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 Your exclusive inside track to the Tide, Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC.

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 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show.

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 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

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 And there's only one thing to say today, and you know what it is.

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 I've seen clips of about two or three parades.

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 President Trump doing a special ceremony today.

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 Las Vegas insider Bruce Marshall will preview the top games in college football this week.

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 Thomas Ashworth of AL.com previews the second round of the high school playoffs for North Alabama teams.

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 I'm always delighted to bring in Roger is here right now to recap a big win over LSU and Alabama men's and women's basketball have gotten off to an impressive start.

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 And I roger that with Roger Hoover on the Crimson Tide Network.

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 He covers it all, basketball, football, you name it.

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 Roger Hoover, welcome in.

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 Boom, all bug.

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 I'm doing really well on this Tuesday and you can add another sport to the rundown.

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 So I'll be on the ESPN Plus call for that coming up this week in addition to all the fun, of course, with the football and the basketball.

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 Roger, here's what Alabama fans want from you.

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 An encore of this past weekend.

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 Women winning basketball.

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 Men knock off the number five team in their own backyard in the hardwoods.

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 I'll try to keep it going, especially against number two Purdue in men's basketball coming up on Thursday night in front of a sold-out Coleman Coliseum.

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 Hill Green picked up the fumble, but those guys have overcome injuries and a little bit of a slow start.

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 Roger, one of the reasons they've won eight consecutive games is they're not beating themselves.

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 Penalty's Alabama last week against LSU, only two of 25, 5.2 a game.

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 He has a reputation when he's taking the snap, Ty Simpson being one of the more, what's the fancy word, cerebral guys out there.

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 This is truly going to be a chess match between these two, is it not?

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 They gave up a few big plays to Tennessee, but also they picked off Joey Aguilar twice in that ball game after getting that many interceptions as Tennessee's quarterback.

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 Roger, Rick Pitino gave the Alabama men's team one of the most ultimate compliments coming from him.

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 He said, look, we just simply could not guard their guards off the dribble.

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 He said, look, we've got a lot of people who have a lot of people who have a lot of people who have a lot of people who have a lot of people in their lives.

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 In essence, Cody, 17.

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 Just kind of taking care of business at the time of the year where you're getting to play a home-off group.

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 Ace Austin, impressing everybody as a freshman.

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 This is a measuring stick.

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 No one's got a rougher part of the schedule than Alabama, would you agree, right here, right now?

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 Well, they've got a huge – they're huge in the post, Harold.

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 I'm amazed he's got time.

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 Is there anybody who works harder in Tuscaloosa, maybe outside the coaching staffs,

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 He does it all.

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 You're taking on Oklahoma in football.

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 And here's something I think that people don't give enough credit, and that is to this administration.

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 How many schools out there right now can say they have got a top-five football team

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 Very, very few.

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 And Harold Roger also does a great job with Crimson Drive, the ones he's got on today.

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 Keon Keeley and the one and only Jerry Duncan.

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 You can find it on the Crimson Tide Sports Network.

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 For folks who have been listening to Alabama football a long time, that's going to be an early Christmas present.

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 And if you're brand new to fall on the Crimson Tide, tune in to Roger and see what we're talking about.

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 In the meantime, it is playoff party time in our neck of the woods when it comes to high school football.

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 Hey, Scholes.

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 I know you do anything for a win on game day and for an ice-cold Bud Light.

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 Because whether you're tailgating in the parking lot or parked on the couch, sitting on your lucky stool at the bar, or standing in the fan section all game long.

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 A win isn't a win without the clean, crisp taste of Bud Light.

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 And there's nothing easier to enjoy than that.

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 Bud Light.

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 Easy to drink.

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 Easy to enjoy.

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 Enjoy responsibly.

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 Welcome back in.

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 Just a few moments from now, we're going to be checking in with Coach Seth Parker

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 from one of the wildest football games period you'll ever hear of.

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 We won't spoil the details on that.

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 But first, B.B., a lot of folks talk about this NIL spending.

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 I thought this is very interesting here.

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 These are the top NIL spenders in college football this season here.

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 I'm going to give you a snowball of a question here.

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 Who do you think is number one on the board as far as college football teams spending on NIL, Brett Beaird?

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 Well, one team that is actually proud of it is Texas Tech.

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 Yeah, but you know what?

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 They're number two.

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 They're friends from Texas, actually, number one.

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 TT, Texas Tech is two.

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 I'll be quick here.

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 Ohio State is third.

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 I don't think that's a surprise either.

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 Oregon with all that Nike money from Phil Knight, they're number four.

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 Texas A&M, five.

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 You see a pattern there with those teams from Texas?

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 There must be something dealing with oil.

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 You think, B.B.?

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 That would have the contribution to it, yes.

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 What is Miami selling down there, B.B.?

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 A lot of things.

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 Yeah.

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 On and off the field.

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 Yeah, so they're tied at five.

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 USC, a lot of folks I think are surprised by this because they're a private school, I believe, right?

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 I mean, it's out in L.A.

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 They got a lot of money out there.

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 No surprise that Michigan is tied at number seven.

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 But here's what's interesting, I think, as far as this list.

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 Number nine on the list is Tennessee.

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 And the surprise, and I don't think a lot of people, because remember, Tennessee kind of got the ball rolling with this thing.

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 They're the ones who originally, when this whole phase of college football started, Tennessee was at the vanguard.

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 They got the ball rolling with this.

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 Now they're down to number nine.

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 Who do you think is the number 10 team in the country when it comes to NIL spending, B.B.?

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 Well, the way you phrased that, it sounds like it would be an SEC team.

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 Yeah.

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 Wouldn't it be in the state of Alabama?

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 Yeah.

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 You would think it might be Alabama.

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 I'm going to say Auburn.

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 Yeah, that's right.

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 The Auburn Tigers are number 10, which if you are an Auburn fan, that's why you're frustrated, because here's the bottom line.

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 And spending all that money, where is the return on the investment, Brett Beaird?

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 Well, we haven't seen it this week, Harold.

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 That's the reason they have a vacancy as a head coach.

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 I'll tell you what we have seen is a high school football playoff game that folks who are as old as I am and maybe even beyond have never seen anything like it.

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 But our next guest has, and he's proud he saw it.

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 He is Coach Seth Parker over at Priceville High.

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 Coach, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Man, I'm doing great, guys.

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 Thank you all so much for having me, and honored to be on your show.

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 No, we're honored to have you, because, Coach, like we said, I thought I had seen everything at this age, and a lot of folks did.

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 But where in the world, what was going through your mind, the players' mind, the fans of Priceville High, and for that matter, Guntersville High fans, for the folks who might have missed it, I won't spoil your thunder there, Coach.

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 Talk to us about, basically, give or take the last two minutes of that game with Guntersville.

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 Yeah, man, I'm glad you gave me a chance to talk about it, because it's about the only thing I've been able to think about for the last, I don't know, four or five days.

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 So, yeah, I mean, we're sitting in a situation, we're down 21-7 against Guntersville, a really good team, and, you know, truthfully, we didn't play our best game, but, you know, a lot of that's them, and we had moved the ball well all night, but they kind of held us in the red zone, and we, you know, took a sack right before the half, and the clock ran out.

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 So, 21-7, we felt like we'd left some points on the board, and we start calling our timeouts, I think they got the ball back with about six minutes left, ran it all the way down, and we call a timeout, a minute, or 2-17 on the clock, they get a third down, and they end up running the ball, and their quarterback happens to run into one of his own blockers and fumbles the ball.

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 So, we had one timeout left, we fall on it, get it with a minute 55. So, minute 55, one timeout, we're able to put a great drive together, led by our senior quarterback, Sheldon Graham, and we score in about a minute, so there's about 55 seconds left, and we went for two right there, hoping to get the two kicking onside, score at the buzzer, kick a PAT, and walk off, but we were unsuccessful on a two-point try, so we line up for an onside kick, kick it.

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 Caden Carty hits the kid that tries to field the ball, we fall on it, Colton Madewell falls on the ball, and so we get it right back, we're sitting there down eight with about 55 seconds left, and you know, on second down, we actually get sacked, so we used our last timeout, third and 20, with about 40 seconds on our own 40-yard line, and we're able to pick it up, and I think we picked it up, got 19 of the 20 yards, get to a fourth and one, pick it up, spike the ball.

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 Next play, Sheldon Graham hits Uriah Burnham for 35 yards in the end zone for a touchdown, we run the ball in for two, go to overtime, get a stop, they missed their field goal, we line up, kick it, storm the field, and you know, as a coach, I'll be honest with you, it's the greatest moment of my life as a coach, so, man, we're still on cloud nine, and Priceville Bulldogs are still alive and well.

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 That's an amazing story, I've heard quite a few people, and also, you've become a social media icon with your, how can I put this, excited interview after the game, that a lot of people have asked me, did you see Seth after the game in the interview, and I said yeah, he was a little bit excited.

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 You were the offensive, the receiver coach, the offensive coordinator at Bob Jones High School, you were named in 2024, in February 2024, to be the head coach at Priceville, the first year you went two and eight, and I was reading some of your comments, it may have been the best thing that ever happened to us.

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 This year now, a complete turnaround, seven and three, now eight and three, going to be hosting Moody, Seth, talk about the first year, and what you did to turn this team into a second round playoff team.

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 Well, you know, like you said, I feel like, in a lot of ways, you know, going two and eight was one of the best things that happened to us, of course, at the time, you're miserable, and you hate that it happened, hate it for those seniors last year, but you know, in that two and eight, the story of it is, we lost two of those games the last 30 seconds, and so, you know, you win those two games, you're four and six, you're in the playoffs, and you know, you kind of got this misconception of how good of a team you are,

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 and you know, had we won those games the last 30 seconds, again, it's a little bit of a farce, and so for us, I felt like, you know, we taped two and eight all over the place in our locker room, and you know, it motivated us all year, and we felt like we had a really, really, really long way to go, even though I knew as a coach, we really weren't that far, and so I think that hard work is really, we've really kind of overdone in a lot of ways the work, and that's a good thing, you know, but you know, you asked me, what have I done?

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 You know, I just come to work every day, and I'm blessed to be around the best kids in America and the best staff in America, man, I got great guys around me, we have great kids, you know, I'm just a product of the environment, and I'm thankful to be the one that gets to be the head coach here and lead this group, but it's our kids, man, the work they've put in has been something that's so special to me, and you know,

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 it's hard for me to talk about it at times, because it makes me emotional, you know, I love this sport, and I love this game, and this is my career that I've chosen, and I love it, I want to be successful, and these kids are, you know, for me personally, they've allowed me to be successful, and I tell them that every day, it's about what they're doing, it has nothing to do with me and these coaches, it's them, and you know, I'll tell you, we didn't, like I said, we went two and eight last year, we didn't add move-ins, we didn't change what we were doing, we just put our head down and went to work,

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 and you know, I hope it's a lesson for these kids for the rest of their lives to see that when you, when things ain't going your way, don't complain, don't quit, you just put your head down, you got to work, and you change it, and these kids have, man, and they've left a legacy here, and I'm, like I said, I'm thankful to be their football coach.

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 Coach Seth Parker in that game against the Gunnersville, I think illustrates that well, never give up the rope and hope as well. Coach, obviously, you mentioned hard work, it doesn't get any easier, it's nice to celebrate, but now you just move on up the,

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 the ladder and the playoffs, your thoughts about the showdown with Moody.

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 Yeah, I mean, they're a fantastic team, fantastic team, you know, I think they're definitely the best team we've seen all year up to this point,

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 they're extremely talented at every position, very fast, very strong, very big, and you know, there's a reason they played in the state finals last year, there's a reason a lot of people picked them to be the state champion this year,

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 and we certainly have our work cut out for us, but ultimately it's this, man, you know, anytime you play in the playoffs, especially after round one, you're playing a really good football team.

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 Yeah.

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 You know, the same thing's true for Moody, you know, they're playing a really good football team this week in Priceville, and you know, we're excited about the challenge, glad we got them at our place, and you know, like I said, you're in the, we're in the sweet 16 of 5A, there's 16 teams left, we're one of them,

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 and we still got a chance at this thing, and you know, I told our kids, you know, everybody talks about how good Moody is, and that is very true, and everybody talks about at the beginning of the year, they're the ones to beat.

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 Well, if that's true, what else would you rather have than at your place in round two? You're going to have to beat them at some point if you want to win a state championship, and might as well do it in round two,

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 and so we're excited for the challenge, and I know we got our work cut out for us, but it's going to be a packed house and a great environment, and we're thrilled for it and ready to go.

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 Listen, I knew you would turn the corner, so to speak, when you lost to Wes Morgan 8-7.

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 I know they had some injuries in that game, but I've had several people tell me Priceville should have won the game, but again, kudos to Wes Morgan.

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 I know they made some plays at the end, but you talked about Sheldon Graham.

411
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 He's had a phenomenal year running and passing.

412
00:30:21,340 --> 00:30:22,040
 You're running.

413
00:30:22,180 --> 00:30:23,640
 You just run over people.

414
00:30:23,780 --> 00:30:26,500
 Colton Madwell, 751 yards.

415
00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:29,520
 Bronson Carroll, 672.

416
00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:35,280
 Burnham, your receiver, I believe he caught 10 for 179 last week.

417
00:30:35,780 --> 00:30:38,060
 Jack Eubanks, 61 tackles.

418
00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:42,840
 One-year leaders on defense, and I say this to all the coaches.

419
00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:54,680
 And if you win games on the line of scrimmage, and Cole Oliver and John Scott Chrisman and Sawyer Gillian and Ryder Doran, Cole Oliver, he goes both ways.

420
00:30:55,320 --> 00:31:01,940
 You win the games at the line of scrimmage, but some of your kids are tough as nails, and they really have come through for you this year.

421
00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:03,800
 Oh, there's no doubt.

422
00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:10,800
 I mean, our kids, like you said, you described them so well, and I'd feel bad if I didn't call one out one more lineman.

423
00:31:11,180 --> 00:31:20,040
 Trent Wood has just been fantastic for us this year, and then our sniffer, Julian Avalos, and tight end Braden Reamer, Jack Hamilton, Jacob Aldridge has been in there.

424
00:31:20,540 --> 00:31:25,280
 And then we've got, you know, like you named our backs, and then we've also got Zavion Camel runs the ball really well.

425
00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:39,380
 And we've got, like you said, we've got kids that are tough as nails, you know, they play, we have so many guys that play both ways, and, you know, like Sheldon Graham doesn't come off the field, Cole Oliver doesn't come off the field, Colton Madewell doesn't come off the field, Jack Eubanks doesn't come off the field.

426
00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:44,780
 And, you know, they've played up until this point, you know, we've played 12 games, really 24 games.

427
00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:51,320
 You know, if you think about it like that, you know, they've played, you know, the snaps on both sides of the ball for 12 games.

428
00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:56,580
 I mean, that's a lot, and so for them to be where they are, man, they're warriors, they're winners, they're winners, they're competitors.

429
00:31:57,320 --> 00:32:05,400
 And, yeah, you mentioned some guys, man, and like Sheldon Graham, you know, he's thrown for over 1,100 yards and ran for nearly 700.

430
00:32:05,860 --> 00:32:08,320
 He's got, you know, over 20 total touchdowns.

431
00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:19,320
 But what you left out is he also leads our team in tackles and has about 78 tackles and manages an exceptional player that deserves all the success coming his way.

432
00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:27,920
 Same thing for guys like Cole Oliver and Jack Eubanks and, you know, even Bronson Carroll, you mentioned he got hurt in our first drive against Wes Morgan and missed about three games.

433
00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,560
 Otherwise, I think he'd be well over 1,000 yards himself.

434
00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:36,000
 So, man, we've got a lot of guys that have really come through, and, again, it goes back to the work that they've put in.

435
00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:41,800
 It's all about the kids and the work they've put in, and like I said, I'm just thrilled to be their football coach, and I love these dudes, man.

436
00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:45,060
 They're fun to coach, and I'm thankful we get another week right now to coach them.

437
00:32:45,780 --> 00:32:52,980
 Well, listen, just for transparency's sake, I watched this young man grow up.

438
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 I lived across the street from him in Madison.

439
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 Robbie and Anita Parker are his parents.

440
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 They're devout Christians.

441
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 They're two of the most decent people I've ever met in my life.

442
00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:15,680
 Robbie is, of course, the former baseball coach, Bob Jones, principal, superintendent, Seth, I could go on for hours, Whitesburg, Christian, Lindsey Lane.

443
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 Love you, mother.

444
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 She is an incredible human being.

445
00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:24,140
 I knew you were going to be successful if you found the right niche.

446
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 I can't remember the number of times I was mowing the grass and watched you and your dad play catch in the front yard.

447
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 McKenna, quite frankly.

448
00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:35,360
 Listen, much success.

449
00:33:36,020 --> 00:33:38,660
 We've talked about you a lot during the course of the season.

450
00:33:39,300 --> 00:33:41,880
 Good luck with Moody coming this weekend.

451
00:33:42,340 --> 00:33:45,940
 I am proud of you and very, very happy for your success.

452
00:33:46,620 --> 00:33:47,800
 Well, thank you so much, Brett.

453
00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:51,620
 And, again, I remember growing up across the street from him fondly there on Betty Garrett.

454
00:33:52,300 --> 00:33:52,700
 Absolutely.

455
00:33:52,700 --> 00:33:56,680
 Yeah, I appreciate you mentioning my parents.

456
00:33:56,780 --> 00:34:02,020
 My mother and my father are two most special people in my life outside my wife and my kids these days.

457
00:34:02,540 --> 00:34:13,000
 And I've been raised by fantastic parents and Christians, God-loving people, and they are 100% the reason I am the man that I am.

458
00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:15,020
 And I love them to death.

459
00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:16,580
 Like I said, I appreciate you mentioning them.

460
00:34:16,860 --> 00:34:19,020
 So, yeah, the fond memories there on Betty Garrett.

461
00:34:19,140 --> 00:34:20,440
 But, yes, great talking to you.

462
00:34:20,540 --> 00:34:24,540
 And thank you guys so much for having me on and giving the spotlight to pursue the Price for Bulldogs.

463
00:34:24,660 --> 00:34:27,960
 And we hope we give you guys a reason to call me back shortly.

464
00:34:29,260 --> 00:34:30,560
 We're going to hold you to it, Seth.

465
00:34:30,620 --> 00:34:33,040
 Thanks so much and all the best this week against Moody, okay?

466
00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:34,640
 Thank you guys so much.

467
00:34:34,720 --> 00:34:35,220
 God bless you guys.

468
00:34:35,220 --> 00:34:35,720
 Thank you, bud.

469
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 Price for the Whitehead football coach.

470
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 Seth Parker, his mom, and daddy did a doggone good job there, BB.

471
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 No question.

472
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 Now we've got time to go to Vegas and check in with the guru himself, Bruce Marshall, on deck.

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 Last time, the Bay Area there in San Francisco.

576
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 Hopefully, you survived that.

577
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 Where are you today?

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 Well, I'm back in Las Vegas, or Henderson, actually, at home.

579
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 I do not cross the San Francisco city line when I go up there, though.

580
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 I stay a little south of that.

581
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 But I will tell you one funny thing.

582
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 You should have been there.

583
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 I took, I can't believe I got my wife to go with me to the Air Force San Jose State game

584
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 and Saturday night, and you should have seen her trying to figure out what Air Force was doing.

585
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 You know, she watches some football, but mostly pro football.

586
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 But what Air Force does isn't the same, you know.

587
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 And she's saying, what are they doing?

588
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 She said, why don't they throw?

589
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 And I said, this is just how they play.

590
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 She said, I've never seen a team this boring.

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 Just wait, this will work.

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 She was incredulous.

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 She couldn't, she could not understand why Air Force was doing what they were doing.

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 It was very funny.

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 I wish I would have recorded it.

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 What you need to do, Bruce, is bring her to Tuscaloosa, and she's going to ask,

597
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 why don't they run the ball?

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 So you can balance things out.

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 Talk to us about this team.

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 Bruce, they blew up all the, as far as the dynamic, did they not?

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 You're supposed to be able to have a balanced offense to be number four in the country,

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 yet they just so heavily lean on the air game.

603
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 Where do you start breaking it down?

604
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 Is it one of those things where it's just too late in the season to try to fix it,

605
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 just go, what got you to the party now?

606
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 I think so.

607
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 Although, you know, the board sort of leans to that anyway.

608
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 I mean, they were balanced at Washington, but it wasn't quite, you know,

609
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 you know, it was still mostly Penix when he was there.

610
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 Same thing when he was at Fresno.

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 But, you know, they, and at times this year, I mean, they have been able to run some,

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 but I think they're just, you know, you can't, you're not going to be able to get through the playoffs,

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 I don't think, when you're gaining 50, 60 yards rushing.

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 You need a little bit more than that.

615
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 And I think they could use Jim Miller a little bit more.

616
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 I think he's, I think he can really soften things up.

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 But at the same time, you know, LSU was sort of, you know, selling out to keep the running game,

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 you know, to force, you know, Alabama to be one-dimensional, and they sort of did.

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 There are better teams they're going to be facing down the road here than LSU.

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 LSU's struggling right now, and they're lucky.

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 LSU's offense is just such a mess right now.

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 So I think you're right.

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 I think they do have to balance this thing out a little bit more.

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 But for the time being, they're at number four, and that's not a bad place to be.

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 Oklahoma is one of those better teams that they've got 33 sacks on the season.

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 Mason Thomas is just an absolute wrecker on that defensive front.

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 Taylor Wine, I think John Mater, particularly coming off a bye week, is going to be feeling better, too.

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 Alabama's going to have to be innovative to move the ball,

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 Alabama's seven-point favorite.

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 I think so, just because Oklahoma has been struggling, you know, offensively here,

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 although they did, you know, put something a little bit together against Tennessee.

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 Mater hasn't quite looked the same since the hand injury, but you're right.

635
00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:19,780
 Maybe the extra week off will get him back to looking more dynamic like he was for a while in September there,

636
00:44:19,820 --> 00:44:20,780
 before he got hurt.

637
00:44:21,600 --> 00:44:23,660
 But again, now here we go.

638
00:44:23,820 --> 00:44:24,900
 You brought it up.

639
00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:33,220
 Last year, Brent Venables very much won this chess match against DeBoer last year.

640
00:44:33,220 --> 00:44:36,040
 They really had Milrow flustered in that game.

641
00:44:36,680 --> 00:44:37,240
 And they do.

642
00:44:37,420 --> 00:44:46,400
 I have seen Oklahoma, and you mentioned it there, I mean, they collapse a pocket from the edge better than any team in the country, I think.

643
00:44:46,760 --> 00:44:49,300
 And so they're coming after Simpson this week.

644
00:44:50,600 --> 00:44:57,620
 My gut feel is that Oklahoma's offense is not going to do enough to get Oklahoma over the hump,

645
00:44:58,340 --> 00:44:59,680
 and that Bama will survive.

646
00:44:59,780 --> 00:45:02,160
 But I'm not that comfy with this pick.

647
00:45:02,980 --> 00:45:09,920
 I'll give it 27-16 Bama, just because I think they'll find some ways to do it, and we'll end up about a margin like last week.

648
00:45:10,540 --> 00:45:17,780
 But I'm a little queasy about this one, because Oklahoma, they can throw a little bit more in the mix here than LSU did last week.

649
00:45:17,900 --> 00:45:19,280
 And this might not be easy.

650
00:45:20,040 --> 00:45:26,260
 Thought is interesting, Eli Drinkwitz last week said, basically implied, the players did, that they were stealing their signs.

651
00:45:26,400 --> 00:45:29,460
 And Ryan Grubbs already said, we're changing everything up this week.

652
00:45:29,740 --> 00:45:31,380
 We're not going to let them steal our signs.

653
00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:34,120
 So you don't see that very often, certainly this time of the year.

654
00:45:34,260 --> 00:45:35,660
 So stay tuned for that.

655
00:45:36,080 --> 00:45:39,060
 Bruce Marshall, always got it going there, Vegas Insider.

656
00:45:39,560 --> 00:45:44,180
 Talk to us about your observations with a national perspective at the table about Auburn.

657
00:45:44,980 --> 00:45:46,820
 Did Durkin change hats?

658
00:45:46,820 --> 00:45:52,660
 Did he go from the defensive coordinator to the offensive coordinator and forget to coach defense over the weekend?

659
00:45:52,800 --> 00:45:55,500
 Your thoughts about that game, and where's Auburn going from here?

660
00:45:56,280 --> 00:45:57,320
 Well, that's a good question.

661
00:45:57,520 --> 00:45:59,960
 And, yeah, I didn't see that sort of offense coming.

662
00:46:00,140 --> 00:46:01,460
 I mean, they gained almost 600 yards.

663
00:46:02,440 --> 00:46:05,360
 That's like three games worth for Auburn.

664
00:46:07,300 --> 00:46:13,920
 And, you know, part of it, I wonder, you know, they've made the switch here to Daniels, a quarterback.

665
00:46:15,460 --> 00:46:21,500
 And, by the way, I wonder where we'll see Jackson Arnold next year, you know, maybe in the Sun Belt somewhere.

666
00:46:21,640 --> 00:46:23,420
 I mean, his career, his star has really fallen.

667
00:46:24,500 --> 00:46:27,780
 But Daniels was not bad at Stanford last year.

668
00:46:27,940 --> 00:46:32,100
 And I wonder if somewhere, you know, Hugh Freeze, now that he's just sitting on his rocking chair,

669
00:46:32,400 --> 00:46:35,840
 he's thinking maybe I should have, you know, committed to Daniels a little bit sooner this year

670
00:46:35,840 --> 00:46:39,340
 because they lost some games very close, and Arnold was just not getting it done.

671
00:46:40,240 --> 00:46:44,960
 So, I mean, Durkin committed to him, and that was a very, I mean, that was quite an effort there

672
00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:46,620
 that Auburn made last week.

673
00:46:47,340 --> 00:46:48,280
 Where did they go?

674
00:46:48,460 --> 00:46:50,680
 I am, you know, they're in the mix here.

675
00:46:50,820 --> 00:46:53,880
 They're going to be shooting high for somebody.

676
00:46:54,720 --> 00:46:59,940
 One name to keep in the mix, and I'm not sure if he'd go back into the SEC or not.

677
00:46:59,940 --> 00:47:01,720
 I mean, he would if they offered him the job.

678
00:47:03,300 --> 00:47:04,920
 Dan Mullen's going to move somewhere.

679
00:47:05,820 --> 00:47:11,560
 Now, he's done well enough at UNLV, and he came here the same way Barry Odom did,

680
00:47:12,160 --> 00:47:16,600
 thinking I'm going to rehab myself a year or two, then I'm going to get a power four job.

681
00:47:17,100 --> 00:47:19,640
 And that's what happened with Odom to Purdue.

682
00:47:20,280 --> 00:47:21,620
 Mullen is thinking the same thing.

683
00:47:21,820 --> 00:47:25,680
 And not only is Mullen thinking the same thing, UNLV is thinking the same thing

684
00:47:25,680 --> 00:47:30,500
 because they would like a buyout to help fund, you know, the athletic department a little bit

685
00:47:30,500 --> 00:47:33,020
 and fund whatever they had to pay at Mullen.

686
00:47:33,220 --> 00:47:35,100
 So, would he be in the mix for Auburn?

687
00:47:35,180 --> 00:47:36,380
 He'll throw his name in the hat.

688
00:47:37,060 --> 00:47:39,920
 But, you know, there's another name out there.

689
00:47:40,280 --> 00:47:46,540
 The one thing I do know for sure is that Durkin will be one of the highest paid defensive coordinators

690
00:47:46,540 --> 00:47:47,500
 in the country next year.

691
00:47:47,720 --> 00:47:47,800
 Yeah.

692
00:47:48,160 --> 00:47:50,500
 And he might even want to get, you know, he might throw his name.

693
00:47:50,560 --> 00:47:52,240
 There's going to be a lot more jobs opening up.

694
00:47:52,240 --> 00:47:56,020
 So, he, you know, he could certainly fit into one of those.

695
00:47:56,120 --> 00:47:57,920
 And he's sort of using this as an audition for himself.

696
00:47:58,060 --> 00:48:02,380
 Remember, he didn't do that bad at Maryland when he was the coach there a few years back.

697
00:48:02,600 --> 00:48:04,120
 So, but we're Auburn.

698
00:48:04,240 --> 00:48:05,280
 You know, they're right in the mix.

699
00:48:05,560 --> 00:48:09,320
 I mean, it's not just Florida and LSU and Arkansas looking for coaches.

700
00:48:09,460 --> 00:48:09,920
 It's Auburn.

701
00:48:10,020 --> 00:48:13,340
 And who knows if, by the way, I'm still, I'm sticking by this.

702
00:48:13,520 --> 00:48:18,560
 I, my gut feel is Shane Beamer is going to go up to Virginia Tech and South Carolina is going to open up too.

703
00:48:18,900 --> 00:48:24,540
 So, we aren't done, we aren't close to being done in the USL and the SEC.

704
00:48:25,780 --> 00:48:30,180
 Texas and Georgia, probably the marquee game in the SEC.

705
00:48:30,460 --> 00:48:33,760
 I thought Georgia played their most complete game last week.

706
00:48:33,760 --> 00:48:37,300
 They ran for over 300 yards against Mississippi State.

707
00:48:37,400 --> 00:48:43,040
 Jeff Lebby's done a really good job with them, but they may be a little bit on fumes at the end of the year.

708
00:48:43,740 --> 00:48:47,960
 Texas leads the SEC in rush defense with 78 yards.

709
00:48:48,060 --> 00:48:50,160
 And they're not going to hold Georgia to 78.

710
00:48:51,100 --> 00:48:57,160
 You know, this would be the glamour bowl between Arch and Gunnar Stockton, who has really played well.

711
00:48:57,360 --> 00:49:00,860
 Georgia, to me, has elevated their game a little bit.

712
00:49:01,560 --> 00:49:05,320
 And Georgia has won the last two games at the line of scrimmage.

713
00:49:05,420 --> 00:49:07,700
 This is going to be another line of scrimmage game.

714
00:49:08,420 --> 00:49:10,900
 Georgia is a six-point favorite.

715
00:49:11,160 --> 00:49:12,300
 Did they win and cover?

716
00:49:13,680 --> 00:49:17,340
 I think they win, and I think they got a chance to cover.

717
00:49:18,320 --> 00:49:20,160
 So, I'd probably lean that way.

718
00:49:21,300 --> 00:49:24,000
 You know, my score I put on this was 24-16.

719
00:49:24,200 --> 00:49:27,340
 It's not much of a recommendation, but a little bit for Georgia.

720
00:49:27,460 --> 00:49:27,800
 You're right.

721
00:49:27,860 --> 00:49:30,440
 They did beat them twice last year.

722
00:49:31,380 --> 00:49:34,080
 You know, they jumped on Texas.

723
00:49:34,240 --> 00:49:39,060
 That was the game Arch played last year, that game in Austin, you know, in mid-October last year.

724
00:49:39,900 --> 00:49:41,940
 And so, he played a lot in that game.

725
00:49:42,060 --> 00:49:49,400
 And then in the SEC title game, that's the game that Carson Beck got hurt, and Stockton came in and bailed out to Georgia.

726
00:49:49,520 --> 00:49:51,000
 So, that's the first time we really saw him.

727
00:49:51,160 --> 00:49:56,900
 I'm more, like you, I'm more impressed the more I see about Georgia here, and the more I see Stockton.

728
00:49:56,940 --> 00:49:57,840
 I've mentioned this before.

729
00:49:57,940 --> 00:49:59,520
 He's got a lot of Stetson Bennett in him.

730
00:49:59,520 --> 00:50:06,960
 He's not that pro-style quarterback we've seen, you know, throughout the years like Beckton and others in Stafford at Georgia.

731
00:50:07,120 --> 00:50:10,260
 He's more Bennett-type, but that can work for Georgia.

732
00:50:10,560 --> 00:50:16,140
 And they, you know, listen, you know, back to the Bama game, they could have won that game.

733
00:50:16,380 --> 00:50:22,140
 I mean, they had that one, I mean, they had that turnover deep, and it was a really gutty comeback there.

734
00:50:22,400 --> 00:50:25,520
 So, I'm just not comfortable enough with Texas.

735
00:50:26,040 --> 00:50:27,640
 The offense has been too in and out.

736
00:50:27,740 --> 00:50:28,760
 Arch has looked a little bit better.

737
00:50:28,860 --> 00:50:31,260
 I guess he's going to be okay to go here this week.

738
00:50:31,360 --> 00:50:34,780
 But I am going to give Georgia a light vote.

739
00:50:34,780 --> 00:50:40,200
 I think, you know, they're at five, and, you know, they're knocking on the door here.

740
00:50:40,760 --> 00:50:45,240
 And it looks like Alabama and A&M are going to be in the title game probably.

741
00:50:45,580 --> 00:50:47,800
 But Georgia's going to be somewhere in the playoff mix.

742
00:50:48,500 --> 00:50:53,300
 Bruce, you know we can't let you go without Bruce Marshall's under the radar game this week.

743
00:50:54,120 --> 00:50:55,120
 How about this one?

744
00:50:55,180 --> 00:50:56,760
 I mean, I saw Air Force last week.

745
00:50:57,580 --> 00:50:58,540
 For a better or worse.

746
00:50:58,560 --> 00:50:59,340
 And your wife, too.

747
00:50:59,800 --> 00:51:00,600
 My wife, too.

748
00:51:01,040 --> 00:51:02,120
 Now, how about this one?

749
00:51:02,140 --> 00:51:03,100
 Now, who would schedule this?

750
00:51:03,160 --> 00:51:04,980
 They're up at UConn this week.

751
00:51:04,980 --> 00:51:11,180
 And, by the way, UConn's quarterback, just take a look at Joe Fagnano, what he's done this year.

752
00:51:11,700 --> 00:51:14,820
 He's done 25 TD passes and zero picks.

753
00:51:14,820 --> 00:51:15,580
 Wow.

754
00:51:15,580 --> 00:51:16,620
 In mid-November.

755
00:51:17,240 --> 00:51:19,080
 That is not too bad.

756
00:51:19,620 --> 00:51:22,860
 And Jim Moore's got these guys going to another minor ball, so good for him.

757
00:51:23,960 --> 00:51:26,220
 But Air Force won last week.

758
00:51:27,160 --> 00:51:29,920
 Zarka, the quarterback, it's funny, we were sitting right by his family there.

759
00:51:30,040 --> 00:51:32,020
 A bunch of Air Force people traveled to the games.

760
00:51:32,120 --> 00:51:34,000
 They swear he can throw the ball.

761
00:51:34,200 --> 00:51:36,540
 He threw for over 6,000 yards in high school.

762
00:51:36,700 --> 00:51:40,560
 They said he's from Colorado and he just always wanted to play for Air Force.

763
00:51:41,280 --> 00:51:44,960
 Last year, down the stretch, Air Force won its last four games.

764
00:51:45,560 --> 00:51:47,660
 They are in position to do that again this year.

765
00:51:47,720 --> 00:51:48,940
 That would get them bowl eligible.

766
00:51:49,380 --> 00:51:54,640
 And before they beat San Jose by 10 last week, they had four straight games decided by three points exactly.

767
00:51:54,880 --> 00:51:58,080
 So you're giving them a little over a touchdown here.

768
00:51:58,860 --> 00:52:00,940
 It's a tough schedule thing for UConn.

769
00:52:01,580 --> 00:52:04,800
 And Wallen went over Duke, which was a good win last week.

770
00:52:05,280 --> 00:52:10,700
 But now you throw Air Force in there in November with a short, I mean, only one week to prepare for that.

771
00:52:11,880 --> 00:52:12,900
 It's a tough task.

772
00:52:12,980 --> 00:52:15,380
 I'm going to take Air Force plus 7.5 up at UConn.

773
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:18,800
 Let me ask you about Notre Dame and Pitt.

774
00:52:19,340 --> 00:52:21,840
 In fact, College Game Day is going to be in Pitt.

775
00:52:22,020 --> 00:52:23,480
 Top 25 game.

776
00:52:23,920 --> 00:52:25,740
 Jeremiah Love's been running wild.

777
00:52:25,880 --> 00:52:29,400
 Notre Dame now is riding a seven-game winning streak.

778
00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:31,640
 But Pitt's defense is pretty good.

779
00:52:31,720 --> 00:52:35,000
 Their rush defense only giving up 2.5 yards of carry.

780
00:52:35,480 --> 00:52:39,660
 They've got three good linebackers in Loveless, Biles, and Lewis.

781
00:52:40,220 --> 00:52:46,180
 The quarterbacks would be marquee Mason Heintzel taking over for Holstein.

782
00:52:46,480 --> 00:52:48,820
 And then C.J. Carr's played well all year.

783
00:52:49,740 --> 00:52:51,640
 Notre Dame's a 10-and-a-point favorite.

784
00:52:51,920 --> 00:52:54,820
 Does Notre Dame win but not cover?

785
00:52:56,860 --> 00:52:59,620
 Probably win, but I'm not even sure about that.

786
00:52:59,740 --> 00:53:01,200
 I'm glad you brought this game up, Brad.

787
00:53:01,240 --> 00:53:03,800
 I think this is actually the most interesting game of the week.

788
00:53:03,800 --> 00:53:08,020
 And Pitt is actually one of the most – they're going to be involved in this thing

789
00:53:08,020 --> 00:53:09,760
 the last three games of the season.

790
00:53:09,920 --> 00:53:12,780
 So Notre Dame here, and then Georgia Tech in Miami.

791
00:53:12,960 --> 00:53:16,540
 All these games have an impact on potentially in the playoff.

792
00:53:16,640 --> 00:53:21,340
 And that includes Pitt, which could get into the ACC title game if they win those last two.

793
00:53:22,800 --> 00:53:24,720
 And you mentioned Heintzel.

794
00:53:24,940 --> 00:53:28,180
 As soon as he came in, they started to win.

795
00:53:28,360 --> 00:53:32,660
 I mean, and he made – you know, Holstein wasn't all that bad, but Heintzel is special.

796
00:53:32,660 --> 00:53:37,600
 And I wonder if Narduzzi is thinking maybe they should have put him in the Louisville game

797
00:53:37,600 --> 00:53:38,840
 as one they should have won.

798
00:53:39,620 --> 00:53:41,760
 And they probably should have beat West Virginia, too.

799
00:53:41,800 --> 00:53:43,580
 And that's the one that really sticks in Pitt's call.

800
00:53:43,580 --> 00:53:47,060
 But Heintzel is beyond – I've watched him.

801
00:53:47,160 --> 00:53:48,380
 He doesn't look like a freshman.

802
00:53:48,640 --> 00:53:50,540
 I mean, his command, his confidence.

803
00:53:50,940 --> 00:53:53,040
 I mean, he throws all sorts of passes around the field.

804
00:53:53,500 --> 00:53:55,420
 Narduzzi's been a good underdog throughout his career.

805
00:53:55,800 --> 00:54:00,220
 I'm a little leery to go against Notre Dame because I have seen them really rough up some teams.

806
00:54:00,300 --> 00:54:02,140
 But I don't think they're going to rough these guys up.

807
00:54:02,500 --> 00:54:04,560
 They will probably win, but it will be close.

808
00:54:04,740 --> 00:54:08,080
 I'm going to take Pitt plus the points, 27-24 Notre Dame.

809
00:54:08,240 --> 00:54:09,340
 I'm all on Pitt this week.

810
00:54:09,760 --> 00:54:10,860
 Really watch these guys.

811
00:54:11,060 --> 00:54:14,660
 I think they – this might end up being the best ACC team this year.

812
00:54:14,740 --> 00:54:16,520
 We'll find out the next three weeks for sure.

813
00:54:16,600 --> 00:54:21,540
 But this week, I'm glad that everybody's going to be looking at Pitt because they're a good team to watch now.

814
00:54:22,420 --> 00:54:23,640
 You're exactly right.

815
00:54:23,740 --> 00:54:29,000
 And I also advocate everybody to watch and listen to Bruce Marshall, still the gold standard.

816
00:54:30,500 --> 00:54:37,500
 Basketball has gotten started, college, the NBA, Alabama, and Purdue Thursday night.

817
00:54:37,620 --> 00:54:46,560
 Number two, tied with a big win over St. John's, number five, when Patino says we couldn't guard their guards off the dribble,

818
00:54:46,680 --> 00:54:48,920
 that's the highest compliment in basketball.

819
00:54:49,640 --> 00:54:53,960
 When Patino says that, where can we get online to get all your great stuff?

820
00:54:54,660 --> 00:54:55,380
 Yeah, that's right.

821
00:54:55,420 --> 00:54:56,100
 College hoops.

822
00:54:56,260 --> 00:54:58,760
 Boy, that's all – all of a sudden it's here.

823
00:54:58,760 --> 00:55:02,540
 So I got some of that and NBA, hockey, football, it's all going on.

824
00:55:02,960 --> 00:55:06,600
 Picks, old standbys, VegasInsider.com.

825
00:55:06,700 --> 00:55:09,440
 Also up there at CBSSportsLine, SportsLine.com.

826
00:55:09,960 --> 00:55:14,340
 And the new places for picks up there at WinnersAndWiners.com, PicksAndParlays.com.

827
00:55:15,780 --> 00:55:20,740
 Bruce, it's always good to know the man and the wife who knows their way to San Jose.

828
00:55:21,460 --> 00:55:22,660
 Glad you survived.

829
00:55:23,720 --> 00:55:25,620
 Dionne Warwick, by the way, back in the day.

830
00:55:25,920 --> 00:55:26,840
 Bruce, all the best to you.

831
00:55:26,840 --> 00:55:28,300
 Thanks so much for your time today.

832
00:55:28,760 --> 00:55:30,000
 Okay, thank you, boys.

833
00:55:30,540 --> 00:55:31,120
 Thank you, buddy.

834
00:55:31,240 --> 00:55:32,400
 Bruce Marshall going up with us.

835
00:55:32,460 --> 00:55:34,700
 He's busy there in Las Vegas in Saturday.

836
00:55:34,820 --> 00:55:38,960
 Coming up for the next hour, coast to coast, is Matt Murcia, Joe Cox all over the SEC.

837
00:55:39,440 --> 00:55:42,380
 And second round, high school playoff party time.

838
00:55:42,920 --> 00:55:44,780
 Thomas Ashworth setting the stage for that and more.

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847
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848
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849
00:56:31,920 --> 00:56:33,540
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850
00:56:33,820 --> 00:56:35,920
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851
00:56:36,540 --> 00:56:38,120
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852
00:56:38,580 --> 00:56:43,960
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853
00:56:44,520 --> 00:56:47,860
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854
00:56:48,440 --> 00:56:50,500
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855
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857
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901
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 U.S. Senator Katie Britt is weighing in on the deal that was reached between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate

902
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 in order to end the government shutdown.

903
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 Britt spoke at the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon saying that a vote will likely be held in December

904
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 on extending the subsidies provided for Obamacare.

905
00:59:43,580 --> 00:59:48,460
 Britt says that continuing the subsidies would not address the problems and issues that have been pervasive

906
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 within the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare.

907
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 Britt listed several problems within Obamacare saying there's no income cap on those who receive subsidies.

908
00:59:57,120 --> 01:00:02,380
 There's extensive fraud within the system and she also says Obamacare does not incorporate the Hyde Amendment regarding abortion.

909
01:00:02,380 --> 01:00:07,180
 Britt says it will be interesting to see if the Democrats want to address these issues before the vote is taken.

910
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 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

911
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912
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913
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 They encourage you to be in church.

914
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915
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919
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 A Houston County man is being charged with 100 pornography charges that involved children.

920
01:00:43,420 --> 01:00:48,720
 47-year-old William Johnson was arrested this week after a search of his home and the discovery of the downloaded images.

921
01:00:49,000 --> 01:00:51,540
 Johnson is being held in the Houston County Jail without bond.

922
01:00:52,000 --> 01:00:57,340
 A late-night shooting in Tuscaloosa on Monday night has taken the life of two sisters and injured another person.

923
01:00:57,340 --> 01:01:03,580
 Police were called to an apartment complex and found 21-year-old Kalia Houston and her 16-year-old sister dead at the scene.

924
01:01:03,860 --> 01:01:05,500
 A 17-year-old male was also injured.

925
01:01:05,860 --> 01:01:07,600
 There were children present, including a baby.

926
01:01:08,320 --> 01:01:11,200
 Unidentified 19-year-old Keyshawn Woods as the suspect.

927
01:01:11,680 --> 01:01:13,960
 He was captured later that night by U.S. Marshals.

928
01:01:14,480 --> 01:01:15,240
 I'm Andrea Tyson.

929
01:01:15,860 --> 01:01:20,080
 For more news affecting Alabamians, go to 1819news.com.

930
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931
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934
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935
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936
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937
01:02:05,420 --> 01:02:09,000
 Boomo Bugg on 93.9, The Score.

938
01:02:09,480 --> 01:02:15,820
 You know my brother, by as well as I do, being a TV star in Jacksville, is that beginning to go to his head?

939
01:02:16,080 --> 01:02:16,780
 Well, it is.

940
01:02:16,840 --> 01:02:17,900
 And you know what he told me?

941
01:02:18,120 --> 01:02:18,600
 He said, what?

942
01:02:18,880 --> 01:02:20,860
 He said, Bill, I'll buy you lunch tomorrow.

943
01:02:21,020 --> 01:02:23,160
 I said, you cheat, skate, and stuff for me anyway.

944
01:02:25,040 --> 01:02:27,120
 Same place he bought the last lunch for you, right?

945
01:02:27,160 --> 01:02:28,240
 That's exactly right.

946
01:02:28,320 --> 01:02:31,980
 Yeah, I mean, if that don't sound like a television diva, I don't know what is.

947
01:02:32,060 --> 01:02:34,740
 Oh, it's a TV diva now.

948
01:02:34,860 --> 01:02:35,940
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949
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950
01:02:36,800 --> 01:02:37,980
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951
01:02:38,200 --> 01:02:40,820
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952
01:02:41,780 --> 01:02:43,900
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953
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954
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955
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956
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957
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958
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959
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960
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 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of northwest Alabama and southern Tennessee.

961
01:03:20,720 --> 01:03:24,100
 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

962
01:03:27,060 --> 01:03:29,660
 The Boomo Bugg show.

963
01:03:29,660 --> 01:03:35,200
 Your exclusive inside track to the Tide, Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

964
01:03:36,000 --> 01:03:41,420
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9, The Score.

965
01:03:42,240 --> 01:03:42,940
 Welcome back in.

966
01:03:43,000 --> 01:03:44,180
 I watch it for the Boomo Bugg show.

967
01:03:44,300 --> 01:03:45,880
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

968
01:03:45,960 --> 01:03:48,940
 Thank you so much for giving a street ride around the Tennessee Valley.

969
01:03:49,060 --> 01:03:50,420
 BB, some breaking news.

970
01:03:50,520 --> 01:03:55,780
 Now, I've just got to preface it by saying it has something to do with maybe Bruce Pearl said,

971
01:03:55,880 --> 01:03:57,060
 I told you so.

972
01:03:57,060 --> 01:03:57,980
 Would you agree?

973
01:03:59,740 --> 01:04:02,380
 USC star Chad Baker-Mazzara.

974
01:04:02,520 --> 01:04:07,020
 Most of our listeners remember Chad Baker-Mazzara is a very talented player.

975
01:04:07,380 --> 01:04:11,360
 Played for Auburn for a couple of years, but transferred to USC.

976
01:04:12,180 --> 01:04:13,740
 Eric Musselman is there.

977
01:04:14,320 --> 01:04:19,580
 Eric Musselman was the men's basketball coach at Arkansas two years ago.

978
01:04:19,580 --> 01:04:28,340
 Well, earlier today, he stormed, and I'm literally reading the tweet verbatim,

979
01:04:28,820 --> 01:04:37,980
 stormed into Musselman's office demanding more NIL guarantees and lunged at Musselman when asked to leave.

980
01:04:38,380 --> 01:04:45,180
 Thus, Chad Baker-Mazzara has been suspended indefinitely following a physical altercation

981
01:04:45,180 --> 01:04:52,060
 with head coach Eric Musselman and any Auburn basketball fan listening to this saying,

982
01:04:52,220 --> 01:04:54,180
 yeah, I saw that coming.

983
01:04:54,860 --> 01:04:59,540
 I remember he was on the plane last year before they ever tipped off the season.

984
01:04:59,680 --> 01:05:01,600
 They got into it on a team flight.

985
01:05:02,300 --> 01:05:05,020
 Gee whiz, somehow, I'm not all that shocked, BB.

986
01:05:06,360 --> 01:05:11,280
 We are shocked with some of the outcomes as far as the opening week of high school playoff action.

987
01:05:11,420 --> 01:05:12,880
 Thomas Ashworth on that and more.

988
01:05:13,320 --> 01:05:13,820
 He's busy.

989
01:05:13,900 --> 01:05:15,600
 Got it all covered there at AL.com.

990
01:05:15,680 --> 01:05:16,540
 Thomas, welcome in.

991
01:05:16,640 --> 01:05:20,580
 Have you ever stormed into your boss's office and demanded more NIL money?

992
01:05:20,700 --> 01:05:21,260
 How are you?

993
01:05:22,000 --> 01:05:24,360
 Yeah, you can ask Ben and Thomas about that on Monday.

994
01:05:25,340 --> 01:05:26,440
 How'd that go, Thomas?

995
01:05:30,020 --> 01:05:32,040
 We'll ask Ben next time we get him on board.

996
01:05:32,040 --> 01:05:36,860
 But in the meantime, talking about a wild scene, that had to be wild in the coach's office.

997
01:05:37,500 --> 01:05:39,560
 But we had Coach Seth Parker on earlier.

998
01:05:39,700 --> 01:05:45,060
 Have you ever seen a wilder, I don't care what game, especially a playoff game in Priceville

999
01:05:45,060 --> 01:05:46,520
 and Guntersville at the end?

1000
01:05:48,300 --> 01:05:52,880
 Yeah, I mean, it seems like almost a continuation of just like the biggest turnaround in this day

1001
01:05:52,880 --> 01:05:53,540
 or one of them.

1002
01:05:53,660 --> 01:05:56,000
 I mean, this is a team that went 2-8 last year.

1003
01:05:56,460 --> 01:05:58,020
 They didn't have any transfers.

1004
01:05:58,180 --> 01:05:59,560
 They didn't have anybody new come in.

1005
01:05:59,600 --> 01:06:00,680
 It was pretty much the same team.

1006
01:06:00,980 --> 01:06:04,380
 And now they're 8-2, and they went 8-2 the regular season.

1007
01:06:04,900 --> 01:06:07,860
 Just a wild two-minute comeback victory.

1008
01:06:08,040 --> 01:06:10,860
 They were down 21-7 with 153 left.

1009
01:06:11,020 --> 01:06:16,720
 And then we're able to score, get an outside kick, special teams, and then got another touchdown

1010
01:06:16,720 --> 01:06:19,340
 and then forced overtime and kicked the game-winning field goal.

1011
01:06:19,440 --> 01:06:22,520
 I mean, just a ridiculous turnaround, especially at Guntersville.

1012
01:06:22,720 --> 01:06:23,960
 Really tough place to win.

1013
01:06:24,480 --> 01:06:26,380
 Really, really great atmosphere at Guntersville.

1014
01:06:26,700 --> 01:06:28,380
 So that's tough enough by itself.

1015
01:06:28,380 --> 01:06:33,660
 But, yeah, they get a really tough test, obviously, against arguably the most talented team in 5A

1016
01:06:33,660 --> 01:06:34,380
 or the state.

1017
01:06:34,780 --> 01:06:36,280
 Moody is coming to town.

1018
01:06:36,520 --> 01:06:41,460
 But even besides that, just a huge win on a huge season for Seth Parker.

1019
01:06:41,620 --> 01:06:42,800
 I mean, I know he's proud of those guys.

1020
01:06:43,840 --> 01:06:53,920
 You just dropped your top five games in North Alabama on Friday night, and one of them is going to be Good Hope, 9-2 at West Morgan, 11-0.

1021
01:06:54,000 --> 01:06:58,240
 We've talked with you a lot about West Morgan and also Caleb Suggs.

1022
01:06:58,240 --> 01:07:06,960
 The interesting thing here is it's not Cherokee County, who has put West Morgan out of the playoffs for the last three years.

1023
01:07:07,140 --> 01:07:11,800
 Good Hope beat Cherokee County last week, 28-26.

1024
01:07:12,220 --> 01:07:18,920
 And, Thomas, West Morgan now, I believe it's 34 consecutive regular season wins.

1025
01:07:19,560 --> 01:07:24,180
 Macquarie Johnson is just incredible, ran a punt back last week.

1026
01:07:24,300 --> 01:07:26,560
 Titan Parklow is now healthy at quarterback.

1027
01:07:27,740 --> 01:07:30,700
 And just being Johnson at linebacker, go on and on.

1028
01:07:30,800 --> 01:07:31,920
 Good Hope is good.

1029
01:07:32,440 --> 01:07:35,180
 Parker Johnson, but good hope at West Morgan.

1030
01:07:35,740 --> 01:07:40,400
 West Morgan, a lot of people have been saying, including Caleb Suggs with the Detainter Daily,

1031
01:07:41,020 --> 01:07:48,200
 if they get past Cherokee County, who they don't have to face this year, I think West Morgan wins 4-A.

1032
01:07:48,380 --> 01:07:54,040
 We'll see, but quite a battle at Rebel Stadium in Trinity Friday night.

1033
01:07:55,040 --> 01:07:56,560
 Yeah, it's going to be for sure.

1034
01:07:56,560 --> 01:08:03,140
 And, I mean, this is a Cherokee County team that they beat that has been in three straight appearances in the 4-A state championship game.

1035
01:08:03,300 --> 01:08:04,820
 So, obviously, a lot of pedigree.

1036
01:08:05,020 --> 01:08:10,280
 And, you know, to be able to knock them out is a really tough task just because they have so many players coming in.

1037
01:08:10,580 --> 01:08:13,520
 And even, you know, it's obviously a different team than last year.

1038
01:08:13,520 --> 01:08:19,520
 But that's a really good Cherokee County team that returned a lot of players from that last year's state championship team

1039
01:08:19,520 --> 01:08:23,000
 that got blown out by Jackson, which was, you know, Jackson's Jackson.

1040
01:08:23,700 --> 01:08:25,940
 But you're talking about, you know, this one coming up.

1041
01:08:25,980 --> 01:08:26,300
 You're right.

1042
01:08:26,420 --> 01:08:28,340
 It's two pretty good teams.

1043
01:08:28,460 --> 01:08:34,080
 I mean, good hope is – I don't want to say turnaround just because they had a 10-2 year last year,

1044
01:08:34,140 --> 01:08:35,680
 but, I mean, they had a 3-7 year before.

1045
01:08:35,980 --> 01:08:40,140
 So, kind of the same story as Priceville, almost, of, you know, a really good turnaround for that program.

1046
01:08:40,140 --> 01:08:43,780
 But, yeah, 9-2 this year and a really good win over Cherokee County.

1047
01:08:44,300 --> 01:08:46,420
 They lost by seven to Fairview to end the season.

1048
01:08:46,540 --> 01:08:48,020
 That's a really good Fairview team as well.

1049
01:08:48,700 --> 01:08:52,420
 So, I mean, this is a pretty good, good hope team coming to Trinity.

1050
01:08:52,640 --> 01:08:56,200
 But, I mean, I still think this West Morgan team is a team to beat.

1051
01:08:56,260 --> 01:08:59,820
 I think that they'll – you know, I have them winning.

1052
01:09:00,220 --> 01:09:05,820
 I think that Macari Johnson is probably the best back in 4A in North Alabama.

1053
01:09:06,280 --> 01:09:08,160
 Just ridiculous numbers every single week.

1054
01:09:08,660 --> 01:09:09,700
 They have their quarterback back.

1055
01:09:09,960 --> 01:09:11,340
 They have a lot of pieces on defense.

1056
01:09:11,560 --> 01:09:13,580
 I mean, this is just a really good team you can point at.

1057
01:09:13,640 --> 01:09:16,100
 It's just probably one of the most complete teams in 4A.

1058
01:09:16,100 --> 01:09:22,580
 But, I mean, it's between them, I think, and Anniston for the 4A spot if Anniston can get back to Madison Academy.

1059
01:09:22,880 --> 01:09:24,500
 So, we'll see what happens.

1060
01:09:24,720 --> 01:09:27,420
 But 4A North should be really fun down the stretch.

1061
01:09:28,140 --> 01:09:29,720
 Thomas Ashworth, AL.com.

1062
01:09:29,780 --> 01:09:30,460
 You mentioned it.

1063
01:09:30,580 --> 01:09:33,660
 So, since you invoked their names, let's talk a little more in depth about that.

1064
01:09:33,740 --> 01:09:38,880
 Madison Academy, that years ago, everybody wouldn't have them as their homecoming opponent.

1065
01:09:39,020 --> 01:09:40,400
 That's been a long time.

1066
01:09:40,500 --> 01:09:43,080
 They have now built themselves into a perennial powerhouse.

1067
01:09:43,640 --> 01:09:45,060
 And they're taking on – they're 9-2.

1068
01:09:45,640 --> 01:09:47,080
 They know how to win.

1069
01:09:47,280 --> 01:09:48,920
 Anniston obviously does, too, as you mentioned.

1070
01:09:49,600 --> 01:09:52,680
 They've still got a goose egg in the L column, 11-0.

1071
01:09:52,680 --> 01:09:56,200
 Your thoughts about the Mustangs on the road, the long road to Anniston?

1072
01:09:57,020 --> 01:09:59,720
 Yeah, and I used to cover Anniston, my old job.

1073
01:09:59,960 --> 01:10:03,700
 And they're just a really good program with a really good coach.

1074
01:10:04,240 --> 01:10:05,920
 Rico Jackson does a really good job there.

1075
01:10:06,680 --> 01:10:11,380
 And Rico White was the coach there in their last undefeated regular season.

1076
01:10:11,820 --> 01:10:12,740
 Now he's in Mae Jemison.

1077
01:10:13,460 --> 01:10:16,220
 But Rico does a really good job there.

1078
01:10:16,480 --> 01:10:20,000
 They have a really, really good, talented team over at Anniston.

1079
01:10:20,000 --> 01:10:23,080
 I mean, they just are loaded at pretty much every spot.

1080
01:10:23,400 --> 01:10:25,140
 They have Division I players across the board.

1081
01:10:25,400 --> 01:10:29,420
 And, I mean, this Madison Academy team is a really good team, but they're really young as well.

1082
01:10:29,820 --> 01:10:31,080
 So, I mean, credit to Godspeed.

1083
01:10:31,180 --> 01:10:35,320
 I mean, this team, you know, they won a playoff game last year against Hook's Bluff.

1084
01:10:35,420 --> 01:10:38,220
 But this year they've, you know, been able to build on that.

1085
01:10:38,300 --> 01:10:39,200
 They're 9-2 this year.

1086
01:10:40,060 --> 01:10:45,240
 Losses to a really, really good Marsh Hills team and a really, really good Plainview team.

1087
01:10:45,540 --> 01:10:48,100
 So, two really – I don't want to say good losses.

1088
01:10:48,200 --> 01:10:49,840
 Those are two pretty good teams they lost to.

1089
01:10:50,380 --> 01:10:54,080
 But, no, I mean, this is an excellent Madison Academy team.

1090
01:10:54,480 --> 01:10:56,400
 Charleston Owens has had a really good year for them.

1091
01:10:56,980 --> 01:11:00,800
 Daylon Scott has been – and Danny McCauley have been really good at them at running back.

1092
01:11:01,120 --> 01:11:02,940
 So, I mean, they're just really good across the board.

1093
01:11:03,020 --> 01:11:05,860
 I think this will be probably one of the more fun matchups in 4A.

1094
01:11:06,120 --> 01:11:09,340
 Because both of these teams are really explosive and can do a lot on offense.

1095
01:11:09,500 --> 01:11:11,760
 But, I mean, they have some really good pieces on defense, too.

1096
01:11:11,860 --> 01:11:14,260
 So, I really have no clue what to think about this one.

1097
01:11:14,300 --> 01:11:15,760
 This is going to be a really fun one to watch.

1098
01:11:16,600 --> 01:11:21,140
 Let me ask you about a team that we saw twice last year,

1099
01:11:21,160 --> 01:11:22,960
 and I believe you saw the Hartzell game.

1100
01:11:22,960 --> 01:11:26,060
 Muscle Shoals, Osteen, Parker.

1101
01:11:26,680 --> 01:11:32,640
 Parker put Muscle Shoals out last year 34-10 in the quarterfinals.

1102
01:11:33,380 --> 01:11:34,960
 Parker's not as good this year.

1103
01:11:35,040 --> 01:11:38,660
 Now, they're still very good, but I don't think they're as good as last year.

1104
01:11:39,240 --> 01:11:41,560
 And Muscle Shoals is better than last year.

1105
01:11:41,640 --> 01:11:42,660
 They beat Mae Jemison.

1106
01:11:43,260 --> 01:11:49,580
 I saw that game last Friday – Friday 31-10 – I'm sorry, Thursday – 31-12.

1107
01:11:49,740 --> 01:11:51,280
 Davian Rill scored twice.

1108
01:11:51,280 --> 01:11:54,060
 Kate Clemons, very solid quarterback.

1109
01:11:54,720 --> 01:11:59,260
 But the Muscle Shoals defensive front with Maury Johnson and friends

1110
01:11:59,260 --> 01:12:03,320
 are just terrifying, too, offensive linemen.

1111
01:12:03,960 --> 01:12:06,180
 So, this is going to be a fun game.

1112
01:12:06,380 --> 01:12:11,200
 I think this is going to be a different verdict, though, this year with Muscle Shoals winning.

1113
01:12:11,820 --> 01:12:14,220
 Classic game in town.

1114
01:12:14,900 --> 01:12:15,900
 Parker coming.

1115
01:12:16,660 --> 01:12:19,360
 Is it time for Muscle Shoals in the rematch?

1116
01:12:20,400 --> 01:12:20,700
 Yeah.

1117
01:12:20,860 --> 01:12:24,280
 I mean, like you said, this is a totally different Parker team without Naeem Offord.

1118
01:12:24,500 --> 01:12:25,420
 He's now at Oregon.

1119
01:12:26,000 --> 01:12:29,520
 And, you know, when you lose a five-star, it's always tough.

1120
01:12:29,620 --> 01:12:31,820
 But their best player is probably Bonnie Cleveland.

1121
01:12:32,180 --> 01:12:34,480
 He's a Texas commit defensive line.

1122
01:12:34,720 --> 01:12:39,480
 But, I mean, like you said, you look at this Muscle Shoals team, and you don't really see a weakness.

1123
01:12:39,740 --> 01:12:43,100
 I mean, to be honest with you, I mean, their quarterback is really good.

1124
01:12:43,180 --> 01:12:44,280
 They have really good playmakers.

1125
01:12:44,720 --> 01:12:46,060
 They're running back and wide receiver.

1126
01:12:46,220 --> 01:12:47,900
 Their defensive line is one of the best.

1127
01:12:48,320 --> 01:12:49,440
 Their secondary is loaded.

1128
01:12:49,580 --> 01:12:51,900
 I mean, they're just loaded across the board.

1129
01:12:52,080 --> 01:12:54,860
 And it looks like they've gotten better almost as the season's gone.

1130
01:12:55,080 --> 01:12:57,480
 And, obviously, I mean, that's part of their schedule.

1131
01:12:57,900 --> 01:13:02,020
 Their schedule down the stretch was much, much tougher than, you know, the beginning games,

1132
01:13:02,120 --> 01:13:03,720
 aside from a Gadsden City win.

1133
01:13:04,200 --> 01:13:07,640
 But, I mean, this is a team that's gotten better, it seems like, as the year has gone on.

1134
01:13:07,720 --> 01:13:09,980
 But, like you said, Parker's a totally different team.

1135
01:13:09,980 --> 01:13:11,760
 I do like Muscle Shoals in this one.

1136
01:13:12,440 --> 01:13:16,740
 I don't know if Parker is, you know, will see a more complete team in the playoffs.

1137
01:13:17,340 --> 01:13:21,820
 Oxford is, you know, they had a big win over Oxford, but that's a completely different Oxford team.

1138
01:13:22,140 --> 01:13:24,140
 But I think this Muscle Shoals team has a chance.

1139
01:13:24,220 --> 01:13:24,740
 I really do.

1140
01:13:25,220 --> 01:13:27,580
 But, I mean, this Parker team all has some pieces.

1141
01:13:27,700 --> 01:13:28,320
 They really do.

1142
01:13:28,800 --> 01:13:30,760
 So, I mean, I think it'll be a defensive battle.

1143
01:13:30,940 --> 01:13:34,920
 I think that there's going to be a lot of really good pieces on both sides on defense.

1144
01:13:35,600 --> 01:13:39,460
 We'll dive deeper into that matchup tomorrow with Muscle Shoals head coach Scott Bayesian.

1145
01:13:39,560 --> 01:13:43,020
 In the meantime, Morris Hill sitting perfect right now, 11-0.

1146
01:13:43,760 --> 01:13:48,660
 In playoff talk, it's not the longest trip of the world, down to Winfield, 9-2.

1147
01:13:48,760 --> 01:13:50,140
 Your thoughts about that matchup?

1148
01:13:50,940 --> 01:13:58,180
 Yeah, I really think that Morris Hill is probably one of the most talented teams in the state, regardless of classification.

1149
01:13:58,860 --> 01:14:04,100
 I mean, this is a, you know, you've got Hudson Higgins going to UAB, you've got Jackson Penn, guys like that.

1150
01:14:04,100 --> 01:14:06,960
 And, you know, they have a couple of more Division I commits.

1151
01:14:07,760 --> 01:14:10,560
 McIntyre is another guy at tight end who's a powerful prospect.

1152
01:14:10,740 --> 01:14:16,040
 I mean, they have so many guys just across the board who are legit Division I talents.

1153
01:14:16,140 --> 01:14:23,220
 And, I mean, you look at the other three A's, and, I mean, they may have one guy, two guys, three guys if they're lucky that are going to play legit Division I ball.

1154
01:14:23,280 --> 01:14:27,380
 But, I mean, they have guys getting offers from North Alabama or, you know, Troy or whatever.

1155
01:14:27,660 --> 01:14:28,500
 It seems like every day.

1156
01:14:28,700 --> 01:14:32,140
 I mean, that team might be better than last year's team.

1157
01:14:32,180 --> 01:14:32,820
 It probably is.

1158
01:14:32,920 --> 01:14:37,380
 I mean, they haven't just beaten opponents, but they've absolutely just destroyed opponents.

1159
01:14:37,500 --> 01:14:41,760
 I think that their average score of games is like 53 to 11 or something like that.

1160
01:14:41,760 --> 01:14:42,080
 Jeez.

1161
01:14:42,540 --> 01:14:43,780
 Just killing people.

1162
01:14:43,980 --> 01:14:45,240
 I mean, it's just ridiculous.

1163
01:14:45,240 --> 01:14:49,240
 But, I mean, like you said, Winfield has had a good season.

1164
01:14:49,480 --> 01:14:51,400
 They're 9-2 on the year.

1165
01:14:51,580 --> 01:14:55,280
 A nice win over a Glencoe team that, you know, had some success this year.

1166
01:14:55,380 --> 01:14:58,620
 I think Glencoe made the playoffs for the first time in, like, 10 years.

1167
01:14:58,700 --> 01:15:00,980
 So, a good win for them in the first round.

1168
01:15:01,100 --> 01:15:03,340
 But, it's a tough test against any time you play Marcel.

1169
01:15:03,580 --> 01:15:10,240
 But, I mean, I hate looking ahead, but if they play Piedmont or Pfeiffer, whoever it is, that's going to be a really fun one as well.

1170
01:15:10,360 --> 01:15:12,940
 But, I mean, it'll be a really good test for Winfield for sure.

1171
01:15:14,080 --> 01:15:20,480
 You had an article early this year, and we talked about it at length, about commitment or the like thereof.

1172
01:15:20,480 --> 01:15:31,280
 As far as some Huntsville City schools, another year, another first-round shutout for Region 4 in Class 7A.

1173
01:15:31,820 --> 01:15:33,960
 And these teams were playing very good teams.

1174
01:15:34,200 --> 01:15:36,920
 Spartan James Clemens, I believe, had the closest game.

1175
01:15:37,520 --> 01:15:40,100
 Florence lost to Baker 38-14.

1176
01:15:40,420 --> 01:15:42,760
 Austin lost 45-7.

1177
01:15:43,400 --> 01:15:56,300
 It has been the last time any team in Region 4 won a playoff game was 2019 when James Clemens beat Vestavia Hills and Florence beat Mountain Brook 24-21.

1178
01:15:57,640 --> 01:16:00,280
 24 consecutive playoff losses.

1179
01:16:00,600 --> 01:16:03,420
 I hope that changes somewhere down the road.

1180
01:16:04,360 --> 01:16:09,600
 I do, too, and I think that if I had to pick a team that's going to do it, I think it's going to be James Clemens.

1181
01:16:09,800 --> 01:16:12,460
 I mean, I think that team has some sparks.

1182
01:16:12,600 --> 01:16:19,080
 I mean, they had kind of a small senior class, if you're talking about 7A, but I think that they have some really good pieces moving forward.

1183
01:16:19,220 --> 01:16:20,540
 They return both their running backs.

1184
01:16:20,880 --> 01:16:26,620
 I think they have a really good chance to get a win next year, but Sparkman obviously has some pieces.

1185
01:16:26,920 --> 01:16:32,540
 And, you know, any time that you make the trip down to Mobile, it's going to be tough, and that's what Austin and Florence had to do.

1186
01:16:32,860 --> 01:16:37,220
 Austin woke up at, like, I think, 7.30 in the morning, made the trip down there and played.

1187
01:16:37,360 --> 01:16:43,060
 I mean, that's just a ridiculous thing you have to do, driving down to Mobile from the Huntsville area.

1188
01:16:43,920 --> 01:16:46,200
 But, I mean, I do think that it will come eventually.

1189
01:16:46,400 --> 01:16:50,620
 I hope that, you know, they're starting to understand that it doesn't just take good coaches.

1190
01:16:51,120 --> 01:16:57,500
 I think that, you know, I hope that any administration understands that it doesn't just take, you know, it takes investment.

1191
01:16:57,500 --> 01:17:01,840
 And it takes a lot more than just, you know, having good seasons.

1192
01:17:02,100 --> 01:17:03,020
 You've got to have investment.

1193
01:17:04,000 --> 01:17:09,400
 That's what a lot of these coaches said is, you know, that you can have really good academics.

1194
01:17:09,580 --> 01:17:15,820
 And that's what, you know, Madison City and Austin and Florence, you know, these areas, these schools have really good academics.

1195
01:17:15,820 --> 01:17:18,980
 It's just a matter of, you know, investing the proper time into both.

1196
01:17:19,220 --> 01:17:23,020
 And I hope that they can understand that moving forward just because I want some good football up in here.

1197
01:17:24,080 --> 01:17:27,560
 But, you know, there's some good 6A teams and 4A teams as well.

1198
01:17:27,920 --> 01:17:30,080
 But, you know, those 7A teams are itching for a win.

1199
01:17:30,260 --> 01:17:31,100
 It's just clear.

1200
01:17:31,280 --> 01:17:34,860
 And hopefully the administration can understand the investment it has to make.

1201
01:17:36,400 --> 01:17:36,800
 Absolutely.

1202
01:17:37,220 --> 01:17:38,980
 Well, listen, the great stuff.

1203
01:17:39,300 --> 01:17:44,440
 Again, you've got the top five teams in North Alabama.

1204
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 That dropped about an hour or so ago.

1205
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 You can be covering it pre-game, post-game.

1206
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 You've got the game of the week.

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 Where can we get online to get all the good stuff?

1208
01:17:54,340 --> 01:17:55,380
 Yeah, we've got a lot going.

1209
01:17:55,540 --> 01:17:57,140
 And the basketball season is ramping up, too.

1210
01:17:57,500 --> 01:17:57,820
 Oh, yeah.

1211
01:17:57,820 --> 01:18:01,020
 One of the best seasons coming up up here in North Alabama.

1212
01:18:01,260 --> 01:18:03,180
 So, a lot of stuff coming on AL.com.

1213
01:18:04,040 --> 01:18:07,700
 And championships are to follow soon, which is weird to talk about the end of football season.

1214
01:18:07,840 --> 01:18:08,400
 But here we are.

1215
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 Thomas, stay safe out there and as warm as you can.

1216
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 I think the weather is going to cooperate by the time we get rolling into Friday night.

1217
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 So, let's hope the best on that.

1218
01:18:17,560 --> 01:18:19,940
 In the meantime, again, thanks so much for your time today.

1219
01:18:20,620 --> 01:18:20,980
 Yes, sir.

1220
01:18:20,980 --> 01:18:21,660
 Appreciate you guys.

1221
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 Thank you, bud.

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 we'll be joined by Alabama defensive end, Keon Keeley.

1303
01:22:28,260 --> 01:22:32,760
 Yeah, I mean, the defensive line is, I might be biased, but I think it's one of the most,

1304
01:22:33,340 --> 01:22:36,480
 if not the most, close-knit group on our team.

1305
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 I mean, that might be my biased opinion.

1306
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 I'm the D lineman.

1307
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 But I think it's just a big brotherhood in there, you know, but also a big thing is holding each other accountable.

1308
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 I think the room is extremely, you know, big on accountability.

1309
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 And, you know, if you got this gap, you got to keep that gap.

1310
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1311
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 You know, you can't have the mindset of, hey, I have the C gap, but I know the running back's going to cut back to the B gap.

1312
01:23:03,240 --> 01:23:08,260
 So, I'm just going to say whatever to my job and get the B gap.

1313
01:23:08,860 --> 01:23:12,960
 No, because now you go to the B gap, now that dude bounces out, he's gone.

1314
01:23:13,040 --> 01:23:15,620
 Or now you go to the B gap, but your teammates also in the B gap.

1315
01:23:15,820 --> 01:23:16,740
 I'll have more in a moment.

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 The Score.

1329
01:24:07,840 --> 01:24:12,640
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1330
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 The Score.

1331
01:24:14,100 --> 01:24:14,740
 Welcome back in.

1332
01:24:14,800 --> 01:24:19,440
 He is Joe Cox, and he is busy as a columnist there at Saturday Down South.

1333
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 His book is called A Fine Team Man.

1334
01:24:21,840 --> 01:24:23,280
 Joe Cox, welcome in.

1335
01:24:23,640 --> 01:24:28,340
 How are you, and have you thawed out, or has it been as cold where you are as where we are?

1336
01:24:29,140 --> 01:24:30,260
 It's been cold.

1337
01:24:30,660 --> 01:24:33,000
 Today, I've been running my daughter around.

1338
01:24:33,100 --> 01:24:35,220
 She's 16, and she was job shadowing.

1339
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 So, off of half a day, she could tell me that work is fairly tedious and fairly boring,

1340
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 and I could have saved her half a day and just told her that myself.

1341
01:24:44,220 --> 01:24:45,180
 But you know how it is.

1342
01:24:46,140 --> 01:24:46,500
 Yep.

1343
01:24:47,060 --> 01:24:48,420
 Joe, we're not messing with you.

1344
01:24:48,420 --> 01:24:51,940
 If you're with a 16-year-old daughter, you're tougher than any of us.

1345
01:24:52,020 --> 01:24:53,040
 I can tell you.

1346
01:24:53,120 --> 01:24:56,700
 Maybe we can give you a little break there, but let's talk a little bit about football.

1347
01:24:56,920 --> 01:24:58,740
 Joe, you're in your Kentucky.

1348
01:24:58,940 --> 01:24:59,820
 Let's be fair.

1349
01:25:00,180 --> 01:25:03,320
 Has Mark Stoops, has he gone shopping for a new house?

1350
01:25:03,700 --> 01:25:08,640
 At one time, they had the Purcell sign up and had two men in a truck on speed dial up there.

1351
01:25:09,020 --> 01:25:11,040
 Is he safe and secure now?

1352
01:25:11,920 --> 01:25:14,320
 I wouldn't go quite that far, but.

1353
01:25:14,320 --> 01:25:15,020
 Oh, okay.

1354
01:25:15,580 --> 01:25:20,060
 You know, I think things are looking a little better, certainly, than they were.

1355
01:25:20,520 --> 01:25:26,160
 Kentucky looked like they were headed nowhere but the cellar, but two league wins in a row.

1356
01:25:26,480 --> 01:25:33,180
 I have things a little more rosy, but I will say this for anybody so inclined to look for

1357
01:25:33,180 --> 01:25:35,060
 a possible wild upset tip.

1358
01:25:35,520 --> 01:25:37,840
 Kentucky better be very careful this Saturday.

1359
01:25:38,300 --> 01:25:42,000
 You win three games and you say, oh, we're just playing a little FCS team.

1360
01:25:42,000 --> 01:25:47,420
 Well, Tennessee Tech didn't get to be 10-0 by stepping through these games blindfolded.

1361
01:25:47,560 --> 01:25:52,320
 And with Kentucky's style of play, I think there's a very good chance that Tennessee Tech will

1362
01:25:52,320 --> 01:25:54,720
 keep this game close for most of the day.

1363
01:25:55,240 --> 01:26:01,840
 And if Kentucky doesn't show up ready to play, you know, everything that you did over the last two weeks,

1364
01:26:01,840 --> 01:26:03,400
 you can erase in 60 minutes.

1365
01:26:04,740 --> 01:26:06,200
 That is exactly right.

1366
01:26:06,300 --> 01:26:13,000
 In fact, Joe, I think they've won 15 games in a row in their 10-0 this year for an FCS team.

1367
01:26:13,100 --> 01:26:14,100
 That is amazing.

1368
01:26:14,860 --> 01:26:18,660
 Texas and Georgia, a big game for both teams.

1369
01:26:19,320 --> 01:26:21,780
 I thought Georgia had its most complete performance.

1370
01:26:22,000 --> 01:26:23,880
 And again, it was against Mississippi State.

1371
01:26:24,460 --> 01:26:26,120
 They ran for over 300 yards.

1372
01:26:26,400 --> 01:26:27,560
 Georgia's getting better.

1373
01:26:28,100 --> 01:26:29,740
 They're becoming more dominant.

1374
01:26:30,420 --> 01:26:34,840
 And again, they're not 22 and 23, but they're looking better.

1375
01:26:35,640 --> 01:26:37,660
 Texas certainly needs a win.

1376
01:26:37,780 --> 01:26:41,580
 Georgia's won this game, the last two games of the line of scrimmage.

1377
01:26:42,100 --> 01:26:45,840
 We'll hear a lot about Arch and Gunnar Stockton itself.

1378
01:26:46,400 --> 01:26:48,840
 Joe, a pretty good matchup between the Hedges.

1379
01:26:49,460 --> 01:26:50,420
 It really is.

1380
01:26:50,460 --> 01:26:51,500
 Should be a good one.

1381
01:26:51,580 --> 01:26:55,760
 And I've been critical of Georgia myself for their failure to kind of put games away.

1382
01:26:55,940 --> 01:26:57,980
 But they, yeah, I'm with you.

1383
01:26:58,060 --> 01:27:00,480
 They did about as well as you could do a week ago.

1384
01:27:01,080 --> 01:27:05,660
 You know, the X factor here, I guess for Georgia, I mean, you want to win this game,

1385
01:27:05,760 --> 01:27:07,720
 but this really isn't a make-or-break game.

1386
01:27:08,240 --> 01:27:12,820
 Texas is one of those two-loss teams that really doesn't want a third loss

1387
01:27:12,820 --> 01:27:16,720
 because that CFP field is filling up in a hurry.

1388
01:27:17,040 --> 01:27:20,340
 And a third loss, I won't say it automatically disqualifies you,

1389
01:27:20,380 --> 01:27:22,140
 but, boy, it digs a deep hole.

1390
01:27:22,780 --> 01:27:25,460
 So maybe they've got a little more incentive here,

1391
01:27:25,560 --> 01:27:27,820
 but Georgia is the team that comes in with all the momentum.

1392
01:27:28,720 --> 01:27:31,500
 You only get the mulligans in golf, not in football, right?

1393
01:27:31,560 --> 01:27:35,500
 Let's talk a little bit more about the showdown under the lights in Tuscaloosa,

1394
01:27:36,260 --> 01:27:37,760
 Alabama, and Oklahoma.

1395
01:27:37,960 --> 01:27:40,160
 I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to figure it out.

1396
01:27:40,280 --> 01:27:44,040
 Brent Venable is a pretty sharp dude when it comes to mixing things up on defense.

1397
01:27:44,660 --> 01:27:46,940
 Ty Simpson's got his work cut out to try to figure out this.

1398
01:27:47,140 --> 01:27:49,500
 It's Oklahoma defense himself, and he's calling the signals there.

1399
01:27:50,180 --> 01:27:52,880
 Alabama, I think, opened over the summer at 14.

1400
01:27:53,120 --> 01:27:55,580
 Vegas then said, no, let's make it to seven.

1401
01:27:56,060 --> 01:27:59,620
 Earlier this week, they showed it down to six and a half, and I looked a moment ago.

1402
01:28:00,020 --> 01:28:01,380
 It's now down to six.

1403
01:28:01,460 --> 01:28:04,800
 Is Alabama going to be favored by the time Saturday winds up here?

1404
01:28:05,280 --> 01:28:07,000
 Joe, your thoughts about Bama and Oklahoma?

1405
01:28:07,920 --> 01:28:11,240
 You know, a lot of the same things we just said would apply to this game.

1406
01:28:11,320 --> 01:28:14,300
 Of course, Alabama with one loss, and you talk about a mulligan.

1407
01:28:14,440 --> 01:28:17,960
 There's one that they'd love to get, but Oklahoma with two.

1408
01:28:18,100 --> 01:28:21,680
 So, they're one of those teams that's kind of on the outside, peering in.

1409
01:28:21,740 --> 01:28:26,140
 But, boy, their life would look a lot better if they could pull this upset off.

1410
01:28:26,620 --> 01:28:30,920
 The question for me, I think, largely is John Mateer, who started out just red hot.

1411
01:28:31,020 --> 01:28:34,560
 I think it was a top Heisman candidate, and then the injury happened.

1412
01:28:35,560 --> 01:28:39,680
 They're just kind of struggling through at this point on that side of the ball.

1413
01:28:39,820 --> 01:28:44,580
 If he's got another big game in him, this would be an interesting spot to pull it out.

1414
01:28:44,740 --> 01:28:51,040
 But Alabama, the just steady progress the defense has made over where they were a season ago,

1415
01:28:51,040 --> 01:28:53,760
 I think is kind of one of the underrated stories of this season.

1416
01:28:54,400 --> 01:28:58,980
 And, you know, if I had to pick, I'd expect that to hold up and the tide to take care of business.

1417
01:28:58,980 --> 01:29:02,580
 But, you know, the offense is where everybody's going to get excited,

1418
01:29:02,920 --> 01:29:05,780
 and Ty Simpson's a Heisman candidate and so on and so forth.

1419
01:29:05,840 --> 01:29:08,840
 But the defense is probably really the story for this Alabama team.

1420
01:29:09,040 --> 01:29:09,160
 Yeah.

1421
01:29:09,820 --> 01:29:15,640
 Joe, the Auburn-Vaney game last week was, number one, very entertaining.

1422
01:29:16,540 --> 01:29:20,340
 Vaney wins in overtime after coming back from 17-3.

1423
01:29:20,980 --> 01:29:24,760
 Dev said, Auburn, what an indictment on Hugh Freeze.

1424
01:29:25,320 --> 01:29:28,020
 500 yards, score 38 points.

1425
01:29:28,620 --> 01:29:34,200
 The backup quarterback looks like, you know, where in the world was he in the entire season?

1426
01:29:34,840 --> 01:29:37,200
 But Vaney did Vaney things with Pavia.

1427
01:29:37,200 --> 01:29:39,580
 They just slowly got back in the game.

1428
01:29:39,820 --> 01:29:42,120
 Got control of it and then won it.

1429
01:29:42,300 --> 01:29:48,040
 And overtime, I wondered if they should have kicked the field goal and should have gone for fourth down and got stuffed.

1430
01:29:48,280 --> 01:29:52,740
 Vaney has got Kentucky and Tennessee to go two more games.

1431
01:29:52,900 --> 01:29:55,320
 They're still got a pulse for the playoffs.

1432
01:29:55,880 --> 01:29:59,960
 But Auburn sure looked a lot better with Hugh Freeze not on the sideline.

1433
01:30:00,640 --> 01:30:01,560
 Yeah, absolutely.

1434
01:30:01,560 --> 01:30:05,380
 I've said all year that I'm not a big guy on the midseason coach firing.

1435
01:30:05,540 --> 01:30:07,200
 Well, this might be the other side of it.

1436
01:30:07,320 --> 01:30:13,320
 Maybe you say we get a couple of games to see exactly how much the old regime was holding us back.

1437
01:30:13,400 --> 01:30:18,960
 Well, based on one game, on the offensive side of the ball, I think you could certainly say the regime was holding back plenty.

1438
01:30:19,300 --> 01:30:30,020
 Because, yeah, it's a situation where if you'd just gone with Ashton Daniels from early in the season and gone with this kind of philosophy, it wouldn't be four and six.

1439
01:30:30,020 --> 01:30:33,640
 It'd be at least six and four and maybe a little better than that heading down the stretch.

1440
01:30:35,840 --> 01:30:39,780
 Joe, great stuff, as always.

1441
01:30:40,000 --> 01:30:42,600
 I know you predict the season.

1442
01:30:43,380 --> 01:30:45,560
 In Texas A&M, you've got 12.

1443
01:30:45,700 --> 01:30:53,180
 I know, Joe, Alabama fans don't want to hear this or Ole Miss or Georgia, but I think the Aggies may be the best team in the SEC.

1444
01:30:54,120 --> 01:31:01,340
 I know Missouri's faded a little bit with injuries, but they looked awfully good beating Missouri on the road.

1445
01:31:01,620 --> 01:31:08,860
 Joe, you've got this article, Watchability, later in the week, but where can we get online to get all the great stuff?

1446
01:31:09,500 --> 01:31:11,240
 Check it out at Saturday Down South.

1447
01:31:11,420 --> 01:31:18,860
 We'll be coming down the stretch with everybody else and keeping up with all the games and then trying to see the big picture.

1448
01:31:19,080 --> 01:31:22,160
 And, again, there are four teams that are real happy with where they're at.

1449
01:31:22,240 --> 01:31:24,080
 Will there be a fifth one that gets in?

1450
01:31:24,160 --> 01:31:26,820
 That's what I think we're all going to be watching for.

1451
01:31:26,820 --> 01:31:30,180
 But those four have got some big games coming up still.

1452
01:31:30,820 --> 01:31:33,140
 It'll be an interesting last couple weeks.

1453
01:31:34,100 --> 01:31:37,460
 And an interesting afternoon with your 16-year-old daughter up there.

1454
01:31:37,520 --> 01:31:40,580
 Joel, good luck, and thanks so much for your time today, buddy.

1455
01:31:41,220 --> 01:31:41,960
 Thank you, gentlemen.

1456
01:31:42,060 --> 01:31:42,720
 Y'all take care.

1457
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1458
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 Obviously, she wasn't listening, right?

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 The Score.

1546
01:37:05,620 --> 01:37:10,400
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1547
01:37:10,940 --> 01:37:11,860
 Welcome back in.

1548
01:37:11,940 --> 01:37:17,740
 He is one of the best when it comes to covering college football from the A to the P, Atlantic to the Pacific.

1549
01:37:17,940 --> 01:37:19,940
 Matt Merchel, busy there with the Orlando Center.

1550
01:37:20,060 --> 01:37:20,940
 And Matt, welcome in.

1551
01:37:21,000 --> 01:37:21,540
 How are you?

1552
01:37:22,540 --> 01:37:23,820
 How are you guys doing today?

1553
01:37:24,380 --> 01:37:25,400
 Hey, we're doing all right.

1554
01:37:25,460 --> 01:37:33,980
 Matt, it's one of the greatest sports movies of all time, and I'm sure I may get an argument about this, but the movie Hoosiers about Indiana basketball.

1555
01:37:34,980 --> 01:37:41,140
 Matt, is Indiana football writing their own Hollywood script after that finish at Penn State?

1556
01:37:41,780 --> 01:37:42,900
 Yeah, I mean, they did.

1557
01:37:43,000 --> 01:37:44,880
 That was an amazing finish to that game.

1558
01:37:45,400 --> 01:37:47,740
 Indiana found a way to win when they needed to.

1559
01:37:48,200 --> 01:37:55,560
 And it just goes to show you that, you know, Kirk Signetti is why he's such an elite, you know, coach in the sense that, you know, people want him.

1560
01:37:55,660 --> 01:37:57,240
 You know, that ADs are interested in him.

1561
01:37:57,460 --> 01:38:01,780
 He's been sought after by so many schools because he finds a way to win these games.

1562
01:38:02,100 --> 01:38:05,200
 So, they're going to be, not every game is going to be a 20-point blowout.

1563
01:38:05,700 --> 01:38:09,040
 And so, you know, they need a challenge sometimes, and I think Indiana got it this weekend.

1564
01:38:09,460 --> 01:38:10,660
 I think they found a way to win it.

1565
01:38:11,060 --> 01:38:18,580
 I thought Fernando Mendoza found a way to step up and elevate his game, and now he puts himself squarely in the Heisman running.

1566
01:38:19,140 --> 01:38:29,100
 Not that he wasn't, but puts himself back in there, and now Indiana finds itself, you know, squarely in the mix for the Big Ten title and for a chance for another appearance in the college football playoff.

1567
01:38:29,740 --> 01:38:31,080
 Matt, correct us if you're wrong.

1568
01:38:31,080 --> 01:38:33,080
 You're a native of the state of Indiana.

1569
01:38:33,340 --> 01:38:34,720
 What are you hearing back home?

1570
01:38:34,860 --> 01:38:40,160
 Because it's kind of crazy down here when Alabama and Auburn basketball does well.

1571
01:38:40,240 --> 01:38:42,580
 It's like, wow, this is bonus up there.

1572
01:38:42,800 --> 01:38:44,260
 Basketball has always been king.

1573
01:38:44,840 --> 01:38:47,620
 What are you hearing from your Indiana football fans up there?

1574
01:38:48,380 --> 01:38:49,440
 Well, yeah, I mean, exactly.

1575
01:38:49,600 --> 01:38:52,780
 And for decades, you know, Indiana football was an afterthought.

1576
01:38:53,160 --> 01:38:59,380
 You know, I mean, it was considered a joke, kind of, you know, and basketball, all the fans cared about was when basketball season started.

1577
01:38:59,380 --> 01:39:00,880
 Well, that's changed now.

1578
01:39:01,020 --> 01:39:07,840
 And, you know, now you see not just the success on the field, but you're seeing Indiana committing financially to this idea.

1579
01:39:08,000 --> 01:39:10,120
 You know, they're willing to put the money where their mouth is.

1580
01:39:10,180 --> 01:39:17,820
 And you talk about, we saw this about a month ago when Kirk Signetti was signed to an extension, a contract extension, a big multi-million dollar contract extension.

1581
01:39:18,220 --> 01:39:23,140
 They're serious about giving him the resources to go out there and have success in the football program.

1582
01:39:23,360 --> 01:39:24,120
 And that's huge.

1583
01:39:24,200 --> 01:39:28,620
 And, again, that gets people back to where they want to get excited about football.

1584
01:39:28,920 --> 01:39:30,500
 They're excited about how things go.

1585
01:39:31,040 --> 01:39:33,480
 And, you know, now it's can you capitalize on this.

1586
01:39:33,560 --> 01:39:39,660
 You know, now, as I was telling someone earlier today, you don't want to see Indiana have a slip-up, you know, in the last couple weeks.

1587
01:39:39,820 --> 01:39:49,000
 You want to see him finish strong and then find a way to get into the Big Ten title game, maybe possibly win that, and then get to the college football playoff and make a deeper run than they did last year.

1588
01:39:50,280 --> 01:39:59,500
 Man, you know, the Big 12, well, and I know people snicker every time you mention Texas Tech and their $25 million NIL roster.

1589
01:40:00,500 --> 01:40:05,940
 But BYU was a snickering after they got beat 29-7 last week.

1590
01:40:06,040 --> 01:40:09,880
 Joel McGuire is a good coach, no question, and he's got a lot of talent.

1591
01:40:10,020 --> 01:40:17,560
 But they just smothered a very good BYU team, Bear Backemeyer, their freshman quarterback, had really played well.

1592
01:40:17,800 --> 01:40:25,040
 But Texas Tech's running backs, Cameron Dickey and Jacoby Williams ran for nearly 200 yards.

1593
01:40:25,840 --> 01:40:33,580
 I think people better look at Texas Tech as far as being a formidable opponent in the CFE if this continues.

1594
01:40:34,320 --> 01:40:35,240
 Oh, very much so.

1595
01:40:35,340 --> 01:40:39,600
 I think you could argue that they're probably one of the top five teams in the country right now.

1596
01:40:39,680 --> 01:40:41,180
 I mean, I know they're not ranked in that spot.

1597
01:40:41,660 --> 01:40:43,380
 But, you know, you think about what they've been able to do.

1598
01:40:43,520 --> 01:40:44,800
 Yeah, you say what you will.

1599
01:40:44,800 --> 01:40:47,940
 I mean, you know, yes, they've spent a lot of money to build that roster.

1600
01:40:48,100 --> 01:40:51,760
 They've spent over $7 million, reportedly, to put together their defensive line.

1601
01:40:51,860 --> 01:40:52,900
 It's one of the best in the country.

1602
01:40:53,460 --> 01:40:54,920
 And, you know, they're having success.

1603
01:40:55,100 --> 01:41:00,120
 You know, UCF, for instance, who I cover down here, you know, is going to go play Texas Tech this weekend.

1604
01:41:00,520 --> 01:41:02,920
 You know, Scott Frost, the UCF coach, said it best.

1605
01:41:03,000 --> 01:41:04,540
 He said, listen, don't hate those.

1606
01:41:04,840 --> 01:41:06,760
 He said, don't hate the player, hate the game.

1607
01:41:07,160 --> 01:41:07,720
 You know what I mean?

1608
01:41:07,780 --> 01:41:14,540
 Like, if that's the way college football is turning into, you can't be angry at Joey McGuire for what's happening.

1609
01:41:14,820 --> 01:41:19,540
 You've got to be angry at the sport itself and why the money is being, how there's no guardrails at times.

1610
01:41:19,680 --> 01:41:20,860
 So, it's going to be interesting.

1611
01:41:20,980 --> 01:41:27,900
 But I think Texas Tech is definitely a force to watch out for and a team that basically, you know, could make a serious run in the college football playoff mix.

1612
01:41:28,560 --> 01:41:29,660
 You're a football fan.

1613
01:41:29,780 --> 01:41:35,000
 You hope your team can grow some oil wells in the backyard sometime soon.

1614
01:41:36,000 --> 01:41:37,840
 Alabama will be facing one of those teams.

1615
01:41:37,980 --> 01:41:40,000
 That makes a lot of money off that liquid gold.

1616
01:41:40,140 --> 01:41:40,900
 That's Oklahoma.

1617
01:41:41,640 --> 01:41:45,980
 Matt, what do you see under the lights in the fight in Tuscaloosa this weekend?

1618
01:41:46,960 --> 01:41:49,280
 Yeah, I still think Alabama's playing really good football.

1619
01:41:49,440 --> 01:41:53,580
 I think that, you know, they've got an opportunity to go in there and make their case.

1620
01:41:53,700 --> 01:41:58,420
 You know, I mean, Oklahoma, if they want to build up on their reputation in the SEC,

1621
01:41:58,420 --> 01:42:02,140
 since coming over to the SEC, they're going to have to win games like this.

1622
01:42:02,220 --> 01:42:07,160
 But I think Alabama still has the pieces together to make that run.

1623
01:42:07,300 --> 01:42:13,700
 So, I mean, again, you know, if you're in the SEC, you don't want to get to a point where you see all your best teams get knocked out,

1624
01:42:13,980 --> 01:42:15,940
 you know, or get knocked down over the next three weeks.

1625
01:42:15,960 --> 01:42:18,780
 You want to see some of these teams step up and make some plays.

1626
01:42:18,780 --> 01:42:21,400
 I think Alabama's one of those teams that's going to make a big push.

1627
01:42:21,800 --> 01:42:24,060
 And I'm not too concerned about them in Oklahoma.

1628
01:42:25,640 --> 01:42:28,280
 Man, I know people get tired of hearing about him,

1629
01:42:28,280 --> 01:42:33,200
 but when he continues to play well, he's a Heisman candidate.

1630
01:42:33,200 --> 01:42:38,860
 And Vanderbilt is a possible, looking from the outside in right now,

1631
01:42:39,020 --> 01:42:41,740
 Pavia, they got behind 17-3.

1632
01:42:41,940 --> 01:42:47,820
 Pavia has a combined 489 yards against a very good Auburn defense.

1633
01:42:48,320 --> 01:42:53,380
 Auburn found the pulse just coincidentally after Hugh Freeze was fired.

1634
01:42:53,840 --> 01:42:59,100
 But he's just amazing, man, at how he brings this team back constantly.

1635
01:42:59,400 --> 01:43:00,280
 He's so tough.

1636
01:43:00,380 --> 01:43:03,680
 He passes for 377, runs for another 112.

1637
01:43:04,080 --> 01:43:11,740
 They end up winning in overtime when the defense, Ashton Daniels, overshot the receiver.

1638
01:43:12,760 --> 01:43:15,720
 I know people get tired of hearing him, but he's quite a player.

1639
01:43:16,520 --> 01:43:19,760
 Well, I mean, he's the guy that, you know, we talk about players who are kind of heartbeats

1640
01:43:19,760 --> 01:43:20,300
 over the team.

1641
01:43:20,680 --> 01:43:24,420
 He's kind of that guy, you know, where I think that, you know, when you have a guy like that

1642
01:43:24,420 --> 01:43:27,700
 who steps up and is willing to lay it all on the line, you know, out in the field,

1643
01:43:28,180 --> 01:43:28,640
 it's easy.

1644
01:43:28,740 --> 01:43:30,740
 You know, your teammates really kind of respond to that.

1645
01:43:30,800 --> 01:43:33,040
 You know, they want to follow you out there.

1646
01:43:33,100 --> 01:43:34,800
 They want to give a little extra effort.

1647
01:43:34,940 --> 01:43:36,660
 They want to make sure things go well.

1648
01:43:36,840 --> 01:43:40,920
 And especially when things like a game last week where you're down and it looks like you're

1649
01:43:40,920 --> 01:43:43,160
 going to lose the game and then all of a sudden he rallies you back.

1650
01:43:43,500 --> 01:43:46,060
 They want to step up and feel that, feed off that energy.

1651
01:43:46,240 --> 01:43:48,960
 So I think he's a huge piece of what Vanderbilt was doing.

1652
01:43:49,480 --> 01:43:52,820
 Obviously, if he doesn't play as well as he did, they don't win that game.

1653
01:43:53,100 --> 01:43:57,540
 So, you know, Vanderbilt needs him to be on top form over the next few weeks because

1654
01:43:57,540 --> 01:43:59,400
 they've still got a legitimate shot.

1655
01:43:59,560 --> 01:44:01,860
 You know, they've still got a chance to do some big things.

1656
01:44:01,860 --> 01:44:06,360
 So they want to make sure they can continue to play well and not have to worry about him

1657
01:44:06,360 --> 01:44:09,520
 maybe being, you know, under the weather or anything like that.

1658
01:44:10,240 --> 01:44:13,660
 I'm going to see how the Orlando City will make sure the Bama-Oklahoma game actually

1659
01:44:13,660 --> 01:44:16,400
 kicks off at 2.30 to wind up a fight under the lights.

1660
01:44:16,500 --> 01:44:17,540
 So I want you to be clear on that.

1661
01:44:18,000 --> 01:44:20,920
 But they will be under the lights when Georgia takes on Texas.

1662
01:44:21,280 --> 01:44:24,220
 Some may say that is the matchup this weekend.

1663
01:44:24,520 --> 01:44:27,240
 The Dogs are favored by six.

1664
01:44:27,320 --> 01:44:29,880
 That is the Georgia Dogs over Teos.

1665
01:44:29,880 --> 01:44:32,400
 How do you see number 10 taking on number five, Matt?

1666
01:44:33,380 --> 01:44:37,520
 Well, you know, again, I think, you know, I think Texas season has been an interesting

1667
01:44:37,520 --> 01:44:40,540
 one to me because, you know, remember they started out as the number one team in the

1668
01:44:40,540 --> 01:44:41,660
 country in the polls.

1669
01:44:41,900 --> 01:44:45,820
 You know, they fell kind of quickly and out after struggling early on.

1670
01:44:45,880 --> 01:44:48,680
 Then they find a way to kind of come back and make a big push.

1671
01:44:49,120 --> 01:44:50,460
 You know, I still like Georgia.

1672
01:44:50,540 --> 01:44:54,480
 I still think Kirby Smart has the pieces to do what they need to do, you know, to win

1673
01:44:54,480 --> 01:44:54,940
 games.

1674
01:44:55,040 --> 01:44:56,980
 It's not like he forgot how to coach or anything.

1675
01:44:57,080 --> 01:44:58,960
 And that's why they're the top five team.

1676
01:44:59,040 --> 01:45:04,380
 And so I think if Texas wants to, you know, make a serious run, you know, at being considered,

1677
01:45:04,520 --> 01:45:07,800
 you know, in the SEC race, you know, time's ticking.

1678
01:45:07,980 --> 01:45:13,460
 So if they can find a way to upset Georgia, obviously that would be a huge, you know, coup

1679
01:45:13,460 --> 01:45:14,640
 for Steve Sarkeesian.

1680
01:45:14,880 --> 01:45:18,520
 You know, you should, you almost give the guy coach of the year, you know, recommendation

1681
01:45:18,520 --> 01:45:21,020
 because of that, you know, because of the job he's been able to do.

1682
01:45:21,520 --> 01:45:23,240
 But I like Georgia in this game.

1683
01:45:23,320 --> 01:45:25,440
 I think that the Bulldogs will find a way to pull out the win.

1684
01:45:26,640 --> 01:45:33,400
 Man, they rarely get any recognition, but UConn, who everybody, of course, thinks is the

1685
01:45:33,400 --> 01:45:34,660
 basketball school.

1686
01:45:35,360 --> 01:45:38,580
 Jim Moore Jr. has done a phenomenal job there.

1687
01:45:38,740 --> 01:45:43,100
 They were 10 and 50 before Moore came in in 2022.

1688
01:45:44,100 --> 01:45:46,340
 He has made them very respectable.

1689
01:45:47,480 --> 01:45:48,760
 They beat Duke.

1690
01:45:49,060 --> 01:45:52,800
 They're now seven and three in the last two years.

1691
01:45:52,880 --> 01:45:57,260
 They've got more wins against ACC teams than Florida State does.

1692
01:45:57,760 --> 01:45:58,720
 Three to two.

1693
01:45:59,260 --> 01:46:03,860
 And I'm going to be curious to see, Matt, if his name comes up at the end of the season,

1694
01:46:04,000 --> 01:46:06,340
 because there are going to be so many job openings.

1695
01:46:06,520 --> 01:46:10,780
 You're not going to be able to fill all these, and particularly if Lane Kiffin stays at Oxford.

1696
01:46:11,220 --> 01:46:16,980
 What a job Jim Moore has done in turning over that, turning around that UConn team.

1697
01:46:16,980 --> 01:46:20,460
 I mean, he may be a hot commodity at the end of the season.

1698
01:46:21,260 --> 01:46:22,360
 Yeah, I think he will be.

1699
01:46:22,420 --> 01:46:23,760
 I think his name will come up, obviously.

1700
01:46:24,120 --> 01:46:25,720
 The job he's done at UConn.

1701
01:46:25,820 --> 01:46:27,900
 You know, UConn not in the conference right now.

1702
01:46:28,280 --> 01:46:32,060
 You know, I mean, you have to find a way to win with schedules that you put together.

1703
01:46:32,800 --> 01:46:34,960
 You know, he's done an amazing job with Les.

1704
01:46:35,440 --> 01:46:43,900
 You know, that's, I think, the key there is that when you find success with Les, I think it inspires ADs to think, okay, well, this kind of fits in our wheelhouse,

1705
01:46:43,960 --> 01:46:47,620
 because we don't necessarily have to pay Lane Kiffin money for this guy.

1706
01:46:47,800 --> 01:46:50,440
 We can bring him in, and he's going to be able to find a way to find some success.

1707
01:46:51,080 --> 01:46:54,840
 So, you know, I think he's always been a really good coach.

1708
01:46:55,140 --> 01:46:57,480
 He just really hasn't had the opportunity like he's had at UConn.

1709
01:46:57,720 --> 01:47:00,460
 So, it wouldn't shock me if he doesn't wind up somewhere else.

1710
01:47:00,780 --> 01:47:01,340
 I mean, who knows?

1711
01:47:01,420 --> 01:47:07,840
 I think, you know, UConn may try to keep him there as long as they can, but I just think his time is going to be very limited.

1712
01:47:09,360 --> 01:47:10,840
 Brett brought up Lane.

1713
01:47:10,960 --> 01:47:13,420
 Obviously, we're getting reports this week that he's dropping hints.

1714
01:47:13,500 --> 01:47:14,780
 He wants to stay at Oxford.

1715
01:47:14,960 --> 01:47:16,680
 Is he sincere about that?

1716
01:47:16,760 --> 01:47:19,680
 And that wouldn't be a surprise, but it's business out there.

1717
01:47:19,760 --> 01:47:22,300
 And sometimes these guys know how to leverage their situation.

1718
01:47:22,560 --> 01:47:29,820
 Is this Lane and Jimmy Sexton trying to drive up the price, or is he sincere about collecting his millions there in Oxford?

1719
01:47:30,760 --> 01:47:34,060
 Well, you know, I think it's a little column A, a little column B in that situation.

1720
01:47:34,060 --> 01:47:38,760
 You know, I think, obviously, Lane, it's going to be a very difficult choice if he wants to stay,

1721
01:47:38,820 --> 01:47:42,540
 if he's really in love with what he's doing there, if he feels like his family's comfortable,

1722
01:47:42,900 --> 01:47:45,900
 he feels like that, you know, he's got plenty of opportunities.

1723
01:47:45,900 --> 01:47:49,200
 He can win a national championship at, you know, Ole Miss.

1724
01:47:49,580 --> 01:47:51,320
 Then, yeah, you know, why not stick around?

1725
01:47:51,400 --> 01:47:55,380
 If that makes you happy and you're fine financially, then why not stick around?

1726
01:47:55,620 --> 01:48:00,680
 But also, too, you know, I'm sure there's some talk out there of what's going to be thrown at him.

1727
01:48:00,680 --> 01:48:05,000
 You know, at some point, you know, you might end up pricing yourself out of a job.

1728
01:48:05,240 --> 01:48:05,600
 You know what I mean?

1729
01:48:05,880 --> 01:48:06,980
 You could go to Florida.

1730
01:48:07,060 --> 01:48:11,880
 I know Florida wants him really badly, and Florida's willing to open up the checkbook to get him.

1731
01:48:12,260 --> 01:48:16,520
 But at some point, if you get into, like, a bidding war with three other programs,

1732
01:48:16,880 --> 01:48:20,720
 and that price goes up and up and up and up, you're going to start to bid yourself out of jobs.

1733
01:48:20,920 --> 01:48:23,840
 And I think that's where he's got to be very careful about that.

1734
01:48:23,920 --> 01:48:27,920
 So I do legitimately think he likes where he's at right now.

1735
01:48:28,160 --> 01:48:31,480
 But also, too, you know, he wants to say, what can I do elsewhere?

1736
01:48:32,040 --> 01:48:33,140
 Where's the challenges there?

1737
01:48:33,180 --> 01:48:35,300
 Can I go to Florida and have a chance to win?

1738
01:48:35,380 --> 01:48:37,060
 Can I go to LSU and have a chance to win?

1739
01:48:37,380 --> 01:48:38,100
 Can I go, you know what I mean?

1740
01:48:38,320 --> 01:48:39,880
 And will I be happy doing that?

1741
01:48:40,100 --> 01:48:48,020
 Because I think he's found out, as we know from his past, that's not always the chasing the job and the money that can lead to happiness.

1742
01:48:48,160 --> 01:48:49,960
 And I think that's something he's got to be thinking about.

1743
01:48:50,640 --> 01:48:52,000
 Matt, you mentioned LSU.

1744
01:48:52,200 --> 01:48:54,620
 I don't know if you saw the latest chapter in the soap opera.

1745
01:48:55,100 --> 01:49:03,780
 But now, basically, what we understand, the administration is trying to get out of paying the mega bucks to Kelly, saying it was for a cause.

1746
01:49:03,940 --> 01:49:05,480
 Kelly is saying, you've got to be kidding me.

1747
01:49:05,540 --> 01:49:10,920
 No, I'm lowering up here, and we're going to take you as far as it needs to to get all those nickels coming my way.

1748
01:49:11,000 --> 01:49:14,700
 Your thoughts about it's a gift that keeps on giving, does it not?

1749
01:49:15,500 --> 01:49:15,740
 Yeah.

1750
01:49:15,740 --> 01:49:24,060
 I mean, listen, I didn't think Brian Kelly was going to walk away from a $58 million buyout for half of that.

1751
01:49:24,260 --> 01:49:31,240
 I mean, I think Brian Kelly did not want to lose his job at all, and I think, obviously, they pushed him out the door.

1752
01:49:31,680 --> 01:49:36,200
 So, again, it's going to come down to what is LSU willing to pay?

1753
01:49:36,980 --> 01:49:42,720
 I mean, listen, it's all great when you're convincing, and some of that could be you're convincing boosters and donors.

1754
01:49:42,720 --> 01:49:45,860
 Oh, he's going to take less money, so let's do this now.

1755
01:49:46,340 --> 01:49:48,840
 And, you know, you may not have 100% of agreement on that.

1756
01:49:48,960 --> 01:49:50,560
 So, this is where it gets ugly.

1757
01:49:50,640 --> 01:49:53,440
 It's going to get into lawyers, and lawyers are going to try to find out what's going on.

1758
01:49:53,960 --> 01:49:58,920
 And, you know, I mean, they'll eventually come to some sort of agreement, and it's probably not going to be the 24 mil.

1759
01:49:59,260 --> 01:50:00,680
 It's probably going to be something else.

1760
01:50:01,420 --> 01:50:03,200
 And, you know, so we'll see what happens.

1761
01:50:05,240 --> 01:50:06,900
 We'll finish on this.

1762
01:50:07,520 --> 01:50:12,380
 The Florida State win over Alabama seems like three years ago now.

1763
01:50:13,340 --> 01:50:14,660
 The Seminoles won.

1764
01:50:15,220 --> 01:50:22,540
 It lost to Clemson 24-10, dropping FSU to 1-5 in the ACC.

1765
01:50:23,720 --> 01:50:33,500
 Michael Alford, the Florida State Athletic Director, gave him the proverbial vote of confidence after the embarrassing loss to Stanford.

1766
01:50:33,760 --> 01:50:40,280
 Now, his buyout is $53 million, which, once again, is Brian Kelly territory.

1767
01:50:40,860 --> 01:50:44,180
 But in Clemson, of course, we know they struggle, too.

1768
01:50:44,260 --> 01:50:45,180
 They're 4-5.

1769
01:50:46,180 --> 01:50:50,240
 Matt, your thoughts on the future of Mike Norville at Florida State.

1770
01:50:50,800 --> 01:50:51,640
 Well, that's very interesting.

1771
01:50:51,800 --> 01:50:57,180
 You know, Mike gave an impassioned six-minute speech yesterday, you know, after practice, where he basically said,

1772
01:50:57,300 --> 01:50:58,700
 we're on the right track.

1773
01:50:58,800 --> 01:50:59,460
 We're going to win.

1774
01:50:59,920 --> 01:51:01,420
 You know, we have all the pieces in place.

1775
01:51:01,500 --> 01:51:02,360
 We're going to have success.

1776
01:51:02,480 --> 01:51:03,580
 It's just been a bump on the road.

1777
01:51:03,880 --> 01:51:10,280
 I don't know if that plea was more for the media and fans or for more for his boosters and his athletic director, you know,

1778
01:51:10,300 --> 01:51:12,240
 to basically say, I still believe where we're at.

1779
01:51:12,460 --> 01:51:14,560
 I think it's going to be difficult for him to stick around.

1780
01:51:14,560 --> 01:51:20,180
 And I think there's a general consensus among athletic directors in a lot of programs right now that, you know,

1781
01:51:20,220 --> 01:51:21,120
 you want to win now.

1782
01:51:21,220 --> 01:51:22,460
 You want to have success now.

1783
01:51:22,700 --> 01:51:25,800
 And you want to spend the money, and you're going to do whatever it takes to find that success.

1784
01:51:26,140 --> 01:51:31,580
 Now, here's the problem with that is Florida State has to have someone ready to go.

1785
01:51:31,860 --> 01:51:34,160
 I mean, they have to have a great candidate.

1786
01:51:34,460 --> 01:51:42,700
 They can't just, you know, pay $58 million to get rid of Mike Norvell and then hire a G5 coach or, you know,

1787
01:51:42,700 --> 01:51:45,320
 hire a coordinator or something like that.

1788
01:51:45,520 --> 01:51:50,720
 They need to make sure that they've got somebody because you're making a big financial commitment to this.

1789
01:51:51,040 --> 01:51:55,900
 And if it doesn't succeed, then it's, you know, it's, in my mind, a failure.

1790
01:51:56,100 --> 01:51:58,400
 So I think that's the thing about Florida State.

1791
01:51:58,620 --> 01:52:03,580
 If they can finish strong, I think Mike Norvell may be able to make the case to say, hey, give me one more year.

1792
01:52:03,640 --> 01:52:04,400
 Let's see what happens.

1793
01:52:04,560 --> 01:52:08,240
 That helps reduce his buyout a little bit, and maybe they can move forward.

1794
01:52:08,580 --> 01:52:10,900
 Because, again, we know what the market's going to be like.

1795
01:52:11,280 --> 01:52:15,920
 Do you want to be Michael Alford, the act like director, and you're trying to compete with, you know,

1796
01:52:16,060 --> 01:52:22,760
 the Floridas and the LSUs and Penn State and all these other major programs who are going to go out and spend tons of money

1797
01:52:22,760 --> 01:52:26,800
 to get a good coach when you're not going to be able to afford that because you spent so much to get rid of yours?

1798
01:52:27,560 --> 01:52:30,900
 Yeah, and just the opposite of that is Luke Fickle at Wisconsin.

1799
01:52:31,220 --> 01:52:34,800
 They lost, of course, to Alabama 38-14 in September.

1800
01:52:35,620 --> 01:52:42,640
 His athletic director, Chris McIntosh, comes out and just simply said, look, he's coming back next year.

1801
01:52:43,580 --> 01:52:52,060
 In fact, they beat number 23 Washington last week, 13-10, breaking a 10-game conference losing streak.

1802
01:52:52,180 --> 01:52:58,780
 Who in the world ever thought that Wisconsin would have a 10-game conference losing streak?

1803
01:52:58,900 --> 01:52:59,640
 Good grief.

1804
01:53:00,300 --> 01:53:02,420
 So we'll see where all this stuff goes.

1805
01:53:02,580 --> 01:53:04,400
 It changes by the week, my friend.

1806
01:53:04,880 --> 01:53:07,540
 Matt, where can we get online and get all your good stuff?

1807
01:53:08,420 --> 01:53:13,260
 Yeah, you go to OrlandoSendal.com to check out the latest or follow me on social media at OSMapRochelle.

1808
01:53:14,140 --> 01:53:15,240
 Matt, sounds great.

1809
01:53:15,360 --> 01:53:17,780
 Thanks so much, and have a great rest of the week, buddy.

1810
01:53:18,500 --> 01:53:19,400
 All right, take care, guys.

1811
01:53:19,960 --> 01:53:20,400
 Thank you, guys.

1812
01:53:20,400 --> 01:53:23,060
 Matt Rochelle, the OrlandoSendal coming up tonight.

1813
01:53:23,060 --> 01:53:29,660
 Football, Kent State at Akron, Ohio at Western Michigan and BB, the CFP Part 2 poll coming out.

1814
01:53:29,720 --> 01:53:32,120
 Do you see any changes for the big poll tonight?

1815
01:53:32,520 --> 01:53:35,760
 I really don't see any changes, Harold, in the top five.

1816
01:53:35,860 --> 01:53:40,560
 Now, again, there would be some because quite a few teams lost, lower in the rankings.

1817
01:53:40,820 --> 01:53:45,060
 But, once again, you never know what that CFP committee is going to come up with.

1818
01:53:45,500 --> 01:53:49,200
 Well, we'll find out shortly after 6 o'clock our time tonight.

1819
01:53:49,300 --> 01:53:50,500
 It's going to take care of business for now.

1820
01:53:50,600 --> 01:53:53,220
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1821
01:53:53,640 --> 01:53:55,520
 Harold Bob, thank you so much for your time today.

1822
01:53:55,600 --> 01:53:56,220
 Let's do it again tomorrow.

1823
01:53:56,380 --> 01:53:57,840
 Tune to two for the Boomer Buck Show.

1824
01:53:58,200 --> 01:54:00,280
 Back here on Sports Radio, 93.9 The Score.