 01:48:45,920
 It's a super busy time of year, and we'll have plenty of it covered.

1869
01:48:46,760 --> 01:48:47,760
 Justin, thanks for your time.

1870
01:48:47,860 --> 01:48:48,720
 Break out the woolies.

1871
01:48:48,740 --> 01:48:49,900
 You may need them tomorrow night.

1872
01:48:50,900 --> 01:48:55,680
 Yeah, this is one of the few times where I'm glad that we still have a, that we have a closed press box.

1873
01:48:55,760 --> 01:48:59,800
 I miss the old open one in Jordan here, but tomorrow's going to be fine.

1874
01:48:59,840 --> 01:49:00,720
 I'm going to be fine with that.

1875
01:49:01,280 --> 01:49:02,860
 That one is frost on the pumpkin.

1876
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 Coming up, time to observe the stupid underdog picks.

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 The Score.

1937
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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1938
01:52:22,540 --> 01:52:23,260
 Welcome back in.

1939
01:52:23,320 --> 01:52:24,260
 Two questions, BB.

1940
01:52:24,460 --> 01:52:27,080
 First, what is your Halloween costume of choice?

1941
01:52:27,340 --> 01:52:29,280
 And what are your stupid underdog picks?

1942
01:52:29,580 --> 01:52:32,640
 I'm actually going as myself, which is scary enough.

1943
01:52:33,080 --> 01:52:37,840
 The first pick, UNA 2-6, traveling to Utah Tech.

1944
01:52:37,960 --> 01:52:40,460
 This is a 3 o'clock kickoff tomorrow.

1945
01:52:41,000 --> 01:52:42,760
 Utah Tech's 1-7.

1946
01:52:42,880 --> 01:52:48,940
 That's very deceiving because they've lost three one-run score games in Torlington State.

1947
01:52:49,300 --> 01:52:50,760
 Number three ranked.

1948
01:52:51,280 --> 01:52:51,660
 Beat them.

1949
01:52:51,860 --> 01:52:53,240
 Pulled away in the close game.

1950
01:52:53,340 --> 01:52:55,340
 But I've just got a feeling about this game.

1951
01:52:55,500 --> 01:53:02,140
 Utah Tech quarterback Bronson Barbin has thrown more interceptions than touchdowns.

1952
01:53:02,220 --> 01:53:05,700
 Dylan Wade, Destin Wade, is playing better.

1953
01:53:06,200 --> 01:53:09,920
 And I just have a feeling UNA is going to pick up their first road win.

1954
01:53:10,060 --> 01:53:11,380
 They need very badly.

1955
01:53:12,120 --> 01:53:15,040
 UNA 24, Utah Tech 17.

1956
01:53:15,860 --> 01:53:17,020
 Oklahoma at Tennessee.

1957
01:53:17,200 --> 01:53:18,860
 Tennessee a 3.5-point favorite.

1958
01:53:18,980 --> 01:53:20,340
 6-30 game on ABC.

1959
01:53:20,560 --> 01:53:23,100
 We talked about this game a lot this week.

1960
01:53:23,240 --> 01:53:25,660
 Tennessee's defense is Jekyll and Hyde.

1961
01:53:26,080 --> 01:53:27,660
 They do sacks.

1962
01:53:28,220 --> 01:53:29,180
 Turnovers well.

1963
01:53:29,280 --> 01:53:30,760
 The rest of it, not very well.

1964
01:53:30,840 --> 01:53:32,580
 But their offense is very prolific.

1965
01:53:33,120 --> 01:53:35,500
 Tennessee 34, Oklahoma 27.

1966
01:53:36,140 --> 01:53:37,140
 Kentucky at Auburn.

1967
01:53:37,240 --> 01:53:39,060
 The Tigers a 10-and-point favorite.

1968
01:53:39,200 --> 01:53:40,900
 This 6-30 game more than I.

1969
01:53:41,320 --> 01:53:47,740
 If Auburn starts Ashton Daniels and he plays just a good game, conservative game.

1970
01:53:47,920 --> 01:53:51,780
 Auburn runs for 200 yards and they score in the red zone, as we talked about.

1971
01:53:51,780 --> 01:53:55,540
 I think Auburn wins the game at 31-21.

1972
01:53:56,000 --> 01:54:05,720
 The stupid underdog pick, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, or an 8.5-point underdog to Florida State in Tallahassee.

1973
01:54:05,840 --> 01:54:06,800
 No, they won't.

1974
01:54:07,240 --> 01:54:08,640
 Upset special here.

1975
01:54:08,780 --> 01:54:13,560
 Wake Forest, who's playing much better than Florida State, will beat the Seminoles.

1976
01:54:13,760 --> 01:54:16,100
 Florida State may get the wake-up call based on that.

1977
01:54:16,240 --> 01:54:17,100
 I agree with you.

1978
01:54:17,140 --> 01:54:17,640
 It's time.

1979
01:54:17,780 --> 01:54:19,700
 UNA, they are due.

1980
01:54:19,880 --> 01:54:22,140
 I'm taking the Lions to roar in that one.

1981
01:54:22,260 --> 01:54:24,400
 The count there, 28-25.

1982
01:54:24,780 --> 01:54:27,420
 Tennessee and Oklahoma, it's a night game on Rocky Top.

1983
01:54:27,500 --> 01:54:31,240
 If you've ever been up there, when the sun goes down, it rocks, it rolls.

1984
01:54:31,440 --> 01:54:34,360
 Tennessee should roll 31-28 over the Sooners.

1985
01:54:34,540 --> 01:54:36,800
 Auburn and Kentucky, who's going to be the quarterback?

1986
01:54:37,560 --> 01:54:38,520
 I agree with you.

1987
01:54:38,660 --> 01:54:41,200
 I think regardless, I think Auburn's on fire this time.

1988
01:54:41,200 --> 01:54:44,940
 25-21 Tigers over those felines.

1989
01:54:45,120 --> 01:54:48,500
 The stupid underdog pick, thought about taking Cal over Virginia.

1990
01:54:48,980 --> 01:54:50,980
 I'm going to go with the other V team.

1991
01:54:51,160 --> 01:54:52,400
 Let's go big and go home.

1992
01:54:52,640 --> 01:54:56,980
 Vanderbilt over the Mighty Horns from Texas, 28-25.

1993
01:54:58,060 --> 01:55:01,160
 Diego getting more love when it comes to the Heisman vote, BB.

1994
01:55:01,620 --> 01:55:05,500
 Yeah, that is not a hate upset to me if Vandy wins that game.

1995
01:55:05,580 --> 01:55:08,080
 Hope everybody has a fun and safe Halloween.

1996
01:55:08,940 --> 01:55:12,740
 We'll tell everybody what the final result.

1997
01:55:12,940 --> 01:55:19,580
 We'll get the official brackets for the high school playoffs pertaining to Class 7A Region 4

1998
01:55:19,580 --> 01:55:26,320
 and talk about that and preview the upcoming first round of the high school playoffs.

1999
01:55:26,600 --> 01:55:28,580
 Still a few games around.

2000
01:55:28,920 --> 01:55:33,480
 Have a fun and safe Halloween and football weekend.

2001
01:55:33,640 --> 01:55:37,060
 And keep in mind, Tuesday, the first big poll, the college football poll,

2002
01:55:37,060 --> 01:55:38,540
 will come out on Tuesday.

2003
01:55:38,760 --> 01:55:44,560
 The question is, where will the world be on Monday after another wild and crazy weekend coming up?

2004
01:55:44,600 --> 01:55:45,820
 That's going to take care of us for now.

2005
01:55:46,120 --> 01:55:48,820
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

2006
01:55:49,140 --> 01:55:50,980
 Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

2007
01:55:51,060 --> 01:55:52,640
 Let's do it again next time, noon to 2.

2008
01:55:52,680 --> 01:55:56,880
 Remember, the time changes this weekend right here on Sports Radio 93.9, the score.