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 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens and all of Northwest Alabama and Southern Tennessee. It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

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 The Boomo Bugg Show. New exclusive inside track to the Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC. Now your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 It's been an interesting process. You know, I think, um, I'm very excited once, uh, Snit stepped away and, and, and I became a part of this. Um, it was something I was, I got really excited about. So, you know, my, my history here, my, my last eight years, I think, um, you know, I'm hoping it'll be a seamless transition here because of the relationships, not only with the players, but, uh, the front office,

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 you know, there's the support staff, there's, there's, there's respect and trust that, that's, that flows up and down the chain of command. And so I think, um, you know, for that reason, we can, we, we can hit the ground running.

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 Hey, Walt Wise is that speaker, the new Braves manager, familiar with the Braves, Braves fans in the organization, former bench coach for Brian Snitker.

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 Now the, and a lot of people thought the Braves might be going in a different direction, Harold Buck, but Walt Wise, the former bench coach for the Braves.

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 And also, uh, the manager for the Colorado Rockies is the new manager of the Atlanta Braves.

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 And he's also a guy that makes some of us in this conversation feel old. I interviewed Walt Wise way back in the day when he was a shortstop with a Huntsville stars. And here's what's trivia about it.

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 He was an MVP. I should say a rookie of the year in the America league. First was a guy named Jose Canseco, then Mark McGuire, and the third Huntsville star to be a star.

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 Walt Wise, he was the third one off that original team of the Huntsville stars. So thanks Walt for making us feel a little bit old.

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 BB, it is a day of brand new stuff last night, a brand new basketball season tipping off in the college world tonight, a brand new college football poll.

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 And are you ready for the, uh, the rock star of ESPN telecast last night for Alabama and North Dakota? Are you ready for one Roger Hoover?

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 Uh, listen, we know how multi-talented Roger Hoover is. It was, it was on clear display last night for the women's and men's basketball games.

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 Busy boy himself, Roger on the mic and on the call there in the Alabama Crimson Tide Network. Roger, welcome in. I'm surprised you still got enough energy, but we're so gracious that you do. How are you?

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 Hey guys, I'm doing really well. Yeah. I barely have a voice left after all that last night. And my biggest test is happening right now. We'll try to get through this interview without my five-month-old son Carson crying in the middle of it.

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 So I've got him in my left hand, the phone in my right, and I'm going to be connecting with my fancy friends from North Alabama.

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 Just another reason to love Roger Hoover. Right, Roger. Game one is in the house. Carly Weathers, an outstanding night. The pride of Loretto with the Alabama.

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 Women, a very stubborn bunch of girls from Stetson, then Alabama taking care of business, as you expect against North Dakota. Your thoughts about Alabama men and women in basketball now that they're off and rolling?

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 Yeah, I think both teams are trying to figure out, really, the case will be in the month of November, just who they are. Especially, I think, the women's basketball team. Anytime you lose three players that had such key roles, like Sarah Ashley Barker, Aaliyah Nye, Dave Green, that's going to be tough.

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 But these weren't just any three players. These were all three WNBA draft picks. Obviously, Aaliyah Nye, WNBA champion this past year with the Las Vegas Aces. Those are hard players to really replace.

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 And I think Alabama's trying to do that a bit by committee. But somebody like Carly Weathers, like you mentioned, really turned on her scoring late in the fourth quarter of that ballgame. Really looked good when Alabama had to have some key baskets from her.

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 So I think it's a bit of an identity shift for this team. They no longer have some of those stars to rely on. So for the returners, they got to play with them. They know they have to step up a little bit more. For these newcomers, they realize that their role is going to be completely different from what they've ever played in basketball before.

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 So I thought that was a good showing for the women's team, and especially coming from behind like they did against the Setzen team that brought back a lot of returning talent. I thought it was a good test in game number one.

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 For the men's team, LeBaron Pylon. Man, he is fun to watch. 22 points, setting a new career high. And then all of these freshmen. Alabama was a little shorthanded with some recent injuries.

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 The guys like Aiden Holloway, Littrell Wright's a lot playing. And then Keaton Bristow out as well. So these youngsters, Davion Hanna and Amari Allen, really impressive.

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 Their first time getting to wear the Crimson at Coleman Coliseum. And I think everybody's pretty excited about the direction that Nate Oates' team is going in.

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 Good win against North Dakota, but it gets so much tougher coming up on Saturday in St. John's and Madison Square Garden.

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 Roger, that's what I was going to say. Nate Oates was Nate Oates last night. He got on Taylor Bowen for not getting it off its rebound.

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 And he didn't like 15 turnovers, but I think he liked a lot of other things.

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 And you kind of alluded to a lot of those. This is a very good team. It's going to take a while for everyone to jail.

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 But they did beat North Dakota 91-62. Houston Millette added 15 points.

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 And as you also mentioned, St. John's, I believe, pregame 10 a.m.

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 Tip-off at 11 Saturday. And oh, by the way, they've only got number one Purdue, Illinois, Gonzaga, and Nevada, Las Vegas on the docket coming up in the next two or three weeks.

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 Yeah. Alabama's had the toughest strength to schedule in college basketball the last few years.

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 I'd be shocked if it's not top five again this year with that gauntlet that is coming up.

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 So it's definitely exciting to see what this group can be.

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 And it sounds like there's some real positive news heading towards that St. John's game, getting some of these players back, especially Holloway and Reitzel.

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 So I think that's a good sign for this group.

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 But I can't wait to be tuned in to that one coming up on Saturday as we wait for football.

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 Oh, yeah, there's still football going on.

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 I mean, can you imagine Alabama LSU seems like such an afterthought on Saturday after basketball between St. John's and Alabama.

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 I mean, what year is it?

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 Roger, since you brought up that other sport down there, your thoughts heading into what has to be one of the more intriguing Alabama-LSU matchups with the obvious.

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 Anytime you have the I-Coach interim, that is, it's always going to be, let's face it, a box of chocolates.

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 You don't know exactly what you're going to get.

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 But your thoughts about the mood, LSU's got to be what LSU is.

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 Alabama's got to take care of business because, let's face it, the night's first big poll comes out.

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 I would assume they're going to be at the number four spot.

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 That's important because you get that first round by.

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 There's a big difference between being four and five in that poll at the end.

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 But your thoughts, first things first, the mindset and your thoughts coming into this matchup,

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 which has always been, in a way, a heck of a matchup with LSU.

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 Well, I think the mindset's been good for this group, even going back to some of the early weeks after the loss to Florida State.

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 I think there's nothing that got that group focused on winning each and every week

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 and doing what it takes and kind of emptying the bucket every single week in order to get a win.

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 Nothing's done that like that loss against FSU.

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 So I think this group is really motivated, not just for college football playoff.

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 I think this group's really motivated to get to Atlanta.

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 I think they realized they had a great chance to get to that SEC championship game last year

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 and missed out on it and then, as a result, missed out on the playoff

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 because of not taking care of business against Oklahoma.

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 So I think, first and foremost, kind of like the old days,

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 we always kept saying you just got to win the West and then, really, everything goes from there.

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 This group knows they've got to keep winning games in order to make it to that SEC championship game.

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 And at LSU, it's not hard to get motivated for them.

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 And like you mentioned, LSU is an interim coach.

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 You don't know how they're going to respond.

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 It doesn't seem like Brian Kelly was the most popular person with a lot of these players in that locker room.

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 So I imagine they are trying to show a statement to him, regardless of the fact that they're playing Alabama.

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 I think they want to show him and the rest of that coaching staff that's changed that, you know what,

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 we are really good players.

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 We are worth the money we were paid in the NIL, and we are going to go out and make some noise the rest of the way.

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 So I think Alabama is going to take on a highly motivated team,

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 and I think that's going to only help Alabama in its preparation for this Saturday.

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 Roger, I always get amused from Alabama fans and even some of the media.

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 It's great.

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 They've won seven consecutive games, ranked number four.

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 We'll see what it is, as Harold mentioned.

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 Tonight, they had an absolute gauntlet in football in October, and I thought then if they could get through unscathed in the month of October,

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 this is a playoff team.

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 And, Roger, here comes the but.

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 But they need to run the ball more effectively.

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 Yes, yes, they do.

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 Again, Alabama's motto is run the dadgum ball, and in particularly the traditional run to the running backs.

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 Now, do they need to go outside a little bit more instead of off tackle?

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 Yes, and some offensive linemen were kind of banged up against South Carolina.

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 But I still like the fact that Ryan Grubb has stayed committed to running the ball,

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 and I still believe that the running game is going to help balance a very good passing attack.

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 But, Roger, we know from all Alabama fans, you've got to run that dadgum ball.

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 You certainly do, and especially you've got to make this LSU defense work

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 because when they've had to be on the field too much in the last few weeks

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 against Texas A&M and Vanderbilt, that's led to really poor performances from this LSU defense.

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 That started the year really good with the way they played against Clemson and Florida.

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 So I think running the football is going to be important.

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 And Alabama's run the football pretty well kind of late in games.

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 We've had good balance on some of those key drives late against Missouri

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 and get South Carolina and even Tennessee at times.

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 But maybe to do it earlier in the ballgame would really be a boost for the football team.

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 I still think this group can be counted on to get key yards when they run.

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 That's Jim Miller, Daniel Hill, who's really emerged, in addition to Kevin Riley.

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 I like the talent Alabama has in that position.

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 I like the talent Alabama has in the offensive line.

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 And I think a week like this may be where it comes together

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 because LSU is very good in the secondary.

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 I don't think people realize how they have shut down some good SEC quarterbacks.

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 Even in some losses, they have looked good slowing down some passing attacks.

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 So I think it's going to be really important to, number one, run the football effectively like you mentioned.

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 And then I think only good things can happen from there.

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 Roger Hoover, Alabama Crimson Tide Network.

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 You mentioned the receiving core.

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 Based on what we're hearing anyway, Roger, you're closer to obviously the epicenter that we are.

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 Some good news looks like the posse is on the way regarding Mr. Brooks and Horton.

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 I think Alabama fans, last game or two out, they realized what Mr. Brooks means to this receiving core.

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 Yeah, certainly.

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 And Isaiah Horton has been key in getting some touchdowns for the Crimson Tide, especially in SEC play.

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 So I think the bye week came at a perfect time for guys like that.

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 And even on the defensive side of the ball as well, I think this group is getting healthier

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 and getting closer to being its best self.

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 Absolutely.

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 Listen, we didn't let you go.

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 We didn't get back to Dan.

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 Crimson Drive, Daniel Hill just won today.

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 By the way, I think the Alabama women are playing, as we speak, in the next round of the SEC soccer tournament.

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 Certainly good luck to them.

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 You've got a busy week, obviously, basketball versus St. John's in the Garden, football with Alabama at home in Tuscaloosa.

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 Tell us about your week.

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 Yeah, really focused on this football game coming up on Saturday.

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 I won't be making the trip, unfortunately, to New York City, but I wish Brian Passing and Kerr Bloom is going to fill in for Chris on the network.

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 All the best to the Big Apple coming up on Saturday.

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 But we've got Crimson Drive Tuesday and Thursday coming up on the network at 2 o'clock on all of our social media platforms.

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 And then, of course, women's basketball Thursday night as well against McNeese State.

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 And then all the coverage starts at 3.30 coming up on Saturday for football against LSU.

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 Hopefully a very winning week for Alabama athletics before we turn our attention to some more great matchups next week.

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 Like you mentioned, Purdue and men's basketball at home, football against Oklahoma, who just beat Tennessee.

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 So it only gets tougher from here on out, and we're looking forward to starting the month of November with some wins.

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 Roger, let's hope that Alabama is as good as your baby there.

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 Very good job by the babe.

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 Give him an extra cookie, okay?

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 Yeah, that sounds good.

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 We're going to do that right now.

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 Well, thank you guys for having me on.

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 Thank you, buddy.

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 Going to hold you to it.

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 Roger Hoover on the Alabama Crimson Tide Network.

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 The Score.

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 Welcome back in.

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 It is an absolute pleasure for us to welcome the man who knows it's always good to still be working

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 when the grass is brown and the turkeys are just around the corner.

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 Call Thanksgiving.

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 Coach Evanship, then at Hamilton High.

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 Coach, welcome in.

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 How's life in Hamilton today?

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 Going pretty good, just getting ready for the game.

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 We actually moved our game to Thursday just now, so we're a little closer than we planned,

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 but hopefully get everything lined up and get to go on Thursday.

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 Talk to us about this, team coach.

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 Obviously, when you come in, you look at things and say, oh my goodness, I've got to take the wrecking ball and go to work.

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 Correct us if we're wrong.

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 You went from being, that is a program, went anyway, from being 1-9 two years ago to 10-0 this season.

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 What is the secret of the sauce, coach?

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 Well, I mean, the main thing is maturity.

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 Actually, we're actually starting pretty much the same guys we were two years ago.

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 And so we started a lot of freshmen and sophomores that first year.

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 We went 1-9, and those guys are still starting for the majority of them.

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 So, you know, just the maturity, learning the game, getting bigger and stronger.

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 And so, you know, those years in the program of, you know, learning why we do what we do and how to do it

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 and all those things have just really, you know, kind of come together.

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 And they've had a good year and played well.

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 And so, you know, they're starting to see the fruits of all those things that we've been doing over the past couple years.

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 Coach, I think one of the great examples of that leadership, Harold and I talk about Trent Seaborne a lot at Hoover.

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 But we joke that he's been a quarterback 10 years down there.

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 Commitment to Alabama.

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 You have got a junior quarterback by the name of Mason Holloway who's in his fourth year as quarterback.

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 I was reading some of the Times Daily articles three years ago.

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 He was a seventh grader.

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 He was five feet, five inches tall.

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 Now he's six foot two.

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 He's grown seven inches since then.

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 Man, what a season.

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 He had a very good season last year throwing for 2,951 yards, 37 touchdowns.

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 Well, he's followed up that this year he's a deal threat quarterback, runs the ball well, 57 carries, 527 yards, 10 touchdowns.

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 He's nearly thrown for 2,000 yards in 10 games, 91 to 142, 1,948 yards, 26 touchdowns, and four interceptions.

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 You've got a lot of players, and we can talk about them.

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 But, again, when you've got that leadership at quarterback and he's been behind center four years, that's huge.

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 Oh, definitely.

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 You know, just having that, you know, over the years, having players, especially at the quarterback position, that are multi-year starters,

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 you know, they just continuously get better and better.

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 And, you know, he's done that.

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 And, you know, there's not a whole lot that defenses can throw at him that he hasn't seen over the years.

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 And so, just his comfort within the system and, you know, him understanding why I call what I call

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 and being able to execute it on the field is, you know, a tremendous asset.

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 And he's pretty accurate with the ball.

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 He runs the ball well.

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 So, you know, he's definitely a good player, and we're glad to have him.

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 In the huddle with Coach Evanship down at Hamilton High.

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 Coach, obviously, it's good to get this far.

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 But then when you get to, as I say, to this part of the schedule, everybody starts from 0-0.

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 Your thoughts about your opening opponent in 4A, the team from Asheville?

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 They've got a good squad.

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 You know, they're kind of in the situation we were in, you know, last year.

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 I hadn't made the playoffs in a few years, but had a, you know, a good core group of players.

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 And so, they're definitely a dangerous team.

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 They've got some guys that can run.

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 They've got some size.

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 So, they, a quarterback's a dual-threat guy, a lot like ours, which brings its own challenges defensively.

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 So, you know, they've got a good squad, and, you know, we've been preparing.

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 Luckily, we had our bye week last week, so we've got a little extra time to work on them.

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 But, you know, we're just excited for the challenge, and hopefully we can play well.

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 Mason has some help, obviously, as every quarterback does.

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 Your receiver, Houston Tibbs, 32 for 732 yards, 11 touchdowns.

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 Christian Silt, and I bet he has dinner with you occasionally.

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 18 catches for 568.

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 Trip Summers left of 243.

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 You've got some very talented skill people, but every time I look at the Times Daily Preview of Hamilton,

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 I see a lot of big dudes on the offensive line.

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 When you win the line of scrimmage, I don't care what level of football it is.

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 If you're going to win games, Dylan Humphries, Jason, Sam Moore, Jerry Corrado, Colby Lackey, Luke Johnson, just some of your linemen.

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 Talk about, again, these guys can't do what they're doing unless you're winning the line of scrimmage, running and throwing the ball.

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 Talk about winning the line of scrimmage and some of the guys you've got there.

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 Oh, no doubt.

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 I mean, as much as people want to talk about, you know, these big, fast-paced offenses, throwing the ball around, football is still a one in the trenches.

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 And so, you know, luckily, we've got a lot of experience there as well.

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 We've got five seniors starting on the offensive line.

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 Four of them are multi-year starters on the offensive line.

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 So, you know, just the experience there as well has been huge.

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 Most of them started my first year here, so they're three-plus within the system as well.

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 So, you know, it's definitely great to have that experience.

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 They're also big guys, and they're all smart, and, you know, so it's good to have that core group that, you know, has played together a lot of games together.

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 So there's continuity there.

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 So it all just builds upon having, you know, a special team like we've had this year so far.

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 And, you know, all the pieces just kind of fit together.

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 Coach, obviously, I'm sure you can't say enough about your fans.

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 I've got a long history with Hamilton Highs.

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 Covering an Alabama game one day, and the quarterback was named Gary Hollinsworth.

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 We know the story there.

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 Comes out of Hamilton.

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 He goes on a walk-on starter, takes Alabama to the cusp of the national championship.

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 I'm covering him.

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 One day I'm walking back up the stands after a game, and I see this young man there, and I ask him his name.

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 And his name is Clay Dyer.

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 He's obviously a legendary.

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 And what makes Clay unique is he was born with no arms and no legs.

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 And I said, who's your favorite player?

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 He said, Gary Hollinsworth.

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 I said, why?

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 He says, I'm from Hamilton.

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 We do a story.

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 He plays football.

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 One of those little footballs that cheerleaders throw out with his kids, with his friends there on the football field at Hamilton.

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 And I forgot about the story.

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 And years later, I get a phone call.

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 He said, Harold, I do something else.

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 I said, what's that?

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 He says, I am professional fisherman.

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 He is on the Bassmasters Classic Open.

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 You've got a heck of a fan base there at Hamilton.

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 Between Gary, by the way, who's also won the biggest battle of all, and that's with a C word.

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 And, of course, Clay Dyer.

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 What a community of fans there for you.

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 Oh, yeah.

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 The community is great here.

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 We've got a lot of support.

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 I run into people all the time that are from here that still keep up with the program.

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 And, you know, so we have a wide fan base and a lot of excitement, a lot of support.

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 And so, you know, we can't do everything we do without that support.

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 And so we're really appreciative to our community for everything that they do for us.

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 And, you know, if you come to Sargent Stadium for a home game now, it gets pretty loud.

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 And that definitely helps as well, that little home field advantage.

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 Evan, you know this because you play it every day.

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 But Class 4A, I've always had a special feel for them.

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 It's one of the most competitive classes in the state of Alabama.

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 West Morgan at 10-0, they're hosting Randolph, by the way.

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 They moved their game to Thursday, too.

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 Brooks in Plainview.

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 Brooks has won, I believe, six out of their last seven games.

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 Plainview's undefeated.

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 Madison Academy at Hatton.

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 We've talked about Hatton all season.

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 We've talked about you a lot.

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 As you mentioned, Asheville.

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 Class 4A, Dessler's in there, a lot of other teams.

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 Class 4A, Cherokee County, some of the other ones.

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 It is a very, very competitive class.

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 This year especially, we start talking about the playoff teams.

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 Cherokee County's gone to the championship game the past two years.

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 There are three seeds in that region this year, and they're still good.

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 It's not like they're not a good football team.

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 And the Shoals region's always competitive as well.

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 And so, there's a lot of good football teams in 4A.

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 And, you know, that's what we talked about with our kids.

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 Like, you know, now everybody's good.

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 It doesn't matter if you're first, second, third round.

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 You know, every team you play is going to be a quality football team.

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 So, that's kind of where we're at in 4A right now, which is great from a competitive standpoint.

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 Just excited to be a part of it right now.

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 Well, congratulations.

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 It's special to go undefeated in the regular season.

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 This is something that you and your players, staff, and the Hamilton family will never forget.

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 Now, I believe it's been 10 years.

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 It's been way too long since Hamilton has won and had a playoff win, another playoff win.

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 Hopefully, that will change Wednesday night.

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 Listen, thank you for your time.

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 We know y'all busy.

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 God bless you, the coaches and the players.

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 Good luck.

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 And hopefully, Hamilton is going to be playing.

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 Here I mentioned the brown grass.

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 Maybe it'll be frozen in about three or four weeks and you're still playing.

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 I hope so.

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 You know, that's always something to be excited about and making a run.

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 And so, hopefully, we can play well and keep things rolling.

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 As I say, go Aggies.

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 Coach, thanks so much and stay safe out there, okay?

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 All right.

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 Thank you.

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 Thank you, Coach.

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 Coach, having a shift, we're going to be with us there at Hamilton and I have a quick story

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 about Clay Dyer.

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 We go fishing.

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 He says, come over here and keep in mind now, he has no legs and no arms.

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 He launches his boat.

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 We're over at Wheeler.

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 It was a hot day and he said, excuse me, I'm going to go swimming.

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 He jumps in the water.

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 He's incredible.

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 He is an incredible human being.

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504
00:35:37,660 --> 00:35:38,400
 Welcome back in.

505
00:35:38,460 --> 00:35:40,020
 He is the king of Las Vegas.

506
00:35:40,300 --> 00:35:41,920
 His name is Bruce Marshall.

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 He's busy there for the Las Vegas Insider.

508
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509
00:35:52,300 --> 00:35:56,200
 Bruce Marshall, older birdie, tells me you may be in the Bay Area.

510
00:35:56,200 --> 00:36:02,340
 You can confirm or deny, and if so, are you meeting with Tony Vitello, Nancy Pelosi, or Jimmy Sexton?

511
00:36:02,500 --> 00:36:02,700
 Hello.

512
00:36:02,860 --> 00:36:03,560
 How are you?

513
00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:08,980
 Not the former two, although Vitello, I'll talk to him at some point.

514
00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:10,420
 Pelosi, no.

515
00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:18,140
 But I'm moving quickly up here, and discreetly, let's put it like that.

516
00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:25,860
 By the way, the one thing I think we have to mention today, citing the great philosopher from Memphis, Brett Norsworthy,

517
00:36:25,860 --> 00:36:32,240
 who told me at an SEC media day, God, this was in Hoover several years ago, very prescient words.

518
00:36:32,240 --> 00:36:36,320
 He said, in the SEC, he said, someone has to lose.

519
00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:38,520
 Not everyone can win.

520
00:36:39,220 --> 00:36:43,740
 Or every year, we're going to be having half the coaches fired before the end of the season.

521
00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:53,420
 Never, never, never doubt the modern-day Confucius from Elvis' backyard in Memphis, Tennessee.

522
00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:55,760
 Where do you start with this, Bruce?

523
00:36:55,880 --> 00:37:00,820
 Obviously, is it one of those deals where, gee whiz, it's like living in a neighborhood

524
00:37:00,820 --> 00:37:04,780
 where somebody puts up this tacky Halloween stuff in your front yard.

525
00:37:04,860 --> 00:37:06,780
 Next thing you know, the neighbor next door is doing it.

526
00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:08,720
 Then the one down the street is doing it.

527
00:37:09,420 --> 00:37:10,460
 What's going on?

528
00:37:10,780 --> 00:37:14,400
 Is it one of those deals where people need to do this, or they're saying, if I don't do it now,

529
00:37:14,460 --> 00:37:16,520
 we're going to get lost in sweepstakes to get our man.

530
00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:17,620
 What's going on with this, Bruce?

531
00:37:18,260 --> 00:37:20,640
 Yeah, a little bit of everything you say there, Harold.

532
00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:26,140
 It's almost like, you know, this is Jimmy Sexton's world, and we live in it.

533
00:37:26,380 --> 00:37:26,940
 That's right.

534
00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:30,400
 Everything is sort of falling into his hands here.

535
00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:32,060
 He controls so many coaches.

536
00:37:32,440 --> 00:37:36,680
 But it would just seem, we keep thinking this is going to slow down.

537
00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:44,860
 And it did to an extent after last season in the SEC when you didn't have any coaching changes.

538
00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:53,000
 But that was just sort of a timing thing, and it's not like those, I mean, you had all these guys still in the hot seat,

539
00:37:53,140 --> 00:37:55,500
 and half of them seem to be gone before this season is over.

540
00:37:56,200 --> 00:37:58,560
 They were still moving coaches in college football.

541
00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:02,600
 Last year, I think the American had six changes from last year.

542
00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:04,980
 So it was just like a brief pause in the SEC.

543
00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:07,460
 But you can see where this is going now.

544
00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:13,680
 I mean, if you don't win immediately, I mean, you're fired.

545
00:38:14,180 --> 00:38:16,920
 And, you know, Hugh Freeze, we sort of saw the handwriting on the wall.

546
00:38:16,980 --> 00:38:20,960
 This would have happened the previous week if they didn't rally to beat Arkansas.

547
00:38:22,180 --> 00:38:25,780
 And we'll see what D.J. Durkin can do these last few weeks.

548
00:38:25,780 --> 00:38:30,060
 But I kind of, I was thinking the whole year they're going to give Freeze a chance all the way to the end if they can,

549
00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:31,980
 to see if he can finally knock off Alabama.

550
00:38:32,140 --> 00:38:33,580
 But he just couldn't last that long.

551
00:38:34,300 --> 00:38:38,980
 Well, to expand on that, but you say if you don't win, you're going to move.

552
00:38:39,180 --> 00:38:40,580
 What happens if you do win?

553
00:38:40,940 --> 00:38:42,900
 Back to our original friend, Brett Norsworthy.

554
00:38:43,020 --> 00:38:46,940
 What is he saying about Lane Kiffin, who is on the other end of the spectrum?

555
00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:48,440
 He's literally in the catbird seat.

556
00:38:48,500 --> 00:38:52,680
 He is winning, and everybody is sitting here, and Lane's just up in the ante, I'm sure,

557
00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:54,540
 if he wants to leave Oxford.

558
00:38:55,500 --> 00:38:59,480
 Yeah, that is true, Harold, and he's sitting in the catbird seat, you know,

559
00:38:59,540 --> 00:39:02,980
 and because he's Jimmy's client, he's going to milk that for everything it's worth.

560
00:39:03,140 --> 00:39:06,900
 But I think there's something else evolving in college football now.

561
00:39:06,980 --> 00:39:11,980
 We haven't seen it yet in the SEC, but Lane could really deliver the message

562
00:39:11,980 --> 00:39:16,420
 if he decides to stay at Ole Miss, which I think there's a possibility he could.

563
00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:18,740
 I hear he likes it there very much.

564
00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:22,860
 He can win there, and, I mean, they can pay him a lot.

565
00:39:22,940 --> 00:39:26,360
 Maybe they'll pay him a little more at LSU or Ole Miss, but he doesn't have a fan base

566
00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:28,000
 while it's demanding.

567
00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:33,400
 They don't need him to win a national title like they do at Florida or LSU.

568
00:39:33,900 --> 00:39:37,860
 There's two developments recently, or three if you want to include Matt Rule,

569
00:39:37,940 --> 00:39:41,660
 but I'm not sure we should put him in this list, but Cignetti at Indiana,

570
00:39:42,360 --> 00:39:44,820
 and then Red Lashley at SMU last week.

571
00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:45,960
 Both those guys re-upped.

572
00:39:46,680 --> 00:39:50,900
 And especially in Lashley's case, and it's like, what more could I want?

573
00:39:50,980 --> 00:39:51,900
 I live where I want.

574
00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:54,040
 My family's in a good spot here in Dallas.

575
00:39:54,160 --> 00:39:55,680
 I'm making all the money I could want.

576
00:39:55,680 --> 00:40:01,520
 I've got all the support from the boosters and the administration I could dream of here,

577
00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:04,100
 and the facilities are great.

578
00:40:04,520 --> 00:40:08,280
 And why am I going to leave for some pressure cooker somewhere else?

579
00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:09,720
 I've got it pretty good here.

580
00:40:09,860 --> 00:40:11,600
 Cignetti really did the same thing at Indiana.

581
00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:13,620
 We'll see if Lane does the same thing at Ole Miss.

582
00:40:13,720 --> 00:40:16,820
 But if he doesn't, then this carousel is going to start spinning more

583
00:40:16,820 --> 00:40:20,500
 because we haven't seen guys leave a school for another job yet

584
00:40:20,500 --> 00:40:22,240
 because when they leave, that job opens up,

585
00:40:22,380 --> 00:40:24,140
 and then that's going to be filled by another one.

586
00:40:24,140 --> 00:40:26,560
 So we haven't even started to spin on this carousel yet.

587
00:40:27,100 --> 00:40:27,740
 All right.

588
00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:32,440
 Let me ask you about a game kind of off on a lot of people's radar,

589
00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:35,160
 but there's a double meaning here.

590
00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:39,940
 Memphis, six-and-a-point favorite traveling to Tulane.

591
00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:43,120
 Both these teams have had pretty good years.

592
00:40:43,720 --> 00:40:48,700
 I read two things today that Ryan Sanderfield, the coach at Memphis,

593
00:40:48,700 --> 00:40:55,240
 who's a very good coach, has continued that program after Mike Norvell went to Florida State.

594
00:40:55,880 --> 00:41:00,520
 Ryan Sanderfield may be one of the leaders on a short list for Arkansas.

595
00:41:01,100 --> 00:41:07,340
 Now, we've talked with you about Jon Sumrall most of the season.

596
00:41:08,340 --> 00:41:13,700
 He's done a really good job at Tulane everywhere he's gone, and particularly at Troy.

597
00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:19,940
 Now that he freezes out, I know there are a lot of Auburn boosters, donors,

598
00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:25,160
 who are very interested in Sumrall, but a lot of other openings are interested too.

599
00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:30,640
 What are you hearing about Ryan Sanderfield at Memphis and Jon Sumrall at Tulane?

600
00:41:31,300 --> 00:41:34,100
 Yeah, well, they're both Sexton guys, first of all.

601
00:41:34,520 --> 00:41:39,460
 Second, and this is now the carousel's going to hit the American at the top end, too,

602
00:41:39,500 --> 00:41:42,220
 if these guys move, and they're both prime candidates to do that.

603
00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:47,040
 Silverfield has really moved up here in the last year and a half or two

604
00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:49,240
 because Memphis has had such great success.

605
00:41:49,900 --> 00:41:55,280
 The one thing you want to watch for him, I think he'll wait if you can play the waiting game here a little bit,

606
00:41:55,360 --> 00:41:57,040
 and it's sort of hard now.

607
00:41:58,180 --> 00:42:02,000
 His old AD at Memphis, Veach, is now at Mizzou,

608
00:42:02,620 --> 00:42:07,400
 and he was there at Memphis when Norvell left and they promoted Silverfield.

609
00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:11,740
 So there's a relationship there, and if Eli should move on from Mizzou,

610
00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:17,060
 the thought seems to be that would be a natural landing spot for Silverfield

611
00:42:17,060 --> 00:42:20,840
 if somebody else doesn't beat the Mizzou to the punch,

612
00:42:20,920 --> 00:42:22,640
 and who knows if Eli's going to leave, too.

613
00:42:22,720 --> 00:42:24,160
 So that puts Arkansas right there.

614
00:42:24,240 --> 00:42:30,300
 Now you throw Auburn into the mix, and that's, you know, Sumrall there.

615
00:42:30,460 --> 00:42:31,560
 Sumrall could be Arkansas.

616
00:42:32,100 --> 00:42:35,100
 Silverfield could be there, and there's other jobs that are going to be opening up.

617
00:42:35,100 --> 00:42:39,260
 I've heard Oklahoma State is going to open up the saddlebags and go after somebody, too,

618
00:42:39,340 --> 00:42:41,460
 and we haven't even gotten around to what if Kentucky, though.

619
00:42:41,540 --> 00:42:43,160
 I think Stoops might be a little safe now,

620
00:42:43,200 --> 00:42:48,700
 but that's always seemed to be the landing spot we thought for Sumrall.

621
00:42:48,840 --> 00:42:49,660
 That's his alma mater.

622
00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:55,960
 But this is what my point about the carousel is going to really start spinning crazy

623
00:42:55,960 --> 00:42:59,480
 when guys like Silverfield and Sumrall move,

624
00:42:59,560 --> 00:43:01,460
 and that is a very good game this week.

625
00:43:01,460 --> 00:43:06,320
 And, you know, Memphis' favorite, that was a real blow that Tulane took last week.

626
00:43:06,420 --> 00:43:08,720
 Retzlaff hasn't quite delivered like they thought it.

627
00:43:08,900 --> 00:43:10,680
 Tulane's defense is a little bit down this year.

628
00:43:10,760 --> 00:43:12,040
 I think Memphis probably gets them.

629
00:43:12,760 --> 00:43:17,180
 But both these guys are certainly on a very short list for a lot of schools.

630
00:43:17,460 --> 00:43:19,500
 And, like I said, once they leave and then Memphis.

631
00:43:19,860 --> 00:43:21,900
 Memphis and Tulane are pretty good jobs, by the way.

632
00:43:22,160 --> 00:43:24,480
 And so somebody's going to move in there, too,

633
00:43:24,520 --> 00:43:26,200
 and that carousel is going to really start spinning.

634
00:43:27,320 --> 00:43:32,480
 Bruce Marshall has always got it going on out in Vegas, busy there amongst other places, Las Vegas and Santa.

635
00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:33,960
 Bruce, let's circle back to Auburn.

636
00:43:34,020 --> 00:43:35,520
 In your opinion, two things on that.

637
00:43:35,600 --> 00:43:38,100
 Did Auburn say, Hugh, we're going to do you a favor?

638
00:43:38,340 --> 00:43:40,620
 Diego Pavia is not going to beat you this year.

639
00:43:41,720 --> 00:43:44,240
 Your thoughts about that, and who would be a good fit?

640
00:43:44,580 --> 00:43:46,260
 Auburn is not for everybody.

641
00:43:46,440 --> 00:43:48,180
 If you win there, you're the king of the hill.

642
00:43:48,300 --> 00:43:51,180
 If not, you cash a big buyout check.

643
00:43:51,220 --> 00:43:53,040
 Who would be a good fit at Auburn?

644
00:43:53,060 --> 00:43:55,100
 And what's going to happen this weekend against Vandy?

645
00:43:56,180 --> 00:44:01,180
 I don't know if there's a good fit at Auburn, the way that goes.

646
00:44:01,740 --> 00:44:02,720
 Summer would fit there.

647
00:44:04,300 --> 00:44:06,920
 And, I mean, Silverfield probably would, too.

648
00:44:07,320 --> 00:44:11,500
 By the way, James Franklin is still out there, as well, wants to get back in.

649
00:44:11,800 --> 00:44:15,560
 And we've got LSU in Florida, so there's a lot of different.

650
00:44:15,700 --> 00:44:19,360
 I've heard Urban Meyer's name might even get thrown in the hat of Florida again.

651
00:44:19,600 --> 00:44:20,720
 So a lot of different ones.

652
00:44:20,820 --> 00:44:25,320
 Summer would seem to me like he would be sort of a guy for Auburn.

653
00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:28,120
 Again, though, last week there's another close loss for Auburn.

654
00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:33,240
 And Durkin, I don't think Durkin would be a candidate for the head coaching job,

655
00:44:33,260 --> 00:44:36,160
 but he will be a top defensive coordinator candidate.

656
00:44:36,160 --> 00:44:39,380
 And whoever comes into Auburn should try to keep him in his defensive coordinator.

657
00:44:40,420 --> 00:44:43,040
 They might make things difficult on Al Pavia.

658
00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:45,160
 That defense has not played badly this year.

659
00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:46,880
 And it's just been the offense.

660
00:44:47,500 --> 00:44:49,600
 And, you know, last week Daniels couldn't do it.

661
00:44:49,700 --> 00:44:51,840
 And then, you know, Arnold at the end of the game.

662
00:44:51,880 --> 00:44:53,600
 That's just been a total mess for Auburn.

663
00:44:54,040 --> 00:45:00,020
 Whoever comes in there, you know, they're going to have to fix the offense first and foremost.

664
00:45:00,380 --> 00:45:05,140
 Because you cannot compete in the SEC if you don't have a state-of-the-art offense these days.

665
00:45:05,360 --> 00:45:09,040
 They might be able to throw a roadblock in Pavia's way this week.

666
00:45:09,040 --> 00:45:11,480
 So I'm not sure I want to lay the points with Vanderbilt here.

667
00:45:11,900 --> 00:45:13,040
 Because Auburn's been close.

668
00:45:13,120 --> 00:45:15,320
 Every game they've lost has been, like, within one score.

669
00:45:16,120 --> 00:45:21,220
 So they may hang around this week and keep this thing to a, you know, a 20-17 sort of game.

670
00:45:21,480 --> 00:45:23,760
 So I would not be interested in laying points against Auburn.

671
00:45:23,840 --> 00:45:24,860
 They're still not that bad a team.

672
00:45:24,920 --> 00:45:26,220
 They just don't have enough offense to win.

673
00:45:27,600 --> 00:45:29,640
 Let me ask you about LSU and Alabama.

674
00:45:29,980 --> 00:45:32,900
 We all know the mess that's been going on in Baton Rouge.

675
00:45:33,240 --> 00:45:35,600
 But Frank Wilson is the interim.

676
00:45:35,980 --> 00:45:37,240
 They've had a bye week.

677
00:45:37,360 --> 00:45:41,140
 I hear their healthier quit weeks is one.

678
00:45:41,260 --> 00:45:45,080
 We can talk to Mike Scarborough a little bit later, Tiger Bate, about that.

679
00:45:45,720 --> 00:45:47,820
 Alabama is a 10-and-a-half-point favorite.

680
00:45:47,940 --> 00:45:49,840
 Of course, it's a 6-30 game on ABC.

681
00:45:50,860 --> 00:46:00,500
 Alabama hasn't lost to an SEC team in Bryant-Denny since 2019 to LSU and Joe Burrow in that bunch.

682
00:46:01,800 --> 00:46:05,320
 Alabama wanting to run the ball a little bit more, 1-7 straight.

683
00:46:05,720 --> 00:46:09,760
 Does Alabama win and cover Saturday night in Bryant-Denny?

684
00:46:10,300 --> 00:46:17,460
 I think so, Brett, because LSU would probably have to play better than it did in any game this year.

685
00:46:17,580 --> 00:46:23,560
 That includes the Clemson game they won, and that win is not looking as good opening week.

686
00:46:23,660 --> 00:46:29,580
 The offense just hasn't picked up the pace, and that's why Brian Kelly has really gone.

687
00:46:29,980 --> 00:46:34,180
 They did a little bit more in the A&M game, but everything else collapsed.

688
00:46:34,180 --> 00:46:37,040
 And this is my major, major disappointment this year.

689
00:46:37,100 --> 00:46:42,280
 But the offensive design and the sequencing, the play calling, Joe Sloan is not there anymore either now.

690
00:46:42,380 --> 00:46:45,440
 So that was obviously, handwriting is on the wall there.

691
00:46:45,560 --> 00:46:49,760
 But, I mean, something is going to have to change dramatically in a very short period of time

692
00:46:49,760 --> 00:47:01,280
 with an interim coach and a new play caller within two weeks here to go against Alabama and try to win this game.

693
00:47:01,380 --> 00:47:02,480
 I don't think it can happen.

694
00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:07,600
 I think Alabama has just got everything rolling in its favor right now.

695
00:47:08,040 --> 00:47:09,380
 Simpson gets back on track.

696
00:47:09,460 --> 00:47:14,980
 It's funny because all these speed bumpers we're seeing along the SEC, the one that's working pretty good is Alabama.

697
00:47:15,620 --> 00:47:20,200
 So I want to take the Crimson side 33-17 and roll tide one more week.

698
00:47:21,260 --> 00:47:30,060
 Bruce Marshall, if you have one, who would it be, the proverbial Bruce Marshall under-the-radar special of the week?

699
00:47:30,720 --> 00:47:32,080
 Well, I'll give you two real quick.

700
00:47:32,160 --> 00:47:34,340
 One is actually in the SEC, and we didn't touch upon it.

701
00:47:34,360 --> 00:47:36,380
 I think Mizzou's got a shot at A&M this week.

702
00:47:36,420 --> 00:47:38,860
 Now, they get them at home, and I know Pergola is out.

703
00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:40,840
 But I'll tell you, Zoller's the backup quarterback.

704
00:47:41,360 --> 00:47:44,460
 Listen, there are different categories of backup quarterbacks.

705
00:47:44,460 --> 00:47:51,280
 If you watch Nebraska after Royola went out last week against SC, Boise after Matson went out against Fresno,

706
00:47:51,820 --> 00:47:54,340
 you can really struggle if the backup is in it.

707
00:47:54,640 --> 00:47:55,780
 Not the case of Missouri.

708
00:47:56,060 --> 00:48:00,920
 Zoller's came in there and started firing away immediately, no fear whatsoever.

709
00:48:02,220 --> 00:48:07,780
 And you go through the SEC, you know, with an unscathed, like A&M, or I don't know if you can do it.

710
00:48:08,240 --> 00:48:09,420
 Tough one on the road here.

711
00:48:09,560 --> 00:48:11,820
 I think Mizzou, plus the points, is really good there.

712
00:48:12,040 --> 00:48:15,380
 One of them, way out here in my neck of the woods, I might actually be there even on Saturday.

713
00:48:15,540 --> 00:48:17,000
 Air Force is at San Jose State.

714
00:48:17,400 --> 00:48:19,100
 Air Force is just where it was last year.

715
00:48:20,180 --> 00:48:23,900
 They almost, actually, they're a little worse off last year, but they won their last four down the stretch.

716
00:48:24,040 --> 00:48:26,200
 This year, if they can win their last four, they'll get more eligible.

717
00:48:26,360 --> 00:48:27,880
 They should be better than two and six.

718
00:48:28,080 --> 00:48:34,720
 Their last three games of four games have all been decided by three points, including both against the Navy and Army.

719
00:48:35,460 --> 00:48:37,260
 Zarka is a live wire quarterback.

720
00:48:37,260 --> 00:48:44,360
 San Jose plays games awfully close, and they've blown several games to three-and-a-half, four-point favorite San Jose.

721
00:48:44,960 --> 00:48:45,280
 Uh-uh.

722
00:48:45,360 --> 00:48:46,560
 I'm going to take Air Force there.

723
00:48:46,640 --> 00:48:47,700
 I think they can win the game out, right?

724
00:48:48,940 --> 00:48:52,760
 Georgia, a seven-and-a-half-point favorite at Mississippi State.

725
00:48:52,900 --> 00:48:56,460
 And a lot of people say, well, this is going to be named to score for Georgia.

726
00:48:57,260 --> 00:49:02,340
 Mississippi State should have and could have beaten Tennessee and Texas.

727
00:49:02,340 --> 00:49:07,580
 They came back to beat Arkansas, scored late in that game.

728
00:49:08,160 --> 00:49:10,800
 Georgia has gotten off to slow starts.

729
00:49:11,560 --> 00:49:15,840
 Florida got a little bit of a bump with the interim coach and played with some energy.

730
00:49:16,540 --> 00:49:19,480
 A lot of people think this is a foregone conclusion.

731
00:49:20,500 --> 00:49:24,300
 Is this game closer than, quote, the experts expect?

732
00:49:24,560 --> 00:49:27,760
 Does Georgia win and cover the seven-and-a-half?

733
00:49:28,460 --> 00:49:33,000
 Georgia wins, but I don't think Georgia covers, Brad.

734
00:49:33,140 --> 00:49:37,120
 And that's sort of, you know, the pattern we've seen at Mississippi State.

735
00:49:37,720 --> 00:49:39,380
 They play everybody tough.

736
00:49:39,500 --> 00:49:46,740
 Last year, even though they didn't win an SEC game, they were covering point spreads left and right, including this one last year.

737
00:49:46,740 --> 00:49:50,740
 And against Georgia last year, that was after Shapen got hurt.

738
00:49:50,880 --> 00:49:52,140
 That was with Van Buren, the backup.

739
00:49:53,220 --> 00:49:56,800
 So, you know, and this year it's continued in the same pattern.

740
00:49:56,920 --> 00:49:58,280
 They should have won a couple of these games.

741
00:49:58,340 --> 00:49:58,700
 They didn't.

742
00:49:58,840 --> 00:50:00,060
 They certainly could have beat Tennessee.

743
00:50:01,360 --> 00:50:06,300
 You know, they could have, practically every game against the A&M game, and that game was a misleading score.

744
00:50:06,820 --> 00:50:07,820
 Shapen is very good.

745
00:50:07,920 --> 00:50:08,940
 They've got confidence now.

746
00:50:09,040 --> 00:50:11,020
 They are one win from bowl eligibility.

747
00:50:11,720 --> 00:50:13,340
 Good feather in the cap for Jeff Webby.

748
00:50:13,460 --> 00:50:16,780
 And Georgia is living, they are flying really close to the flame.

749
00:50:17,420 --> 00:50:23,000
 And I know Gunnar Stockton is bailing them out, but this sets up as another hair-raiser, I think.

750
00:50:23,260 --> 00:50:27,680
 And I think Georgia wins it something like 27-24.

751
00:50:28,560 --> 00:50:30,860
 But I don't think they'll cover Mississippi State.

752
00:50:30,960 --> 00:50:31,780
 But think about it.

753
00:50:31,780 --> 00:50:32,960
 There's a lot of leagues this year.

754
00:50:33,020 --> 00:50:38,080
 Mississippi State, Mississippi State, the American Conference USA, they'd win the league.

755
00:50:38,560 --> 00:50:41,160
 And this year, yeah, they would.

756
00:50:41,800 --> 00:50:44,160
 And Levy has really done a good job getting them competitive.

757
00:50:44,340 --> 00:50:47,440
 And you wonder now, Don, they got a win, and they came back, and they finally won one of those.

758
00:50:47,580 --> 00:50:48,780
 Like, Arkansas, great comeback.

759
00:50:49,980 --> 00:50:51,560
 I think they're going to be tough to beat.

760
00:50:52,100 --> 00:50:52,560
 Close game.

761
00:50:54,120 --> 00:50:55,140
 I agree with you.

762
00:50:55,300 --> 00:51:00,160
 I think State, Jeff Levy has certainly got that program going in the right direction.

763
00:51:00,280 --> 00:51:01,960
 Blake's shape and has stayed healthy.

764
00:51:03,580 --> 00:51:06,040
 Flip Bothwell is coming back.

765
00:51:06,100 --> 00:51:08,120
 He played a little bit against Arkansas.

766
00:51:08,980 --> 00:51:14,000
 You are still the gold standard, just an appetizer for all the great games.

767
00:51:14,680 --> 00:51:18,480
 College basketball, starting last night, Alabama and Auburn win.

768
00:51:19,240 --> 00:51:21,100
 Both got Dickie V.

769
00:51:21,300 --> 00:51:27,300
 They got some big games on tonight after the college football playoffs.

770
00:51:28,100 --> 00:51:31,000
 You've got so many places to follow you on.

771
00:51:31,080 --> 00:51:36,800
 Where can we get online and still continue to get the gold standard in Las Vegas handicapping?

772
00:51:37,600 --> 00:51:38,580
 Yeah, thanks, Brett.

773
00:51:38,720 --> 00:51:39,800
 Yeah, a lot of college hoops.

774
00:51:40,040 --> 00:51:41,820
 Auburn cut it kind of close last night, though.

775
00:51:42,120 --> 00:51:43,620
 Yeah, sure did.

776
00:51:44,380 --> 00:51:45,860
 But, yeah, I actually got one.

777
00:51:45,960 --> 00:51:48,100
 First, I had a UCLA Eastern Washington over.

778
00:51:48,100 --> 00:51:49,440
 So we've got another one going tonight.

779
00:51:49,840 --> 00:51:50,980
 And college hoops is here.

780
00:51:51,600 --> 00:51:52,460
 NBA's already here.

781
00:51:52,560 --> 00:51:53,440
 NHL's already here.

782
00:51:53,640 --> 00:51:54,180
 Baseball's over.

783
00:51:54,340 --> 00:51:56,360
 But now basketball, full bore, and, of course, all this football.

784
00:51:56,740 --> 00:51:57,760
 I got one tonight, by the way.

785
00:51:57,880 --> 00:51:58,580
 Miami, Ohio.

786
00:51:58,660 --> 00:52:00,160
 I'm going to take against Ohio U.

787
00:52:00,560 --> 00:52:02,780
 So take that Tuesday night Mac action.

788
00:52:02,900 --> 00:52:07,720
 But check me out for all my picks, as usual, the old standbys, Vegasinsider.com.

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 Up there at CBS Sportsline, sportsline.com.

790
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 Got some stories up there as well.

791
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 And for picks with a different twist at winnersandwiners.com.

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 The gold standard of Vegas.

793
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 Listen, enjoy the Golden Gate and stay safe out there in the Bay Area.

794
00:52:24,080 --> 00:52:24,600
 Okay, Bruce?

795
00:52:25,200 --> 00:52:26,240
 I'll move discreetly.

796
00:52:26,300 --> 00:52:26,700
 Don't worry.

797
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798
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 We're going to talk next week, too.

799
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 Quickly, in case you missed it, BB the Bray's got a brand new chief.

801
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802
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 But for the folks who might have missed it, can you refresh our memories?

803
00:52:44,820 --> 00:52:51,500
 Walt Weiss is the very familiar face of the Braves, the former bench coach.

804
00:52:51,800 --> 00:52:54,280
 But he has been promoted to manager.

805
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 A lot of people thought the Braves were going to go outside of the organization.

806
00:52:59,560 --> 00:53:08,140
 The bench coach, Danny Lehman at Los Angeles, thought to be possibly getting that job.

807
00:53:08,140 --> 00:53:14,080
 But when everything said and done, announced last night, Walt Weiss replacing Brian Snitker

808
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 U.S. Congressman Dale Strong believes that the ongoing government shutdown that's being

911
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 caused by Democrats will only make more traditional members of that party to leave.

912
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 Strong was a guest on WVNN with Dale Jackson where he said that radical leftists are the ones

913
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 now controlling the Democratic Party.

914
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 Democrats aren't going to relent and give $1.5 trillion to the Democrats for wasteful spending,

915
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917
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 They've absolutely impugned their own integrity in the process, but I still believe that they're

919
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 trying to bow down to this radical wing.

920
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 A lot of Democrats are going to leave their party because I'm telling you this is not the Democratic Party of days gone by.

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922
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 Police are now charging Zachary Qualls with murder.

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934
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 The win.

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 Grab your hard hats and tune in for blue collar basketball with the Crimson Tide all season long.

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 This Saturday, Alabama goes on the road to take on the St. John's Red Storm.

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972
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973
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974
01:02:34,460 --> 01:02:39,860
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

975
01:02:41,060 --> 01:02:44,780
 UND has their shot attempt blocked away by TB Squared.

976
01:02:44,880 --> 01:02:46,360
 He'll get a feed in transition.

977
01:02:46,760 --> 01:02:47,460
 Drives dishes.

978
01:02:47,640 --> 01:02:49,020
 Phylon spot up three.

979
01:02:49,200 --> 01:02:50,980
 And, boy, is he red hot to start this one.

980
01:02:51,340 --> 01:02:52,560
 Hawks lose the handle.

981
01:02:52,740 --> 01:02:53,340
 Stolen away.

982
01:02:53,540 --> 01:02:54,780
 Allen, he flips it ahead.

983
01:02:54,900 --> 01:02:56,400
 Jemison, nice catch in traffic.

984
01:02:56,560 --> 01:02:58,100
 Got fouled, but laid it in anyway.

985
01:02:58,660 --> 01:03:00,180
 Now, Phylon going to the rim.

986
01:03:00,340 --> 01:03:01,740
 Changes hands in midair.

987
01:03:01,860 --> 01:03:07,220
 Got it to drop, and he'll shoot an and-one when we come back to Coleman Coliseum.

988
01:03:07,220 --> 01:03:11,320
 As the free throw is missed, and the rebound's controlled by the Crimson Tide.

989
01:03:11,820 --> 01:03:13,080
 Bama hurries the other way.

990
01:03:13,180 --> 01:03:17,580
 Going in and throwing it down up from the baseline was the Tide.

991
01:03:17,640 --> 01:03:18,760
 It's Davion Hannah.

992
01:03:19,760 --> 01:03:24,180
 The golden tones of the voice of the Alabama Crimson Tide.

993
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 Chris Stewart.

994
01:03:25,120 --> 01:03:26,420
 Game one in the books.

995
01:03:26,500 --> 01:03:29,260
 The Tide off and rolling against North Dakota.

996
01:03:29,900 --> 01:03:30,980
 Alabama a winner.

997
01:03:31,220 --> 01:03:32,320
 Auburn a winner overnight.

998
01:03:32,460 --> 01:03:38,360
 But, B.B., I don't think anybody saw Auburn going to overtime against Bethune Cookman in that one.

999
01:03:38,700 --> 01:03:55,260
 Well, Bethune Cookman is a good team, Harold, but, yeah, and quite frankly, I think a lot of teams welcome a test, and we're not being critical of opponents, but sometimes when you win by 30, you don't learn as much as you do when you win in overtime.

1000
01:03:55,760 --> 01:03:57,500
 Unless you beat a team like Kentucky.

1001
01:03:57,580 --> 01:03:58,360
 I wonder what's going on.

1002
01:03:58,420 --> 01:04:02,000
 Does Kentucky still have, after this weekend, do they still have a basketball team?

1003
01:04:02,300 --> 01:04:05,180
 Well, let's ask our next guest that very question.

1004
01:04:05,320 --> 01:04:05,820
 What a coincidence.

1005
01:04:07,380 --> 01:04:08,820
 The pride of the Bluegrass State.

1006
01:04:08,880 --> 01:04:09,880
 Of course, we have that talking.

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 Chief Larry Vaught, he's busy there on Vaught's Views.

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 30 papers in the state of Kentucky, also there at WPBK-FM, UK Sports.

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 They've got the sports minute there on radio stations throughout the entire Bluegrass State with Edge Media.

1010
01:04:25,200 --> 01:04:26,800
 Larry Vaught, welcome in.

1011
01:04:26,880 --> 01:04:27,620
 How are you?

1012
01:04:28,440 --> 01:04:29,600
 Couldn't be any better, guys.

1013
01:04:29,660 --> 01:04:30,340
 How about yourself?

1014
01:04:30,680 --> 01:04:30,940
 Hey, boo.

1015
01:04:31,020 --> 01:04:31,840
 Man, we're doing all right.

1016
01:04:31,840 --> 01:04:36,940
 Last time we talked, you were on your way, and you were in a conflict, were you not?

1017
01:04:37,060 --> 01:04:42,140
 I mean, you've got this deal where you've got the grandkids, and some of them want to meet the coach.

1018
01:04:42,240 --> 01:04:43,420
 Some of them can't make it.

1019
01:04:43,540 --> 01:04:44,880
 How did that work out, Larry?

1020
01:04:45,000 --> 01:04:49,700
 Are those kids, the grandkids who didn't make it there, are you back in good graces with them?

1021
01:04:50,460 --> 01:04:50,760
 No.

1022
01:04:51,600 --> 01:04:51,960
 No.

1023
01:04:53,540 --> 01:04:56,980
 And that is not likely to happen.

1024
01:04:56,980 --> 01:05:02,120
 The good thing is that their mothers are in worse graces with them than me, because at least I invite them.

1025
01:05:02,440 --> 01:05:04,080
 Their mothers are the ones that said no.

1026
01:05:04,200 --> 01:05:07,240
 So I'm not low man on the totem pole, but I'm close.

1027
01:05:07,760 --> 01:05:08,860
 There you go, Ava.

1028
01:05:08,860 --> 01:05:09,720
 We've all been there.

1029
01:05:09,800 --> 01:05:11,500
 Larry, we want to talk about that other sport.

1030
01:05:11,500 --> 01:05:20,660
 But let's talk about, ironically, the road coming to an end for Hugh Freeze, thanks to the Kentucky Wildcat footballers.

1031
01:05:21,080 --> 01:05:22,640
 What an interesting showdown.

1032
01:05:23,200 --> 01:05:29,840
 When's the last time you celebrated a 10-3 win, and could the stakes have been any higher for Mark Stoops in that game?

1033
01:05:29,900 --> 01:05:33,240
 Obviously, we know who rolled the dice and came up on the short end.

1034
01:05:33,340 --> 01:05:33,960
 It was Hugh Freeze.

1035
01:05:34,040 --> 01:05:38,840
 Your thoughts about that and what the win does now for Mark Stoops heading forward?

1036
01:05:39,940 --> 01:05:45,440
 Well, first, you guys got to remember, at Kentucky, you celebrate any football win.

1037
01:05:46,460 --> 01:05:48,760
 It doesn't matter what's the story.

1038
01:05:48,940 --> 01:05:49,300
 Touche.

1039
01:05:50,500 --> 01:05:55,480
 We're not exactly spoiled by SEC road wins up here.

1040
01:05:55,780 --> 01:05:57,820
 Get a safety to nothing, we'll take it, right?

1041
01:05:58,120 --> 01:06:00,220
 It could be 69, 63.

1042
01:06:00,500 --> 01:06:02,320
 It could be two, that's exactly right.

1043
01:06:02,700 --> 01:06:03,940
 A W is a W.

1044
01:06:04,500 --> 01:06:07,840
 And it was a big deal for Mark.

1045
01:06:07,840 --> 01:06:16,540
 I mean, I think he went into that game knowing this was kind of a must-win game just to keep things hopefully going for him for next year.

1046
01:06:16,620 --> 01:06:19,880
 If they hadn't played well in this one, I don't know what might have happened.

1047
01:06:20,380 --> 01:06:22,420
 But because they played well enough to win.

1048
01:06:23,060 --> 01:06:30,840
 And now, two of the last three weeks, because their defense was really pretty good against Texas also, that it has collapsed and vanished against Tennessee.

1049
01:06:31,580 --> 01:06:36,540
 But they've got a defense that's played well most of the last three or four weeks.

1050
01:06:36,900 --> 01:06:38,980
 They've got an offense that's getting a little bit better.

1051
01:06:39,060 --> 01:06:44,600
 And at least you can see some potential with Cutter Bowling from those young receivers that are playing right now.

1052
01:06:44,600 --> 01:06:50,420
 So, not ready to put in the college football playoffs or anything like that.

1053
01:06:50,520 --> 01:07:04,520
 But at least for the first time, I think, in a year and a half, you can see, okay, maybe there is a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel that Kentucky can get back to where it has a chance to be that 7-8 win type of team.

1054
01:07:04,520 --> 01:07:09,440
 Because, again, the two 10-win seasons Mark Stoops had were great.

1055
01:07:10,260 --> 01:07:16,580
 But I went 50 years in between, or 40 years, whatever it was, in between 10 and 10-win seasons.

1056
01:07:17,040 --> 01:07:18,120
 They just don't happen here.

1057
01:07:18,300 --> 01:07:21,300
 So, you've got to get a little bit of reality back into the situation.

1058
01:07:21,480 --> 01:07:23,960
 And I think maybe Kentucky's trying to get back to that.

1059
01:07:24,720 --> 01:07:31,460
 One good thing for Florida, they've already fired their coach, so at least Stoops can't get another coach fired this week, I don't think, if he wins.

1060
01:07:36,640 --> 01:07:48,460
 Larry, one of the things that caught my attention after the game, Mitch Barnhart, the athletic director for Kentucky, put a bear hug on Mark Stoops.

1061
01:07:48,620 --> 01:07:53,200
 You could see the relief on both of their faces from this.

1062
01:07:53,380 --> 01:07:56,200
 Again, I believe the buyout's $36 million.

1063
01:07:56,420 --> 01:07:58,200
 I'll let you confirm that.

1064
01:07:58,760 --> 01:08:01,340
 How much pressure, we talk about Mark Stoops.

1065
01:08:01,780 --> 01:08:06,280
 How much pressure has been on Mitch Barnhart, the athletic director of Kentucky?

1066
01:08:07,700 --> 01:08:11,520
 Well, in my opinion, not enough on Mitch, because he's the one that gave that contract.

1067
01:08:12,440 --> 01:08:15,740
 If you fire him, you have to pay him within 60 days.

1068
01:08:16,180 --> 01:08:21,500
 So, I mean, that's a contract I don't know how anybody would have ever given in this day and age, but he did.

1069
01:08:21,760 --> 01:08:26,400
 So, whatever pressure he's got on him is well-earned, is what I would say.

1070
01:08:26,660 --> 01:08:29,100
 I don't blame Mark, because I would have signed something like that, too.

1071
01:08:29,280 --> 01:08:30,320
 Oh, you're going to fire me?

1072
01:08:30,400 --> 01:08:33,300
 You're also going to pay me for five years within two months?

1073
01:08:33,440 --> 01:08:33,620
 Yeah.

1074
01:08:33,620 --> 01:08:35,000
 Well, yeah, I'll go ahead and sign.

1075
01:08:35,360 --> 01:08:39,920
 I'll sign right now to that baby, and if I get another job in three months, I'll give you any money.

1076
01:08:40,060 --> 01:08:46,460
 So, that was, but you did mention Mitch there smiling and hugging, but the more important one, you might want to go to

1077
01:08:46,460 --> 01:08:56,980
 FaultFuse.com and read if you're interested, but there's also a lady by the name of Kelly Craft that was on the field giving Mark Stoops a huge hug after the game,

1078
01:08:56,980 --> 01:09:05,560
 and Kelly and her husband Joe are probably the two biggest financial boosters for UK football and basketball,

1079
01:09:05,980 --> 01:09:14,280
 and they made the trip to Auburn to show their support for Mark Stoops, and don't think Mitch Barnhart doesn't look at that,

1080
01:09:14,360 --> 01:09:22,100
 because if you're thinking of maybe getting rid of Mark Stoops and happened to try to come up with the money to buy him out,

1081
01:09:22,180 --> 01:09:25,300
 and you're looking right there in the biggest financial boosters, they're hugging him.

1082
01:09:25,680 --> 01:09:30,020
 Well, I don't think she's going to, that they're going to open their pocketbook if you decide to fire him,

1083
01:09:30,040 --> 01:09:34,100
 and what if they decide, no, they're not going to help do that, but they're not going to help the team next year.

1084
01:09:34,260 --> 01:09:37,280
 So, to me, that was the most significant hug after the game.

1085
01:09:38,200 --> 01:09:43,080
 I imagine the old staff meetings back in the day, you get a new boss, and everybody was fussing and fighting,

1086
01:09:43,180 --> 01:09:47,720
 and you found out who the power brokers was, and he was like, yes, sir, no, sir, yes, ma'am, no, ma'am.

1087
01:09:47,720 --> 01:09:51,160
 I totally agree with you, but let me ask you about a name, Larry.

1088
01:09:51,640 --> 01:09:53,580
 Jon Sumrall, he's known around these parts.

1089
01:09:53,640 --> 01:09:57,000
 He comes out of North Alabama, former Tiger at a Grissom High.

1090
01:09:57,600 --> 01:09:59,980
 He has had a good run at the college ranks.

1091
01:10:00,340 --> 01:10:03,620
 We know his roots to Kentucky, player, assistant, coach.

1092
01:10:04,320 --> 01:10:10,520
 What can you tell us about Jon Sumrall, and Auburn fans are lusting after him.

1093
01:10:10,580 --> 01:10:14,840
 I imagine a lot of Kentucky fans wouldn't mind him being the new top wildcat in Kentucky.

1094
01:10:14,980 --> 01:10:16,140
 What can you tell us about John?

1095
01:10:16,820 --> 01:10:19,380
 Well, a lot of Kentucky fans would have liked to have had him last year.

1096
01:10:19,540 --> 01:10:23,400
 He was very popular here as a player because of the way he played.

1097
01:10:23,860 --> 01:10:30,060
 He was very popular here as an assistant coach because of just his demeanor and the way he interacted with fans and players.

1098
01:10:30,060 --> 01:10:35,780
 He's just a big, lovable guy who has a lot of friends and connections here in the state of Kentucky.

1099
01:10:36,120 --> 01:10:38,100
 And I really like him.

1100
01:10:38,260 --> 01:10:42,580
 My daughter was a manager on the football team when he played, so I got to know him a little bit then.

1101
01:10:42,640 --> 01:10:43,900
 I've known him for a long time.

1102
01:10:44,380 --> 01:10:47,060
 He's one of the few coaches that when I text, still answers.

1103
01:10:47,860 --> 01:10:51,800
 And I think that says a lot with the success he's had the last couple of years,

1104
01:10:51,880 --> 01:10:55,460
 because it'd be easy to get busy and forget some of the people you've known.

1105
01:10:55,540 --> 01:10:56,480
 He's not that way.

1106
01:10:56,760 --> 01:11:00,860
 And I think he's really worked hard to get to where he is.

1107
01:11:00,940 --> 01:11:04,120
 I think he's going to have a choice of some jobs.

1108
01:11:04,800 --> 01:11:07,300
 There again, I think he's pretty happy at Tulane.

1109
01:11:07,420 --> 01:11:09,340
 I don't know what kind of money they can throw.

1110
01:11:09,500 --> 01:11:15,280
 So in this day and age, you never know what somebody's going to do for sure because of the money that can be floated out there.

1111
01:11:15,400 --> 01:11:20,120
 But I think John will be a really good hire for somebody.

1112
01:11:20,320 --> 01:11:23,300
 I think a lot of Kentucky fans would like to have him.

1113
01:11:24,160 --> 01:11:28,860
 But I think, again, depending on how the season finishes out, and you don't know this for sure,

1114
01:11:29,280 --> 01:11:35,800
 I think he may have some better job opportunities than Kentucky if he does want to leave Tulane.

1115
01:11:36,340 --> 01:11:41,300
 Everybody I talk to says he's awfully happy at Tulane, and he's sure saying all the right things now.

1116
01:11:41,360 --> 01:11:43,240
 But, again, that's just kind of how smart John is.

1117
01:11:43,600 --> 01:11:46,920
 But I do believe that he's focused on his team, like he said.

1118
01:11:47,000 --> 01:11:49,800
 He's probably not paying a whole lot of attention to all this other stuff.

1119
01:11:49,920 --> 01:11:53,260
 Now, his agent probably is, but John is not.

1120
01:11:53,620 --> 01:11:56,620
 But I think a lot of schools would probably like to have Jon Sumrall.

1121
01:11:56,700 --> 01:11:59,960
 He's just a terrific, terrific guy, as you all know.

1122
01:12:00,220 --> 01:12:02,000
 I mean, he'd be a great neighbor.

1123
01:12:02,160 --> 01:12:03,480
 He'd be a good person to have in church with.

1124
01:12:03,500 --> 01:12:05,460
 He'd be a great coach to have leading your team.

1125
01:12:06,600 --> 01:12:09,600
 Larry, Kenrick Law transferred from Alabama.

1126
01:12:10,440 --> 01:12:14,720
 Alabama's staff really could not find a niche for him.

1127
01:12:16,080 --> 01:12:25,280
 Used a lot of sweeps, reverses, didn't throw the ball to him as much as a lot of people thought.

1128
01:12:25,780 --> 01:12:29,680
 At Kentucky now, he scored the game's only touchdown against Auburn.

1129
01:12:30,200 --> 01:12:34,580
 Is Kenrick Law now beginning to reach some of his vast potential for Kentucky?

1130
01:12:35,520 --> 01:12:40,440
 Well, you kind of told me that the Kentucky staff and Alabama staff are just alike.

1131
01:12:40,920 --> 01:12:44,060
 Because Kentucky couldn't do a very good job of finding a niche for him.

1132
01:12:44,500 --> 01:12:49,740
 I mean, there was one game he had seven catches, and they were all just kind of those little shuffle passes

1133
01:12:49,740 --> 01:12:52,260
 as he was sweeping across in the backfield.

1134
01:12:52,820 --> 01:12:58,540
 They haven't done a very good job of figuring how to get him out in space and getting the ball enough either.

1135
01:12:58,660 --> 01:13:01,300
 Now, I think some of that is probably on Kendrick.

1136
01:13:01,300 --> 01:13:06,100
 He may not be the best route runner when you send him down the field to try to do that.

1137
01:13:06,460 --> 01:13:09,860
 But if you just give him the ball, give him a chance that he can make plays,

1138
01:13:09,960 --> 01:13:11,640
 and I have kind of figured that out.

1139
01:13:11,700 --> 01:13:17,060
 They're throwing a lot of shorter balls to him and everything, and then just hoping he can make that first guy miss.

1140
01:13:17,140 --> 01:13:18,400
 And if he does, then watch out.

1141
01:13:18,740 --> 01:13:25,820
 He's by far been their most explosive player, and it's not because you're throwing it 40 yards down the field to him.

1142
01:13:25,900 --> 01:13:31,040
 It's usually because you're throwing it eight yards, and then he's running it 30 more yards to get you that big play.

1143
01:13:31,140 --> 01:13:36,700
 So, he's coming along and being the type of player that they thought they needed.

1144
01:13:36,840 --> 01:13:40,480
 I think the change to Cutter Bowley, a quarterback, helped Kendrick a lot too.

1145
01:13:41,860 --> 01:13:42,300
 Absolutely.

1146
01:13:43,000 --> 01:13:51,640
 We're going to talk with you more about basketball at a later date, but if Mo Diabody can focus, he is a double-double machine.

1147
01:13:52,500 --> 01:13:57,800
 I know there are a lot of Alabama fans who hated to see him enter the transfer portal and go to Kentucky.

1148
01:13:58,600 --> 01:14:00,660
 O-Way, we've talked with you about it for years.

1149
01:14:00,780 --> 01:14:01,600
 He's come back.

1150
01:14:01,920 --> 01:14:05,380
 I really think this is a talented Tennessee basketball team.

1151
01:14:05,640 --> 01:14:10,180
 But, yeah, Diabody can get in there and get with the system.

1152
01:14:10,820 --> 01:14:12,640
 I think you're going to be impressed with him.

1153
01:14:12,720 --> 01:14:16,800
 I know you saw him when he was in Alabama the last couple of years.

1154
01:14:16,940 --> 01:14:22,100
 Larry, as Harold mentioned, there are so many platforms to find, false views,

1155
01:14:22,100 --> 01:14:23,060
 and your stuff.

1156
01:14:23,180 --> 01:14:25,020
 Where can we get online and get all of it?

1157
01:14:25,520 --> 01:14:28,180
 Well, you can follow me on social media at false views,

1158
01:14:28,280 --> 01:14:33,340
 or you can go to either yoursportsedge.com or false views.com,

1159
01:14:33,380 --> 01:14:36,780
 and you can read about Mo, who if I was coached, he'd never come off the floor

1160
01:14:36,780 --> 01:14:38,320
 because he scares me just to watch him.

1161
01:14:38,440 --> 01:14:41,640
 So, if I was playing against him, I know I'd never take him off.

1162
01:14:42,000 --> 01:14:46,800
 But then, also, just remember, you can also read about the real sport at Kentucky,

1163
01:14:47,100 --> 01:14:47,760
 and that's volleyball.

1164
01:14:50,500 --> 01:14:54,760
 It's always good to hook up with you, man.

1165
01:14:54,840 --> 01:14:55,860
 Good luck with your grandkids.

1166
01:14:56,040 --> 01:14:58,200
 Hopefully, they won't hold it against you forever up there, okay?

1167
01:14:58,660 --> 01:15:00,860
 Well, maybe at Christmas, I can buy my way out.

1168
01:15:01,040 --> 01:15:01,620
 There you go.

1169
01:15:01,620 --> 01:15:02,240
 That's right.

1170
01:15:02,960 --> 01:15:04,700
 Or call Jimmy Sexton if he needs some help.

1171
01:15:04,780 --> 01:15:07,980
 Larry Vaught, again, other places, false views.

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 Hey, fans.

1222
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 Welcome back to Fansville's Cheers and Tears.

1223
01:17:26,200 --> 01:17:28,820
 Okay, so like everybody deals with losing, right?

1224
01:17:28,900 --> 01:17:30,760
 To a rival on a last-second field goal.

1225
01:17:31,020 --> 01:17:31,680
 Whatever, it's fine.

1226
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 I'm totally fine.

1227
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 But I cope with losing with an ice-cold Dr. Pepper.

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 Mmm, those 23 flavors are like so delicious.

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 They totally wash away the pain of your college football team taking a big fat L.

1230
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 College football, it's a pepper thing.

1231
01:17:48,700 --> 01:17:57,220
 From the University of Alabama, this is Crimson Tide Today.

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1235
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 Hello again, everybody.

1236
01:18:08,240 --> 01:18:09,000
 I'm Roger Hoover.

1237
01:18:09,380 --> 01:18:14,220
 Here are some thoughts from Alabama football head coach Kalen DeBoer as Alabama prepares for LSU.

1238
01:18:14,560 --> 01:18:17,280
 Coming off the bye week, I think it was very productive.

1239
01:18:18,280 --> 01:18:24,280
 Guys got a chance to get their bodies freshened up and mined as well.

1240
01:18:24,400 --> 01:18:32,760
 Yesterday was a great practice for us, full of energy, and getting that chance to dial in the end of the week and going into yesterday on LSU.

1241
01:18:32,760 --> 01:18:35,420
 And just always focusing on continuing to improve.

1242
01:18:35,540 --> 01:18:38,480
 I think that our guys still really believe that that's the case.

1243
01:18:39,020 --> 01:18:41,500
 That needs to be the mindset we always have in our program.

1244
01:18:41,860 --> 01:18:48,400
 But heading into this game against LSU, we expect nothing but their best, you know, a high level of energy.

1245
01:18:48,520 --> 01:18:49,540
 It's going to be a great environment.

1246
01:18:50,340 --> 01:18:56,300
 You know, I'll just add that we need our fans to continue to be what they've been and show up and, you know,

1247
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 continue to make Bryant-Denny Stadium the hardest place to play in the country.

1248
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 I'll have more in a moment.

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1262
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 The Score.

1263
01:19:51,300 --> 01:19:56,080
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1264
01:19:56,620 --> 01:19:57,460
 Welcome back in.

1265
01:19:57,520 --> 01:19:59,680
 It is a pleasure for us to say hello to Joe Cox,

1266
01:19:59,760 --> 01:20:04,380
 signed columnist there at Saturday Down South, the fine author of A Fine Teen Man.

1267
01:20:04,500 --> 01:20:05,360
 Joe, welcome in.

1268
01:20:05,420 --> 01:20:06,160
 How are you?

1269
01:20:06,940 --> 01:20:07,980
 I'm doing okay.

1270
01:20:08,140 --> 01:20:11,060
 Now, I'm told you guys have been talking to Larry Vaught,

1271
01:20:11,100 --> 01:20:13,520
 and if you've talked to Larry just next time,

1272
01:20:13,620 --> 01:20:15,000
 tell him I'm going to listen in,

1273
01:20:15,080 --> 01:20:16,580
 and everything he tells you guys,

1274
01:20:16,620 --> 01:20:18,620
 I'm going to tell you guys the opposite of my segment.

1275
01:20:19,080 --> 01:20:23,320
 general order in it, but no, Larry's a great guy.

1276
01:20:23,460 --> 01:20:26,820
 I'm just buzzing in his chops, but I'm doing all right.

1277
01:20:27,120 --> 01:20:27,520
 What do you know?

1278
01:20:27,520 --> 01:20:29,940
 You got some good folks up there.

1279
01:20:30,020 --> 01:20:32,220
 I guarantee you, Joe, being up there is Kentucky.

1280
01:20:32,560 --> 01:20:36,060
 Joe, first of all, coming up tonight, it's the only poll that really matters.

1281
01:20:36,600 --> 01:20:38,720
 It is a college football playoff poll.

1282
01:20:38,920 --> 01:20:42,820
 Do you anticipate anything being any different than the so-called traditional polls,

1283
01:20:43,060 --> 01:20:47,360
 Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M, and Alabama 1 through 4?

1284
01:20:47,400 --> 01:20:49,280
 And if so, how about this?

1285
01:20:49,320 --> 01:20:53,740
 It could be an all-SEC championship game if things go as a whole serve,

1286
01:20:53,860 --> 01:20:56,300
 or an all-Big Ten championship game.

1287
01:20:56,340 --> 01:21:00,440
 Your thoughts about any surprises with the first big poll coming out later on tonight?

1288
01:21:01,200 --> 01:21:04,700
 No, I think it's definitely going to be those conferences leading things.

1289
01:21:04,780 --> 01:21:08,480
 One thing I'm going to be watching for, because I thought this was a pretty astute catch,

1290
01:21:08,480 --> 01:21:13,380
 I heard Kirk Herbstreet say they like to be talked about with these ratings.

1291
01:21:13,580 --> 01:21:15,820
 They like to do something a little unconventional.

1292
01:21:16,080 --> 01:21:21,000
 So he said, I wouldn't be surprised if Indiana is number one, just to kind of fly that flag

1293
01:21:21,000 --> 01:21:22,820
 and be like, wow, nobody saw that coming.

1294
01:21:23,000 --> 01:21:26,580
 So that, I guess, as much as anything, is what I'm going to be watching to see.

1295
01:21:26,680 --> 01:21:33,220
 I think we all know who the likely suspects are, and the SEC's got a couple of teams in great shape

1296
01:21:33,220 --> 01:21:36,660
 and a couple more in pretty good shape and a couple more that are hanging on for dear life.

1297
01:21:37,100 --> 01:21:39,240
 Let's talk about something that could change this weekend.

1298
01:21:39,480 --> 01:21:40,920
 Obviously, it's a week-to-week subscription.

1299
01:21:41,380 --> 01:21:44,560
 We talked earlier with some of our friends out in Vegas, and they say,

1300
01:21:45,020 --> 01:21:46,540
 check out Missouri and Texas A&M.

1301
01:21:46,680 --> 01:21:49,560
 Not so fast, my friend, Texas A&M right now.

1302
01:21:50,000 --> 01:21:52,580
 If they hold serve, they're in, in all likelihood.

1303
01:21:52,800 --> 01:21:58,140
 It's number three versus number 19, but they've got to show it in the show-me state.

1304
01:21:59,100 --> 01:22:04,340
 They do, and that is one of those games where A&M is in really good shape,

1305
01:22:04,400 --> 01:22:06,440
 and Missouri is not in really good shape.

1306
01:22:06,440 --> 01:22:14,360
 You figure a third loss probably isn't an automatic knockout, but boy, it's going to be hard to lose three games

1307
01:22:14,360 --> 01:22:16,780
 and say we really should be in there.

1308
01:22:17,180 --> 01:22:22,840
 So playing for their lives should be a fun one with two really good running attacks.

1309
01:22:22,960 --> 01:22:27,360
 But A&M has just kind of steadily improved through the year.

1310
01:22:27,500 --> 01:22:32,360
 I think they're probably the best team that still very few people are really talking about,

1311
01:22:32,540 --> 01:22:34,200
 and at this point, I'm not sure why.

1312
01:22:35,400 --> 01:22:37,300
 Yeah, they've got some tough games.

1313
01:22:38,060 --> 01:22:42,340
 Also, yeah, Texas A&M and Oklahoma coming up.

1314
01:22:42,340 --> 01:22:50,200
 I believe you predicted 8-5 or, I mean, sorry, 8-4 for Missouri.

1315
01:22:50,440 --> 01:22:53,960
 We talked a little bit earlier about Georgia going to Mississippi State.

1316
01:22:54,080 --> 01:22:56,280
 A lot of people look at them and say, oh, ho-hum.

1317
01:22:57,220 --> 01:23:04,540
 Mississippi State could have and should have beaten Tennessee and Texas.

1318
01:23:06,180 --> 01:23:09,380
 With the cowbells, they're rough out.

1319
01:23:10,240 --> 01:23:14,380
 Georgia, I think, will, again, have a workmanlike win.

1320
01:23:14,680 --> 01:23:17,080
 But, Joe, they have not been dynamic.

1321
01:23:17,400 --> 01:23:21,040
 Florida played them into a fourth-quarter game.

1322
01:23:21,160 --> 01:23:27,840
 I know you've got Georgia going, I believe, 7-1 and 11-1.

1323
01:23:28,500 --> 01:23:30,320
 Texas is going to be interesting.

1324
01:23:30,540 --> 01:23:34,000
 They're surging right now and looked a lot better against Vanderbilt.

1325
01:23:34,620 --> 01:23:38,180
 Georgia Tech, well, to me, I'm like you, is their most dangerous game.

1326
01:23:39,120 --> 01:23:43,540
 Now, Georgia and Mississippi State, is it closer than a lot of people think it will be?

1327
01:23:44,120 --> 01:23:45,620
 I really think it will be.

1328
01:23:45,740 --> 01:23:50,540
 And one thing that didn't stand out to me, I looked at these numbers and then I looked at them again

1329
01:23:50,540 --> 01:23:52,260
 and I thought, am I seeing this right?

1330
01:23:52,680 --> 01:23:57,140
 Just because I think we've all gotten used to Georgia being brilliant defensively.

1331
01:23:57,560 --> 01:24:10,100
 And they're okay defensively, but they are by far last in the SEC in sacks, last in the SEC in tackles for loss, tied for last in the SEC in turnovers for us.

1332
01:24:10,180 --> 01:24:10,480
 Wow.

1333
01:24:11,040 --> 01:24:14,120
 So it's been very vanilla defensively.

1334
01:24:14,440 --> 01:24:27,840
 And for a team that gets behind a lot and has to play from behind, you write yourself a recipe at some point where you're going to dig a hole that you need a bunch of sacks or a bunch of picks to come back from, and they're just not doing that.

1335
01:24:28,040 --> 01:24:31,060
 So it kind of could be the perfect storm here.

1336
01:24:32,120 --> 01:24:34,220
 Joe Cox, looking at it with us Saturday down south.

1337
01:24:34,340 --> 01:24:37,040
 Joe, let's talk about a matchup that has always been.

1338
01:24:37,120 --> 01:24:39,660
 It's gone from the game of the century.

1339
01:24:39,660 --> 01:24:42,960
 It's hard to believe, what's that, 14 years ago until this weekend.

1340
01:24:43,660 --> 01:24:48,600
 And LSU has the interim Tiger in Frank Wilson calling the shots.

1341
01:24:48,880 --> 01:24:54,580
 Put another way, does Alabama know what to expect when they take on the Tigers from LSU this weekend?

1342
01:24:55,160 --> 01:25:05,460
 Well, you would assume what to expect is going to be some kind of crazy game to just survive, to hold on to your seat and just get through.

1343
01:25:06,680 --> 01:25:15,820
 LSU, even before the crazy circus that had ensued, had been kind of just one of the disappointing teams of the season, just kind of muddling through things.

1344
01:25:15,900 --> 01:25:18,520
 But there's a ton of talent still on that roster.

1345
01:25:19,160 --> 01:25:26,560
 And if the events of the last two weeks are a wake-up call, they could be, you know, the metaphorical Tiger here.

1346
01:25:26,820 --> 01:25:29,320
 They could be really toothsome and dangerous.

1347
01:25:29,900 --> 01:25:36,260
 The good news for Alabama is this seems to be a Bama team that has been above distraction for the most point.

1348
01:25:36,260 --> 01:25:39,140
 They just kind of settle in and do their thing.

1349
01:25:39,880 --> 01:25:42,100
 And so I think that bodes well for them.

1350
01:25:42,160 --> 01:25:45,140
 But, yeah, I would certainly not look past LSU.

1351
01:25:46,660 --> 01:25:49,580
 Joe, Auburn at number 15, Vanderbilt.

1352
01:25:49,580 --> 01:25:59,680
 And the Povee has been a nemesis for Hugh Freeze and Auburn for years, certainly the state of Alabama, too.

1353
01:26:00,320 --> 01:26:03,500
 They beat Auburn last year 17-7.

1354
01:26:04,100 --> 01:26:06,860
 Texas dominated Vanny for 50 minutes.

1355
01:26:06,860 --> 01:26:08,640
 And, oh, by the way, Vanny came back.

1356
01:26:08,700 --> 01:26:14,520
 If they got the onside kick, that would have been interesting to see how the game would have finished.

1357
01:26:14,960 --> 01:26:18,820
 Will Auburn get a little bit of a bump here now that Freeze is gone?

1358
01:26:19,380 --> 01:26:21,700
 And that three people are not calling the plays.

1359
01:26:21,840 --> 01:26:24,800
 Just one, Derrick Nix, is going to be calling plays.

1360
01:26:24,940 --> 01:26:27,640
 The defense has held up.

1361
01:26:27,820 --> 01:26:34,280
 And if anybody could stop Vanderbilt's zone read, it may be Auburn.

1362
01:26:34,760 --> 01:26:36,200
 They need a touchdown favorite.

1363
01:26:36,420 --> 01:26:38,160
 Are they going to win in covering this game?

1364
01:26:39,000 --> 01:26:47,120
 You know, the thing for Auburn here with all the chaos and all the craziness is, as you point out, stylistically, it's a pretty good fit.

1365
01:26:47,380 --> 01:26:50,560
 Now, offensively, there is literally nowhere to go but up.

1366
01:26:50,780 --> 01:26:54,700
 That was as embarrassing of a performance as I could have imagined.

1367
01:26:54,900 --> 01:26:57,320
 And that's what gets your head coach fired.

1368
01:26:58,200 --> 01:27:05,060
 The thing for Vanderbilt, and you really put your finger on it, in that Texas game, they don't play well from behind.

1369
01:27:05,060 --> 01:27:12,120
 That style is fairly deliberate, is fairly built on being in the game, hopefully being ahead in the game for them.

1370
01:27:12,760 --> 01:27:17,100
 But if you can get a couple touchdowns on them, you can kind of bury them.

1371
01:27:17,200 --> 01:27:19,680
 And that's what Texas did and really made them dig out for it.

1372
01:27:19,740 --> 01:27:22,820
 So my key for Auburn is going to be play well early.

1373
01:27:23,060 --> 01:27:29,920
 If you can get a lead, if you can muddle things up for a quarter or two, you can probably hang around with Vanderbilt and make this interesting.

1374
01:27:30,300 --> 01:27:33,300
 If Vanderbilt comes out and gets the first two scores, the game's over.

1375
01:27:33,300 --> 01:27:38,600
 So you've got to hold up early and just mess it up.

1376
01:27:38,740 --> 01:27:41,320
 You know, another low-scoring, ugly game.

1377
01:27:41,420 --> 01:27:42,700
 They didn't love that last week.

1378
01:27:42,760 --> 01:27:44,060
 They'd probably love that this week.

1379
01:27:44,900 --> 01:27:45,380
 Absolutely.

1380
01:27:45,680 --> 01:27:53,540
 Well, I love reading Joe Cox's articles as far as predicting the final week for SEC teams.

1381
01:27:53,620 --> 01:27:59,560
 And then you'll have watchability one through five as far as the games are concerned.

1382
01:27:59,760 --> 01:28:08,760
 Joe, where can we get online to get your article as far as predicting the SEC record for every team, watchability, and the team's good stuff?

1383
01:28:09,620 --> 01:28:11,520
 Oh, it's Saturday down south.

1384
01:28:11,840 --> 01:28:17,100
 And, yeah, I'll be predicting until that last week, up until there's nothing left to predict.

1385
01:28:17,520 --> 01:28:23,820
 And, you know, then there is that round ball sport that's sneaking around the corner on all of us.

1386
01:28:23,980 --> 01:28:25,500
 So I'll look forward to that, too.

1387
01:28:25,640 --> 01:28:29,340
 But, you know, we've got you covered at Saturday down south regardless.

1388
01:28:30,020 --> 01:28:31,700
 We'll say hello to your buddy, Larry Vaught.

1389
01:28:31,780 --> 01:28:32,800
 Next time we talk as well.

1390
01:28:32,900 --> 01:28:35,880
 Joe, listen to me, in the meantime, thanks so much and stay safe out there, okay?

1391
01:28:36,520 --> 01:28:37,700
 All right, you guys take care.

1392
01:28:38,240 --> 01:28:38,860
 Thank you, bud.

1393
01:28:39,060 --> 01:28:41,660
 Joe Cox, Saturday down south.

1394
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 At TigerBait.com.

1479
01:33:31,620 --> 01:33:32,400
 Mike, welcome in.

1480
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 How are you?

1481
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 I'm doing good.

1482
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 Glad to be with you guys.

1483
01:33:35,500 --> 01:33:35,960
 It's been a while.

1484
01:33:37,020 --> 01:33:37,940
 Oh my goodness.

1485
01:33:38,060 --> 01:33:42,540
 Isn't it amazing how this thing called college football goes from the last week of August

1486
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 to this first week of November.

1487
01:33:44,340 --> 01:33:48,020
 How would you describe this chapter of LSU football, Mike?

1488
01:33:49,840 --> 01:33:50,540
 Look, man.

1489
01:33:50,620 --> 01:33:54,820
 I was sitting there in the preseason thinking 8-4, 9-3.

1490
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 I gave a 9-3.

1491
01:33:56,660 --> 01:33:56,940
 Right.

1492
01:33:57,500 --> 01:34:03,440
 They beat Clemson, and I altered my season prediction to 11-1 immediately, and then the

1493
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 floor fell out from underneath the whole thing.

1494
01:34:06,840 --> 01:34:07,240
 Yeah.

1495
01:34:07,720 --> 01:34:08,560
 What happened, Mike?

1496
01:34:08,740 --> 01:34:09,300
 What happened?

1497
01:34:09,560 --> 01:34:15,560
 The fourth, let's face it, it's ironic, because that's the first week, Tuscaloosa, the war cry

1498
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 was up, get rid of that guy.

1499
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 He's not a fit.

1500
01:34:18,040 --> 01:34:19,280
 And now he's the king of the hill.

1501
01:34:19,380 --> 01:34:20,680
 It's amazing how this works.

1502
01:34:20,680 --> 01:34:23,900
 But what happened for LSU from that opening week to now?

1503
01:34:24,460 --> 01:34:29,440
 I think there's a lot of things, most of it on the offensive side of the ball.

1504
01:34:30,140 --> 01:34:39,540
 Also, you just cannot, you can have what they say is the greatest or the number one transfer

1505
01:34:39,540 --> 01:34:45,760
 portal class, but like Nick Saban says, they're in the portal for a reason.

1506
01:34:46,160 --> 01:34:53,460
 And while I think there's some big hits, Mansoor Delaney is a huge addition, Halsey at safety

1507
01:34:53,460 --> 01:35:02,920
 is a big addition, but, and I think Braylon Moore Center has been a huge addition, but they've

1508
01:35:02,920 --> 01:35:13,180
 got, they've still got major problems, coaches on the offensive side of the ball, and I, you

1509
01:35:13,180 --> 01:35:18,040
 know, I asked Frank Wilson last week, you know, one of the reasons why they say all the national

1510
01:35:18,040 --> 01:35:25,320
 pundits will say why the LSU job is the best job open in maybe number one period or definitely

1511
01:35:25,320 --> 01:35:31,640
 top five is because of being the only power five school in the state of Louisiana and how

1512
01:35:31,640 --> 01:35:33,240
 fertile the recruiting area is.

1513
01:35:33,680 --> 01:35:40,700
 Well, when you've only got, for 75% of the game so far this season, on average, LSU has

1514
01:35:40,700 --> 01:35:45,740
 two starters that prepped in Louisiana, you've got a big, big problem.

1515
01:35:46,600 --> 01:35:46,720
 Yeah.

1516
01:35:49,000 --> 01:35:52,080
 Mike, talk about Jeff Landry, the governor.

1517
01:35:52,400 --> 01:36:00,080
 I know you've tweeted out, several other people tweeted out, how in the world can you hire a great

1518
01:36:00,080 --> 01:36:10,120
 quality coach when they know the political backstabbing ongoing, and I know he appoints the board of

1519
01:36:10,120 --> 01:36:17,300
 trustees, LSU calls it something else, but Mike, how is all of the political shenanigans, how

1520
01:36:17,300 --> 01:36:21,200
 will that affect hiring a very good quality coach?

1521
01:36:22,440 --> 01:36:24,220
 I think we're about to find out.

1522
01:36:24,600 --> 01:36:32,920
 Just about 30 minutes ago, they've got a new university president in Dr. Rouse.

1523
01:36:32,980 --> 01:36:33,200
 Right.

1524
01:36:33,300 --> 01:36:35,200
 From Ramees, which we expected.

1525
01:36:35,900 --> 01:36:41,080
 Now, is there a chance that they have a new athletics director in place in the next week or two?

1526
01:36:42,240 --> 01:36:42,640
 Maybe.

1527
01:36:45,580 --> 01:36:52,700
 You know, but some of the candidates that are there are the athletic director at McNeese, the

1528
01:36:52,700 --> 01:36:54,440
 athletic director at Southeastern Louisiana.

1529
01:36:54,840 --> 01:36:58,240
 That's all fine and good if you're getting LSU ready for the Southland Conference.

1530
01:37:03,380 --> 01:37:14,840
 Yeah, and I'll say this, I've known Virg for a long time, but the other two board of supervisors

1531
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 that were on the dais Friday morning weren't very impressive.

1532
01:37:20,440 --> 01:37:20,560
 Yeah.

1533
01:37:21,100 --> 01:37:28,840
 But look, you still have a good majority of a good faction of the LSU board of supervisors

1534
01:37:28,840 --> 01:37:31,440
 that were appointed by the previous governor.

1535
01:37:32,400 --> 01:37:35,640
 The terms are not just a couple of years.

1536
01:37:36,760 --> 01:37:38,340
 You know, they've got six-year terms.

1537
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 So, I tell you what, Jeff Landry, you know, I imagine there's going to be a slew of Republicans

1538
01:37:48,580 --> 01:37:53,920
 that are going to line up to run against him the next time, and they probably won't have a difficult time at all

1539
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 because his approval rating is somewhere between scurvy and a venereal disease.

1540
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 I just heard a lot of sailors in port saying, Mike, Mike Scarborough, look at this there at tigerbait.com.

1541
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 Mike, there's what you want, and realistically, there's what you get.

1542
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 Where are you as far as the obvious question, if you've got an opening, who would you like to see in there,

1543
01:38:22,580 --> 01:38:25,720
 and who realistically do you think would be the new head coach at LSU?

1544
01:38:25,980 --> 01:38:29,040
 Well, look, I mean, I'm getting a kick out of it.

1545
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 I mean, I've got people I know that are highly professional, sane people, highly successful,

1546
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 that are hitting me with Nick Saban rumors every day.

1547
01:38:38,140 --> 01:38:43,360
 And I told one guy yesterday, man, you send me one more Nick Saban, I'm hearing Nick Saban,

1548
01:38:43,800 --> 01:38:45,720
 and I'm putting you on permanent block.

1549
01:38:47,960 --> 01:38:50,920
 He's 74 and a multi-multi-millionaire, okay?

1550
01:38:51,920 --> 01:38:52,480
 Yeah, yeah.

1551
01:38:52,620 --> 01:38:59,660
 So, I mean, look, probably, you know, the number one guy that's on everybody's list is Lane Kiffin.

1552
01:39:01,660 --> 01:39:09,100
 We'll, you know, but, you know, look, you want to talk about, I mean, I mapped it out last week,

1553
01:39:09,140 --> 01:39:13,940
 and I went and looked them all up, of the guys that you would consider probably the top six candidates.

1554
01:39:15,760 --> 01:39:18,620
 Four of them are Jimmy Sexton, and two of them are Trace Armstrong.

1555
01:39:19,460 --> 01:39:19,860
 Yeah.

1556
01:39:20,960 --> 01:39:29,040
 So, and who are you, if you didn't like the 10-year, $9.5 million deal you gave Brian Kelly,

1557
01:39:30,340 --> 01:39:36,360
 of the guys that you think LSU should be able to get, what do you think you're going to get those guys?

1558
01:39:36,360 --> 01:39:40,840
 What do you think the prices and the length of a contract is going to be on them?

1559
01:39:41,420 --> 01:39:43,680
 I mean, that is just the nature of college football.

1560
01:39:45,260 --> 01:39:50,700
 So, look, Dan Lanning, you know, obviously came out last week and said, no, I'm not leaving.

1561
01:39:51,680 --> 01:39:59,020
 Even the athletics director, who's from Louisiana, Georgia, had to put out a statement that he wasn't leaving there for LSU or anywhere.

1562
01:39:59,560 --> 01:40:04,680
 But what do these denials mean in the first week of November or late October?

1563
01:40:05,540 --> 01:40:05,660
 Yeah.

1564
01:40:06,400 --> 01:40:08,020
 I mean, we've seen this before.

1565
01:40:09,360 --> 01:40:16,380
 So, I think, you know, Lane Kiffin is the obvious number one.

1566
01:40:16,800 --> 01:40:19,780
 But I think when you start saying, okay, what's realistic?

1567
01:40:20,240 --> 01:40:26,000
 If Ole Miss is going to give him $13.5 million or whatever, which one's realistic?

1568
01:40:26,000 --> 01:40:32,380
 And I tend to fall back on the guy that I've been mentioning for three months if something were to happen with BK.

1569
01:40:32,480 --> 01:40:33,420
 And that's Eli Drinkwitz.

1570
01:40:34,260 --> 01:40:34,420
 Yeah.

1571
01:40:35,660 --> 01:40:36,720
 Would he be a good fit?

1572
01:40:36,880 --> 01:40:38,100
 I mean, Eli's a different bird.

1573
01:40:38,180 --> 01:40:39,500
 Would he be a good fit in Baton Rouge?

1574
01:40:42,160 --> 01:40:43,160
 I think so.

1575
01:40:44,200 --> 01:40:47,580
 I know everybody, I've got fellow media people saying, man, why do you want him?

1576
01:40:47,640 --> 01:40:48,400
 He's a weirdo.

1577
01:40:49,000 --> 01:40:49,180
 Yeah.

1578
01:40:49,900 --> 01:40:50,300
 Well.

1579
01:40:53,240 --> 01:40:54,480
 Like, what makes him weird?

1580
01:40:54,560 --> 01:40:56,240
 He's got a quirky sense of humor.

1581
01:40:57,080 --> 01:40:57,300
 Yeah.

1582
01:40:58,240 --> 01:40:59,700
 To me, he seems like fun.

1583
01:41:00,500 --> 01:41:02,780
 Mike Leach was quirky and weird, too.

1584
01:41:03,700 --> 01:41:05,180
 You couldn't get enough of him.

1585
01:41:05,840 --> 01:41:07,300
 So, I don't know.

1586
01:41:08,860 --> 01:41:10,660
 We're going to see how it plays out.

1587
01:41:13,580 --> 01:41:18,960
 The, you know, our hot board's about to, we're about to put out our second version.

1588
01:41:19,580 --> 01:41:23,160
 And then you've got people who will list some NFL guys, Kelvin Shepard, Joe Brady.

1589
01:41:23,820 --> 01:41:25,560
 I just think in this day and age.

1590
01:41:25,560 --> 01:41:31,440
 And maybe that's more realistic with the transfer portal opening up in January rather than December.

1591
01:41:32,320 --> 01:41:39,500
 But you really need to hold on to these high school prospects because there's certainly two great defensive tackles committed.

1592
01:41:42,060 --> 01:41:48,660
 And, you know, ideally, and I think the other positive for Drinkwitz is he's not going to be in the playoffs.

1593
01:41:49,240 --> 01:41:52,540
 And you could probably roll him out Monday, December 1st.

1594
01:41:52,760 --> 01:41:52,960
 Right.

1595
01:41:54,480 --> 01:41:58,740
 Mike, let me ask you about this LSU team coming to Tuscaloosa on Saturday.

1596
01:41:59,140 --> 01:42:01,540
 Will they get the interim bump?

1597
01:42:01,680 --> 01:42:03,800
 Will they be a little more relaxed?

1598
01:42:04,880 --> 01:42:07,820
 Alex Atkins is going to be calling the plays.

1599
01:42:08,060 --> 01:42:11,820
 Of course, Frank Wilson is the interim coach.

1600
01:42:12,640 --> 01:42:14,520
 Ness Meyer's been a little bit up and down.

1601
01:42:14,580 --> 01:42:17,040
 Of course, again, he's had to deal with the injuries.

1602
01:42:17,720 --> 01:42:21,760
 LSU, like Alabama, has struggled to run the ball some.

1603
01:42:22,460 --> 01:42:25,000
 But what kind of impact would this have on LSU?

1604
01:42:25,000 --> 01:42:28,080
 How do you think LSU plays Saturday against Alabama?

1605
01:42:31,260 --> 01:42:35,500
 I tend to think maybe they play inspired football for a while.

1606
01:42:36,660 --> 01:42:38,480
 What is the line right now, by the way?

1607
01:42:39,960 --> 01:42:40,620
 It depends on how you look.

1608
01:42:40,680 --> 01:42:42,080
 The 10 and a half, 11 and a half.

1609
01:42:42,380 --> 01:42:43,520
 Yeah, 10 and a half.

1610
01:42:44,220 --> 01:42:49,960
 Yeah, my thought is you could probably take Alabama and give the points.

1611
01:42:49,960 --> 01:42:54,480
 You could probably pay for some very lucrative Christmas gifts for the family.

1612
01:42:55,000 --> 01:43:05,000
 And, you know, look, when they picked this one for ABC in primetime,

1613
01:43:05,740 --> 01:43:13,140
 it was like, man, here's another humiliating defeat on national television in primetime.

1614
01:43:14,200 --> 01:43:15,500
 But we'll see.

1615
01:43:16,540 --> 01:43:20,820
 I'm real curious to see if Michael Van Buren gets to play a bit at quarterback.

1616
01:43:22,260 --> 01:43:27,720
 I think there was, you know, now that Joe Sloan's no longer, and BK's no longer there,

1617
01:43:28,460 --> 01:43:33,080
 a part of me wonders if we might see Michael Van Buren a bit.

1618
01:43:35,000 --> 01:43:37,140
 Talk to us about interim coach Frank Wilson.

1619
01:43:37,320 --> 01:43:38,640
 Obviously, he's been there and done it.

1620
01:43:38,680 --> 01:43:41,740
 He's had some head coaching jobs, walked back out of Texas, San Antonio.

1621
01:43:41,740 --> 01:43:46,920
 And I believe when he was an assistant at Southern, a fellow by the name of Womack was on that team.

1622
01:43:47,000 --> 01:43:49,060
 He's now the defensive coordinator at Alabama.

1623
01:43:49,060 --> 01:43:54,920
 These guys, it's like I'm either going to play with you or against you at some point in my coaching career.

1624
01:43:55,360 --> 01:43:57,840
 What are we expecting out of Frank Wilson?

1625
01:44:00,180 --> 01:44:03,780
 I think you're also going to see a real commitment to the running game.

1626
01:44:03,980 --> 01:44:05,580
 I mean, he's been the running back's coach.

1627
01:44:05,780 --> 01:44:11,540
 And you've got to believe he's been beating his head against the wall for quite some time.

1628
01:44:11,660 --> 01:44:14,120
 I mean, his first move was to get rid of Joe Sloan.

1629
01:44:14,840 --> 01:44:20,660
 So, you know, part of the reason why they feel that they haven't been able to run the ball is because they've been too quick to abandon it

1630
01:44:20,660 --> 01:44:25,180
 because you've always had these great wide receivers and quarterbacks that can sling it.

1631
01:44:25,980 --> 01:44:28,060
 But that's the reason why they've been in trouble.

1632
01:44:31,300 --> 01:44:33,680
 Not being able to run the ball very well.

1633
01:44:33,780 --> 01:44:38,620
 And by the way, they did run the ball pretty well against A&M in the first half.

1634
01:44:38,960 --> 01:44:45,280
 Harlan Perry, the freshman, is going to be fantastic back up as he gets bigger and stronger.

1635
01:44:45,540 --> 01:44:47,400
 I can't wait to see what he looks like next year.

1636
01:44:49,780 --> 01:44:51,320
 That's what I was going to ask you about.

1637
01:44:51,380 --> 01:44:55,200
 I've heard a lot about Perry in his first year.

1638
01:44:55,380 --> 01:44:58,160
 And then Caden Durham, I know he's had some injuries.

1639
01:44:58,640 --> 01:45:00,360
 LSU's still got some banks.

1640
01:45:00,960 --> 01:45:04,760
 But what's the status on Aaron Anderson?

1641
01:45:04,980 --> 01:45:05,600
 Is he leading?

1642
01:45:06,280 --> 01:45:10,660
 He was the one guy Nick Saban hated to lose in the portal a couple years ago.

1643
01:45:10,920 --> 01:45:12,220
 What kind of years he had?

1644
01:45:14,300 --> 01:45:20,060
 Well, part of the reason why he got injured is because Nussmeyer was hanging him out the drive

1645
01:45:20,060 --> 01:45:24,240
 with late throws and passes that were behind him and passes that were high.

1646
01:45:25,060 --> 01:45:33,100
 And he got hurt and then got finished off by another late throw by Nussmeyer.

1647
01:45:33,300 --> 01:45:37,440
 But after the open date, he's got to be 100% now.

1648
01:45:39,320 --> 01:45:40,660
 Well, what about Nussmeyer?

1649
01:45:40,780 --> 01:45:41,940
 What's been the book on him?

1650
01:45:41,940 --> 01:45:45,560
 And we've seen all the stories, but you're closer to the epicenter than we are.

1651
01:45:45,760 --> 01:45:50,640
 That, yes, very, very good, but he's been injured or at least playing hurt.

1652
01:45:50,720 --> 01:45:52,900
 There's a difference between injury and playing hurt.

1653
01:45:53,480 --> 01:45:55,700
 Your thoughts on how much will we see of Nussmeyer?

1654
01:45:56,000 --> 01:46:00,080
 You mentioned earlier, maybe they'll go to the bullpen and bring somebody up.

1655
01:46:00,140 --> 01:46:04,220
 But your thoughts about what Alabama will be facing at the quarterback spot Saturday night?

1656
01:46:05,060 --> 01:46:06,580
 It's been very disappointing.

1657
01:46:06,580 --> 01:46:15,500
 And I'll say it's not all his fault, but I kind of got a little bit of hot water on my show about a month ago

1658
01:46:15,500 --> 01:46:18,040
 when I kind of aired it out a little bit.

1659
01:46:18,820 --> 01:46:30,140
 There's no way that you can convince me, and I've got enough sources, that Nussmeyer didn't do near the work in the offseason that Joe Burrow did.

1660
01:46:31,140 --> 01:46:35,000
 And I think that's part of the problem.

1661
01:46:35,420 --> 01:46:47,380
 And I don't know if it's because his dad's an offensive coordinator and former quarterback that he didn't feel like he needed to go out to California or wherever

1662
01:46:47,380 --> 01:46:50,920
 and work with a quarterback guru, but he should have done that.

1663
01:46:51,060 --> 01:46:52,960
 I mean, Jaden Daniels did that.

1664
01:46:53,780 --> 01:46:56,280
 I mean, most people thought he was highly inaccurate.

1665
01:46:56,800 --> 01:46:58,660
 And then look at the Heisman year he had.

1666
01:46:59,200 --> 01:46:59,400
 Yeah.

1667
01:46:59,600 --> 01:47:09,660
 He spent on it with his own money, flew all of his wide receivers out with him to California to work with, you know, a quarterback guy.

1668
01:47:10,140 --> 01:47:10,580
 Wow.

1669
01:47:12,380 --> 01:47:14,220
 Well, talk about the defense.

1670
01:47:14,220 --> 01:47:22,040
 We know and tell that this team can be Whit Weeks, the captain of the defense, has been injured.

1671
01:47:23,140 --> 01:47:28,920
 I know, again, the defense looked terrible, obviously, in the second half against Texas A&M.

1672
01:47:28,980 --> 01:47:34,220
 You mentioned Elaine at corner has had a very good year as far as the transfer.

1673
01:47:34,920 --> 01:47:39,280
 West Weeks, Harold Perkins, the defensive front.

1674
01:47:39,280 --> 01:47:47,440
 I know I asked you in the preseason if you thought this was going to be a SEC defensive line and you said, well, we'll see.

1675
01:47:47,560 --> 01:47:48,480
 It had some promise.

1676
01:47:48,680 --> 01:47:51,140
 Your thoughts on the LSU defense this year?

1677
01:47:52,000 --> 01:47:57,200
 I think it's performed well for most of the way, but they've really been hampered by injuries.

1678
01:47:58,340 --> 01:48:03,820
 Bernard Gooden on the defensive front has been out.

1679
01:48:06,820 --> 01:48:11,140
 I'm going to be honest with you, I think Harold Perkins has been a very, very big disappointment.

1680
01:48:11,900 --> 01:48:12,240
 Yes.

1681
01:48:12,660 --> 01:48:21,260
 I mean, people have broken down his film from the A&M game and it looked like he was operating at half speed and very little effort.

1682
01:48:21,580 --> 01:48:32,660
 And so, if that's the case, sit him down because LSU's got some depth at linebacker and some guys that have played that can perform very well.

1683
01:48:34,660 --> 01:48:41,940
 But, you know, I think Halsey and Mansoor Delaney is going to be a high first-round draft pick.

1684
01:48:42,380 --> 01:48:44,900
 So, might be the best cornerback in the country.

1685
01:48:47,480 --> 01:48:48,800
 Mike, I agree with you.

1686
01:48:48,860 --> 01:48:54,480
 I didn't see a lot from Perkins against Texas A&M, but unfortunately that game just got away from them.

1687
01:48:55,140 --> 01:49:00,040
 Owner, publisher, recruiting analyst for Tiger Baten has been doing a tremendous job.

1688
01:49:00,440 --> 01:49:06,460
 Are you still leading the country in your YouTube – by the way, you've been with Tiger Baten for years.

1689
01:49:06,560 --> 01:49:07,220
 You took it over.

1690
01:49:07,360 --> 01:49:08,360
 It was a gamble.

1691
01:49:08,880 --> 01:49:10,060
 It has paid off.

1692
01:49:10,220 --> 01:49:13,620
 It's a monster site for LSU and SEC fans.

1693
01:49:14,200 --> 01:49:15,420
 Talk about your site.

1694
01:49:15,980 --> 01:49:19,960
 But where can we get online and get all the stuff leading up to the Alabama game?

1695
01:49:20,500 --> 01:49:21,040
 That's it.

1696
01:49:21,120 --> 01:49:26,620
 TigerBait.com and our YouTube channel and our Facebook pages are the biggest in the LSU market.

1697
01:49:27,280 --> 01:49:29,720
 Over 40,000 subscribers on YouTube.

1698
01:49:30,360 --> 01:49:33,300
 And we just hit 140,000 on Facebook.

1699
01:49:33,800 --> 01:49:35,760
 We stream our shows on both platforms.

1700
01:49:36,120 --> 01:49:38,660
 And we're growing at an unreal rate.

1701
01:49:38,720 --> 01:49:43,360
 We've added 10,000 followers to our Facebook page in a month.

1702
01:49:44,000 --> 01:49:45,760
 So, yeah.

1703
01:49:47,320 --> 01:49:49,420
 In other words, congratulations, Mike.

1704
01:49:49,460 --> 01:49:50,520
 A lot of hard work there.

1705
01:49:50,580 --> 01:49:52,720
 It doesn't help it because you want a lot of hard work.

1706
01:49:52,840 --> 01:49:53,880
 Congratulations on that.

1707
01:49:54,140 --> 01:49:56,540
 One thing about it, it's never boring in your backyard, is it?

1708
01:49:57,340 --> 01:49:58,120
 No, it's not.

1709
01:49:58,300 --> 01:50:01,900
 And it's going to be an interesting next six weeks.

1710
01:50:02,340 --> 01:50:07,360
 You know, I also – you know, when Mokey got hired, I started covering women's basketball.

1711
01:50:07,780 --> 01:50:11,380
 She didn't show up for the presser after the exhibition Thursday night.

1712
01:50:12,140 --> 01:50:17,480
 And so, I'm going to – and they were – all the athletic department personnel were there

1713
01:50:17,480 --> 01:50:21,960
 because they were nervous about what she might say because she got word during the game

1714
01:50:21,960 --> 01:50:24,240
 that Woodward had been – he was gone.

1715
01:50:24,720 --> 01:50:25,460
 They fired him.

1716
01:50:26,120 --> 01:50:29,520
 And so, I'm interested to see what her postgame is tonight.

1717
01:50:30,360 --> 01:50:31,780
 Like we say, it's never boring.

1718
01:50:31,900 --> 01:50:33,320
 Mike, thank you so much for your time today.

1719
01:50:33,420 --> 01:50:34,240
 Keep up good work.

1720
01:50:34,920 --> 01:50:35,340
 All right.

1721
01:50:35,380 --> 01:50:35,800
 Talk soon.

1722
01:50:35,900 --> 01:50:36,360
 Thank you all.

1723
01:50:36,540 --> 01:50:37,080
 Thank you, buddy.

1724
01:50:37,240 --> 01:50:39,300
 Mike Scarborough, TigerBait.com.

1725
01:50:39,340 --> 01:50:43,140
 BB, again, needless to say, it's never boring down there.

1726
01:50:43,360 --> 01:50:46,600
 Are you ready for the first big poll of the season coming out tonight, BB?

1727
01:50:47,040 --> 01:50:50,400
 Yeah, Larry Vaughn made a good point.

1728
01:50:50,500 --> 01:50:51,320
 Harold is four.

1729
01:50:51,480 --> 01:50:54,100
 It wouldn't surprise me if they put Indiana at number one.

1730
01:50:54,100 --> 01:50:59,500
 I think Alabama is going to stay at four, Texas A&M three, and Georgia five.

1731
01:50:59,940 --> 01:51:03,300
 But, yeah, once again, with this group, you don't know where they're going.

1732
01:51:03,780 --> 01:51:05,000
 And a thing called social media.

1733
01:51:05,100 --> 01:51:06,980
 They love people talking about them.

1734
01:51:06,980 --> 01:51:08,840
 They're going to spell their name right this modern day.

1735
01:51:08,940 --> 01:51:10,000
 That may be a stretch, too.

1736
01:51:10,040 --> 01:51:11,140
 They don't care if you spell it right.

1737
01:51:11,200 --> 01:51:11,760
 Just say it.

1738
01:51:12,120 --> 01:51:12,580
 Stay tuned.

1739
01:51:12,640 --> 01:51:13,780
 That's going to take care of us for now.

1740
01:51:13,840 --> 01:51:16,240
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1741
01:51:16,320 --> 01:51:18,220
 Parallel Bug, thank you so much for your time today.

1742
01:51:18,760 --> 01:51:19,400
 Let's do it again tomorrow.

1743
01:51:19,520 --> 01:51:21,900
 Good afternoon to tune with the Boomo Bugg Show back here on Sports Radio.

1744
01:51:22,160 --> 01:51:23,180
 93.9 The Score.