1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:08,800 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens and all of Northwest Alabama and Southern Tennessee. 2 00:00:09,460 --> 00:00:12,820 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice. 3 00:00:15,700 --> 00:00:18,360 The Boomo Bugg Show. 4 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:23,880 Your exclusive inside track to the Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC. 5 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:30,120 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9, The Score. 6 00:00:31,180 --> 00:00:34,260 Good afternoon and welcome in to the Boomo Bugg Show. 7 00:00:34,340 --> 00:00:35,960 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. 8 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:39,080 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley. 9 00:00:39,220 --> 00:00:43,500 Brett Beaird, welcome in where you and A in Alabama get ready to taste a little home cooking 10 00:00:43,500 --> 00:00:45,900 while Auburn hits the road to the Music City. 11 00:00:46,460 --> 00:00:54,680 And the big question, what in the world do you do for an encore after a wild night to take the lid off a high school playoff party? 12 00:00:54,780 --> 00:00:56,760 Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you? 13 00:00:56,900 --> 00:01:00,040 Happy Football Friday to you and the listeners. 14 00:01:00,260 --> 00:01:08,240 Jimmy Lay of AL.com will help us decide that very question you just asked by recapping some of last night's games. 15 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:16,960 Priceful, stunned, gunnerful, scored in the last two minutes twice, converted with five seconds to go. 16 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:17,960 A lot of excitement. 17 00:01:18,300 --> 00:01:20,900 Then Jimmy will preview some of tonight's games. 18 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:26,060 Blake Lovell and Mike Hugen in preview the top games in college football this weekend. 19 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:30,400 Jimmy is here right now to preview Alabama and LSU. 20 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:32,540 Jimmy is Jimmy Stein. 21 00:01:32,620 --> 00:01:35,860 He's co-host of Locked On Bama, part of the Locked On Network. 22 00:01:35,960 --> 00:01:36,420 You guessed it. 23 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:37,240 Jimmy, welcome in. 24 00:01:37,300 --> 00:01:38,180 Happy Friday to you. 25 00:01:38,180 --> 00:01:38,820 How are you? 26 00:01:39,420 --> 00:01:40,780 Oh, I'm doing great, guys. 27 00:01:40,960 --> 00:01:43,300 Looking forward to another college football Saturday. 28 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,060 Jimmy, it's hard to believe, but here it is. 29 00:01:47,140 --> 00:01:48,820 It's November and years past. 30 00:01:48,940 --> 00:01:52,660 We don't have to see you and be rocket scientists and know when Alabama and LSU get together. 31 00:01:52,820 --> 00:01:57,700 Normally, the networks clear the calendar and get ready for a primetime showdown. 32 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,040 But this year, it's a different wrinkle. 33 00:02:00,140 --> 00:02:05,900 It's always big, but I can't remember the last time there's more X-Factors out there coming into this game, 34 00:02:05,900 --> 00:02:07,280 particularly for Alabama. 35 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,020 Would you agree, Jimmy? 36 00:02:10,300 --> 00:02:15,880 Yeah, you know, one thing is a little different about this matchup, because it seems like it hasn't been this way for a while, 37 00:02:15,980 --> 00:02:17,900 but one of the two teams being unranked. 38 00:02:18,060 --> 00:02:25,160 I mean, most of the time, they're two highly ranked teams, and Alabama's held up its end of the bargain, but LSU is not. 39 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:29,920 One thing I'll say about being unranked, it is a fact that they're unranked. 40 00:02:29,980 --> 00:02:32,740 They're not in the college football playoff top 25. 41 00:02:32,940 --> 00:02:34,280 They're not in the AP top 25. 42 00:02:34,900 --> 00:02:38,240 But let's be real, they are one of the 25 best teams. 43 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:40,840 I have no doubt in my mind. 44 00:02:41,020 --> 00:02:42,680 With their A game, you're right, yes. 45 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,420 Yeah, they've only lost the top 10 teams. 46 00:02:46,220 --> 00:02:47,660 That's their only losses. 47 00:02:48,540 --> 00:02:53,820 They're just a victim, and there are many, of the schedule being absolutely brutal. 48 00:02:54,600 --> 00:03:02,860 And it just takes a couple of things to go sideways when you face a brutal schedule, and now all of a sudden you find yourself unranked. 49 00:03:02,940 --> 00:03:11,460 I heard someone say, gosh, if Alabama comes up short in this game, it would be the first time they've lost to an unranked team in Brock Denny since Louisiana Monroe in 2007. 50 00:03:12,220 --> 00:03:19,820 This LSU team is better than so many of the ranked teams that Alabama beat during that period of time. 51 00:03:20,100 --> 00:03:23,360 So, in that sense, that part of it's a little overblown. 52 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:27,760 I hope everyone understands that LSU may not be ranked, but they're a very good football team. 53 00:03:28,580 --> 00:03:29,420 Well, here's the deal, Jimmy. 54 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:30,700 We know that. 55 00:03:30,780 --> 00:03:38,520 The question is, let's be honest, these are kids 18 to 22, and sometimes they get caught up in all the verbal bouquets out there. 56 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:42,200 How is the coaching staff, they're old enough to know this, how are they communicating that? 57 00:03:42,220 --> 00:03:47,960 To the players, and I've got to say, based on what we're seeing anyway, it looks like Ty Simpson's already gotten a memo. 58 00:03:49,860 --> 00:03:50,640 It does. 59 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:51,260 It does. 60 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,600 This has been a pretty mature group, you know, so far. 61 00:03:53,660 --> 00:03:57,120 I think it takes a mature group to bounce back from what happened in week one. 62 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:58,600 We've already seen them. 63 00:03:58,740 --> 00:04:03,920 I think to some extent week one is partly explained by underestimating the opponent. 64 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:06,900 I don't think they're going to make that mistake this weekend. 65 00:04:06,900 --> 00:04:09,840 There's just too big of a history between the two programs. 66 00:04:10,860 --> 00:04:16,280 Plus, you know, these kids that are highly recruited, they don't know about the other recruits. 67 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:23,480 They might not know them personally, but they're aware of most of these LSU players and who they are, where they came from, and where they're ranked. 68 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:28,120 I don't think this is going to be a situation where LSU is overlooked. 69 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:37,860 What I hope for fans, but particularly for the players, is that they don't think, well, LSU lost their coach their season's over. 70 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,400 They're just going to mail this in. 71 00:04:41,180 --> 00:04:45,720 I hope the football team's not thinking that, because I don't believe that's going to be the case at all. 72 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:51,720 I think there's some unique circumstances with the coaching change at LSU that you don't normally see. 73 00:04:51,860 --> 00:04:56,600 For instance, not only was Brian Kelly fired, so was Joe Sloan, their offensive coordinator. 74 00:04:57,220 --> 00:04:59,080 They will have a brand new play caller. 75 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:08,860 You know, so the first eight games where you build patterns and data to help you build your defensive game plan, you can throw a lot of that out the window. 76 00:05:08,860 --> 00:05:21,400 Because you have a whole new play caller, you have a whole new guy in charge, there's going to be changes, there's going to be tweaks, there's going to be things that LSU's going to do Saturday night that they have not done all season long. 77 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:32,600 And I do think the biggest key to this game will be Kane Womack on defense, his defensive staff, his defensive players, in-game adjustments to the new LSU. 78 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:40,520 I think that's going to be the key to this game and how Alabama is able to handle seeing something that they don't expect. 79 00:05:41,520 --> 00:06:00,780 Jimmy, one of the things they may not expect, they probably do, but now, is seeing more of Michael Van Buren, who was the quarterback at Mississippi State, a real dual-threat quarterback who played pretty well when he came in at the end of the fourth quarter against Texas A&M. 80 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:19,660 But you're exactly right, whoever plays quarterback is going to be thrown to Aaron Anderson, the Alabama transfer, Trey Dez Grain at 6'7", Barry and Brown, the Kentucky transfer, and then LSU's trying to run the ball more efficiently too. 81 00:06:20,020 --> 00:06:28,180 Kane Durham, Harlem Berry is a very good freshman in their defense, we'll see what Whit Weeks' progress is. 82 00:06:29,060 --> 00:06:33,420 Delaney is one of the best shutdown corners, Halsey is very good in the secondary. 83 00:06:34,060 --> 00:06:37,380 You're exactly right, this is a talented LSU team. 84 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:38,600 It really is. 85 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:45,280 I mean, Brian Kelly did not get fired because he wasn't filling up the roster with dudes. 86 00:06:45,660 --> 00:06:47,520 I mean, that wasn't the real problem. 87 00:06:47,660 --> 00:06:52,660 The real problem is he was failing to win championships or put LSU in a position to win championships. 88 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:56,220 And that's been the standard, frankly, since Nick Saban arrived there. 89 00:06:56,300 --> 00:06:58,780 Nick Saban won a national championship. 90 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:00,260 He's replaced by Les Miles. 91 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,020 He wins the national championship. 92 00:07:02,140 --> 00:07:05,380 Even Ed Orgeron wins the national championship at LSU. 93 00:07:05,840 --> 00:07:10,260 And Brian Kelly, now he gets through year four, not even an SEC championship. 94 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:11,480 And that's why he was fired. 95 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:16,240 But he wasn't fired because recruiting was suffering or that they couldn't attract good players. 96 00:07:16,460 --> 00:07:21,820 They won a Heisman Trophy, you know, recently with Jaden Daniels, you know, in the Brian Kelly era. 97 00:07:22,220 --> 00:07:30,180 The players they have, you know, the roster they have, the starting lineup they have, pretty much compares with all the other elite programs in the league. 98 00:07:30,780 --> 00:07:31,880 They just couldn't get it done. 99 00:07:31,980 --> 00:07:34,420 And like most teams, a little flawed. 100 00:07:34,620 --> 00:07:36,500 They're not very good in the offensive line. 101 00:07:36,860 --> 00:07:39,720 That's got to be a position that Alabama takes advantage of. 102 00:07:40,620 --> 00:07:41,980 Everyone else has. 103 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,480 They've also got a little bit of an injury situation there. 104 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:52,260 And I suspect that Alabama will win a lot of those matchups up front when LSU has the ball. 105 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,920 Jimmy Stein, the Hays Coast of Locked on Bama. 106 00:07:56,080 --> 00:08:01,680 Jimmy, when Alabama has the ball, your thoughts about any changes to the running game? 107 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:02,940 Bama fans have been waiting. 108 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:07,500 And I guess the most popular T-shirt out there is run ball. 109 00:08:08,260 --> 00:08:09,360 They want to. 110 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:10,760 They haven't been able to. 111 00:08:11,140 --> 00:08:13,740 How will they address that issue coming into this game? 112 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,600 I think you have to be stubborn about it. 113 00:08:16,940 --> 00:08:18,440 I think you have to just keep trying. 114 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:25,620 Because even if it's not successful, LSU has to know that you'll still run the ball anyway. 115 00:08:26,140 --> 00:08:30,660 If you just send a signal very early in the game, hey, these run plays aren't working. 116 00:08:30,780 --> 00:08:31,980 We're just going to put it on time. 117 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:33,080 We're going to throw it every down. 118 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,300 Now you've made that easier to defend. 119 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:38,060 So you've got to be stubborn about it. 120 00:08:38,060 --> 00:08:38,980 You've got to keep trying. 121 00:08:39,680 --> 00:08:44,700 I've always felt, and again, maybe this is more wish casting than an actual analysis. 122 00:08:45,260 --> 00:08:48,740 I've always felt that Alabama, by the end of the season, would be better at running the ball. 123 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,020 Well, now you're sort of running out of time. 124 00:08:51,700 --> 00:08:59,020 I do know from listening to Ryan Grubb's press conference on Monday, Ryan Grubb seems a little determined to run the ball. 125 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:03,320 It's not news to them that they need to be more productive. 126 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,500 And I think the offensive line may be getting a little more settled. 127 00:09:08,100 --> 00:09:11,920 We might be seeing Jaden Roberts playing more of those snaps at right guard. 128 00:09:12,020 --> 00:09:13,740 He played 100% of them in the last game. 129 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,380 I think the offensive line being a little more settled. 130 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:21,600 Daniel Hill moving to RB2 and sort of splitting time there with Jan Miller. 131 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:28,280 I think you might be able to build something just out of this very basic idea, and that's run the ball with Jan Miller, 132 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,560 but play Daniel Hill an equal amount of snaps and throw the ball to Hill. 133 00:09:33,380 --> 00:09:37,600 Daniel Hill was actually Alabama's leading receiver in the last game. 134 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:43,060 He's a talented kid catching the ball, which is amazing considering how big he is for a running back. 135 00:09:43,380 --> 00:09:45,280 But he's got great hands. 136 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:51,080 And I think with Jan and Daniel Hill splitting time equally at running back, that's what they did. 137 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:54,600 They each played the same number of snaps in the last game. 138 00:09:55,220 --> 00:10:01,080 I think if you see that again, run it with Jan, throw it to Daniel Hill, you might get a pretty good combo there. 139 00:10:02,620 --> 00:10:07,400 Jimmy, Kaelin DeBoer, 16-2 after bye weeks. 140 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:09,600 That's pretty good in any league. 141 00:10:10,300 --> 00:10:13,640 And I think it also helps that this team's going to be healthier. 142 00:10:14,500 --> 00:10:18,840 Lot's here, Brooks, Isaiah Horton, who was hurt in the first quarter against South Carolina. 143 00:10:19,420 --> 00:10:22,020 Gino Vandermark, from what I hear, should be back. 144 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:29,140 And a lot of people may have talked about this, but Cam Miller, I think, would be closer to 100%. 145 00:10:29,140 --> 00:10:34,300 And Ty Simston is taking some shots in that October gauntlet. 146 00:10:34,780 --> 00:10:38,860 I think the team's going to be much healthier mentally and physically. 147 00:10:39,940 --> 00:10:46,840 Yeah, I've seen a lot of just various comments on social media from some fans that are like, that looked at the availability report. 148 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:50,420 Alabama's on Wednesday and went, gosh, you know, it seems long. 149 00:10:50,500 --> 00:10:53,340 It seems like there's a lot of players hurt, seems to be happening in practice. 150 00:10:53,820 --> 00:10:55,900 I think that's all overstatement. 151 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:59,840 I think this is a real healthy football team compared to years past. 152 00:11:00,340 --> 00:11:03,160 I mean, you've lost three or four guys for the year. 153 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:04,800 But that's typical. 154 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:05,880 That's not unusual. 155 00:11:06,180 --> 00:11:06,920 That's typical. 156 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:11,080 And then you get a couple of guys banged up, and it's a couple of different guys every week. 157 00:11:11,740 --> 00:11:12,900 To me, it's just typical. 158 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:20,680 I don't think this Alabama team is an injury-prone team or having issues with injuries beyond what anybody else deals with. 159 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:22,940 I just think it's typical football. 160 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:26,400 I think the injury to Ryan Williams is a factor here. 161 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:28,860 Ryan has been banged up a lot this season. 162 00:11:29,420 --> 00:11:31,060 I think it started in fall camp. 163 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:34,400 I'm not sure he's ever been truly 100% at any point. 164 00:11:35,060 --> 00:11:40,440 And I think, you know, the only way to truly get healthy is to rest for an extended period of time. 165 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:42,200 That doesn't happen during the season for anyone. 166 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:44,400 So you've just got to sort of play through it. 167 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,060 But Lafayette Brooks is back. 168 00:11:47,180 --> 00:11:49,440 He is 100%. 169 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:51,120 Zay Horton's back. 170 00:11:51,700 --> 00:11:52,480 Ryan's healthy enough. 171 00:11:52,540 --> 00:11:54,920 I expect to see Ryan Williams play on Saturday. 172 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:58,660 I know his list is questionable, but most kids' list is questionable do play. 173 00:11:59,220 --> 00:12:00,840 So I expect to see him out there. 174 00:12:00,940 --> 00:12:05,980 And I think the team's overall health is better than you should expect this time of the year. 175 00:12:06,380 --> 00:12:06,520 Yep. 176 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:13,900 Jimmy, obviously, the X factor could be how well Alabama defends one Harold Perkins. 177 00:12:14,020 --> 00:12:20,000 He has yet to break out and live up to the expectations, but we know he's got the potential, as they say. 178 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,760 Your thoughts about the matchup of trying to neutralize Harold Perkins? 179 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:26,600 Yeah, Harold Perkins is one heck of an athlete. 180 00:12:26,900 --> 00:12:30,080 But they seem to have struggled trying to find a spot for him to play. 181 00:12:30,220 --> 00:12:31,320 They move him around a lot. 182 00:12:31,780 --> 00:12:40,040 On the one hand, you can say it's a nod, it's a compliment to how athletic he is, that he can play defensive end, he can play stand-up linebacker. 183 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:43,660 He's even playing their star position for some snaps. 184 00:12:43,740 --> 00:12:46,480 And it's amazing that one guy can do all of those things. 185 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:53,000 But the fact of the matter is, where he's been most effective is just pass rusher, edge. 186 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:58,920 And he played there a lot as a freshman and was one of the best freshman football players in the sport. 187 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:06,160 And since that time, they've sort of moved him around, and he hasn't been quite as impactful playing these other spots. 188 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,320 But it's also a little understandable. 189 00:13:08,660 --> 00:13:10,720 He's very undersized for an edge player. 190 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:11,980 I think he's only 6'1". 191 00:13:11,980 --> 00:13:16,280 You don't find many 6'1'' edges in the NFL at all. 192 00:13:16,680 --> 00:13:18,480 Those are all typically longer guys. 193 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:24,380 So I think he's wanted to move around because he's trying to find a spot he can play forever, and not just at LSU. 194 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:34,800 But on the one hand, that also does the opponent some favors because if you don't have to block Harold Perkins on the edge on every snap, it's kind of a break. 195 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,960 They don't use him like Alabama uses Yonse Pierre, for instance. 196 00:13:39,700 --> 00:13:43,200 And Harold could be racking up quite a few sacks that way. 197 00:13:43,460 --> 00:13:48,820 Now, again, shorter, smaller, probably not a pro prospect at that spot. 198 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,540 I think that's what he's trying to find and develop. 199 00:13:52,040 --> 00:14:00,300 But he does have an impressive toolbox for a guy who's really good at rushing the passer, that can also play in space like he does, even cover guys in the slot. 200 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:02,340 I mean, that's a heck of an athlete. 201 00:14:03,700 --> 00:14:10,680 Yeah, and I bet that's something LSU's worked on in these two weeks to figure out where to put him and keep him there. 202 00:14:10,860 --> 00:14:13,520 Jimmy, great stuff, as always. 203 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:19,480 The best podcast on the planet for Alabama football and basketball. 204 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:25,520 The basketball team got a big game with St. John's in the Garden tomorrow at 11 a.m. 205 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,740 Jimmy, where can we get online and get the great stuff? 206 00:14:29,820 --> 00:14:30,500 Locked on Bama. 207 00:14:30,740 --> 00:14:35,260 You can find me and my co-host, Luke Robinson, on 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--> 00:19:55,960 Here on 93.9 The Score. 313 00:19:56,120 --> 00:19:59,940 Let's hope that tonight's action is as good as last night. 314 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:01,220 We'll get into more details on that. 315 00:20:01,540 --> 00:20:04,860 And that the SEC games will be just as good this weekend. 316 00:20:05,020 --> 00:20:09,200 Blake Lovell's got that covered entirely there at, well, Southeastern 16. 317 00:20:09,500 --> 00:20:10,840 Blake Lovell, welcome in. 318 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:11,680 How are you? 319 00:20:12,260 --> 00:20:13,040 Yeah, doing well, guys. 320 00:20:13,140 --> 00:20:14,100 Talk to you as always. 321 00:20:14,500 --> 00:20:14,940 You too. 322 00:20:14,940 --> 00:20:15,540 You too. 323 00:20:15,820 --> 00:20:19,160 Listen, a lot of folks are going to be coming your way from our neck of the woods. 324 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,320 A lot of Auburn fans coming into Vanderbilt. 325 00:20:22,100 --> 00:20:27,720 Blake, we're going to go on a limb and say Hugh Freeze will not lose to Diego Pavia again this year. 326 00:20:27,780 --> 00:20:29,520 Would you agree with that assessment? 327 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:35,120 Yeah, seems to be, at least if you're an Auburn fan, maybe a little more optimistic about this matchup now. 328 00:20:35,620 --> 00:20:38,380 Knowing kind of the history between those two. 329 00:20:38,620 --> 00:20:43,840 But, yeah, you know, we always say you never know how a team's going to react after, you know, 330 00:20:43,900 --> 00:20:46,500 coaching change and all that in the middle of the season. 331 00:20:46,500 --> 00:20:54,640 And, meanwhile, you've got Vanderbilt who, you know, doesn't, they're not out of the college football playoff picture by any means yet. 332 00:20:54,780 --> 00:21:00,260 And so I think that you've certainly got a team that's very motivated, understanding that it is really in must-win mode now 333 00:21:00,260 --> 00:21:03,420 to try to stay in that conversation after the loss against Texas. 334 00:21:03,620 --> 00:21:07,220 So I would expect Vanderbilt to bounce back and play pretty well here. 335 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:10,580 But, you know, the biggest unknown is simply what are you going to get out of Auburn? 336 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:12,960 Because I just, I think that's a very hard question to answer. 337 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:19,600 Well, let's talk about that, because for obvious reasons, if you're just checking in for Pluto, there's a new top Tiger calling his shots. 338 00:21:20,700 --> 00:21:22,860 Your thoughts on how that influences the game? 339 00:21:22,980 --> 00:21:29,200 Because, ironically, Alabama, we'll get to that in a second, they're going to be facing their own unpredictabilities with an interim coach. 340 00:21:29,300 --> 00:21:34,060 But first things first, your thoughts on how that changes the game plan for Auburn coming in? 341 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:43,620 Yeah, I mean, like you said, I think it's going to be something where, you know, if you look at sort of just the, you know, the strength of this Auburn team this season, 342 00:21:43,740 --> 00:21:50,300 as we've said many times, and I think, you know, it's going to be kind of a fascinating thing to look back on with Auburn, 343 00:21:50,300 --> 00:21:56,060 and you just sort of see how some of these games have played out this year, and knowing how close it's been for them, 344 00:21:56,060 --> 00:22:03,360 and what kind of this thing could look like if two or three more plays go their way, and, you know, just kind of understanding from a talent standpoint. 345 00:22:03,620 --> 00:22:08,420 Like, they've been right there with the chance, and I think that's what's going to be kind of fascinating here. 346 00:22:08,540 --> 00:22:14,400 You know, again, knowing what Vanderbilt does well, and, you know, Vanderbilt does a lot of things well this season, 347 00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:20,260 but specifically, when you kind of look at some of the things they can do offensively going up against an Auburn defense, 348 00:22:20,460 --> 00:22:25,380 I know a lot of people have, you know, kind of pointed out, man, this may be the biggest missed opportunity, 349 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:30,900 is knowing how well this defense is played, but yet you've just not been able to figure it out on the offensive side of the ball. 350 00:22:30,900 --> 00:22:33,620 So, yeah, I think that's kind of the thing. 351 00:22:33,740 --> 00:22:38,740 I would expect this, you know, from Auburn's standpoint, the defense, to not really be much of a question mark here, 352 00:22:38,820 --> 00:22:44,160 but it's sort of just the same of what can they do and what will their approach be offensively, 353 00:22:44,500 --> 00:22:48,220 because it's just not been there consistently this season at all. 354 00:22:49,420 --> 00:22:53,480 One thing that has been consistent is how well Texas A&M has played. 355 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:57,320 They're 8-0 for the first time since 1992. 356 00:22:58,220 --> 00:23:04,520 Their defense, I know everybody wants to look at the offense with all of their weapons, 357 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:11,880 Marcel Reed, Labian Moss, Craver, and all of their receivers, 358 00:23:12,420 --> 00:23:14,540 but their defense has played really well. 359 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,620 Cassius Howell has basically come out of nowhere. 360 00:23:17,620 --> 00:23:22,900 He's third in FBS with nine-and-a-half sacks. 361 00:23:23,700 --> 00:23:28,040 In Texas A&M offensively, they scored 40 points in three road games. 362 00:23:28,540 --> 00:23:31,800 I think Missouri's defense is very solid. 363 00:23:32,060 --> 00:23:36,860 If Bo Pribilo was playing, I think Missouri's got a better chance in this game, 364 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:39,880 and I know Missouri's a little bit of a trendy upset. 365 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:45,900 A&M is a six-point favorite, but A&M's got too much riding on this game. 366 00:23:46,460 --> 00:23:53,560 Again, we know the Missouri coach, Eli Drinkwith, it's been rumored to go several places. 367 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:57,780 Your thoughts on Texas A&M, a six-point favorite going into Columbia? 368 00:23:58,740 --> 00:23:59,740 Yeah, you said it, Brad. 369 00:23:59,820 --> 00:24:04,040 I mean, I just don't think there's another team in the SEC that has as many sort of weapons 370 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:07,180 in terms of how they can beat you than Texas A&M. 371 00:24:07,260 --> 00:24:12,020 And, I mean, they've showcased that already in pretty much every game they've played this season. 372 00:24:12,020 --> 00:24:15,140 And, you know, yes, like some other teams, they've had some close calls, 373 00:24:15,260 --> 00:24:21,000 but what it comes down to is they always just have the playmaker that they need 374 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:25,220 to be able to make that one big play that can change the game for them. 375 00:24:25,540 --> 00:24:28,080 And, yes, Missouri's got guys who can do that, too. 376 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:31,960 We know what Ahmad Hardy has done this season, but I just think A&M has more. 377 00:24:32,300 --> 00:24:35,120 And even in a road game here, would I expect it to be close? 378 00:24:35,180 --> 00:24:38,480 Yeah, probably, just because I think Missouri's a pretty good team. 379 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:43,340 And, again, they're another one who's at least trying to stay in the conversation somehow, some way. 380 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:48,840 But I just think A&M has proven time and time again that they are just going to overwhelm you 381 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:54,480 and make it impossible to match up with them when it comes to what they're going to throw at you offensively. 382 00:24:54,540 --> 00:24:58,200 And then on the defensive side, you know, they're going to do some things, too, 383 00:24:58,260 --> 00:25:01,240 that are really going to disrupt what you want to do offensively. 384 00:25:01,300 --> 00:25:05,740 Like you said, we know Missouri's down a starting quarterback in terms of that. 385 00:25:05,740 --> 00:25:12,700 And even though the other guys played well, it's just kind of, man, I still, even going up against a great Missouri defense, 386 00:25:13,300 --> 00:25:20,380 I think Texas A&M has been so good and so electric offensively at times that I would still give them the edge there. 387 00:25:24,580 --> 00:25:25,060 Absolutely. 388 00:25:27,220 --> 00:25:31,800 Georgia at Mississippi State, this is the early game on the SEC network. 389 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:35,140 Georgia's been living on the edge a little bit this year. 390 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:37,680 I like Mississippi State. 391 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:41,460 Jeff Lebby still has done a very good job of improving this team. 392 00:25:42,020 --> 00:25:46,140 They could have and should have beaten Tennessee and Texas. 393 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:48,360 Unfortunately, they did not. 394 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:53,740 Georgia, of course, controlled this series for years, winning 14 or 15 games. 395 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:57,280 Georgia seems to figure it out in the second half, 396 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:04,160 and then pull away and control the game late, which they did once again against Florida. 397 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:09,460 And I know Mississippi State's a little bit of a trendy upset pick by some. 398 00:26:09,660 --> 00:26:11,580 Georgia, a seven-and-a-half point favorite. 399 00:26:12,180 --> 00:26:14,160 Once again, the cowbells I get. 400 00:26:14,660 --> 00:26:16,220 And I think State plays well. 401 00:26:16,340 --> 00:26:17,780 But I think this is another game. 402 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:22,520 At some point, Georgia takes over, controls, and pulls away late. 403 00:26:22,980 --> 00:26:28,840 Yeah, I think that was the conversation we had last week was just about don't be surprised if Georgia and Florida was close 404 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:34,720 just because Georgia's just not really proven to have that sort of just completely dominating performance 405 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:39,160 that we've seen in recent years from some of those top-level Georgia teams. 406 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,920 And I think I probably still wouldn't expect that here. 407 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:48,600 I think, like you said, it may be one where don't be surprised if Mississippi State gets off to a great start. 408 00:26:49,020 --> 00:26:53,860 And maybe it's just eventually Georgia finds a way again to make a comeback and get the victory. 409 00:26:54,340 --> 00:26:55,120 And that's that. 410 00:26:55,240 --> 00:27:01,720 But I'd be surprised if Georgia goes in and wins this game by, I would say, even multiple touchdowns, 411 00:27:01,740 --> 00:27:03,180 but maybe even 10-plus points. 412 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:04,800 And I know the spread's at nine-and-a-half. 413 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:08,800 And Mississippi State's been one of the best against the spread teams in the country this year. 414 00:27:08,900 --> 00:27:09,600 They're eight and one. 415 00:27:10,660 --> 00:27:15,440 And so I think from that perspective, like, I would expect this to be one that Georgia wins. 416 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:20,620 But, again, they've kind of been doing it, I was getting their teeth at many times this season. 417 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:26,960 And this is a pretty good, you know, I think Mississippi State team that seems like they're a little bit ahead of schedule 418 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:30,000 than maybe what people would have projected for them under Jeff Lebby. 419 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:35,100 And so I think they'll be motivated and focused and coming out here trying to shock the world. 420 00:27:35,380 --> 00:27:37,740 But I would still expect Georgia to find a way to win. 421 00:27:38,620 --> 00:27:42,220 State level, busy there at Southeastern 16, also the Blue Ribbon Yearbook. 422 00:27:42,360 --> 00:27:47,220 Blake, a lot of folks are saying, can LSU shock Alabama given the circumstances? 423 00:27:47,380 --> 00:27:50,980 Your thoughts on the showdown under the lights tomorrow night in Tuscaloosa? 424 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:53,120 Yeah, I don't think so. 425 00:27:53,260 --> 00:27:59,620 I just think that, again, to me, yes, some of this is about LSU, but I also think it's about Alabama. 426 00:27:59,620 --> 00:28:09,500 And I just look at, you know, the way Alabama has played, and I know kind of, you know, the wild circumstances that allowed them to get the victory at South Carolina. 427 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:11,420 You know, you have some things that go your way. 428 00:28:11,500 --> 00:28:13,560 You make a few plays, but that's the name of the game. 429 00:28:13,780 --> 00:28:22,640 And, yeah, I just, you know, like we mentioned earlier with Auburn, I mean, I just think you're always kind of in a position where you just don't really know how teams are going to respond. 430 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:37,800 You know, I think from LSU's perspective, look, the offense has also just been something that has not been able to find a rhythm for most of the season and, you know, gave up quite a few points to A&M, as we know, and did the same at Vanderbilt. 431 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:47,960 And so I just, I don't have a great sense that LSU, I know this is a big rivalry, always a game that's highly anticipated, and I don't expect LSU to just lay down or anything. 432 00:28:48,140 --> 00:28:54,940 I think they'll come out with something to prove, but I just, I don't really see a scenario where Alabama doesn't win this game. 433 00:28:56,120 --> 00:29:00,120 Let me close on a basketball question. 434 00:29:00,620 --> 00:29:07,080 Alabama at St. John's and the Garden of Mora, 15,000 expected for that. 435 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:13,720 It is a sellout, and Patino goes off the rails occasionally, but he is an incredible coach. 436 00:29:14,300 --> 00:29:16,020 He's got a deep team this year. 437 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:22,020 Alabama beat North Dakota to begin LeBaron final on the game has really slowed down for him. 438 00:29:22,100 --> 00:29:30,280 I think getting the experience of going into the NBA, playing some games of those guys, he has really played well. 439 00:29:30,820 --> 00:29:33,760 But St. John's and Patino are a different animal. 440 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:35,940 How do you see that game coming out tomorrow? 441 00:29:36,740 --> 00:29:38,000 Yeah, it should be a great game. 442 00:29:38,100 --> 00:29:39,660 Two teams that want to get up and down the floor. 443 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:43,280 I think it'll be very exciting, high scoring, I would think, with these two. 444 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:51,180 I know one of the key storylines for Alabama is who's going to play, because, you know, they've had multiple injuries already to start the season. 445 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:59,120 It sounds like Aiden Holloway, Michelle Wright, so we'll play, you know, Keith Bristow may not, and that, you know, may not be ideal. 446 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:08,740 I think the story of this game is going to be the frontcourt, because you guys know, I think one of the main storylines with Alabama basketball coming into the season was really just seeing how this frontcourt was going to develop. 447 00:30:08,740 --> 00:30:16,440 And, well, they're going up against one of the best in St. John's in terms of what they sport at the 4-5 with Edge of 4 and then Mitchell. 448 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:25,380 So I think that's going to be the biggest challenge for Alabama going into this game at Madison Square Garden, seeing how their frontcourt development works out. 449 00:30:25,460 --> 00:30:32,440 But having, you know, those two guards available, and Holloway and Wright still with a pair with a bear and phylon, I think that is huge. 450 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:37,800 Because, again, you're going to need really good guard play in a game like this where both these teams are going to get down the floor. 451 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:40,400 St. John's going to get after you defensively. 452 00:30:40,460 --> 00:30:41,500 They're going to force some turnovers. 453 00:30:41,500 --> 00:30:44,980 So I think it's a great, great early season test for Alabama. 454 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:56,760 And, of course, one of many to come for the Crimson Tide, who easily have the toughest schedule in college basketball over the next three weeks with Purdue, Illinois, and then the Giants coming up after that. 455 00:30:57,300 --> 00:30:57,740 Absolutely. 456 00:30:58,620 --> 00:31:04,100 And that's before they get to Las Vegas to play Gonzaga and UNLV. 457 00:31:05,300 --> 00:31:06,560 Absolutely amazing. 458 00:31:06,980 --> 00:31:09,860 And, again, it pays off for Nate, but you're right. 459 00:31:09,980 --> 00:31:13,380 It is a gauntlet to get there. 460 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:14,560 Great stuff. 461 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:18,240 Football, I know you've got all the recamps tomorrow. 462 00:31:18,660 --> 00:31:20,640 Basketball really heating up now. 463 00:31:21,100 --> 00:31:23,620 Where can we get online to get all the incredible stuff? 464 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:25,380 Yeah, I always appreciate it, guys. 465 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:26,840 Yeah, find us at Southeastern 16. 466 00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:29,100 Plenty of football and basketball stuff. 467 00:31:29,540 --> 00:31:31,760 Tomorrow we'll be reacting to both sports. 468 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:36,860 So you can find us on multiple shows tomorrow reacting to everything going on at SEC football and basketball. 469 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:39,160 So, yeah, find us there, Southeastern 16, on YouTube. 470 00:31:40,100 --> 00:31:40,960 Thanks so much, Blake. 471 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:43,900 Your backyard should be loud tomorrow with Vandy and Auburn. 472 00:31:43,980 --> 00:31:45,800 Thanks so much, and have a great weekend, okay? 473 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:47,000 Thanks, guys. 474 00:31:47,060 --> 00:31:47,400 You too. 475 00:31:48,220 --> 00:31:48,800 Thank you, bud. 476 00:31:48,980 --> 00:31:50,640 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is Bill Shanks, host of The Bill Shanks Show on 93.1 FM over in Macon, Georgia, 554 00:36:30,380 --> 00:36:34,400 online at thesesuperstations.com and on the tube at 41NBC. 555 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:36,420 Bill, welcome in. 556 00:36:36,500 --> 00:36:41,880 You're trying to keep up with the weekend's biggest dogfight and all the latest on the Braves. 557 00:36:41,980 --> 00:36:43,900 Brand new chief, Walt Weiss. 558 00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:44,560 Welcome in. 559 00:36:44,640 --> 00:36:45,220 How are you? 560 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:46,720 Well, I'm tired. 561 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:48,080 I just got back to Atlanta Airport. 562 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:50,220 I was out directing planes. 563 00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:52,640 They got a problem with the air traffic controllers. 564 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:53,940 I bet that's right. 565 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:55,960 That's what we like about you, Bill. 566 00:36:55,960 --> 00:37:01,420 I'm out here with a couple of sticks trying to make sure the planes land in the right runway. 567 00:37:03,100 --> 00:37:07,060 First things first, make sure you drop the wheels before you put that baby down. 568 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:10,740 But, Bill, let's talk about a fellow that's got rouged to our neck of the woods. 569 00:37:10,860 --> 00:37:13,320 Some of us remember a kid by the name of Walt Weiss. 570 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:14,540 He came through Huntsville. 571 00:37:15,120 --> 00:37:17,800 The mascot was a star, and he lived up to being a star. 572 00:37:17,940 --> 00:37:22,680 He was, after his stint here in Huntsville, went on to become an American League Rook of the Year. 573 00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:23,820 Why is that significant? 574 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:31,760 He was the third guy off that team to be the AL rookie, following a guy by the name of Jose Canseco and Mark McGuire, Walt Weiss. 575 00:37:32,060 --> 00:37:36,580 We knew him as a kid, and now he's a brand new manager of the Atlanta Braves. 576 00:37:36,620 --> 00:37:37,200 Your thoughts? 577 00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:40,400 Well, I'm happy for him. 578 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:45,080 I was surprised that we didn't know what was coming, right? 579 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:58,400 It was totally hidden and secret, like nuclear codes for some reason, but we found out Monday, and he's actually going to be on my show today at 5 o'clock Eastern time. 580 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:02,120 So I invite everybody to listen in on these superstations.com. 581 00:38:02,500 --> 00:38:08,260 You know, look, he's a very well-respected man who everybody likes. 582 00:38:08,660 --> 00:38:10,940 Hard to find a bad word about him. 583 00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:13,380 Very similar to Ryan Sticker, right? 584 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:18,580 And he has been the bench coach the last eight years. 585 00:38:18,820 --> 00:38:23,720 He had four years as a manager in Colorado, so he had that time as well. 586 00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:30,660 And he is much more prepared now to be a major league manager than he was the first time. 587 00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:35,820 The first time, he actually came right from the high school football field where he was a high school football coach. 588 00:38:35,980 --> 00:38:42,200 And as we all know, those people know nothing about sports, so we don't need to really hire them for big jobs. 589 00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:46,180 No, but he took an unusual turn. 590 00:38:46,300 --> 00:38:51,460 There's no question coming from a big league career and then a coach for a couple years. 591 00:38:51,460 --> 00:38:54,400 And then he kind of backed away, and he was. 592 00:38:54,500 --> 00:38:58,480 He was coaching his high school team in his town there in Colorado. 593 00:38:59,140 --> 00:39:07,560 And then they called him and wanted him to apply for it and interview, and he did, and they gave him the job. 594 00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:11,960 And, you know, he did it for four years, but now I think he's much more prepared. 595 00:39:12,380 --> 00:39:15,380 And I'm excited to see what he can do. 596 00:39:15,420 --> 00:39:16,040 I really am. 597 00:39:16,460 --> 00:39:20,320 Well, make sure you ask him about McGuire and Jose and his time in Huntsville 598 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:23,080 because those were some incredible teams they had through there. 599 00:39:23,220 --> 00:39:24,760 I mean, they had Scott Brocious. 600 00:39:24,940 --> 00:39:28,200 He went on to become a – he was a World Series MVP with the Yankees. 601 00:39:28,340 --> 00:39:29,740 I mean, that roster was incredible. 602 00:39:29,840 --> 00:39:35,120 So make sure you ask him about some war stories there with Jose and McGuire and his time in Huntsville, Bill. 603 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:36,400 Yeah, I will. 604 00:39:36,580 --> 00:39:41,340 I will tell him they've got skeletons of him in the closet, so we better pass up all the – 605 00:39:41,340 --> 00:39:44,660 Let me ask you. 606 00:39:44,860 --> 00:39:51,600 I'm like you, and I've talked to a lot of Braves fans this week, and they're not being critical at all of the hire. 607 00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:58,620 They were just surprised because so many people thought Alex Anthopoulos might be moving in a different direction 608 00:39:58,620 --> 00:40:03,320 to get what I'd call a little bit more fresh air with the Braves. 609 00:40:04,080 --> 00:40:10,340 The Dodgers bench coach, Danny Lehman, was a popular name that popped up. 610 00:40:10,420 --> 00:40:14,620 George Lombard, of course, David Ross, Mark DeRosa. 611 00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:17,280 I know we've discussed some of these guys. 612 00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:25,520 I guess it's not going to make any difference to ask who finished second because Alex is probably not going to tell you. 613 00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:34,240 But I've heard from a lot of people who expressed the same thing you did, that they were – they're not being critical at all of wise. 614 00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:37,180 They just thought the Braves were going in another direction. 615 00:40:37,980 --> 00:40:42,940 Well, that was the impression I think that we had, and that was our impression, the fan base's impression. 616 00:40:43,060 --> 00:40:45,960 There wasn't nothing that Alex Anthopoulos said. 617 00:40:46,120 --> 00:40:52,480 He said only he was going to get the best man for the job, and he was going to try to do his due diligence and talk to people. 618 00:40:52,480 --> 00:41:06,560 And, you know, the only thing I'm surprised about, Brad, is that Mark Bowman of MLB.com reported that neither David Ross nor Mark DeRosa were contacted about the job. 619 00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:07,380 Wow. 620 00:41:08,060 --> 00:41:12,320 That is a little strange. 621 00:41:12,980 --> 00:41:21,460 Now, look, that doesn't mean that Alex did not talk with people about those two people and then decide to not interview them, right? 622 00:41:21,460 --> 00:41:22,700 That is his choice. 623 00:41:23,240 --> 00:41:31,940 But they – when they were not contacted, I was like, wow, that's a little bit of a surprise because you thought over four weeks he would have talked to a lot of people and interviewed a ton of people. 624 00:41:32,440 --> 00:41:34,140 But he chose not to talk with those two. 625 00:41:34,220 --> 00:41:40,380 We don't know if he interviewed Lehman or George Lombard or – we don't know who he interviewed. 626 00:41:40,500 --> 00:41:41,500 We don't know how many they were. 627 00:41:41,580 --> 00:41:42,500 He wouldn't admit that. 628 00:41:43,020 --> 00:41:47,920 But regardless – and I know a lot of people have said, well, you know, why did he come back to Walt? 629 00:41:48,620 --> 00:41:49,820 And why did it take so long? 630 00:41:49,860 --> 00:41:53,320 Why didn't they just go ahead and name Walt the day after Snit left? 631 00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:56,360 Well, he wasn't ready to name Walt the day after Snit left. 632 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:56,660 Right. 633 00:41:56,660 --> 00:41:58,180 But he did want to do interviews. 634 00:41:58,520 --> 00:42:06,560 This wasn't like in 2010 in October when Bobby had his going-away press conference and the next day Freddie was hired. 635 00:42:06,980 --> 00:42:07,700 You know, Freddie Gonzalez. 636 00:42:08,040 --> 00:42:09,700 That was already decided on. 637 00:42:09,780 --> 00:42:11,200 It's a whole different situation. 638 00:42:11,860 --> 00:42:14,200 I think Alex talked to people. 639 00:42:14,600 --> 00:42:16,260 I'm sure he interviewed several. 640 00:42:17,020 --> 00:42:17,960 I don't know how many. 641 00:42:18,820 --> 00:42:22,420 And the only two I knew that were interviewed were Eddie Perez and Walt Weiss. 642 00:42:23,140 --> 00:42:28,520 Well, so, you know, he obviously in the interview with Walt Weiss felt very comfortable. 643 00:42:29,260 --> 00:42:37,680 He knew to a certain extent GMs and bench coaches don't – they don't interact that much compared to the GM and the manager, right? 644 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:39,320 That's the way he was there. 645 00:42:40,080 --> 00:42:46,400 But, you know, he had enough interaction to know a core value, I guess, of what Walt Weiss was. 646 00:42:47,020 --> 00:42:50,280 And then, you know, he felt most comfortable with Walt. 647 00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:59,720 I think Chipper Jones was a very good voice for Walt to say, hey, look, this is a good man and a good manager and a good baseball guy. 648 00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:06,040 I think this is who Brian Sticker wanted, to be honest with you, because he – thanks to the world of Walt, 649 00:43:06,040 --> 00:43:08,440 he wouldn't have had him on his staff last eight years if he didn't. 650 00:43:09,140 --> 00:43:12,780 And so I think this is not a settling for Walt Weiss. 651 00:43:12,880 --> 00:43:15,220 It's not a, well, so-and-so turned him down. 652 00:43:15,260 --> 00:43:16,560 I don't believe that at all. 653 00:43:16,560 --> 00:43:26,380 I think Alex talked to people, and the one he happened to decide on was the one already in his own backyard. 654 00:43:28,040 --> 00:43:30,100 Bill Shane to Superstations.com. 655 00:43:30,180 --> 00:43:35,400 Bill, Cardinal fans can tell you that they hope the Braves learn what Cardinal fans have learned. 656 00:43:35,700 --> 00:43:43,620 Sometimes ownership wants to get somebody in basically, for lack of a better word, a yes-man who will make sure that they squeeze that dollar to death. 657 00:43:43,980 --> 00:43:48,340 You can bring in the best manager in the world, but the folks upstairs don't sign off and give them a roster. 658 00:43:48,440 --> 00:43:49,100 They're not going to win. 659 00:43:49,160 --> 00:43:51,220 You can't take a bicycle to Talladega and win. 660 00:43:51,340 --> 00:43:53,460 I don't care how good of a sackless you are. 661 00:43:53,820 --> 00:43:58,720 Your thoughts about the commitment from the guys who write the big checks to give Walt a chance to win as manager? 662 00:43:59,240 --> 00:44:05,240 Well, the moron who is the de facto owner, Terry McGurk, said a couple of days ago that he wants to be a top-five payroll. 663 00:44:06,240 --> 00:44:12,420 And, you know, let me give you real quick a summary of where the payroll is, okay? 664 00:44:13,100 --> 00:44:20,740 They have, their payroll last year was below the tax threshold of $241 million. 665 00:44:21,420 --> 00:44:23,320 There's two different numbers you deal with. 666 00:44:23,320 --> 00:44:32,600 You deal with real cash of how much the players are actually getting paid and how much they are charged to their true tax number. 667 00:44:33,360 --> 00:44:41,940 So, for example, this year, Spencer Strider coming up in 2020, 2026, is going to make $20 million. 668 00:44:42,660 --> 00:44:49,740 His number for the tax is 12 and a half because that's the average of the amount of money he makes over the life of his contract. 669 00:44:51,000 --> 00:44:53,260 So that's the number they really watch. 670 00:44:53,320 --> 00:44:56,180 Because they don't want to be taxed, which is stupid, okay? 671 00:44:56,660 --> 00:45:01,480 So right now, the Braves have 12 players under contract for 2026. 672 00:45:02,840 --> 00:45:06,240 So that doesn't include arbitration cases. 673 00:45:06,240 --> 00:45:15,500 That doesn't include young players who are on, you know, $820,000 minimum wage contracts. 674 00:45:16,280 --> 00:45:20,480 That's just players who have long-term contracts who are already accounted for. 675 00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:29,700 Well, so if you take that number and then you look at the number of the collective bargaining agreement tax threshold for 2026, 676 00:45:30,320 --> 00:45:31,760 it's $3 million more. 677 00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:33,460 It's $244 million. 678 00:45:34,040 --> 00:45:40,940 That means that the Braves even don't go over that number again, which two years ago, three years ago, they did go over that number. 679 00:45:41,480 --> 00:45:45,520 They've got $91 million to play with, okay? 680 00:45:45,720 --> 00:45:51,480 So that is a lot of financial flexibility to try to make improvements on this team. 681 00:45:52,140 --> 00:46:00,520 So, you know, I think there's a lot of skepticism because the ownership group, well, you know, the ownership is a clown show. 682 00:46:00,740 --> 00:46:02,080 There's no question about it. 683 00:46:02,140 --> 00:46:08,420 It is a publicly run company and it's like, what's going on? 684 00:46:08,580 --> 00:46:12,200 You know, it's in a real estate business, all this, that, and the other. 685 00:46:12,540 --> 00:46:13,640 It's a clown show. 686 00:46:13,840 --> 00:46:22,280 But this all season, they've got money to spend and still stay right around that tax threshold, and that's the important thing. 687 00:46:22,360 --> 00:46:30,920 So I think we're going to see a lot of activity going after a closer, starting pitcher or two, a shortstop, and a designated hitter. 688 00:46:31,100 --> 00:46:33,080 They've got a lot of work to do to fix this team. 689 00:46:34,200 --> 00:46:35,900 Let me ask you about the coaches. 690 00:46:36,420 --> 00:46:37,280 Some stayed. 691 00:46:37,600 --> 00:46:40,300 Some were not retained, which is going to happen. 692 00:46:40,900 --> 00:46:51,740 Your third favorite baseball team, the New York Mets, they bring over, the Braves bring over Jeremy Hefner and first base coach Anton Richardson. 693 00:46:52,680 --> 00:46:57,380 Hefner has been the Mets pitching coach for six seasons. 694 00:46:57,380 --> 00:47:04,120 Well, if he's the new pitching coach, that means Rick Kranitz is no longer the Braves' pitching coach. 695 00:47:04,240 --> 00:47:16,060 Something else that caught my attention, Richardson, who's 42 years old, the Mets led Major League Baseball in stolen base success rate by a wide margin of nearly 90%. 696 00:47:16,060 --> 00:47:19,920 I'm going to be curious to see if we see that on the field. 697 00:47:20,080 --> 00:47:26,300 But Tom Goodwin, the Braves' first base coach, was not retained. 698 00:47:26,440 --> 00:47:33,940 Rick Kranitz, I mentioned, and Freddy Gonzalez, who came in late as a bench coach or third base coach. 699 00:47:34,160 --> 00:47:36,860 Your thoughts on the new coaches coming and going? 700 00:47:37,700 --> 00:47:41,940 Well, Richardson played for the Braves very briefly back in 2011. 701 00:47:41,940 --> 00:47:48,300 He was just kind of a fringe outfielder, but he does have a great reputation as a base running coach. 702 00:47:49,360 --> 00:47:53,820 And Matt Olsen will lead the National League in stolen bases next year. 703 00:47:53,920 --> 00:47:55,300 I have made that prediction already. 704 00:47:55,840 --> 00:48:00,620 He's the slowest white boy I know, but Matt Olsen will lead the National League. 705 00:48:00,940 --> 00:48:03,280 No, look, I think the number will improve. 706 00:48:03,480 --> 00:48:07,820 I think if he made that kind of an impact with the Mets, then there's no question he did. 707 00:48:07,900 --> 00:48:08,360 Absolutely. 708 00:48:08,360 --> 00:48:10,480 And we've got to expect that from the Braves. 709 00:48:10,600 --> 00:48:19,580 So people especially who do have the base running ability on the team, Profar and Acuna and Harris, you know, and Ozzie. 710 00:48:20,260 --> 00:48:22,760 Ozzie's so good at it because he's so close to the bag. 711 00:48:22,820 --> 00:48:25,940 He can't miss grabbing the bag and being safe, for crying out loud. 712 00:48:26,940 --> 00:48:30,480 You know, I think that that number will improve a great deal. 713 00:48:30,660 --> 00:48:34,000 Hefter was a pitcher, went right to coaching. 714 00:48:34,580 --> 00:48:36,040 Mets coached for six years. 715 00:48:36,380 --> 00:48:38,160 You know, he's very analytical. 716 00:48:39,100 --> 00:48:45,600 And I was talking with some Mets people I know, and they said he was very analytical, so he's kind of a big stat head. 717 00:48:46,060 --> 00:48:47,720 But, you know, that's the way the game's going. 718 00:48:48,120 --> 00:48:55,140 So, I mean, I think Kranich is not back, and I wish they'd keep him in the organization as a Meyer League coach or something. 719 00:48:55,500 --> 00:48:58,780 But, you know, we'll see how. 720 00:48:59,020 --> 00:49:00,900 And they've still got to find a third base coach. 721 00:49:01,000 --> 00:49:07,680 They're interviewing people for that, and the most important job is going to be the bench coach because that's what Walt Weiss was. 722 00:49:08,340 --> 00:49:14,060 And, you know, he's going to want someone that's going to be a really good lieutenant to him like he was to Brian Snicker. 723 00:49:15,340 --> 00:49:19,040 So, Bill, before we jump off, anything going on with Georgia football this weekend? 724 00:49:21,120 --> 00:49:23,640 Well, you know, we've got to prove who the biggest bulldog is. 725 00:49:23,760 --> 00:49:26,340 We've got to go over there with them dumb cowbells and rip my a**. 726 00:49:26,720 --> 00:49:34,540 So, you know, the game starts at like the daggum today show will be coming on when the daggum game starts. 727 00:49:34,620 --> 00:49:37,960 So, my gosh, it's going to be kind of crazy when the game starts so early. 728 00:49:38,180 --> 00:49:41,440 But, yeah, it's, you know, you've got to be careful with these games. 729 00:49:41,840 --> 00:49:44,280 It doesn't matter who you're playing. 730 00:49:44,460 --> 00:49:48,320 You've got to be careful because the bad teams aren't as bad anymore. 731 00:49:48,600 --> 00:49:50,020 They're catching up to you. 732 00:49:50,340 --> 00:49:54,960 So, yeah, Georgia's got to play a more complete game. 733 00:49:55,040 --> 00:49:56,800 They have trouble doing that sometimes. 734 00:49:56,960 --> 00:49:58,860 I don't know who plays complete games anymore. 735 00:49:58,860 --> 00:50:04,160 But, you know, it's going to be a game you have to be careful for, for sure, 736 00:50:04,280 --> 00:50:06,200 against the other bulldogs at Mississippi State. 737 00:50:07,160 --> 00:50:08,720 Let me ask you real quick. 738 00:50:08,940 --> 00:50:12,620 The Braves picked up the option on Chris Sale. 739 00:50:12,760 --> 00:50:14,180 I think he was $18 million. 740 00:50:14,840 --> 00:50:20,040 One more year with Ozzie, which I know fans have probably split down the middle on that. 741 00:50:20,500 --> 00:50:24,060 They declined the options on right-handed pitcher Pierce Johnson. 742 00:50:24,360 --> 00:50:34,420 And one that seemed to surprise a lot of people, Tyler Kinley, who Snitker had praised quite a bit. 743 00:50:34,640 --> 00:50:37,420 Your thoughts on who they let go and who they came up. 744 00:50:38,360 --> 00:50:40,680 Well, no surprise on Sale or Ozzie. 745 00:50:40,860 --> 00:50:43,800 I mean, I wish I'm kind of ready for Ozzie to go. 746 00:50:43,900 --> 00:50:44,480 But you know what? 747 00:50:44,560 --> 00:50:47,360 Ozzie is too cheap to not have him there. 748 00:50:47,920 --> 00:50:48,520 It's $7 million. 749 00:50:49,420 --> 00:50:55,800 And I was surprised about the Super League pitchers, but it tells me they're going after somebody big. 750 00:50:56,520 --> 00:51:04,040 And I also think that Reynaldo Lopez, who was hurt all last year and in the rotation the year before, I think he's going to go to the bullpen. 751 00:51:04,260 --> 00:51:10,440 I think that tells me even more that if he's healthy, he's probably going to go to the bullpen. 752 00:51:10,820 --> 00:51:12,560 And that could be a big arm. 753 00:51:12,680 --> 00:51:16,420 Now, Joe Jimenez is a big question mark because he had another knee surgery. 754 00:51:17,160 --> 00:51:20,720 And I don't think they really have confidence in what he's going to do in that bullpen. 755 00:51:20,820 --> 00:51:28,480 If he's healthy, Jimenez and Lopez could be a great one-two punch as set-up men in that bullpen. 756 00:51:28,480 --> 00:51:32,940 But I think they've got to go get another closer, and I think that's what they're going to do. 757 00:51:33,720 --> 00:51:36,940 And so, you know, there's going to be a lot of player movement. 758 00:51:37,060 --> 00:51:38,500 There's no question about that. 759 00:51:38,580 --> 00:51:40,680 They're going to have – there's going to be some changes. 760 00:51:41,040 --> 00:51:47,220 And we've got to look at all the Mets free agents, too, because some of those pitchers for the Mets who were free agents, 761 00:51:47,840 --> 00:51:50,020 their old pitching coach may want them in Atlanta now. 762 00:51:50,120 --> 00:51:50,680 Good point. 763 00:51:52,560 --> 00:51:52,920 Absolutely. 764 00:51:52,920 --> 00:51:56,840 Well, Walt's going to be on your show, what, 5 Eastern, 4 Central. 765 00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:00,600 You'll have dog predictions. 766 00:52:01,440 --> 00:52:10,340 And if any of our Alabama listeners who listen in quite frequently will like to call in to predict how bad Alabama is going to beat Georgia next year in Tuscaloosa, 767 00:52:10,960 --> 00:52:13,520 what time and where can they go to make the predictions? 768 00:52:13,780 --> 00:52:20,180 Well, we'll take our predictions at 4 o'clock Eastern, 3 o'clock Central time, and then again after the Walt interview. 769 00:52:20,180 --> 00:52:29,120 Yeah, I've had – I had a pastor from Alabama, Tommy, who – well, he and I went at it like for 20 minutes, and he almost cussed me. 770 00:52:29,240 --> 00:52:30,840 I almost got him to say cussed me. 771 00:52:31,580 --> 00:52:32,780 That's all you can do, Bill. 772 00:52:33,940 --> 00:52:35,200 You just get to people. 773 00:52:35,420 --> 00:52:35,960 You know that. 774 00:52:36,300 --> 00:52:38,420 Like my mama said, you make a preacher cuss. 775 00:52:39,220 --> 00:52:41,740 Yeah, you know, I mean, I was pushing him. 776 00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:48,240 He got all mad because his son's friend heard the show the day before where I called him a moron. 777 00:52:48,800 --> 00:52:50,980 And I'm like, well, yeah, I called you a moron. 778 00:52:51,040 --> 00:52:54,600 And I'm like, I'm going to call any Alabama fan that lies about Georgia football. 779 00:52:55,160 --> 00:52:58,000 I said, what do you think I call Brett Beaird all the time behind his back? 780 00:52:58,000 --> 00:52:58,860 I mean, my God. 781 00:52:59,440 --> 00:53:00,220 And to his face. 782 00:53:01,300 --> 00:53:02,420 Well, yeah, that's right. 783 00:53:02,480 --> 00:53:06,980 When I see him, 4 o'clock Eastern, we'll take phone calls at 3 o'clock Central. 784 00:53:07,160 --> 00:53:09,020 So call up and give us some predictions. 785 00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:13,520 Say hello to Walt Forrest and enjoy the dogfight this weekend, Bill. 786 00:53:14,440 --> 00:53:15,060 All right, guys. 787 00:53:15,120 --> 00:53:15,620 Thank you. 788 00:53:16,080 --> 00:53:16,500 See you, buddy. 789 00:53:16,880 --> 00:53:21,140 The one, the only, Bill Shanks, amongst other places, thesesuperstations.com. 790 00:53:21,220 --> 00:53:22,800 He may be called an original. 791 00:53:23,060 --> 00:53:26,160 Coming up in the next hour, what's up with Auburn on the road to Nashville? 792 00:53:26,320 --> 00:53:27,940 Justin Ferguson on that, Mike Hugen. 793 00:53:27,940 --> 00:53:30,300 That's going to be setting the stage coast to coast in college football 794 00:53:30,300 --> 00:53:34,140 and a wild ninth lid off the high school playoff party. 795 00:53:34,240 --> 00:53:35,260 Jimmy Lay on that and more. 796 00:53:35,360 --> 00:53:36,720 Straight ahead, a little bit more Buck Show. 797 00:53:36,840 --> 00:53:37,460 Stay with us. 798 00:53:41,800 --> 00:53:45,220 This football season, bring the flavor that wins every time. 799 00:53:45,400 --> 00:53:47,200 Champy's world-famous fried chicken. 800 00:53:47,800 --> 00:53:50,140 Tailgate like a champ with our legendary fried chicken. 801 00:53:50,480 --> 00:53:51,840 Award-winning smoked hot wings. 802 00:53:52,180 --> 00:53:56,280 And don't forget those Mississippi Delta hot tamales that will light up your taste buds. 803 00:53:56,840 --> 00:53:59,120 Feed your whole crew with a Champy's tailgate pack. 804 00:53:59,560 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Welcome back to Fansville's Cheers and Tears. 843 00:55:52,700 --> 00:55:57,260 Okay, so like everybody deals with losing, right, to a rival on a last-second field goal. 844 00:55:57,520 --> 00:55:58,820 Whatever, it's fine. I'm totally fine. 845 00:55:59,000 --> 00:56:02,620 But I cope with losing with an ice-cold Dr. Pepper. 846 00:56:02,620 --> 00:56:07,220 Mmm, those 23 flavors are like so delicious. 847 00:56:07,700 --> 00:56:11,920 They totally wash away the pain of your college football team taking a big fat L. 848 00:56:13,080 --> 00:56:14,980 College football. 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914 01:01:18,000 --> 01:01:18,880 Doing well. 915 01:01:19,580 --> 01:01:20,900 This is a good time of the year. 916 01:01:21,060 --> 01:01:24,240 Football and college basketball has started already. 917 01:01:24,700 --> 01:01:26,700 So, this is great. 918 01:01:27,860 --> 01:01:32,160 It's crazy to believe, but this is the last month, if you will, the regular season. 919 01:01:32,300 --> 01:01:35,220 This time next month, we'll be getting into the postseason parties. 920 01:01:35,420 --> 01:01:36,500 First things first, Mike. 921 01:01:36,800 --> 01:01:37,600 Where do you start? 922 01:01:37,660 --> 01:01:40,880 What is the biggest headliner for you this weekend in the SEC? 923 01:01:42,820 --> 01:01:44,820 Oh, I think it's Texas A&M, Missouri. 924 01:01:46,020 --> 01:01:51,040 You keep waiting for Texas A&M to sort of do what it always does, 925 01:01:51,040 --> 01:01:55,140 which is blow a game or two that it has no business losing. 926 01:01:56,000 --> 01:01:57,680 They've avoided that this year. 927 01:01:58,460 --> 01:02:04,120 This game on paper doesn't look all that daunting because Mizzou's down to its third-string quarterback. 928 01:02:04,280 --> 01:02:04,720 It's two freshmen. 929 01:02:05,160 --> 01:02:05,300 Yeah. 930 01:02:06,560 --> 01:02:09,440 The way A&M is playing, they're running the ball well. 931 01:02:09,560 --> 01:02:11,940 Their offensive line is dominating games. 932 01:02:12,080 --> 01:02:13,540 Their defense is playing well. 933 01:02:14,460 --> 01:02:16,140 The corners can be exploited. 934 01:02:16,280 --> 01:02:17,720 I'm not sure Mizzou can do that. 935 01:02:17,720 --> 01:02:22,160 But this is, again, a game on paper. 936 01:02:22,300 --> 01:02:25,500 You're like, okay, A&M wins this by at least a touchdown. 937 01:02:25,860 --> 01:02:35,340 But because it's A&M, they have to show that they can indeed avoid the messed up game, which they've done so far. 938 01:02:35,880 --> 01:02:37,720 And I think they'll do it again this weekend. 939 01:02:37,960 --> 01:02:44,560 But watching A&M this far into the season, there's, I think, a dangerous undercurrent. 940 01:02:44,740 --> 01:02:46,380 When is this team going to blow a game? 941 01:02:48,540 --> 01:02:48,980 Absolutely. 942 01:02:49,360 --> 01:02:52,560 Let me ask you about the interim coach bump. 943 01:02:53,140 --> 01:02:57,220 We saw it last week with Florida, who played well, quite frankly. 944 01:02:57,360 --> 01:03:04,420 If Lagway would hit on three or four more passes, that may have really become interesting. 945 01:03:04,420 --> 01:03:06,980 But Auburn's got an interim coach. 946 01:03:08,760 --> 01:03:13,220 John Cohen finally put Hugh Freeze out of Auburn fans' misery. 947 01:03:14,440 --> 01:03:18,300 And D.J. Durkin is the interim going to Vandy. 948 01:03:18,520 --> 01:03:26,120 Vandy's still got a lot on the line as far as maybe being an outlier for a college football playoff. 949 01:03:26,240 --> 01:03:28,520 Auburn's defense has kept them in every game. 950 01:03:29,320 --> 01:03:33,280 Pavia has beaten Auburn, I know, twice with two different teams. 951 01:03:33,840 --> 01:03:34,920 Your thoughts on that? 952 01:03:35,060 --> 01:03:37,380 And then LSU interim bump. 953 01:03:38,380 --> 01:03:41,440 We all know about what happened to Brian Kelly. 954 01:03:41,940 --> 01:03:44,880 This is still a talented LSU team. 955 01:03:45,720 --> 01:03:48,220 Kellen DeBoer is 16-2 after bye weeks. 956 01:03:48,340 --> 01:03:54,080 Your thoughts on how the interim bump might help both of these teams? 957 01:03:54,800 --> 01:03:59,640 Yeah, I think the idea that Hugh Freeze being gone, no one's going to miss it. 958 01:04:01,500 --> 01:04:08,440 I think the one thing about Auburn, their offense, it's not just, it wasn't just Hugh Freeze's fault. 959 01:04:08,540 --> 01:04:11,640 That is not a talented unit, especially a quarterback. 960 01:04:12,100 --> 01:04:16,160 So, yeah, I think Durkin's defense will acquit itself well. 961 01:04:16,780 --> 01:04:23,340 I think it'll be a low-scoring game because I don't think Auburn, frankly, can score more than 20 points against Vandy. 962 01:04:23,340 --> 01:04:24,760 I'm not even sure they can score 17. 963 01:04:25,260 --> 01:04:31,740 But this game has to be, you know, like 17-14, 14-10, something like that for Auburn and have a shot. 964 01:04:32,140 --> 01:04:34,740 It would help if they do keep Pavia under control. 965 01:04:35,920 --> 01:04:42,080 I think there will be a, I think teams, when they fire a coach, do play looser football. 966 01:04:42,840 --> 01:04:48,140 I'm just not sure that's going to make a difference for Auburn this week at Vandy. 967 01:04:48,140 --> 01:04:53,220 Maybe if the game was on the loveliest village on the plains, it'd be different. 968 01:04:53,920 --> 01:04:55,960 And I think the same goes for LSU-Alabama. 969 01:04:56,720 --> 01:04:58,420 LSU is a talented team. 970 01:04:59,520 --> 01:05:02,800 Their offense has been a gigantic disappointment. 971 01:05:03,000 --> 01:05:06,260 Not only did they fire Kelly, they fired offensive coordinator Joe Sloan. 972 01:05:07,100 --> 01:05:12,080 The biggest issue for LSU is their offensive line can't run block, and their running backs aren't that good. 973 01:05:13,360 --> 01:05:23,480 I think, you know, unless Ty Simpson plays worse than he did against Florida State, I think Alabama's fine on Saturday. 974 01:05:23,480 --> 01:05:33,440 But it will be interesting to see if Auburn and LSU can play a little bit looser, a little bit freer in the first half of each game and make things interesting into the second. 975 01:05:33,580 --> 01:05:35,960 But, again, I don't think Auburn wins. 976 01:05:36,040 --> 01:05:41,440 I think it's Vandy by at least 10, and I think Alabama wins by at least two touchdowns. 977 01:05:42,540 --> 01:05:46,560 Mike Hogan in the huddle with us, National College Football slash Basketball Analyst. 978 01:05:46,960 --> 01:05:50,080 Mike, who says money can't buy your happiness or can it? 979 01:05:50,140 --> 01:05:52,020 Texas Tech is trying to prove that point. 980 01:05:52,700 --> 01:05:55,240 They are the darlings of ESPN these days. 981 01:05:55,640 --> 01:05:58,680 Not a lot happening in Lubbock, except they're creating a buzz. 982 01:05:58,760 --> 01:05:59,900 That's where game day is. 983 01:05:59,980 --> 01:06:02,900 Taking on BYU, it's eight versus nine. 984 01:06:03,260 --> 01:06:04,240 What gives there? 985 01:06:04,920 --> 01:06:06,500 Yeah, this is the best game of the weekend. 986 01:06:06,740 --> 01:06:11,960 And the idea of BYU-Texas Tech as must-see TV is sort of incredible. 987 01:06:13,000 --> 01:06:18,860 I think last weekend showed that the ACC is going to get one team in the college football playoff. 988 01:06:19,320 --> 01:06:21,080 Big 12 has a legit chance at two. 989 01:06:22,440 --> 01:06:27,440 The results of this game will go a long way toward determining that. 990 01:06:28,120 --> 01:06:32,600 BYU is a team that likes to develop players in sprinkle and transfers. 991 01:06:33,820 --> 01:06:37,960 That's easy to do when you have 21-year-old freshmen returning from two-year-old. 992 01:06:38,280 --> 01:06:45,660 Texas Tech is, I think, that used to be a sort of a quirky story when they had Leach. 993 01:06:46,160 --> 01:06:47,640 Leach's offense is awesome. 994 01:06:48,320 --> 01:06:50,100 Kingsbury, oh, that offense is awesome. 995 01:06:50,220 --> 01:06:52,640 The defense has always been incredibly bad. 996 01:06:53,720 --> 01:06:58,400 This year, I think a lot of folks were intrigued early by Texas Tech. 997 01:06:58,900 --> 01:07:03,180 But I'll be honest, I think now people are a little bit sick of hearing about Texas Tech. 998 01:07:03,740 --> 01:07:08,220 And I don't think anybody has an issue with, okay, they're paying their players. 999 01:07:08,840 --> 01:07:15,040 I think the issue comes with Texas Tech being so in-your-face about it. 1000 01:07:16,180 --> 01:07:19,280 It has become an old storyline to me. 1001 01:07:19,340 --> 01:07:19,940 Yeah, I know. 1002 01:07:20,020 --> 01:07:21,560 They bought their offensive line. 1003 01:07:21,660 --> 01:07:23,260 They bought their defensive line. 1004 01:07:23,520 --> 01:07:24,960 Oh, my God, let it rest. 1005 01:07:25,340 --> 01:07:32,720 And I also think these are the two least liked teams by other Big 12 fan bases. 1006 01:07:32,900 --> 01:07:34,220 I mean, I live in Orlando. 1007 01:07:34,880 --> 01:07:36,740 UCF fans, Iowa State, who cares? 1008 01:07:36,860 --> 01:07:37,740 K-State, who cares? 1009 01:07:37,820 --> 01:07:39,120 Even Colorado, who cares? 1010 01:07:39,720 --> 01:07:41,360 BYU, no, don't like them. 1011 01:07:41,800 --> 01:07:42,880 Texas Tech, hate them. 1012 01:07:44,080 --> 01:07:48,400 So, you know, this is, these are teams. 1013 01:07:48,580 --> 01:07:49,960 BYU plays good defense. 1014 01:07:50,700 --> 01:07:53,360 Nasty football players, physical team. 1015 01:07:53,940 --> 01:07:57,500 Texas Tech, they got some dudes on defense who can play. 1016 01:07:58,300 --> 01:07:59,460 Phenomenal pass rush. 1017 01:07:59,840 --> 01:08:03,980 They'll be going against a true freshman quarterback who has not seen this kind of pass rush. 1018 01:08:04,660 --> 01:08:11,920 So, and I think the game, being in Lubbock, a friend of mine once said, to get to Lubbock, you go to h*** and take a right. 1019 01:08:14,060 --> 01:08:15,260 It is a dead end. 1020 01:08:15,820 --> 01:08:18,640 Yeah, it's not the easiest place to get to. 1021 01:08:19,080 --> 01:08:20,740 The fans are going to be riled up. 1022 01:08:20,740 --> 01:08:26,920 I think the Texas Tech home crowd gives them an advantage, even if the game kicks off at 11 a.m. local time. 1023 01:08:26,980 --> 01:08:28,240 So, I think Texas Tech wins. 1024 01:08:28,420 --> 01:08:39,080 But, I'm extremely interested in watching this game from start to finish to come away with a better idea of can these teams, if they get to the playoff, win a game or two. 1025 01:08:40,420 --> 01:08:46,820 Let me ask you about a game tonight that has a lot of interest on and off the field. 1026 01:08:47,640 --> 01:08:52,220 Memphis, ranked number 22, is a six and a half point favorite over Tulane. 1027 01:08:52,300 --> 01:08:55,080 That's an eight o'clock game on ESPN. 1028 01:08:55,080 --> 01:09:03,740 And the game is going to be interesting, but what a lot of people are thinking, could these two coaches be in the SEC in about six weeks? 1029 01:09:04,380 --> 01:09:13,080 I keep hearing Ryan Silverfield, who's done a very good job at Memphis, may be on a short list to replace Sam Pittman at Arkansas. 1030 01:09:13,900 --> 01:09:21,320 And a lot of Auburn fans would love John Summerall to come to the Plains to replace Hugh Freeze. 1031 01:09:21,320 --> 01:09:25,200 Now, Summerall's on two or three other short lists, too. 1032 01:09:25,260 --> 01:09:28,180 I'd be very surprised if he's back at Tulane again. 1033 01:09:28,640 --> 01:09:29,820 An interesting game. 1034 01:09:29,920 --> 01:09:34,660 But, Mike, will both of these coaches be coaching somewhere else in December? 1035 01:09:37,180 --> 01:09:40,320 That John Summerall will not be back at Tulane. 1036 01:09:41,440 --> 01:09:46,860 Ryan Silverfield, I'm a little bit more wishy-washy on that, maybe 50-50. 1037 01:09:48,320 --> 01:09:50,360 Memphis has the better offense. 1038 01:09:50,740 --> 01:09:52,000 Tulane's got the better defense. 1039 01:09:52,760 --> 01:10:04,180 Memphis, though, the College Football Playoff Committee, they're not in the CFP top 25, but they are, the CFP group said, they are the highest ranked group of five teams. 1040 01:10:04,180 --> 01:10:10,660 So, this is a gigantic game for the playoff, an interesting game in the coaching carousel. 1041 01:10:11,120 --> 01:10:14,420 Summerall's a defense-minded guy who's coached in the SEC. 1042 01:10:15,740 --> 01:10:18,120 Silverfield has not coached in the SEC. 1043 01:10:19,080 --> 01:10:20,800 Took over a program. 1044 01:10:21,680 --> 01:10:38,260 You know, it went from, it went from Justin Fuente to Mike Norvell, and now to Ryan Silverfield, and it's been relatively un-bumpy for Silverfield, though there wasn't a time last year, last season, where the fans were a little bit upset with him. 1045 01:10:38,260 --> 01:10:43,720 Whereas, Tulane, he took over, Summerall took over for Willie Fritz, who put the program in a really great place. 1046 01:10:44,440 --> 01:10:47,820 But I think, yeah, again, I think Summerall is gone. 1047 01:10:48,040 --> 01:10:49,800 I think Silverfield's more 50-50. 1048 01:10:50,980 --> 01:10:56,980 And, yeah, the idea that this game is in Memphis tonight, I think that helps Memphis greatly. 1049 01:10:57,140 --> 01:11:01,940 Their quarterback's a kid named Brendan Lewis, who began his career at Colorado. 1050 01:11:03,440 --> 01:11:06,980 And has played pretty solid football this year. 1051 01:11:07,380 --> 01:11:12,600 Tulane's quarterback situation a little bit in flux, because Red Slaff played poorly last week. 1052 01:11:12,880 --> 01:11:19,200 But, yeah, this is one of the five best games of the weekend, and not just because of the coaching carousel implications. 1053 01:11:20,000 --> 01:11:22,420 At the Liberty Bowl in the Bluff City. 1054 01:11:22,500 --> 01:11:23,360 Let me ask you this, Mike. 1055 01:11:23,400 --> 01:11:26,200 It's always fun to talk about maybe some of the upset specials. 1056 01:11:27,260 --> 01:11:31,200 Oregon is number six in the country, but a lot of folks say, not so fast, my friend. 1057 01:11:31,200 --> 01:11:32,540 And Iowa has a chance here. 1058 01:11:32,680 --> 01:11:36,380 Do you buy that, or are the Ducks going to walk over Iowa this weekend? 1059 01:11:38,700 --> 01:11:40,220 I've been to three games there. 1060 01:11:40,980 --> 01:11:42,720 Extremely difficult place to play. 1061 01:11:43,300 --> 01:11:46,560 The fans are literally right on, basically right on the field. 1062 01:11:46,700 --> 01:11:55,320 The first row of the stands, the back of the visitor's bench is against the wall, and two feet behind that are fans. 1063 01:11:55,860 --> 01:11:56,780 Watch your language. 1064 01:11:56,780 --> 01:11:57,280 They are loud. 1065 01:11:57,460 --> 01:11:58,280 They are raucous. 1066 01:11:58,920 --> 01:12:00,520 Iowa plays great defense. 1067 01:12:01,200 --> 01:12:03,340 Iowa's thrown five touchdown passes. 1068 01:12:03,500 --> 01:12:06,960 So, the offense is throwing the ball, they're inept. 1069 01:12:07,100 --> 01:12:09,320 Running the ball, they're very good, again. 1070 01:12:10,300 --> 01:12:13,940 And I'll be honest, I'm not convinced that Oregon is all that. 1071 01:12:14,540 --> 01:12:17,380 It's going to be colder in Iowa City than it is in Eugene. 1072 01:12:18,580 --> 01:12:23,640 The defense for Iowa is incredibly well coached. 1073 01:12:23,640 --> 01:12:28,320 Phil Parker, had he wanted to, he could have gone to the NFL. 1074 01:12:28,560 --> 01:12:30,040 He could have gone to an SEC team. 1075 01:12:30,460 --> 01:12:32,480 He's chosen to stay there for whatever reason. 1076 01:12:32,620 --> 01:12:34,760 He's been there seemingly since about 1920. 1077 01:12:35,840 --> 01:12:38,700 They're incredibly fundamentally sound. 1078 01:12:39,480 --> 01:12:43,780 And I think they'll have some things that Dante Moore has never seen. 1079 01:12:44,100 --> 01:12:48,400 So, I think Oregon is distinctly on upset alert. 1080 01:12:48,520 --> 01:12:55,620 And I'll be honest, I think if they lose to Iowa tomorrow, that they're a team that's going to lose three games and not make the college football players. 1081 01:12:55,620 --> 01:12:58,020 So, this is a gigantic game for Oregon, I think. 1082 01:12:58,060 --> 01:13:00,960 And, again, I'm not convinced they're all that this year. 1083 01:13:01,860 --> 01:13:02,260 Wow. 1084 01:13:02,700 --> 01:13:03,620 Very interesting. 1085 01:13:03,860 --> 01:13:06,680 Well, Mike, it should be another great slate of games. 1086 01:13:06,780 --> 01:13:12,260 Hard to believe, as Harold mentioned, we've got to the last month of the regular season. 1087 01:13:13,080 --> 01:13:14,180 Enjoy tomorrow. 1088 01:13:14,440 --> 01:13:16,100 It should be another fun slate. 1089 01:13:16,240 --> 01:13:16,980 Have a great week. 1090 01:13:17,060 --> 01:13:18,500 Let's do this again next Friday. 1091 01:13:21,280 --> 01:13:22,520 Mike, you're going to hook it up with us. 1092 01:13:22,580 --> 01:13:27,420 He's busy there as a National College football and basketball analyst down in Orlando. 1093 01:13:27,900 --> 01:13:35,460 Coming up, what in the world does the Friday night folks have for an encore after a wild Thursday night of high school 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1172 01:17:44,340 --> 01:17:49,160 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score. 1173 01:17:49,380 --> 01:17:50,180 The Score. 1174 01:17:50,180 --> 01:17:50,920 Welcome back in. 1175 01:17:50,980 --> 01:17:57,860 I can't think of a better gentleman to lay out the landscape for round one of the high school playoff pictures than Jimmy Lay. 1176 01:17:58,060 --> 01:17:59,680 He's busy there at AL.com. 1177 01:17:59,760 --> 01:18:00,800 Jimmy, welcome in. 1178 01:18:00,860 --> 01:18:01,600 How are you? 1179 01:18:02,480 --> 01:18:03,140 Hey, guys. 1180 01:18:03,220 --> 01:18:03,820 Doing great. 1181 01:18:03,920 --> 01:18:05,420 Here we are, playoff time. 1182 01:18:05,580 --> 01:18:07,820 It's what you play all season. 1183 01:18:07,960 --> 01:18:10,640 It's why you work so hard in the summer to get to this point. 1184 01:18:11,240 --> 01:18:12,140 And here we are. 1185 01:18:12,360 --> 01:18:14,100 And there's not everybody. 1186 01:18:14,100 --> 01:18:20,040 You know, a lot of teams putting up those helmets and shoulder pads, but there's something left, and they all got a shot at it. 1187 01:18:20,840 --> 01:18:21,920 Jimmy, I'll tell you what. 1188 01:18:21,980 --> 01:18:23,360 We were just talking earlier. 1189 01:18:24,300 --> 01:18:30,600 Round one tonight of the Friday Night Actions got their work cut out for them to try to top the priceful Gunnersville game. 1190 01:18:30,660 --> 01:18:36,080 For the folks who might have missed it, there's an old saying out there, never count your chickens before they hatch. 1191 01:18:36,080 --> 01:18:36,720 What was it? 1192 01:18:36,760 --> 01:18:37,780 21-7. 1193 01:18:38,480 --> 01:18:43,780 Gunnersville on their home field had the lead with two minutes, maybe a little under two minutes to go. 1194 01:18:43,920 --> 01:18:45,880 And guess who walked away with the win? 1195 01:18:46,780 --> 01:18:49,720 You're talking about the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. 1196 01:18:49,880 --> 01:18:50,680 There it is. 1197 01:18:51,500 --> 01:18:54,340 Yeah, it's really worse than that for Gunnersville. 1198 01:18:54,440 --> 01:19:03,920 They're going to kick themselves because not only did they have the 14-point lead, but they also had the ball driving, looking like they were just going to put a nail in the coffin. 1199 01:19:03,920 --> 01:19:09,880 And they fumbled the ball at the 10-yard line with about two minutes. 1200 01:19:10,080 --> 01:19:12,840 Yeah, and so priceful gets the ball. 1201 01:19:12,960 --> 01:19:16,360 They go 90 yards and end up scoring. 1202 01:19:17,160 --> 01:19:19,420 And they don't make the extra point. 1203 01:19:19,680 --> 01:19:21,880 Then they have to get the onside kick. 1204 01:19:21,960 --> 01:19:22,540 They get it. 1205 01:19:22,820 --> 01:19:23,480 They go down. 1206 01:19:23,620 --> 01:19:24,040 They score. 1207 01:19:24,140 --> 01:19:29,900 They get the two-point conversion with five seconds left to get that thing to overtime. 1208 01:19:31,060 --> 01:19:33,140 Gunnersville's got a really solid kicker. 1209 01:19:33,920 --> 01:19:35,700 But they got backed up. 1210 01:19:35,860 --> 01:19:37,680 They got behind the chains in the overtime. 1211 01:19:38,540 --> 01:19:40,360 And he missed a field goal. 1212 01:19:40,960 --> 01:19:46,760 And so priceful, all they had to do was just run the ball a few times and then kick a 27-yard field goal for the win. 1213 01:19:46,760 --> 01:19:56,440 And I don't think I've ever seen a game that was literally they grabbed defeat, you know, in the jaws of victory. 1214 01:19:56,600 --> 01:19:57,500 I mean, I can't say it. 1215 01:19:58,400 --> 01:20:01,560 Those teams today got to be just, I mean, they're still in shock. 1216 01:20:01,820 --> 01:20:03,720 I was thinking, how in the world did they lose this game? 1217 01:20:04,300 --> 01:20:04,480 Yeah. 1218 01:20:05,160 --> 01:20:07,300 Yeah, we've talked about priceful a good bit. 1219 01:20:07,460 --> 01:20:10,420 Seth Parker is the coach there in his second year. 1220 01:20:10,420 --> 01:20:18,500 They were 2-8 last year, and now they've turned it around to be 8-3 in advance to the second round of the playoffs. 1221 01:20:18,700 --> 01:20:21,360 Jimmy, I went to see most of the shows last night. 1222 01:20:21,920 --> 01:20:28,860 They got ahead 31-6 at halftime and pretty much put it on cruise control. 1223 01:20:29,020 --> 01:20:31,420 Damian Reynolds had a couple of touchdowns. 1224 01:20:32,340 --> 01:20:35,340 Most of the shows had to pick six late in that game. 1225 01:20:35,840 --> 01:20:37,460 I'll say this about Mae Jemison. 1226 01:20:37,600 --> 01:20:38,900 They've got some real athletes. 1227 01:20:38,900 --> 01:20:40,020 I know you've seen them. 1228 01:20:40,240 --> 01:20:43,220 Harris, the Tennessee commitment, really impressed me. 1229 01:20:43,320 --> 01:20:44,400 Big, tall kid. 1230 01:20:45,220 --> 01:20:48,960 Offense and defense, he played well. 1231 01:20:49,380 --> 01:20:52,560 Cade Clemens, the Muscle Shoals quarterback, very smooth. 1232 01:20:53,240 --> 01:20:55,380 Now they play Parker. 1233 01:20:55,920 --> 01:21:01,140 Parker put Muscle Shoals out last year in the quarterfinals 34-10. 1234 01:21:01,800 --> 01:21:07,500 Parker's lost a few more games this year, but that should be quite a matchup next week. 1235 01:21:07,880 --> 01:21:09,980 Parker coming to Muscle Shoals. 1236 01:21:10,060 --> 01:21:11,720 In the second round of the playoffs. 1237 01:21:12,900 --> 01:21:13,740 Yeah, I tell you what. 1238 01:21:13,780 --> 01:21:14,800 You're talking about Mae Jemison. 1239 01:21:15,040 --> 01:21:20,460 You know, they beat a good Sparkman team that's in the 7-8 playoffs this year. 1240 01:21:21,040 --> 01:21:23,560 And so you know they've got a lot of talent on that team. 1241 01:21:23,680 --> 01:21:26,740 So they really pushed Muscle Shoals as far as they could. 1242 01:21:26,740 --> 01:21:33,200 But I really think this could be the year Muscle Shoals pushes on through and gets to the Super 7. 1243 01:21:33,280 --> 01:21:38,760 If they get past Parker, then they're looking at the winner of Fort Payne and Mountain Brook. 1244 01:21:39,400 --> 01:21:43,780 And I believe that they should be able to get past that. 1245 01:21:43,880 --> 01:21:47,280 What's going to be the toughest challenge when you get and you start looking ahead. 1246 01:21:47,400 --> 01:21:49,120 And, you know, that's what we – coaches hate it. 1247 01:21:49,360 --> 01:21:50,060 Don't look ahead. 1248 01:21:50,140 --> 01:21:50,880 Look at the next game. 1249 01:21:50,880 --> 01:21:51,840 That's what we do. 1250 01:21:52,200 --> 01:21:53,200 We always look ahead. 1251 01:21:53,400 --> 01:21:56,220 And you've got to look at play chalk ball on the other side of that bracket. 1252 01:21:56,500 --> 01:21:56,700 Yep. 1253 01:21:56,700 --> 01:21:58,840 But this could be their year to finally push ahead. 1254 01:21:58,960 --> 01:22:00,500 But, yeah, it's going to be a tough game. 1255 01:22:00,580 --> 01:22:03,760 I don't think Parker's quite as strong as they were last year. 1256 01:22:03,840 --> 01:22:08,280 And you know Muscle Shoals wants to put them out and get a little revenge from last year. 1257 01:22:09,520 --> 01:22:10,980 Jimmy, LAL.com. 1258 01:22:11,060 --> 01:22:14,940 Jimmy, coming up tonight, the Muscle Shoals' arch-rivals, Florence, 1259 01:22:15,000 --> 01:22:18,040 they're going to be about as far away from home as you can get down to Baker. 1260 01:22:18,180 --> 01:22:19,220 It's a long trip. 1261 01:22:19,220 --> 01:22:23,220 Thank goodness the community, they got together to defray some of those expenses 1262 01:22:23,220 --> 01:22:25,300 so they can get down early and maybe get a little rest. 1263 01:22:25,380 --> 01:22:27,540 But your thoughts about the Falcons and Baker tonight. 1264 01:22:28,620 --> 01:22:32,240 I tell you what, it's – we talked about this last week, 1265 01:22:32,280 --> 01:22:34,460 about the tiebreaker in 7-8 Region 4 1266 01:22:34,460 --> 01:22:37,340 and how close it was for them to win the region. 1267 01:22:37,460 --> 01:22:40,700 Had they just beaten Sparkman, you know, for the 15th time in a row, 1268 01:22:40,760 --> 01:22:41,940 they would have been a region champ. 1269 01:22:42,340 --> 01:22:44,540 But they lost, and so they have to go to – you know, 1270 01:22:44,540 --> 01:22:46,000 go down there because of the tiebreaker. 1271 01:22:46,500 --> 01:22:50,980 It's going to be a tough task because that region down there, Region 1, 1272 01:22:51,100 --> 01:22:52,600 is a really tough region. 1273 01:22:54,060 --> 01:22:58,220 Those teams, I mean, they're – you just look at it, you know, 1274 01:22:58,480 --> 01:23:02,140 Mary Montgomery and Baker and Daphne, they're all good. 1275 01:23:02,740 --> 01:23:05,100 And so they've got a huge challenge. 1276 01:23:05,220 --> 01:23:08,880 I don't think it's – having to go down there is not going to be the challenge. 1277 01:23:09,000 --> 01:23:10,220 It's the team they're going to face. 1278 01:23:10,720 --> 01:23:11,780 This is going to be difficult. 1279 01:23:12,280 --> 01:23:12,680 Exactly. 1280 01:23:12,920 --> 01:23:16,140 So, yeah, if they lose, it ain't going to be because they had to travel that far. 1281 01:23:16,260 --> 01:23:18,880 It's going to be because it was just such a tough game. 1282 01:23:19,060 --> 01:23:21,980 And I really – they certainly got a shot at it. 1283 01:23:22,140 --> 01:23:26,100 And I would just love to see somebody from 7-8 Region 4 win a playoff game. 1284 01:23:26,220 --> 01:23:26,800 Maybe this is the – 1285 01:23:26,800 --> 01:23:27,020 Yeah. 1286 01:23:28,340 --> 01:23:32,680 Jimmy, you mentioned Spartman a little bit earlier. 1287 01:23:32,880 --> 01:23:35,840 They are hosting Daphne. 1288 01:23:36,180 --> 01:23:38,000 Very rare for Daphne. 1289 01:23:38,120 --> 01:23:40,540 We'll get into Fairhope and James Clemens in a minute. 1290 01:23:41,160 --> 01:23:42,140 Daphne's 8-2. 1291 01:23:42,300 --> 01:23:43,840 Spartman's 5-5. 1292 01:23:44,080 --> 01:23:47,260 And Spartman won three of their final four games. 1293 01:23:47,960 --> 01:23:49,900 They lost three to begin the season. 1294 01:23:50,020 --> 01:23:51,140 But who did they lose to? 1295 01:23:51,280 --> 01:23:56,400 Spain Park, Hillcrest, Tuscaloosa, and a good Austin team. 1296 01:23:57,540 --> 01:24:00,340 Daphne is coached by Kenny King. 1297 01:24:00,780 --> 01:24:05,100 Yes, the Alabama Kenny King, the former defensive lineman. 1298 01:24:05,100 --> 01:24:08,820 That's in his 10th year now at Daphne. 1299 01:24:08,980 --> 01:24:11,580 And we know that Spartman's got some athletes. 1300 01:24:12,460 --> 01:24:15,900 Joshua Nalen, Raylan Lawson, Bodner. 1301 01:24:16,480 --> 01:24:17,980 You've seen this team. 1302 01:24:18,580 --> 01:24:23,280 But your thoughts, Daphne making the long trip in reverse, coming to Spartman. 1303 01:24:23,720 --> 01:24:26,240 Does Spartman have a chance to knock off Daphne? 1304 01:24:27,140 --> 01:24:29,620 Yeah, they absolutely do because they're tough. 1305 01:24:30,240 --> 01:24:32,340 They play sound football. 1306 01:24:32,940 --> 01:24:36,660 If they don't turn the ball over and they don't give up the big plays, 1307 01:24:36,720 --> 01:24:38,200 this thing will go into the fourth quarter. 1308 01:24:38,540 --> 01:24:41,260 I definitely think that they have a chance at it. 1309 01:24:41,260 --> 01:24:47,140 This is probably the best chance that 7-8 Region 4 has had 1310 01:24:47,140 --> 01:24:48,600 to win some playoff games. 1311 01:24:48,700 --> 01:24:51,300 It wouldn't shock me if they don't get a couple of them. 1312 01:24:51,380 --> 01:24:53,020 That could even win three. 1313 01:24:53,600 --> 01:24:55,660 So I'm not counting them out. 1314 01:24:55,740 --> 01:24:57,200 I know that's a tough region down there. 1315 01:24:57,720 --> 01:25:01,080 But Spartman didn't win the region by accident. 1316 01:25:01,200 --> 01:25:03,280 I know it may seem like that because of the tiebreakers. 1317 01:25:03,500 --> 01:25:04,760 But they won it on the field. 1318 01:25:05,220 --> 01:25:07,980 And I tell you what, they're going to be coming for them tonight. 1319 01:25:08,140 --> 01:25:10,420 And I really think they have a good chance. 1320 01:25:10,420 --> 01:25:12,800 And it won't shock me at all if they don't move on to the second round. 1321 01:25:13,600 --> 01:25:15,840 Jimmy Lay hooking up with us, AL.com. 1322 01:25:16,140 --> 01:25:20,340 Everybody's hoping that the local forecasters are wrong 1323 01:25:20,340 --> 01:25:24,160 or at least maybe delay the earlier forecasted bad weather 1324 01:25:24,160 --> 01:25:26,180 that could present a problem for teams tonight. 1325 01:25:26,300 --> 01:25:29,960 Your thoughts about Buckhorn on the drive down to Hartzell. 1326 01:25:30,040 --> 01:25:31,700 Interesting matchup in Morgan County. 1327 01:25:32,760 --> 01:25:35,140 Yeah, Buckhorn is playing really good. 1328 01:25:35,940 --> 01:25:39,760 They've got a really solid running back, DJ Rosario. 1329 01:25:40,360 --> 01:25:41,660 He's got over 1,000 yards. 1330 01:25:41,860 --> 01:25:43,120 They've got a pretty good defense. 1331 01:25:43,760 --> 01:25:47,300 And Hartzell, I won't say they've struggled for Hartzell. 1332 01:25:47,380 --> 01:25:48,080 Let's just say that. 1333 01:25:48,080 --> 01:25:50,060 But they've struggled against Jasper, 1334 01:25:50,260 --> 01:25:52,240 which they barely won the last play of the game. 1335 01:25:52,400 --> 01:25:54,580 And then, of course, against Muscle Shoals. 1336 01:25:54,960 --> 01:25:57,000 So, not like they lost to some – 1337 01:25:57,000 --> 01:25:59,540 or they struggled against some teams that aren't as good. 1338 01:26:00,040 --> 01:26:01,920 But it's still Hartzell. 1339 01:26:02,000 --> 01:26:03,180 And you've still got to go to Hartzell. 1340 01:26:03,460 --> 01:26:06,720 And I just think they've probably got a little too much for Buckhorn. 1341 01:26:07,320 --> 01:26:09,440 But, hey, that's why you play the games. 1342 01:26:09,540 --> 01:26:12,560 I mean, last night I don't think anybody thought Guntersville was going to lose that game. 1343 01:26:12,860 --> 01:26:14,820 Somehow Pricewell found a way to win it. 1344 01:26:15,080 --> 01:26:16,600 So, I will never count a team out. 1345 01:26:16,600 --> 01:26:18,700 And so, they definitely got a shot at it tonight. 1346 01:26:19,500 --> 01:26:21,360 Jimmy, I mentioned James Clemens. 1347 01:26:21,560 --> 01:26:22,480 They're 5-5. 1348 01:26:23,000 --> 01:26:24,800 They're hosting Fairhope. 1349 01:26:24,920 --> 01:26:29,220 And, again, it's a unique opportunity for people in North Alabama 1350 01:26:29,220 --> 01:26:33,760 to see Daphne and Fairhope come to Madison County. 1351 01:26:33,900 --> 01:26:37,660 Fairhope lost two of their last three games to the top two teams in the region, 1352 01:26:37,800 --> 01:26:41,480 Mary Montgomery and Baker, that we just got through talking about. 1353 01:26:41,900 --> 01:26:44,580 And, Jimmy, we've talked a lot about James Clemens. 1354 01:26:44,680 --> 01:26:46,020 They've been up and down this year. 1355 01:26:46,020 --> 01:26:48,140 They won three of their final four games. 1356 01:26:48,240 --> 01:26:51,860 M.J. Gideon has run for 1,100 yards. 1357 01:26:51,980 --> 01:26:54,900 Christian Ritchie, a big play guy. 1358 01:26:55,140 --> 01:26:56,640 Matthew Evers, the quarterback. 1359 01:26:57,340 --> 01:27:00,280 And, oh, by the way, the winner of this game will play either number one, 1360 01:27:00,400 --> 01:27:02,640 Central Phoenix City, or number nine, Hoover. 1361 01:27:03,120 --> 01:27:05,020 How's that for a second-round opponent? 1362 01:27:05,540 --> 01:27:10,200 Jimmy, your thoughts on James Clemens with the hopes of pulling an upset 1363 01:27:10,200 --> 01:27:11,320 against Fairhope? 1364 01:27:12,780 --> 01:27:15,340 It's just which James Clemens team is going to show up. 1365 01:27:15,420 --> 01:27:19,260 Is it going to be the team that plays sound football, doesn't turn it over, 1366 01:27:19,340 --> 01:27:24,820 doesn't make the silly, you know, mistakes, roughing the punter and silly things like that, 1367 01:27:24,860 --> 01:27:28,500 you know, like they've done against Florence and other teams? 1368 01:27:29,160 --> 01:27:31,380 Or is it going to be the team that makes the big plays? 1369 01:27:31,380 --> 01:27:34,240 Because they've got big play potential all over the field. 1370 01:27:34,940 --> 01:27:37,780 And that's really how they need to look at this thing. 1371 01:27:37,860 --> 01:27:42,960 We're going to big play Fairhope to death, get the big play on them, get up on them, 1372 01:27:43,120 --> 01:27:46,520 and then maybe take them a little bit out of what they want to do offensively. 1373 01:27:46,940 --> 01:27:51,960 And if they can get up on them, especially at home, it's just something about, you know, 1374 01:27:52,000 --> 01:27:55,380 when you're on the road like that, if things ain't going your way, a lot of times, man, 1375 01:27:55,400 --> 01:27:57,400 it can really just turn into an avalanche. 1376 01:27:58,120 --> 01:28:01,760 I think that's what James Clemens really needs to do tonight to be able to win this game. 1377 01:28:02,720 --> 01:28:07,100 You mentioned that, and I think home field advantage is huge because of travel distance. 1378 01:28:07,300 --> 01:28:09,720 A couple of our Shell's neighbors, they've got the advantage tonight. 1379 01:28:09,920 --> 01:28:11,320 Dester is home in North Jackson. 1380 01:28:11,320 --> 01:28:12,380 That's over in Stevenson. 1381 01:28:12,440 --> 01:28:13,060 That's a drive. 1382 01:28:13,720 --> 01:28:18,160 And Carbett County, always tough at Leighton, historically one of the toughest places to 1383 01:28:18,160 --> 01:28:19,320 win for a visiting team. 1384 01:28:19,440 --> 01:28:22,140 And Collinsville is going to find out more about that tonight. 1385 01:28:22,200 --> 01:28:25,000 But your thoughts about those respective matchups? 1386 01:28:26,080 --> 01:28:30,160 Yeah, I've seen North Jackson and Deschler a little bit on film. 1387 01:28:30,260 --> 01:28:31,460 I haven't been to any of their games. 1388 01:28:31,800 --> 01:28:34,780 But, I mean, Nicholas Price is just amazing. 1389 01:28:34,980 --> 01:28:37,180 I mean, this kid, he's so good. 1390 01:28:37,220 --> 01:28:38,180 He's so hard to stop. 1391 01:28:38,500 --> 01:28:39,740 But that's not all they've got. 1392 01:28:39,740 --> 01:28:45,340 I mean, they've got a little bit of a passing game that they've put in place the last few 1393 01:28:45,340 --> 01:28:45,700 weeks. 1394 01:28:46,700 --> 01:28:48,780 And, of course, Deschler's going to load up. 1395 01:28:48,860 --> 01:28:50,440 They're going to load up to try to stop Price. 1396 01:28:50,700 --> 01:28:52,500 But everybody's loaded up to try to stop him. 1397 01:28:52,520 --> 01:28:53,840 And nobody's been able to stop him. 1398 01:28:53,920 --> 01:28:56,560 He went for 349 yards against Madison Academy. 1399 01:28:56,980 --> 01:28:59,480 And they've got pretty good defense, you know, most people think. 1400 01:29:00,780 --> 01:29:03,040 So, I think that that's going to be a tough game. 1401 01:29:03,480 --> 01:29:05,240 It could go into the fourth quarter. 1402 01:29:05,320 --> 01:29:06,080 Wouldn't shock me. 1403 01:29:06,300 --> 01:29:11,100 You know, because North Jackson was just a on-site, recovered on-site kick away from finishing 1404 01:29:11,100 --> 01:29:12,680 number two in the region. 1405 01:29:12,680 --> 01:29:15,160 And they would have been hosting this week. 1406 01:29:15,900 --> 01:29:19,440 The other games that you mentioned, I think you said Collinsville. 1407 01:29:20,100 --> 01:29:22,100 Calvert County hosting Collinsville. 1408 01:29:23,020 --> 01:29:23,420 Yeah. 1409 01:29:23,580 --> 01:29:27,040 I think the home teams are going to have huge advantages, especially if there's weather 1410 01:29:27,040 --> 01:29:27,480 tonight. 1411 01:29:27,580 --> 01:29:28,380 Because you know your field. 1412 01:29:28,920 --> 01:29:30,380 And all fields are not created equal. 1413 01:29:30,500 --> 01:29:30,940 I'm telling you. 1414 01:29:31,900 --> 01:29:34,100 Last week, it was a soggy mess. 1415 01:29:34,300 --> 01:29:37,560 I was out there at the Washington Stadium at Madison Academy. 1416 01:29:37,780 --> 01:29:42,520 And once you got outside the yard mark, the numbers, it was a swamp. 1417 01:29:43,040 --> 01:29:45,500 So, it kind of depends on what kind of field you got. 1418 01:29:45,500 --> 01:29:52,100 And if you haven't taken care of your field as good as some schools do, it could make a big 1419 01:29:52,100 --> 01:29:53,240 difference, you know, out there. 1420 01:29:53,360 --> 01:29:56,320 But I think the home teams are probably going to have the advantage in this. 1421 01:29:57,000 --> 01:30:00,760 And that's just, but the thing about, you know, Alabama is that you're home this week. 1422 01:30:00,880 --> 01:30:05,000 But depending on what the other side did that you're going to play the next week, you may 1423 01:30:05,000 --> 01:30:05,820 not be at home. 1424 01:30:06,160 --> 01:30:08,860 And I like the way Alabama does that as opposed to other states. 1425 01:30:09,840 --> 01:30:15,580 Jimmy, let me close with what I think is one of the most entertaining games in North Alabama 1426 01:30:15,580 --> 01:30:16,060 tonight. 1427 01:30:16,260 --> 01:30:17,740 You mentioned Madison Academy. 1428 01:30:18,580 --> 01:30:19,140 They're 8-2. 1429 01:30:19,240 --> 01:30:20,320 They're hosting Hatton. 1430 01:30:20,860 --> 01:30:23,740 Hatton has won five of their last six games. 1431 01:30:23,840 --> 01:30:25,620 They've got playmakers everywhere. 1432 01:30:26,200 --> 01:30:30,320 Tayshaun Love, their quarterback, 1,500 yards of area sevens. 1433 01:30:30,860 --> 01:30:35,420 Quindarius Boulding is another big playmaker. 1434 01:30:35,880 --> 01:30:39,060 We've talked a lot about Charlson Owens. 1435 01:30:40,120 --> 01:30:46,360 Daylon Scott won the player of the week from a couple of entities. 1436 01:30:47,040 --> 01:30:48,900 This should be really a fun game. 1437 01:30:49,220 --> 01:30:54,000 Believe me, Bob Gonsi has coached a few playoff games in this time. 1438 01:30:54,600 --> 01:30:57,980 We know that a fun game, Hatton and Madison Academy. 1439 01:30:58,980 --> 01:31:01,820 Yeah, these teams are almost mirror images of each other. 1440 01:31:01,920 --> 01:31:04,040 They've got playmakers all over the field. 1441 01:31:04,140 --> 01:31:10,720 The biggest difference, though, is that Hatton's playmakers are mostly senior guys, and they've 1442 01:31:10,720 --> 01:31:14,120 been playing at Hatton, or they've got a lot of experience. 1443 01:31:14,680 --> 01:31:16,840 Tayshaun Love, man, he's a magician. 1444 01:31:17,060 --> 01:31:19,080 He just knows what to do with the ball. 1445 01:31:19,400 --> 01:31:21,680 You think you've got him trapped, and then he gets away from you. 1446 01:31:21,960 --> 01:31:25,700 But by the same token, Charlton Owens is similar for Madison Academy. 1447 01:31:26,360 --> 01:31:29,180 Don't forget that Love can throw the ball, too. 1448 01:31:29,260 --> 01:31:32,140 He's got a big receiver in Aaron Cooper. 1449 01:31:32,720 --> 01:31:35,200 I got to see him again when they played Westminster this year. 1450 01:31:35,280 --> 01:31:35,980 He's a tall kid. 1451 01:31:36,060 --> 01:31:36,920 He can go out and get the ball. 1452 01:31:37,100 --> 01:31:37,860 He's got speed. 1453 01:31:38,680 --> 01:31:41,360 I think the team that can just avoid the turn... 1454 01:31:41,360 --> 01:31:42,900 I'll tell you what, here's what's going to happen tonight. 1455 01:31:43,380 --> 01:31:46,920 Both teams, it's going to be the first team that can get a lead before the rain starts. 1456 01:31:47,660 --> 01:31:47,820 Yeah. 1457 01:31:48,100 --> 01:31:51,780 That's who's going to probably win the game, because it's not just supposed to rain. 1458 01:31:51,840 --> 01:31:53,280 It's supposed to come thunderstorms. 1459 01:31:53,700 --> 01:31:53,800 Right. 1460 01:31:53,800 --> 01:31:59,180 So, I really hope we don't have any delays, but whoever's ahead, when it really starts 1461 01:31:59,180 --> 01:32:01,260 to pour, that's probably who's going to win this thing. 1462 01:32:02,180 --> 01:32:07,080 Yeah, Nikita Stover came over from Decatur Heritage and brought Severus Evans with him, 1463 01:32:07,120 --> 01:32:09,280 and boy, that has really paid dividends. 1464 01:32:09,920 --> 01:32:11,720 Jimmy, great job, as usual. 1465 01:32:11,960 --> 01:32:12,560 I'm like you. 1466 01:32:12,620 --> 01:32:18,520 I hope some of these Region 4 teams can advance tonight for the first time since 2019. 1467 01:32:18,960 --> 01:32:19,980 That would be wonderful. 1468 01:32:19,980 --> 01:32:26,020 Jimmy, where can we get online and get your stuff, get the coverage pre-game, post-game, 1469 01:32:26,140 --> 01:32:29,400 as far as the first round of high school playoffs? 1470 01:32:30,520 --> 01:32:31,000 Absolutely. 1471 01:32:31,280 --> 01:32:34,380 Go to preps at AL.com, and you'll be able to get all the scores. 1472 01:32:35,320 --> 01:32:40,860 And as we say every single week, if you're at a game tonight, we can't be at all of them. 1473 01:32:40,940 --> 01:32:44,860 If you're at a game tonight and you get some video footage, you want to upload it, send 1474 01:32:44,860 --> 01:32:58,600 it straight to the X account for AL.com, AL, D-O-T, preps, and you can put it straight online, and it might make the regular online service. 1475 01:32:59,100 --> 01:33:05,260 I hope that we get some of that tonight, because I've got a feeling we're going to have some really big plays, and I hope some folks are out there sending those clips in. 1476 01:33:06,260 --> 01:33:09,860 And I hope everyone, including you, stays dry out there, Jimmy. 1477 01:33:09,980 --> 01:33:11,740 Thanks so much for your time today, bud. 1478 01:33:12,560 --> 01:33:13,220 Thanks, guys. 1479 01:33:13,260 --> 01:33:13,820 We're going to try. 1480 01:33:13,920 --> 01:33:14,300 Thanks, guys. 1481 01:33:15,080 --> 01:33:16,560 I hope all the best for you. 1482 01:33:17,040 --> 01:33:18,160 Jimmy 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01:38:20,000 you're living up to your name these days, 1597 01:38:20,100 --> 01:38:20,840 are you not, Justin? 1598 01:38:20,920 --> 01:38:22,200 Since the last time we talked, 1599 01:38:22,440 --> 01:38:23,580 you've had a lot to observe. 1600 01:38:23,700 --> 01:38:25,620 A coaching change, basketball. 1601 01:38:26,320 --> 01:38:27,660 You've been a busy boy, have you not? 1602 01:38:28,780 --> 01:38:30,680 Yeah, it's been the busiest week of my career, 1603 01:38:30,920 --> 01:38:33,060 which is good for business, at least. 1604 01:38:33,320 --> 01:38:34,540 I haven't gotten a ton of sleep, 1605 01:38:34,780 --> 01:38:36,320 but it's been a lot of good work, 1606 01:38:36,380 --> 01:38:38,160 and we've been able to put a lot of stuff out about it 1607 01:38:38,160 --> 01:38:39,440 because there's so much going on right now. 1608 01:38:40,300 --> 01:38:43,120 Let's talk about, obviously, where we start with, 1609 01:38:43,160 --> 01:38:44,500 the changing of the guard. 1610 01:38:45,460 --> 01:38:48,080 I don't think anybody's terribly surprised by this. 1611 01:38:48,360 --> 01:38:51,200 Probably Auburn fans are elated now 1612 01:38:51,200 --> 01:38:52,680 for the first time in a long time. 1613 01:38:52,780 --> 01:38:55,060 Justin, what are you hearing about the news 1614 01:38:55,060 --> 01:38:56,260 of the changing of the guard? 1615 01:38:57,520 --> 01:38:59,340 Yeah, I mean, I think we had talked about this 1616 01:38:59,340 --> 01:39:00,120 a few weeks ago, 1617 01:39:00,300 --> 01:39:03,200 that I felt like Auburn needed to kind of hit rock bottom 1618 01:39:03,200 --> 01:39:05,920 to make a coaching change in season. 1619 01:39:06,100 --> 01:39:08,700 That's something that Auburn didn't prefer to do. 1620 01:39:09,120 --> 01:39:11,060 Well, scoring three points at home 1621 01:39:11,060 --> 01:39:14,500 to the second-worst defense in the SEC, 1622 01:39:14,700 --> 01:39:17,180 a team that had lost 10 straight SEC games 1623 01:39:17,180 --> 01:39:17,840 heading into that one. 1624 01:39:18,040 --> 01:39:19,580 That's as rock bottom as it gets. 1625 01:39:20,340 --> 01:39:23,220 I mean, anybody who was there in Jordan-Hare Stadium, 1626 01:39:23,760 --> 01:39:24,940 especially in that second half, 1627 01:39:25,000 --> 01:39:26,440 that fourth quarter against Kentucky, 1628 01:39:26,620 --> 01:39:28,600 knew that when that was all said and done, 1629 01:39:28,680 --> 01:39:30,420 there was no way that Hugh Freeze 1630 01:39:30,420 --> 01:39:31,740 was going to coach another game at Auburn. 1631 01:39:32,180 --> 01:39:33,020 It just didn't work, 1632 01:39:33,120 --> 01:39:35,480 and I think it was kind of an extreme version 1633 01:39:35,480 --> 01:39:37,740 of the things that had gone wrong 1634 01:39:37,740 --> 01:39:39,220 for Freeze during his tenure. 1635 01:39:39,780 --> 01:39:42,120 You had a team lose another close game. 1636 01:39:42,460 --> 01:39:44,560 You had an offense that continued to get worse 1637 01:39:44,560 --> 01:39:45,500 as time went on. 1638 01:39:45,540 --> 01:39:46,760 The more involved he got, 1639 01:39:47,140 --> 01:39:50,060 the worse it got over the course of his tenure. 1640 01:39:50,680 --> 01:39:53,020 And it just hit to a point where they just felt like 1641 01:39:53,020 --> 01:39:55,200 they had no answers and no hope on the offensive end. 1642 01:39:55,200 --> 01:39:56,940 And, you know, I mean, 1643 01:39:57,500 --> 01:40:00,020 Freeze was hired to come in and fix that, 1644 01:40:00,240 --> 01:40:02,000 to bring that offensive success, 1645 01:40:02,300 --> 01:40:05,520 to get Auburn in a position where they could compete 1646 01:40:05,520 --> 01:40:07,660 with some of the best teams in the SEC. 1647 01:40:08,320 --> 01:40:10,840 Instead, they got worse on offense over time, 1648 01:40:11,200 --> 01:40:13,900 and it was no longer hanging with the Georgians 1649 01:40:13,900 --> 01:40:15,220 and the Alabamas of the world. 1650 01:40:15,380 --> 01:40:18,420 It was, you know, you're now losing to Kentucky at home. 1651 01:40:18,580 --> 01:40:22,460 So that was just a clear, clear sign 1652 01:40:22,460 --> 01:40:23,380 it was time to pull the plug. 1653 01:40:24,720 --> 01:40:26,220 I know you've been asked this, 1654 01:40:26,260 --> 01:40:28,120 and you've probably written about it too, 1655 01:40:28,120 --> 01:40:31,520 about how different the offense will be 1656 01:40:31,520 --> 01:40:35,740 after Hugh Freeze is no longer calling the plays 1657 01:40:35,740 --> 01:40:36,880 or meddling with them. 1658 01:40:36,960 --> 01:40:40,900 It seems like Derrick Nix is going to be the one play caller, 1659 01:40:41,160 --> 01:40:43,120 maybe getting the ball to, well, 1660 01:40:43,120 --> 01:40:46,220 a point of concept to the wide receivers, 1661 01:40:47,120 --> 01:40:48,520 the talented wide receivers. 1662 01:40:48,820 --> 01:40:52,000 I've heard Mason Murphy may start at center. 1663 01:40:52,800 --> 01:40:54,140 What are you hearing right now? 1664 01:40:54,300 --> 01:40:57,140 And, again, there's not a lot you can do in a week, 1665 01:40:57,260 --> 01:41:00,660 but even having an attitude adjustment helps. 1666 01:41:01,080 --> 01:41:02,960 What do you expect to see Auburn 1667 01:41:02,960 --> 01:41:04,740 offensively in Nashville tomorrow? 1668 01:41:05,800 --> 01:41:08,620 You know, I really struggled to try to figure out 1669 01:41:08,620 --> 01:41:11,020 what all they could realistically change 1670 01:41:11,020 --> 01:41:13,460 about their offense in this short amount of time. 1671 01:41:13,580 --> 01:41:15,840 It's still going to be Ashton Daniels as a starter. 1672 01:41:17,420 --> 01:41:18,720 And, look, here's the other thing. 1673 01:41:18,960 --> 01:41:20,460 Like, Derrick Nix and, like, 1674 01:41:20,500 --> 01:41:21,700 the rest of these offensive assistants, 1675 01:41:21,800 --> 01:41:22,700 these are Freeze guys. 1676 01:41:23,000 --> 01:41:24,320 You know, it's like, this is the system. 1677 01:41:24,440 --> 01:41:25,160 This is the offense. 1678 01:41:25,300 --> 01:41:27,180 It's like, you know, a few years ago 1679 01:41:27,180 --> 01:41:28,540 when Auburn fired Brian Harsin 1680 01:41:28,540 --> 01:41:30,340 and turned it over to Cadillac Williams 1681 01:41:30,340 --> 01:41:31,880 and he said, hey, Will, friend, 1682 01:41:31,940 --> 01:41:33,320 take the ball and run with it, literally. 1683 01:41:33,920 --> 01:41:36,480 He was a former coordinator who wasn't part of that, 1684 01:41:36,540 --> 01:41:37,340 you know, tree. 1685 01:41:38,020 --> 01:41:41,840 So, I think it's tougher to kind of see that right now. 1686 01:41:41,900 --> 01:41:43,500 I think Auburn, if you're talking about 1687 01:41:43,500 --> 01:41:44,780 this Vanderbilt game specifically, 1688 01:41:45,520 --> 01:41:47,280 they're going to need to be able to run the ball 1689 01:41:47,280 --> 01:41:51,240 just because you can't really trust Ashton Daniels 1690 01:41:51,240 --> 01:41:52,760 to be a guy to go out there and win it with his arm, 1691 01:41:52,800 --> 01:41:54,580 and you can't really trust Jackson Arnold either 1692 01:41:54,580 --> 01:41:55,960 at this point. 1693 01:41:56,580 --> 01:41:58,700 You know, Vanderbilt's more susceptible 1694 01:41:58,700 --> 01:41:59,360 through the air, 1695 01:41:59,680 --> 01:42:01,580 but you can't build, you know, 1696 01:42:01,580 --> 01:42:02,640 the whole offense out of that. 1697 01:42:02,720 --> 01:42:04,100 I just don't think that's a smart idea. 1698 01:42:04,840 --> 01:42:06,940 The changing of the offensive line, 1699 01:42:07,620 --> 01:42:09,420 you know, Kale Ellis, you know, 1700 01:42:09,560 --> 01:42:10,860 he's 17 years old. 1701 01:42:11,340 --> 01:42:13,260 He had a couple of good, you know, 1702 01:42:13,260 --> 01:42:15,840 solid starts or, you know, 1703 01:42:15,840 --> 01:42:17,600 having to be thrown in at that center spot. 1704 01:42:17,980 --> 01:42:19,620 Kentucky just really got after him 1705 01:42:19,620 --> 01:42:20,540 in that game last week. 1706 01:42:20,620 --> 01:42:21,740 It was a tough game for him. 1707 01:42:22,100 --> 01:42:22,880 So shuffling it up, 1708 01:42:22,940 --> 01:42:24,180 getting more experience on the line 1709 01:42:24,180 --> 01:42:25,120 makes a lot of sense. 1710 01:42:25,760 --> 01:42:28,380 I just, I really don't know realistically 1711 01:42:28,380 --> 01:42:30,360 how much you can change about this offense 1712 01:42:30,360 --> 01:42:32,820 other than, you know, 1713 01:42:32,860 --> 01:42:35,840 hope that you can hit on a little bit more downfield 1714 01:42:35,840 --> 01:42:37,940 to Cam Coleman and Eric Selton 1715 01:42:37,940 --> 01:42:40,640 and guys like that against this Vanderbilt pass defense 1716 01:42:40,640 --> 01:42:42,440 and try to stay the course, 1717 01:42:42,980 --> 01:42:45,580 play smart, you know, run the football, 1718 01:42:45,860 --> 01:42:47,600 play smart with it, don't turn it over, 1719 01:42:47,720 --> 01:42:49,420 and just rely on your defense 1720 01:42:49,420 --> 01:42:51,880 and your special teams to help you out in this one. 1721 01:42:53,000 --> 01:42:55,080 Justin Ferguson, the Auburn Observer. 1722 01:42:55,280 --> 01:42:56,780 Justin, let's face it, 1723 01:42:56,800 --> 01:42:58,060 a bold decision, 1724 01:42:58,180 --> 01:42:59,280 not to mention the expensive, 1725 01:42:59,480 --> 01:43:00,320 given all the bills 1726 01:43:00,320 --> 01:43:01,740 that are coming in from past coaches. 1727 01:43:02,340 --> 01:43:03,400 If you want to comment about that, 1728 01:43:03,460 --> 01:43:04,180 please do. 1729 01:43:04,320 --> 01:43:06,060 But your thoughts just about 1730 01:43:06,060 --> 01:43:08,160 the temper of this program 1731 01:43:08,160 --> 01:43:09,320 because in the old days, 1732 01:43:09,400 --> 01:43:10,180 if you let a coach go, 1733 01:43:10,240 --> 01:43:11,380 it was usually after the season, 1734 01:43:11,540 --> 01:43:13,260 first week or so of December, 1735 01:43:13,480 --> 01:43:15,460 National Signing Day was then in February. 1736 01:43:16,080 --> 01:43:16,760 That was then. 1737 01:43:16,940 --> 01:43:18,200 Now, if you let a coach go, 1738 01:43:18,300 --> 01:43:18,780 not only that, 1739 01:43:18,880 --> 01:43:19,960 these kids have an option 1740 01:43:19,960 --> 01:43:20,940 to get out of there. 1741 01:43:21,940 --> 01:43:23,140 That's the number of days or weeks. 1742 01:43:23,240 --> 01:43:23,920 And then you have 1743 01:43:23,920 --> 01:43:25,220 the first signing period now 1744 01:43:25,220 --> 01:43:27,360 about three and a half weeks away. 1745 01:43:27,840 --> 01:43:28,600 Your thoughts, 1746 01:43:28,700 --> 01:43:29,180 what are you hearing 1747 01:43:29,180 --> 01:43:30,540 as far as people 1748 01:43:30,540 --> 01:43:32,340 maybe exploring their options 1749 01:43:32,340 --> 01:43:34,000 given the rules of the NCAA 1750 01:43:34,000 --> 01:43:35,880 and the influence this has 1751 01:43:35,880 --> 01:43:37,340 on National Signing Day? 1752 01:43:38,200 --> 01:43:39,720 Yeah, I don't expect anybody 1753 01:43:39,720 --> 01:43:40,680 to really jump to the portal 1754 01:43:40,680 --> 01:43:41,640 right now for Auburn 1755 01:43:41,640 --> 01:43:43,420 just because you've already, 1756 01:43:43,600 --> 01:43:44,740 like, your season's done. 1757 01:43:44,840 --> 01:43:45,420 At this point, 1758 01:43:45,580 --> 01:43:46,980 you can wait until 1759 01:43:46,980 --> 01:43:48,760 the second window, 1760 01:43:49,000 --> 01:43:49,320 you know, 1761 01:43:49,420 --> 01:43:50,540 or I guess 1762 01:43:50,540 --> 01:43:51,620 the real transfer portal 1763 01:43:51,620 --> 01:43:52,520 when it comes in January 1764 01:43:52,520 --> 01:43:53,600 where everybody knows, 1765 01:43:53,720 --> 01:43:54,140 like, okay, 1766 01:43:54,220 --> 01:43:54,460 all right, 1767 01:43:54,500 --> 01:43:56,120 here's who we have. 1768 01:43:56,240 --> 01:43:57,640 Here's what our roster looks like. 1769 01:43:58,040 --> 01:43:58,300 You know, 1770 01:43:58,380 --> 01:43:59,700 that'll make a little bit more sense. 1771 01:44:00,260 --> 01:44:00,720 I think, like, 1772 01:44:00,760 --> 01:44:01,280 when Damari 1773 01:44:01,280 --> 01:44:02,720 also jumped in the portal, 1774 01:44:03,020 --> 01:44:04,180 which he did this week, 1775 01:44:04,240 --> 01:44:04,680 it was like, 1776 01:44:04,740 --> 01:44:05,140 okay, well, 1777 01:44:05,220 --> 01:44:06,360 he had a red shirt. 1778 01:44:06,720 --> 01:44:07,600 If there were guys 1779 01:44:07,600 --> 01:44:08,600 who could red shirt left, 1780 01:44:09,240 --> 01:44:09,600 maybe, 1781 01:44:09,840 --> 01:44:10,780 but so far, 1782 01:44:10,820 --> 01:44:11,260 we haven't really 1783 01:44:11,260 --> 01:44:11,980 kind of heard that 1784 01:44:11,980 --> 01:44:13,040 to this point. 1785 01:44:13,160 --> 01:44:14,280 Your season's kind of lost 1786 01:44:14,280 --> 01:44:14,880 at this point, 1787 01:44:15,280 --> 01:44:15,680 you know, 1788 01:44:15,680 --> 01:44:16,560 nine games into it, 1789 01:44:16,600 --> 01:44:17,760 about to be ten games into it. 1790 01:44:18,300 --> 01:44:18,860 Yeah, I mean, 1791 01:44:18,880 --> 01:44:19,780 I think Auburn 1792 01:44:19,780 --> 01:44:20,640 had to make this decision 1793 01:44:20,640 --> 01:44:21,200 because they needed 1794 01:44:21,200 --> 01:44:21,880 to jump in, 1795 01:44:21,960 --> 01:44:22,860 and, you know, 1796 01:44:22,900 --> 01:44:24,440 Auburn wants to have 1797 01:44:24,440 --> 01:44:25,780 a head coach 1798 01:44:25,780 --> 01:44:27,220 as close to 1799 01:44:27,220 --> 01:44:28,780 after the Iron Bowl 1800 01:44:28,780 --> 01:44:29,360 as possible. 1801 01:44:29,680 --> 01:44:30,540 John Cohen said that 1802 01:44:30,540 --> 01:44:31,020 this week, 1803 01:44:31,100 --> 01:44:32,200 and I think you do that, 1804 01:44:32,260 --> 01:44:32,960 get a guy in place, 1805 01:44:33,020 --> 01:44:34,100 try to keep your recruiting class 1806 01:44:34,100 --> 01:44:36,280 intact as much as possible 1807 01:44:36,280 --> 01:44:37,940 and be ready to hit the portal 1808 01:44:37,940 --> 01:44:39,060 when it opens in January 1809 01:44:39,060 --> 01:44:40,060 full blast. 1810 01:44:40,200 --> 01:44:41,120 That's just the nature 1811 01:44:41,120 --> 01:44:41,520 of the game. 1812 01:44:41,680 --> 01:44:42,240 Like, you're right. 1813 01:44:42,320 --> 01:44:43,700 Like, if we were back 1814 01:44:43,700 --> 01:44:45,240 to a pre-portal era 1815 01:44:45,240 --> 01:44:46,620 or maybe even the portal 1816 01:44:46,620 --> 01:44:48,100 and recruiting all happened 1817 01:44:48,100 --> 01:44:48,800 at the same time 1818 01:44:48,800 --> 01:44:49,500 after the season, 1819 01:44:50,420 --> 01:44:50,820 maybe, 1820 01:44:51,020 --> 01:44:52,260 maybe you can make that move. 1821 01:44:52,360 --> 01:44:54,060 That's just not realistic anymore. 1822 01:44:54,260 --> 01:44:55,140 So, it's going to be interesting. 1823 01:44:55,280 --> 01:44:56,280 Like, you already have to go ahead 1824 01:44:56,280 --> 01:44:57,120 and do your legwork 1825 01:44:57,120 --> 01:44:58,700 here in this month of November 1826 01:44:58,700 --> 01:45:01,500 because you're going to want 1827 01:45:01,500 --> 01:45:02,440 to get a quality coach 1828 01:45:02,440 --> 01:45:03,960 in place, you know, 1829 01:45:04,020 --> 01:45:05,480 as soon as possible 1830 01:45:05,480 --> 01:45:06,420 after the season 1831 01:45:06,420 --> 01:45:08,700 knowing also that 1832 01:45:08,700 --> 01:45:10,040 as Cohen said, 1833 01:45:10,300 --> 01:45:11,060 the guys at Auburn 1834 01:45:11,060 --> 01:45:11,840 are probably going to interview 1835 01:45:11,840 --> 01:45:14,560 and take into consideration 1836 01:45:14,560 --> 01:45:15,640 probably coaching 1837 01:45:15,640 --> 01:45:16,580 really good football teams 1838 01:45:16,580 --> 01:45:17,440 towards the end of the season. 1839 01:45:17,620 --> 01:45:17,940 So, I mean, 1840 01:45:18,000 --> 01:45:18,800 that's something you've got 1841 01:45:18,800 --> 01:45:20,000 to weigh out as well. 1842 01:45:20,840 --> 01:45:22,020 Jesse, you'll never guess 1843 01:45:22,020 --> 01:45:22,920 the next question. 1844 01:45:24,800 --> 01:45:25,880 Your thoughts about 1845 01:45:25,880 --> 01:45:26,860 the obvious question 1846 01:45:26,860 --> 01:45:29,180 about who you think 1847 01:45:29,180 --> 01:45:29,920 it will be, 1848 01:45:30,040 --> 01:45:31,200 who's the best fit, 1849 01:45:31,740 --> 01:45:32,560 and let's face it, 1850 01:45:32,560 --> 01:45:33,300 you've got to believe 1851 01:45:33,300 --> 01:45:34,640 these guys who pull the trigger, 1852 01:45:34,860 --> 01:45:36,540 this just wasn't something 1853 01:45:36,540 --> 01:45:37,320 in five minutes. 1854 01:45:37,440 --> 01:45:37,880 They've got to have, 1855 01:45:38,200 --> 01:45:38,900 you hope anyway, 1856 01:45:38,980 --> 01:45:39,460 that they're smart 1857 01:45:39,460 --> 01:45:40,140 and have some type 1858 01:45:40,140 --> 01:45:40,940 of plan in place. 1859 01:45:41,180 --> 01:45:42,260 How much does this administration 1860 01:45:42,260 --> 01:45:43,420 know and when will they 1861 01:45:43,420 --> 01:45:44,160 release that? 1862 01:45:44,200 --> 01:45:44,920 Or maybe they're still 1863 01:45:44,920 --> 01:45:45,740 shopping hard. 1864 01:45:46,300 --> 01:45:47,340 where, as far as 1865 01:45:47,340 --> 01:45:48,480 the question asked, 1866 01:45:48,800 --> 01:45:49,960 as far as the new 1867 01:45:49,960 --> 01:45:50,840 top tag for Auburn, 1868 01:45:50,880 --> 01:45:51,360 how do you answer 1869 01:45:51,360 --> 01:45:51,940 that question? 1870 01:45:52,760 --> 01:45:54,140 Yeah, I think right now 1871 01:45:54,140 --> 01:45:55,240 for John Cohen, 1872 01:45:55,580 --> 01:45:56,520 you know, 1873 01:45:56,620 --> 01:45:57,900 it's cast a net 1874 01:45:57,900 --> 01:45:58,760 right now 1875 01:45:58,760 --> 01:45:59,500 and go ahead 1876 01:45:59,500 --> 01:46:00,900 and feel it out 1877 01:46:00,900 --> 01:46:01,620 and kind of process, 1878 01:46:02,040 --> 01:46:03,040 identify candidates 1879 01:46:03,040 --> 01:46:03,800 that would make sense, 1880 01:46:03,900 --> 01:46:04,860 knowing good and well 1881 01:46:04,860 --> 01:46:06,080 that you're going to 1882 01:46:06,080 --> 01:46:06,680 probably have, 1883 01:46:06,860 --> 01:46:07,160 you know, 1884 01:46:07,200 --> 01:46:08,280 you're probably weeks away 1885 01:46:08,280 --> 01:46:09,620 from getting anything formal, 1886 01:46:09,620 --> 01:46:10,620 you know, 1887 01:46:10,620 --> 01:46:12,260 kind of getting going there. 1888 01:46:12,460 --> 01:46:14,140 So I think you cast a net 1889 01:46:14,140 --> 01:46:15,980 and try to identify candidates 1890 01:46:15,980 --> 01:46:17,280 that make sense for you 1891 01:46:17,280 --> 01:46:18,660 and then start kind of 1892 01:46:18,660 --> 01:46:19,960 doing your legwork on them 1893 01:46:19,960 --> 01:46:22,080 so that you can be ready 1894 01:46:22,080 --> 01:46:23,680 when that time arises. 1895 01:46:24,000 --> 01:46:25,000 If you're asking me 1896 01:46:25,000 --> 01:46:26,040 for names that I've heard 1897 01:46:26,040 --> 01:46:28,320 the most over the last few days, 1898 01:46:28,880 --> 01:46:29,880 John Summerall at Tulane 1899 01:46:29,880 --> 01:46:30,620 is the one you do 1900 01:46:30,620 --> 01:46:31,420 probably the most 1901 01:46:31,420 --> 01:46:32,760 makes a ton of sense. 1902 01:46:32,900 --> 01:46:33,560 Alabama guy, 1903 01:46:33,560 --> 01:46:34,980 former Troy head coach 1904 01:46:34,980 --> 01:46:36,260 has done good work 1905 01:46:36,260 --> 01:46:37,620 at Tulane as well. 1906 01:46:38,340 --> 01:46:38,960 You know, other ones, 1907 01:46:39,240 --> 01:46:40,200 some that have connections 1908 01:46:40,200 --> 01:46:42,260 to Auburn in the past. 1909 01:46:42,420 --> 01:46:43,560 I hear Kenny Dillingham 1910 01:46:43,560 --> 01:46:44,520 from Arizona State 1911 01:46:44,520 --> 01:46:45,520 could be an option 1912 01:46:45,520 --> 01:46:46,040 on the board. 1913 01:46:46,160 --> 01:46:46,820 He was obviously 1914 01:46:46,820 --> 01:46:48,000 Auburn's offensive coordinator 1915 01:46:48,000 --> 01:46:48,860 really the last time 1916 01:46:48,860 --> 01:46:49,700 they had a good season 1917 01:46:49,700 --> 01:46:51,040 back in 2019. 1918 01:46:52,060 --> 01:46:53,100 You've also got, 1919 01:46:53,180 --> 01:46:54,540 I've heard a lot more 1920 01:46:54,540 --> 01:46:57,660 of Jeff Bromit 1921 01:46:57,660 --> 01:46:59,020 at Louisville this week. 1922 01:46:59,240 --> 01:46:59,940 That was the name 1923 01:46:59,940 --> 01:47:00,600 that's kind of 1924 01:47:00,600 --> 01:47:01,160 kind of started 1925 01:47:01,160 --> 01:47:01,620 to come around 1926 01:47:01,620 --> 01:47:02,700 like that would make sense 1927 01:47:02,700 --> 01:47:03,220 for Auburn. 1928 01:47:03,660 --> 01:47:04,860 Eli Drinklitz at Missouri 1929 01:47:04,860 --> 01:47:05,500 I'm sure will get 1930 01:47:05,500 --> 01:47:06,100 consideration, 1931 01:47:06,220 --> 01:47:06,880 but I think that's a 1932 01:47:06,880 --> 01:47:07,660 he's going to be 1933 01:47:07,660 --> 01:47:08,600 a pretty competitive one 1934 01:47:08,600 --> 01:47:09,820 with the other SEC schools 1935 01:47:09,820 --> 01:47:11,160 already, you know, 1936 01:47:11,160 --> 01:47:11,700 in the mix. 1937 01:47:12,420 --> 01:47:13,080 And, you know, 1938 01:47:13,180 --> 01:47:14,180 this one's kind of 1939 01:47:14,180 --> 01:47:15,260 more of a wild card 1940 01:47:15,260 --> 01:47:16,060 of like, okay, 1941 01:47:16,100 --> 01:47:17,900 I'm not sure, you know, 1942 01:47:17,980 --> 01:47:18,940 what all that entails 1943 01:47:18,940 --> 01:47:19,880 because of what has 1944 01:47:19,880 --> 01:47:21,060 happened with him recently. 1945 01:47:21,580 --> 01:47:21,980 But, 1946 01:47:21,980 --> 01:47:23,580 Rhett Lashley at SMU 1947 01:47:23,580 --> 01:47:24,780 doing a good job there. 1948 01:47:24,980 --> 01:47:26,460 He did just sign 1949 01:47:26,460 --> 01:47:27,080 an extension 1950 01:47:27,080 --> 01:47:28,120 at SMU 1951 01:47:28,120 --> 01:47:29,200 that reportedly 1952 01:47:29,200 --> 01:47:30,660 is going to pay him 1953 01:47:30,660 --> 01:47:31,660 a lot of money 1954 01:47:31,660 --> 01:47:32,580 and SMU's got 1955 01:47:32,580 --> 01:47:33,220 a lot of money. 1956 01:47:33,960 --> 01:47:35,060 I think it was coordinated. 1957 01:47:35,460 --> 01:47:36,060 I think it was very 1958 01:47:36,060 --> 01:47:36,600 coordinated 1959 01:47:36,600 --> 01:47:37,820 by SMU 1960 01:47:37,820 --> 01:47:38,220 to go ahead 1961 01:47:38,220 --> 01:47:38,980 and get this done. 1962 01:47:39,380 --> 01:47:40,300 But the other thing 1963 01:47:40,300 --> 01:47:40,840 that y'all got to 1964 01:47:40,840 --> 01:47:41,200 keep in mind 1965 01:47:41,200 --> 01:47:42,220 with SMU 1966 01:47:42,220 --> 01:47:43,080 is they're a private 1967 01:47:43,080 --> 01:47:43,560 school and so 1968 01:47:43,560 --> 01:47:44,080 they don't have to 1969 01:47:44,080 --> 01:47:44,940 disclose how much 1970 01:47:44,940 --> 01:47:46,280 money they're spending 1971 01:47:46,280 --> 01:47:47,020 on these guys. 1972 01:47:47,220 --> 01:47:48,080 So that one's a little 1973 01:47:48,080 --> 01:47:48,960 bit more up in the air. 1974 01:47:49,940 --> 01:47:50,820 Yeah, absolutely. 1975 01:47:51,180 --> 01:47:52,080 Auburn basketball 1976 01:47:52,080 --> 01:47:53,840 started up in the air 1977 01:47:53,840 --> 01:47:54,260 and beat 1978 01:47:54,260 --> 01:47:55,700 Hildolph Bethune 1979 01:47:55,700 --> 01:47:56,260 Cookman 1980 01:47:56,260 --> 01:47:57,080 who really is 1981 01:47:57,080 --> 01:47:57,980 a talented team 1982 01:47:57,980 --> 01:47:58,940 beat Merrimack 1983 01:47:58,940 --> 01:48:01,060 last night 1984 01:48:01,060 --> 01:48:03,180 95-57. 1985 01:48:03,980 --> 01:48:04,600 Well, yeah, 1986 01:48:04,660 --> 01:48:05,440 I'm sure it's been 1987 01:48:05,440 --> 01:48:06,160 quite a week 1988 01:48:06,160 --> 01:48:07,200 but weeks like this 1989 01:48:07,200 --> 01:48:08,120 probably have 1990 01:48:08,120 --> 01:48:08,840 subscriptions. 1991 01:48:09,920 --> 01:48:11,100 Where can we get 1992 01:48:11,100 --> 01:48:11,660 online? 1993 01:48:12,080 --> 01:48:13,080 The 6 a.m. 1994 01:48:13,220 --> 01:48:13,760 emails, 1995 01:48:14,080 --> 01:48:16,180 the Friday mailbag, 1996 01:48:16,320 --> 01:48:17,360 the podcast, 1997 01:48:17,720 --> 01:48:18,660 pre-game, 1998 01:48:18,780 --> 01:48:19,460 post-game 1999 01:48:19,460 --> 01:48:20,820 for Vandy coverage 2000 01:48:20,820 --> 01:48:22,460 and some basketball 2001 01:48:22,460 --> 01:48:22,820 too. 2002 01:48:22,940 --> 01:48:23,540 Where can we get 2003 01:48:23,540 --> 01:48:24,460 all the good stuff? 2004 01:48:25,340 --> 01:48:25,520 Yeah, 2005 01:48:25,600 --> 01:48:26,620 AuburnObserver.com 2006 01:48:26,620 --> 01:48:27,580 it's been a huge week, 2007 01:48:27,660 --> 01:48:28,520 very, very busy week 2008 01:48:28,520 --> 01:48:29,000 for us. 2009 01:48:29,580 --> 01:48:30,380 $6 a month 2010 01:48:30,380 --> 01:48:31,340 or $60 a year 2011 01:48:31,340 --> 01:48:31,860 gets you a full 2012 01:48:31,860 --> 01:48:32,300 subscription. 2013 01:48:32,540 --> 01:48:33,040 We're putting out 2014 01:48:33,040 --> 01:48:34,300 newsletters and podcasts, 2015 01:48:35,320 --> 01:48:35,560 you know, 2016 01:48:35,560 --> 01:48:36,020 one of those 2017 01:48:36,020 --> 01:48:36,840 pretty much every day 2018 01:48:36,840 --> 01:48:38,000 and multiple things 2019 01:48:38,000 --> 01:48:38,600 and sometimes 2020 01:48:38,600 --> 01:48:39,560 they, 2021 01:48:39,720 --> 01:48:39,860 so, 2022 01:48:40,040 --> 01:48:40,240 you know, 2023 01:48:40,260 --> 01:48:40,700 tomorrow, 2024 01:48:41,060 --> 01:48:42,260 tomorrow I'll be 2025 01:48:42,260 --> 01:48:42,740 heading up to 2026 01:48:42,740 --> 01:48:43,160 Vanderbilt 2027 01:48:43,160 --> 01:48:44,420 for that game 2028 01:48:44,420 --> 01:48:44,840 and then 2029 01:48:44,840 --> 01:48:45,980 get back here 2030 01:48:45,980 --> 01:48:46,600 and we've got, 2031 01:48:47,080 --> 01:48:48,040 it'll be an off week 2032 01:48:48,040 --> 01:48:48,580 for football 2033 01:48:48,580 --> 01:48:49,100 but obviously 2034 01:48:49,100 --> 01:48:49,480 the search 2035 01:48:49,480 --> 01:48:50,220 will be going on 2036 01:48:50,220 --> 01:48:50,760 and basketball 2037 01:48:50,760 --> 01:48:51,580 will have a big week 2038 01:48:51,580 --> 01:48:52,020 coming up 2039 01:48:52,020 --> 01:48:52,840 so plenty, 2040 01:48:52,980 --> 01:48:53,560 plenty of stuff 2041 01:48:53,560 --> 01:48:53,940 going on 2042 01:48:53,940 --> 01:48:54,360 at the Observer 2043 01:48:54,360 --> 01:48:55,160 go sign up there. 2044 01:48:56,220 --> 01:48:56,620 Justin, 2045 01:48:56,760 --> 01:48:57,320 safe travels 2046 01:48:57,320 --> 01:48:57,860 to and from 2047 01:48:57,860 --> 01:48:58,680 on the best cities 2048 01:48:58,680 --> 01:48:59,280 on the planet. 2049 01:48:59,480 --> 01:49:00,020 Thanks so much 2050 01:49:00,020 --> 01:49:00,760 for your time today. 2051 01:49:01,820 --> 01:49:02,000 Yep, 2052 01:49:02,040 --> 01:49:02,360 absolutely. 2053 01:49:02,500 --> 01:49:02,700 Thank you. 2054 01:49:03,020 --> 01:49:03,500 Thank you, 2055 01:49:03,560 --> 01:49:03,720 Boone. 2056 01:49:03,980 --> 01:49:04,740 Justin Ferguson, 2057 01:49:04,960 --> 01:49:06,340 the Auburn Observer, 2058 01:49:06,480 --> 01:49:07,120 time for us 2059 01:49:07,120 --> 01:49:07,780 to observe 2060 01:49:07,780 --> 01:49:08,800 the stupid 2061 01:49:08,800 --> 01:49:09,460 underdog 2062 01:49:09,460 --> 01:49:10,200 picks and more 2063 01:49:10,200 --> 01:49:10,760 straight ahead. 2064 01:49:10,860 --> 01:49:11,540 Stay with us. 2065 01:49:11,540 --> 01:49:28,120 Does it really matter 2066 01:49:28,120 --> 01:49:28,900 which dealership 2067 01:49:28,900 --> 01:49:29,480 you buy from? 2068 01:49:29,840 --> 01:49:30,520 Short answer, 2069 01:49:30,900 --> 01:49:31,640 yes it does. 2070 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01:52:10,720 and the trusted orthopedic team 2197 01:52:10,720 --> 01:52:11,620 of the shoals families 2198 01:52:11,620 --> 01:52:13,440 for over 30 years, 2199 01:52:13,720 --> 01:52:14,800 North Alabama Bone 2200 01:52:14,800 --> 01:52:15,440 and Joint Clinic 2201 01:52:15,440 --> 01:52:16,420 is here for you. 2202 01:52:16,420 --> 01:52:20,820 Learn more at nabjc.com. 2203 01:52:20,820 --> 01:52:22,020 The Score. 2204 01:52:22,440 --> 01:52:24,660 Now, back with Boomo Bugg 2205 01:52:24,660 --> 01:52:27,220 on 93.9 The Score. 2206 01:52:27,560 --> 01:52:28,000 The Score. 2207 01:52:28,280 --> 01:52:29,120 Welcome back in. 2208 01:52:29,240 --> 01:52:30,000 Dr. Beard, 2209 01:52:30,080 --> 01:52:30,960 what's your prescription 2210 01:52:30,960 --> 01:52:32,600 for the stupid underdog picks 2211 01:52:32,600 --> 01:52:33,100 this weekend? 2212 01:52:33,480 --> 01:52:35,320 West Georgia at UNA. 2213 01:52:35,880 --> 01:52:38,220 I just think UNA's playing better, 2214 01:52:38,320 --> 01:52:39,600 but I think West Georgia, 2215 01:52:39,760 --> 01:52:42,040 who's forced at 15 turnovers, 2216 01:52:42,100 --> 01:52:43,420 is going to be the difference. 2217 01:52:43,940 --> 01:52:45,880 West Georgia beats UNA at home, 2218 01:52:45,880 --> 01:52:47,260 28 to 21. 2219 01:52:47,920 --> 01:52:49,020 Auburn at Vanderbilt. 2220 01:52:49,120 --> 01:52:50,280 I think Auburn's going to play 2221 01:52:50,280 --> 01:52:51,540 with their hair on fire, 2222 01:52:51,700 --> 01:52:53,040 but Vanderbilt's got a ton 2223 01:52:53,040 --> 01:52:54,680 to play for this year. 2224 01:52:55,220 --> 01:52:56,900 Ashton Daniels is not going to make 2225 01:52:56,900 --> 01:52:58,380 a miraculous recovery 2226 01:52:58,380 --> 01:52:59,220 in one week. 2227 01:52:59,720 --> 01:53:01,800 Vandy 24, Auburn 17. 2228 01:53:02,640 --> 01:53:04,460 LSU at Alabama. 2229 01:53:05,940 --> 01:53:07,140 Alabama's got to get off 2230 01:53:07,140 --> 01:53:08,200 to an early lead, 2231 01:53:08,340 --> 01:53:09,500 commit to running the ball 2232 01:53:09,500 --> 01:53:11,140 for 120 yards, 2233 01:53:11,720 --> 01:53:13,400 get production on first down, 2234 01:53:13,500 --> 01:53:15,120 keep LSU on third down. 2235 01:53:15,340 --> 01:53:17,300 Kaelin DeBoer's 16 to 2 2236 01:53:17,300 --> 01:53:18,660 coming off of bye weeks. 2237 01:53:18,800 --> 01:53:20,680 Let's make it 17 and 2. 2238 01:53:20,760 --> 01:53:21,940 Alabama 31, 2239 01:53:22,540 --> 01:53:23,620 LSU 17. 2240 01:53:23,900 --> 01:53:25,360 We talked about this game earlier. 2241 01:53:25,500 --> 01:53:27,220 Memphis is a six and a half point 2242 01:53:27,220 --> 01:53:27,800 favorite. 2243 01:53:28,340 --> 01:53:30,800 I think the green wave 2244 01:53:30,800 --> 01:53:32,620 at home play better 2245 01:53:32,620 --> 01:53:34,740 and upset the Memphis Tigers 2246 01:53:34,740 --> 01:53:36,700 for the stupid underdog. 2247 01:53:36,840 --> 01:53:38,240 and the equity bills 2248 01:53:38,240 --> 01:53:39,140 for Jon Sumrall 2249 01:53:39,140 --> 01:53:39,780 in that game 2250 01:53:39,780 --> 01:53:40,960 if that's the case. 2251 01:53:41,180 --> 01:53:42,080 UNA and West Georgia. 2252 01:53:42,300 --> 01:53:43,540 I hear what you're saying, BB, 2253 01:53:43,840 --> 01:53:44,900 but I'm still going to go 2254 01:53:44,900 --> 01:53:45,560 with the Lions. 2255 01:53:45,660 --> 01:53:46,120 They're home. 2256 01:53:46,220 --> 01:53:47,220 It's the next to last game 2257 01:53:47,220 --> 01:53:48,540 ever at Brawley for the Lions. 2258 01:53:49,200 --> 01:53:51,600 Give it up for UNA 29-27. 2259 01:53:51,800 --> 01:53:53,660 Close, but the roar Lions 2260 01:53:53,660 --> 01:53:54,080 in that one. 2261 01:53:54,220 --> 01:53:54,800 Vandy and Auburn, 2262 01:53:54,840 --> 01:53:55,580 I agree with you. 2263 01:53:55,720 --> 01:53:57,000 Look for a Vandy team 2264 01:53:57,000 --> 01:53:57,740 that's going to be facing 2265 01:53:57,740 --> 01:53:59,020 a fired up first half team. 2266 01:53:59,080 --> 01:54:00,000 I think depth wins, 2267 01:54:00,080 --> 01:54:00,940 especially at home. 2268 01:54:01,460 --> 01:54:03,740 28-21 doors slam the door there. 2269 01:54:04,020 --> 01:54:05,240 Alabama and LSU, 2270 01:54:05,420 --> 01:54:06,020 same story. 2271 01:54:06,100 --> 01:54:07,420 I think LSU's going to come out 2272 01:54:07,420 --> 01:54:08,700 and scare some Alabama fans 2273 01:54:08,700 --> 01:54:09,520 early perhaps. 2274 01:54:10,220 --> 01:54:11,680 But Alabama's got the depth. 2275 01:54:11,760 --> 01:54:12,800 They've got the home field advantage. 2276 01:54:12,980 --> 01:54:14,060 And we know DeBoer 2277 01:54:14,060 --> 01:54:15,040 does a pretty good job 2278 01:54:15,040 --> 01:54:15,800 after an off week. 2279 01:54:15,900 --> 01:54:17,180 LSU also off 2280 01:54:17,180 --> 01:54:18,000 with an interim coach. 2281 01:54:18,080 --> 01:54:19,080 31-21. 2282 01:54:19,680 --> 01:54:21,160 Alabama wins by 10. 2283 01:54:21,240 --> 01:54:22,320 The stupid underdog pick. 2284 01:54:22,380 --> 01:54:23,760 We talked about it earlier. 2285 01:54:24,400 --> 01:54:25,920 Iowa and Oregon. 2286 01:54:26,560 --> 01:54:28,160 The Ducks will be shot 2287 01:54:28,160 --> 01:54:29,320 out of the sky in this one. 2288 01:54:29,320 --> 01:54:32,620 Iowa 24-21, BB, 2289 01:54:32,800 --> 01:54:34,320 for your stupid underdog pick. 2290 01:54:34,960 --> 01:54:35,700 And are you ready 2291 01:54:35,700 --> 01:54:36,640 for some high school 2292 01:54:36,640 --> 01:54:37,640 football action tonight 2293 01:54:37,640 --> 01:54:39,140 later on on 93.9 The Score? 2294 01:54:39,420 --> 01:54:40,900 Yeah, there's some great games. 2295 01:54:41,160 --> 01:54:42,520 Florence at Baker. 2296 01:54:42,700 --> 01:54:44,180 Pre-game begins at 6. 2297 01:54:44,280 --> 01:54:45,400 Kickoff at 7. 2298 01:54:45,560 --> 01:54:46,840 Some of the other games 2299 01:54:46,840 --> 01:54:48,260 in the area tonight. 2300 01:54:48,460 --> 01:54:49,820 Boaz at Russellville. 2301 01:54:50,380 --> 01:54:51,800 Haddon at Madison Academy. 2302 01:54:51,960 --> 01:54:53,600 North Jackson at Destler. 2303 01:54:54,420 --> 01:54:56,080 Collinsville at Convert County. 2304 01:54:56,260 --> 01:54:57,120 Hopefully the rain 2305 01:54:57,120 --> 01:54:58,040 is going to hold off 2306 01:54:58,040 --> 01:54:58,760 and keep hearing 2307 01:54:58,760 --> 01:54:59,740 it's not going to start 2308 01:54:59,740 --> 01:55:01,700 tonight or 10 o'clock. 2309 01:55:01,840 --> 01:55:03,480 Hopefully that is the case. 2310 01:55:03,920 --> 01:55:03,980 Yeah. 2311 01:55:04,080 --> 01:55:05,200 But besides that, 2312 01:55:05,300 --> 01:55:06,380 have a great, 2313 01:55:06,600 --> 01:55:06,920 fun, 2314 01:55:06,980 --> 01:55:07,760 and safe 2315 01:55:07,760 --> 01:55:09,240 college football weekend. 2316 01:55:09,440 --> 01:55:10,000 Again, your football 2317 01:55:10,000 --> 01:55:10,700 home right here. 2318 01:55:10,800 --> 01:55:11,860 Florence Baker tonight. 2319 01:55:11,960 --> 01:55:12,600 Pre-game 6, 2320 01:55:12,680 --> 01:55:13,220 game at 7 2321 01:55:13,220 --> 01:55:13,700 with KJ, 2322 01:55:13,840 --> 01:55:14,380 Kevin Johnson, 2323 01:55:14,440 --> 01:55:14,680 the crew. 2324 01:55:14,760 --> 01:55:15,180 And then, of course, 2325 01:55:15,260 --> 01:55:15,780 tomorrow, 2326 01:55:16,140 --> 01:55:18,040 it's Alabama football, 2327 01:55:18,240 --> 01:55:20,360 LSU. Catch that by Zell 2328 01:55:20,360 --> 01:55:22,040 right here on 93.9 The Score. 2329 01:55:22,140 --> 01:55:24,000 It's going to take care of business for now on behalf of 2330 01:55:24,000 --> 01:55:26,220 B.B., Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here. 2331 01:55:26,480 --> 01:55:28,160 Harold LeBug, thank you so much for your time 2332 01:55:28,160 --> 01:55:29,960 today. Let's do it again Monday, noon to two 2333 01:55:29,960 --> 01:55:32,180 for the Boom on Buck Show right here on Sports Radio 2334 01:55:32,180 --> 01:55:33,400 for 93.9 The Score.