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 Auburn basketball beats Oregon 84-73 in Las Vegas, but Nate Oates and Alabama can't survive

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 Gonzaga's final run and lose 95-85 to the Zags.

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 It's called The Road to Bama.

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 And everybody knows you as the recruiting guru, but you have done a really good job as far as a columnist for BAM Online.

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 And as Harold Bugg mentioned, if you're looking for that special gift for an Alabama fan, I can't think of anything better than the road to BAM.

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 Where can we find you online and where can we buy the book?

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 You know, it's a great time to be on there right now, especially during the holidays and everything that's happening on every single front.

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 We've got a lot of great coverage, content, you know, stories you can read.

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 But also, you know, most importantly, our community, our message board is, you know, where Alabama fans are at every single day, you know, talking about, you know, so many different subjects.

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 You know, not just football, basketball, and recruiting, but, you know, you name it.

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 So, come check us out.

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 And, you know, also, you mentioned the book, The Road to Bama.

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 You can definitely search for it on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books a Million, and, you know, get a copy for yourself or a loved one this holiday season.

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 Andrew, I echo the Simmons to BB.

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 Thanks so much for your time today.

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 Have a great and safe and happy Thanksgiving with you and the family, okay?

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 You guys do the same thing.

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 As we get ready for Alabama against Auburn in the Iron Bowl on Saturday, here are some thoughts from the head coach of the Crimson Tide, Kalen DeBoer.

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 Good to see Quay Russo get on the football field a little bit.

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 You know, something we've been working towards, and he's really, really happy for him, happy for us there.

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 So, on to the Iron Bowl, and know what that means to the state here.

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 Just blessed to be a part of it, especially here on this Thanksgiving week.

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 That's what you think about, and there's so much we have, and these guys getting this opportunity to go into play in a special place like that.

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 Welcome back in.

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 It is truly something to give thanks for, and that is that Andrew Adelson can take time out of her busy schedule there at ESPN to join our little huddle here.

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 Double A, welcome in.

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 Happy early Thanksgiving to you.

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 How are you?

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 Happy Thanksgiving, fellas.

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 So grateful that you keep asking me to come on week after week, year after year.

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 It's our pleasure.

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 I mean, is there no one else?

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 You've got to resort to me.

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 I mean...

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 You are...

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 Listen, that's a no-brainer.

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 That is a no-brainer.

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 I wish all decisions were that easy, Andrew.

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 Let me ask you this.

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 Who's more fired up, Florida fans or Florida State fans?

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 Or are both saying, thank God and Graham, the English year.

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 Well, let's see, fellas.

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 Are we talking about the Norvell situation only?

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 Because I can tell you the Florida State fans were upset and the Gator fans were absolutely celebrating that decision.

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 But we're talking about the Lane Kiffin situation.

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 I think it's probably opposite.

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 Because, fellas, I don't know if y'all remember this, but when Mike Norvell was in the running for the Alabama job a few years ago,

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 the number one candidate on the Florida State list was Lane Kiffin.

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 They had their plane all ready to go to Oxford to sit down and talk to him if Mike had left.

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 And now it's, what, two years later and Florida State's biggest rival may end up with Lane Kiffin on their sidelines?

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 Man, it's been a wild two years, guys.

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 Andrew, what's the fact that it was, Fish?

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 I mean, let's face it.

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 Lane can say this.

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 He's used the same script every one of his places in Tennessee, with the Oakland Raiders.

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 I mean, you name it.

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 Lane's being Lane.

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 He didn't exactly have a glorious ending at Alabama.

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 You've got to go where the money is, I guess.

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 If that's the most important thing, it's a no-brainer as far as decision.

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 But once all the dust settles, where is Lane Kiffin going to be picking up his mega millions?

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 Well, should I ask the Magic 8 ball?

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 Because I think that probably has a better chance of giving a right answer than me at this point.

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 I don't know.

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 And I feel like maybe this is part of it, is Lane likes to keep people guessing, and he's wildly unpredictable.

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 And that's kind of the way he likes it, right?

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 That's his brand.

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 That's his brand.

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 That's what he says.

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 That is his brand, absolutely.

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 Like, if he has, quote-unquote, changed in Oxford for the better, well, I mean, his personality has remained the same, right?

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 Right, right.

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 I mean, he's still a guy.

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 Loves attention.

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 He loves attention.

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 Correct.

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 Loves attention, likes to troll people, you know, likes to be the guy that everyone's talking about, so on and so forth,

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 and likes to be somebody that isn't going to have you guessing what his next move is going to be.

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 In fact, I got something, I'm working on it right now, it's up on my screen for later this week,

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 like making the case for each school that he's potentially considering, right?

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 I mean, if I'm him, and I've got a great thing going at Ole Miss,

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 and you can essentially carve your name into the Mount Rushmore of legends to come through Ole Miss

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 if you continue on the path that you're headed, CFP, right, compete for a conference, national championship,

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 you've proven you can do that there, right?

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 Right, right, right.

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 And the other places you want to go to have had a bunch of dysfunction here in recent times.

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 If you're Lane and you're looking at this situation at Ole Miss unfolding with Brian Kelly

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 and the school not wanting to pay the terms of the contract, why would you want to go there?

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 I mean, forget about the governor and all the other stuff that goes along with the LSU job.

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 We're talking about, right now, a lawsuit that has been filed because the school doesn't want to pay out the terms of a contract.

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 Why would you go there?

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 It's a Hollywood marriage.

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 Right, we're going to give you $90 million, except we might not, because we don't speak to our word, right?

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 So, okay, that's red flag number one at LSU.

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 And now we'll talk about my alma mater, right?

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 A school that has an interim president right now, a school that has an athletic director that has not made great hires in the recent past in football.

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 Yes, he has an extension, but I think there's a lot of skepticism about a possible relationship and partnership with Lane, given their wildly different personalities.

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 How exactly would that work?

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 And I have to remind people of this, especially Gator fans, right?

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 Florida has not won an SEC championship since 2008.

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 And that has become a school now that is a revolving door of coaches.

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 You get three years, and then we're not going to be happy with you if you don't win an SEC and you're done.

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 And they've lost so much ground to Kirby Smart.

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 So I can sit here and go on and on with the cons on Florida because of what that situation has evolved into.

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 And then it leads you to, well, why don't you just stay?

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 But on the flip side of it, guys, if you're looking at Florida, okay, and I'm going to put LSU to the side for a second because they got the money and they have the track record.

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 If you're looking at Florida and you know that Lane Kiffin grew up idolizing Steve Spurrier, whereas the Visor, because of Steve Spurrier, is basically Steve Spurrier 2.0.

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 And he'll be given anything and everything he could possibly want to succeed and has a quarterback in place that he can work with and develop, and he can recruit his buns off in that state.

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 Yeah, Florida looks pretty good, and you can be the savior that brings the program back.

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 So I don't know what he's going to do.

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 People have told me it's between staying in Florida and LSU is not really in it.

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 I'll believe it on Saturday when we get a final answer, guys.

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 Double A, let me ask you about plan B.

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 Again, if Kiffin either goes to LSU or stays at Ole Miss, I've heard Jed Fish, the Washington coach, Florida alumnus, has got ties to Spurrier, Jeff Fromm at Louisville.

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 I know they've gone south in the last month as a program.

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 Clark Lee, I don't know if I'd use the word shop in his name, but Clark Lee's been out there even on Auburn's short list.

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 Jon Sumrall's on everybody's list.

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 Eli Drinkwith is another name that pops up.

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 What's plan B for the Gators?

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 Cry?

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 No, in all seriousness, one of those guys on that list, I heard Brent Key was another name that they had vetted out,

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 but I feel like the way they lost to Pittsburgh last week probably has taken his name off of that list.

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 And so, you know, I think the problem here for Florida is just like the last time with Billy Napier when they talked to Lincoln Riley

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 and tried to, you know, swing for the fences and missed wildly, you end up settling for somebody

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 and your fan base knows that you're settling for somebody and it takes a lot of the excitement out of the hire.

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 And that's what it would feel like once again for Florida, right?

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 If you're not going to get your top choice, you're just going to bring in a guy that, what, is kind of like Billy Napier, right?

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 I mean, which of all those guys makes you feel like, wow, we really upgraded over Billy Napier or even Dan Mullen, you know, to a greater extent, right?

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 So I don't know.

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 I think it's going to be a really tough situation that Florida is going to face if they don't get Lane

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 because the hopes of the entire fan base are so high right now that they're going to be able to get their modern-day version of Steve Spurrier

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 that if they don't, how do you sell Jed Fish or Eli Drinkwitz or Clark Lee?

433
00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:49,860
 Like, how do you sell that to the fan base?

434
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 It's going to be really hard.

435
00:30:51,860 --> 00:30:54,420
 Yeah, well, that was my wife's fourth choice, so it is possible.

436
00:30:54,420 --> 00:31:02,460
 So let me ask you this, Andrea, what's the final score of Saturday night when Alabama plays Auburn?

437
00:31:03,020 --> 00:31:03,740
 Oh, my gosh.

438
00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:12,480
 Okay, so I have to do this, like, video on why Auburn has a chance to win the game.

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 And so, you know, I'm like, I know there have been some upsets in that stadium.

440
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 Let me, let our fine folks at the ESPN, you know, Staff and Information Group, tell me,

441
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 how many times Auburn has won as an underdog because crazy things generally happen, right?

442
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 They've won five times as an underdog since 2002.

443
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 So I'm not going to sit here and say, oh, yeah, it's a slam dunk that Alabama's going to win.

444
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 I don't know that for a fact.

445
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 I mean, didn't Nick Saban say that Jordan Hare was haunted last year when he was on game day?

446
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 And I got to, I got to sit out the folks at AL.com because they've got a story today, like, trying to figure out, wait, is Jordan Hare haunted?

447
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 And they talked to some people.

448
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 It's actually a fun story if folks want to check that out.

449
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 But I think Alabama will win, but I do think it's going to be a close game because, generally speaking, that's how rivalry games go.

450
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 And I don't think Alabama has got as complete a team as they have in the past.

451
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 Even those complete teams struggled there at times, as you guys know.

452
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 And Auburn's fighting to get to a bowl game, and this is a team that hadn't given up.

453
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 So they know what's on the line here, and I'm sure they'd love nothing more than to ruin Alabama's season.

454
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 And forget about getting to bowl.

455
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 I think they'd love nothing more than to ruin Alabama's season.

456
00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:40,680
 So I think Alabama's going to win, but I think it's going to be a wild, unexpected game that's going to end up closer than people may think.

457
00:32:41,760 --> 00:32:46,620
 Well, believe me, most of the fans in this state realize it is going to be very close.

458
00:32:46,620 --> 00:32:48,520
 I think you're exactly right.

459
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 Listen, have a great Thanksgiving.

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 We cherish our friendship with you.

461
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 That's one of the reasons we try to talk to you every week when you're not traveling to another assignment.

462
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 Don't eat too much, which I certainly will.

463
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 But listen, have a great week.

464
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 Have a great week.

465
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 Isn't Rob a week fun?

466
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 And, you know, we spent so much time talking about where coaches are going.

467
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 Oh, by the way, oh, yeah, they're playing games Friday and Saturday, which are some of the best of the season.

468
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 Where can we get online to get all your good stuff?

469
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 Yeah, there's nothing like rivalry week.

470
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 It's going to be an amazing end to the regular season.

471
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 Just go to ESPN.com.

472
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 You'll see my Lane Kiffin story later, making the case for Ole Miss, LSU, Florida.

473
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 Who knows what Lane's going to do?

474
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 And then we've got some game previews as well later on, including my take on what Auburn has to do to win.

475
00:33:46,420 --> 00:33:48,740
 So stay tuned for that later in the week, fellas.

476
00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:51,840
 And I do want to add, I appreciate y'all.

477
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 You need more than you know.

478
00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:57,920
 All the love and support for the last, what, two decades doesn't go unnoticed.

479
00:33:58,300 --> 00:34:00,160
 And I love coming on with y'all.

480
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 So keep calling, and I'll keep answering.

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 You don't look a day older.

482
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 We do, but you don't.

483
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 Keep up the good work, Andrea.

484
00:34:07,540 --> 00:34:08,700
 Appreciate that, fellas.

485
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 Have a great Thanksgiving, y'all.

486
00:34:10,420 --> 00:34:10,880
 Thank you, dear.

487
00:34:10,940 --> 00:34:11,380
 Thank you so much.

488
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 Right back at you.

489
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 Double A, Andrea Adelson, ESPN.

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 I guess that's just following, you know, Lane Kiffin.

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 Just a couple things about Kiffin, because I know I want to touch on that really quick.

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 Yeah.

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 But what I think is worth noting, now, LSU is really no different.

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 The thing about LSU is, since Charlie Mack retired, and poor Bull Rain right after that, but we're talking 45 years, the only two coaches who have left there who weren't fired were Bill Arnsparger and Saban.

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 And neither one of those left really warm and fuzzy.

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 Arnsparger got very upset at LSU, took the AD job at Florida Saban, of course, we know, went to the Dolphins, that was, rubbed some people the wrong way, that was handled.

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 But in the interim there, look, Jerry Stovall, fired.

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 Mike Archer, fired.

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 Curly Hallman, fired.

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 And all those guys, except Hallman, had some success.

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 So if Lane's taking this job, he better go in with his eyes open.

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 It's like, you know, a guy marrying Jaja Gabor.

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 I mean, you've got to know what you're getting into.

643
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 Oh, my goodness.

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 Two other asides real quick.

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 You've got to remember, these LSU people are all getting excited about this.

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 Al Davis, now this is when Kiffin was younger.

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 When he fired Lane, he ended up having a PowerPoint presentation, a press conference.

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 I've never seen that.

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 And they just chewed up Kelly, you know, who knows if Lane is going to be able to win like

659
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 they think he is.

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661
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668
00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:21,060
 He wants to be top notch as far as a salary, king of the hill there.

669
00:43:21,400 --> 00:43:25,820
 But more importantly, or equally important to that, he wants the most NIL money because Lane

670
00:43:25,820 --> 00:43:27,900
 listens to his boss, Nick Saban.

671
00:43:28,180 --> 00:43:30,700
 Nick says, I'm not going to be the smartest man in the room.

672
00:43:30,760 --> 00:43:33,920
 If you're going to win, you better have a bankroll to go buy your players.

673
00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:35,140
 Where are they getting all that money, Bruce?

674
00:43:36,340 --> 00:43:37,180
 Good question.

675
00:43:37,620 --> 00:43:42,060
 I mean, they are, they are tapping all the donor bases there.

676
00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:47,580
 Apparently they think they've got it at LSU, but you wonder, you know, this is just, this

677
00:43:47,580 --> 00:43:53,100
 is going to fall Lane every, every time there's an opening, no matter what, you know, and the

678
00:43:53,100 --> 00:43:55,200
 NFL is going to, it's going to come up.

679
00:43:55,380 --> 00:44:00,460
 I mean, this has been an annual thing with Kiffin and fire beware on both sides.

680
00:44:00,640 --> 00:44:03,920
 I mean, Kiffin's got to know what he's getting into, but LSU better realize what they're

681
00:44:03,920 --> 00:44:04,820
 getting into as well.

682
00:44:04,920 --> 00:44:08,140
 This is, you know, this, this might be a little bumpier than they think.

683
00:44:08,220 --> 00:44:08,660
 We'll see it.

684
00:44:08,720 --> 00:44:10,580
 It's not officially yet, but I think that's, what's going to happen.

685
00:44:11,540 --> 00:44:13,100
 We love rival week.

686
00:44:13,100 --> 00:44:17,880
 So many great games, so many rivalries that we followed over the years.

687
00:44:18,060 --> 00:44:20,360
 You can imagine where we're going to start.

688
00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:23,700
 Alabama, five and a half point favorite over Auburn.

689
00:44:23,940 --> 00:44:29,620
 Alabama's needed a minor miracle the last two trips to the Plains.

690
00:44:30,260 --> 00:44:34,740
 The Alabama defense first game of the year looked terrible against Florida State.

691
00:44:34,940 --> 00:44:37,940
 Now they lead the SEC in total defense.

692
00:44:38,440 --> 00:44:40,040
 It's been quite a change.

693
00:44:41,140 --> 00:44:43,560
 Again, Womack deserves a lot of credit for that.

694
00:44:44,060 --> 00:44:50,620
 Auburn quarterbacks, Ashton Daniels, Deuce Knight, very impressive in their debut, their

695
00:44:50,620 --> 00:44:54,080
 debuts, but they started one game, one game.

696
00:44:54,300 --> 00:44:56,380
 I haven't heard anybody talk about that.

697
00:44:57,040 --> 00:44:59,040
 Alabama, five and a half at Auburn.

698
00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:01,460
 Will Alabama win and cover?

699
00:45:02,980 --> 00:45:04,880
 I think they win.

700
00:45:05,320 --> 00:45:10,940
 I don't know if they cover, because like you, I remember the last two games there that they

701
00:45:10,940 --> 00:45:15,260
 were as harrowing as you can be to escape those.

702
00:45:15,500 --> 00:45:19,780
 And that was one with Hugh Freeze two years ago, and it was Harsin four years ago at Auburn.

703
00:45:20,620 --> 00:45:26,780
 And before that, you know, they had lost the previous two at Jordan-Hare.

704
00:45:27,280 --> 00:45:31,520
 So this has been kind of a home-oriented Iron Bowl series.

705
00:45:32,040 --> 00:45:37,860
 So they have had, and those are some really, really good Alabama teams that have always had trouble

706
00:45:37,860 --> 00:45:40,280
 at Jordan-Hare in recent years.

707
00:45:40,940 --> 00:45:43,120
 And Daniels gives them something.

708
00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:47,200
 Now, he hasn't played too much for Auburn, but he did play very well the Vanderbilt game.

709
00:45:47,700 --> 00:45:51,680
 He did start last year at Stanford, so he's not that inexperienced.

710
00:45:51,900 --> 00:45:57,780
 And I thought the whole season that one of the reasons of the mistakes was stick with Arnold too long.

711
00:45:57,880 --> 00:46:02,040
 He may still have a job if he went with Daniels earlier.

712
00:46:02,880 --> 00:46:10,620
 But the, you know, you guys spent a few weeks ago, and oh, by the way, Alabama did cover that point spread against Eastern Illinois last year.

713
00:46:11,320 --> 00:46:11,720
 Barely.

714
00:46:12,100 --> 00:46:12,260
 Yeah.

715
00:46:12,380 --> 00:46:13,080
 And they covered it.

716
00:46:13,500 --> 00:46:20,260
 But like we saw in the LSU game, like you saw in the Oklahoma game, the running game, inconsistent.

717
00:46:20,260 --> 00:46:27,060
 And they need to get a little bit more of that, take some pressure off of Ty Sensen, and of course not make the turnovers they did against Oklahoma.

718
00:46:27,220 --> 00:46:28,180
 I think Alabama wins.

719
00:46:28,260 --> 00:46:29,640
 I'm going to call it 27-24.

720
00:46:29,920 --> 00:46:31,740
 I would not lay the points here, though.

721
00:46:31,820 --> 00:46:37,060
 I think it's just the Iron Bowl history here, especially the games being played at Jordan-Hare that have been very close.

722
00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:39,240
 And this salvages Auburn's season.

723
00:46:39,440 --> 00:46:41,620
 And if I'm not, I think it gets them bowl eligible if they can win.

724
00:46:42,900 --> 00:46:44,420
 So, it's going to be close.

725
00:46:45,620 --> 00:46:49,140
 Bruce Marshall on top of it there at Vegas and Saturday, amongst other places.

726
00:46:49,340 --> 00:46:57,940
 If that's the case, that would stick to the SEC championship game to play Texas A&M if they're able to manage Texas.

727
00:46:58,360 --> 00:47:01,120
 Your thoughts about the shootout in the Longhorn State?

728
00:47:02,600 --> 00:47:10,220
 You know, I'm not as sure about this as I was a couple weeks ago because, you know, Arch has played some better games.

729
00:47:10,340 --> 00:47:12,640
 His best games of the season have been in November.

730
00:47:12,640 --> 00:47:17,580
 It looks like he's finally getting comfortable, and that was certainly a showcase last week.

731
00:47:17,660 --> 00:47:21,820
 Well, his best game in Arkansas had something to do with that, and I don't think it would be as easy against A&M.

732
00:47:22,520 --> 00:47:25,340
 But A&M has cut it close a couple times in the road.

733
00:47:25,580 --> 00:47:28,120
 You know, Notre Dame, looking back, that might have been the game of the year.

734
00:47:28,740 --> 00:47:30,640
 That was way back in early September.

735
00:47:31,460 --> 00:47:33,440
 The Arkansas game was close.

736
00:47:33,560 --> 00:47:34,900
 The South Carolina game was close.

737
00:47:35,020 --> 00:47:38,600
 I mean, they've had a few really, really hairy calls.

738
00:47:39,020 --> 00:47:41,280
 And you talk about rivalry week.

739
00:47:41,900 --> 00:47:44,300
 I'd be very worried about this one if I were A&M.

740
00:47:45,360 --> 00:47:47,540
 I might even think Texas now.

741
00:47:47,680 --> 00:47:49,460
 Just because Arch is coming around, they can.

742
00:47:50,240 --> 00:47:52,160
 And Texas is probably out.

743
00:47:52,240 --> 00:47:59,740
 I mean, they'd need such a domino effect to even get in consideration for one of the last at-large spots.

744
00:47:59,920 --> 00:48:01,880
 But they can sort of salvage their season.

745
00:48:02,300 --> 00:48:04,860
 Also, I'm not sure what's going on with Sarkeesian there.

746
00:48:05,060 --> 00:48:06,120
 I mean, there was the rumor.

747
00:48:06,700 --> 00:48:11,840
 He floated out there through the section, too, that he might be looking at the NFL.

748
00:48:11,980 --> 00:48:13,360
 That might have been just a rumor out there.

749
00:48:13,520 --> 00:48:17,080
 But it hasn't gone quite to plan for Texas yet this season.

750
00:48:17,080 --> 00:48:19,000
 But they could salvage a lot by winning this game.

751
00:48:19,540 --> 00:48:20,740
 I'm leaning to Texas a little bit.

752
00:48:21,160 --> 00:48:21,300
 Wow.

753
00:48:23,800 --> 00:48:25,280
 Vandy at Tennessee.

754
00:48:25,580 --> 00:48:27,720
 The Commodores still have hopes.

755
00:48:28,340 --> 00:48:29,180
 They're number 12.

756
00:48:29,320 --> 00:48:31,340
 We'll see where they are tonight.

757
00:48:31,980 --> 00:48:34,260
 Vandy's defense has improved quite a bit.

758
00:48:34,400 --> 00:48:36,660
 They're only giving up 105 yards rushing.

759
00:48:37,440 --> 00:48:38,960
 Tennessee runs the ball well.

760
00:48:39,040 --> 00:48:41,720
 But in their losses, they haven't ran the ball well.

761
00:48:41,900 --> 00:48:43,460
 We know what Pavia can do.

762
00:48:44,180 --> 00:48:46,240
 Tennessee's defense this year has been a seal.

763
00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:51,940
 But particularly when they lost Jamon McCoy and Ricky Gibson, their two corners.

764
00:48:52,740 --> 00:48:55,780
 Tennessee, a two-and-a-half-point favorite in Knoxville.

765
00:48:55,920 --> 00:48:57,080
 Do they win in cover?

766
00:48:58,300 --> 00:49:00,500
 I don't think so, Brad.

767
00:49:00,500 --> 00:49:06,480
 I mean, by this stage, we only have a little bit more of Pavia unless he gets a tenth year of eligibility next year.

768
00:49:07,480 --> 00:49:10,840
 But I'm not going to bet against him.

769
00:49:11,700 --> 00:49:15,540
 They have been not only how much they've won since last year, also against the points spread.

770
00:49:15,640 --> 00:49:18,460
 I think they're 16-6 against the spread since last year.

771
00:49:18,900 --> 00:49:20,280
 They've covered their last five.

772
00:49:20,360 --> 00:49:22,680
 Now, this game is near pick-up, so they're going to have to win.

773
00:49:22,760 --> 00:49:24,580
 But I don't think it's beyond Vanderbilt at all.

774
00:49:25,340 --> 00:49:27,520
 You talk about that defense is much upgraded.

775
00:49:27,600 --> 00:49:29,040
 This is not a normal Vandy team.

776
00:49:29,540 --> 00:49:31,160
 We've talked about Barton Simmons before.

777
00:49:31,320 --> 00:49:34,560
 Give him a lot of credit for being the football GM and knowing what to do.

778
00:49:34,920 --> 00:49:36,300
 By the way, there's the other thing.

779
00:49:36,300 --> 00:49:40,140
 I mean, no money is very important for these to stock your roster.

780
00:49:40,300 --> 00:49:43,720
 But you've also got to know what you're doing, and that's what Barton Simmons does.

781
00:49:43,980 --> 00:49:46,200
 James Blanchard at Texas Tech is real good at that.

782
00:49:46,900 --> 00:49:51,580
 Otherwise, if it's just money or the New York Mets and you spend it, you've got to know how to spend it.

783
00:49:51,840 --> 00:49:54,040
 And they have done it very well.

784
00:49:54,520 --> 00:50:00,480
 Tennessee's conspired to blow a couple of games this year, including that Georgia game at home,

785
00:50:00,540 --> 00:50:02,320
 which is very, very bitter in the Oklahoma game.

786
00:50:02,520 --> 00:50:06,280
 So something tells me Vanderbilt might get them.

787
00:50:06,400 --> 00:50:07,520
 And here's the interesting thing.

788
00:50:07,560 --> 00:50:08,540
 I think Vandy wins.

789
00:50:09,080 --> 00:50:15,100
 It's probably sitting right outside the playoff spots into this weekend.

790
00:50:15,100 --> 00:50:25,380
 But looking at some conference championship games next week, some teams are going to lose an extra game next week, too.

791
00:50:26,020 --> 00:50:27,760
 And you wonder how that figures into the equation.

792
00:50:27,940 --> 00:50:30,020
 Vandy still might get in at the end of this playoff field.

793
00:50:30,080 --> 00:50:30,980
 I think they've got a chance.

794
00:50:31,420 --> 00:50:35,340
 I'm going to call it 34-31 Vandy.

795
00:50:35,720 --> 00:50:36,520
 I think they win it.

796
00:50:36,620 --> 00:50:37,860
 I'm not betting against Pavia.

797
00:50:38,120 --> 00:50:39,320
 Not on my life.

798
00:50:40,720 --> 00:50:45,040
 Mitch, if you call in a radio show in Knoxville, if that's the case, after that game.

799
00:50:45,120 --> 00:50:50,420
 Bruce, I always love to ask you, what is Bruce Marshall's under-the-radar rivalry game this week?

800
00:50:51,520 --> 00:50:54,540
 Well, you know, it's actually in the Big Ten.

801
00:50:55,260 --> 00:50:56,280
 There's a couple of big...

802
00:50:56,280 --> 00:50:59,680
 By the way, I give Penn State a look against Rutgers, so it's not really a rivalry game.

803
00:51:00,200 --> 00:51:01,060
 But I'll give Penn State a look.

804
00:51:01,120 --> 00:51:06,440
 But it's in that, for Paul Bunyan's axe, it's Wisconsin at Minnesota.

805
00:51:06,960 --> 00:51:12,980
 Kind of quietly, in recent weeks, Wisconsin has started to look like Wisconsin again.

806
00:51:13,740 --> 00:51:21,220
 And this is odd, because it came right after the dreaded vote of confidence for a coach, in this case, Luke Fickle.

807
00:51:21,460 --> 00:51:24,660
 Although I believe they are going to keep Fickle next year.

808
00:51:24,880 --> 00:51:26,980
 But Wisconsin has sort of responded to that.

809
00:51:27,300 --> 00:51:30,700
 And he's got Wisconsin playing their sort of football.

810
00:51:30,820 --> 00:51:33,000
 They've been able to establish a ground game in recent weeks.

811
00:51:33,640 --> 00:51:35,500
 He's getting a little bit better play at quarterback.

812
00:51:35,500 --> 00:51:38,000
 They had injury problems all year at quarterback.

813
00:51:38,720 --> 00:51:40,480
 And they are finishing hot.

814
00:51:40,580 --> 00:51:41,600
 They're not going to get bowl eligible.

815
00:51:41,840 --> 00:51:44,080
 But that win over Illinois last week was good.

816
00:51:44,180 --> 00:51:46,600
 They've played Oregon and Indiana really tough in recent weeks.

817
00:51:47,440 --> 00:51:48,800
 They'll go up there and beat Minnesota.

818
00:51:48,900 --> 00:51:50,200
 Minnesota not running the ball that good.

819
00:51:50,260 --> 00:51:55,400
 They did get a squeeze out of cover last week because Lindsey, the quarterback, put up a lot of yards.

820
00:51:55,680 --> 00:51:57,980
 But I understand he is Jim Lindsey's grandson.

821
00:51:58,420 --> 00:52:05,700
 The ex-Arkansas running back who was Minnesota Vikings and a real estate developer of note up there in northwest Arkansas.

822
00:52:05,960 --> 00:52:08,680
 But they're not running like they usually do.

823
00:52:08,820 --> 00:52:11,660
 I think Wisconsin brings the a** back to Madison.

824
00:52:11,800 --> 00:52:12,420
 I'll take the Badgers.

825
00:52:13,080 --> 00:52:13,660
 All right.

826
00:52:13,720 --> 00:52:16,080
 Before we go, we've got to ask you about the game.

827
00:52:16,220 --> 00:52:19,860
 Ohio State, a team favorite, traveling to Ann Arbor.

828
00:52:19,860 --> 00:52:22,900
 I know how you feel about Ryan Day.

829
00:52:23,240 --> 00:52:26,100
 Jeremiah Smith, Cornell Tate with some injuries.

830
00:52:26,300 --> 00:52:29,740
 Bo Jackson, Ohio State running back, been running wild.

831
00:52:31,360 --> 00:52:36,800
 Last year, they got into, well, I'm just going to run the ball in Michigan.

832
00:52:37,700 --> 00:52:40,380
 But Ryan Day's got a lot of pressure on him.

833
00:52:41,100 --> 00:52:43,980
 Does Ohio State win but not cover the team?

834
00:52:45,720 --> 00:52:47,700
 Something tells me no.

835
00:52:48,560 --> 00:52:52,180
 And I think there's actually a chance of an upset here.

836
00:52:53,220 --> 00:52:59,060
 It's crazy to think that somebody's going to beat Ohio State because Michigan has been sort of in and out this year.

837
00:52:59,060 --> 00:53:00,960
 But Michigan, by the way, wins this game.

838
00:53:01,060 --> 00:53:04,040
 They're back in the edge of the playoff field.

839
00:53:04,140 --> 00:53:05,840
 That would be a huge feather in its cap.

840
00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:10,000
 I'm still thinking back to last year's game, and I can't believe Michigan won that game

841
00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:12,740
 because they basically were playing without a quarterback last year.

842
00:53:13,520 --> 00:53:14,520
 And they won and won.

843
00:53:15,140 --> 00:53:17,140
 But they have no fear of Ohio State.

844
00:53:17,280 --> 00:53:20,060
 And I think Ohio State beats a lot of these teams before the game starts.

845
00:53:20,260 --> 00:53:21,400
 They're just psyched out.

846
00:53:21,500 --> 00:53:24,300
 It's sort of the other way around the last few years in this game.

847
00:53:24,620 --> 00:53:31,360
 Ohio State gets nervous, and Michigan just seems to keep – I think Michigan's got a shot here.

848
00:53:31,780 --> 00:53:35,680
 And Underwood's hit one of their better games last week.

849
00:53:36,240 --> 00:53:36,840
 They're ready.

850
00:53:37,320 --> 00:53:38,760
 Upset alert for Ohio State.

851
00:53:38,860 --> 00:53:39,480
 I'm taking Michigan.

852
00:53:40,520 --> 00:53:41,160
 Wow.

853
00:53:41,940 --> 00:53:45,480
 Listen, happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

854
00:53:45,740 --> 00:53:49,760
 We sincerely appreciate, really cherish the friendship with you.

855
00:53:50,460 --> 00:53:55,980
 You are the gold standard for handicapping and insider information.

856
00:53:56,820 --> 00:53:58,200
 You've got a lot of platforms.

857
00:53:58,460 --> 00:54:00,620
 Where can we get online to get all the good stuff?

858
00:54:01,040 --> 00:54:02,480
 Yeah, thanks, Brad.

859
00:54:02,580 --> 00:54:04,060
 Check me out online up there.

860
00:54:04,120 --> 00:54:06,880
 The old standbys, a lot of picks, college hoops.

861
00:54:07,020 --> 00:54:09,380
 Man, there's just games galore this week.

862
00:54:10,360 --> 00:54:11,580
 Vegasinsider.com.

863
00:54:11,640 --> 00:54:13,020
 And, of course, all the football coming up, too.

864
00:54:13,820 --> 00:54:14,560
 Vegasinsider.com.

865
00:54:14,680 --> 00:54:17,060
 Also, CBSSportsline, Sportsline.com.

866
00:54:17,120 --> 00:54:18,720
 Check out some of my stories there, too.

867
00:54:18,820 --> 00:54:22,260
 And for picks with a different twist up there, winnersandwiners.com.

868
00:54:22,260 --> 00:54:23,760
 Picksandparlays.com.

869
00:54:25,020 --> 00:54:27,320
 Bruce, as always, good to talk with you.

870
00:54:27,460 --> 00:54:29,380
 Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

871
00:54:30,100 --> 00:54:31,180
 Happy Thanksgiving, guys.

872
00:54:31,300 --> 00:54:31,900
 Talk to you soon.

873
00:54:32,400 --> 00:54:32,920
 Thank you, buddy.

874
00:54:33,360 --> 00:54:34,000
 Thanks so much.

875
00:54:34,060 --> 00:54:35,860
 Bruce Marshall busy there, amongst other places.

876
00:54:36,020 --> 00:54:36,960
 Vegasinsider.

877
00:54:37,040 --> 00:54:41,100
 BB, obviously, going to be talking more about Bama and Auburn at Vegas.

878
00:54:41,340 --> 00:54:45,800
 And the latest on UNA and UT Southern happening even as we speak.

879
00:54:46,140 --> 00:54:50,420
 Got that more spread ahead, including a champ with Matt Merchelle, Joe Cox, and Ben Thomas.

880
00:54:50,660 --> 00:54:52,920
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881
00:54:53,180 --> 00:54:53,940
 Stay with us.

882
00:54:58,420 --> 00:54:59,160
 Hey, Scholes.

883
00:54:59,160 --> 00:55:03,300
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884
00:55:03,620 --> 00:55:15,140
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885
00:55:15,360 --> 00:55:17,620
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886
00:55:18,140 --> 00:55:18,700
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887
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888
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889
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938
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 Auburn heads into Iron Bowl week after a dominant 62-17 win over Mercer and they did it without starting quarterback Ashton Daniels.

939
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 Ashton Daniels sat out to preserve his redshirt year since players can appear in four games without burning eligibility.

940
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 His fourth was the Vanderbilt matchup.

941
00:59:11,820 --> 00:59:21,320
 Daniels struggled in the loss to Kentucky that contributed to Hugh Freeze's firing, but he rebounded with 442 yards of total offense against Vanderbilt, his best performance as a Tiger.

942
00:59:21,540 --> 00:59:30,700
 Meanwhile, freshman Deuce Knight exploded against Mercer with six total touchdowns, tying a program record and showcasing why the staff believes he's the future of Auburn football.

943
00:59:31,240 --> 00:59:37,680
 Between Daniels' experience and Knight's explosiveness, Auburn's offense has racked up over 1,100 yards since November 8th.

944
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945
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951
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952
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953
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954
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955
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968
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969
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970
01:01:33,340 --> 01:01:34,060
 Welcome in.

971
01:01:34,440 --> 01:01:39,140
 How are you and have you thought out or has it been as cold where you are as where we are?

972
01:01:39,320 --> 01:01:40,440
 It's been cold.

973
01:01:40,780 --> 01:01:43,180
 Today I've been running my daughter around.

974
01:01:43,360 --> 01:01:45,420
 She's 16 and she was job shadowing.

975
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976
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977
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 But you know how it is.

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985
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995
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 Welcome back in.

996
01:02:56,720 --> 01:02:58,240
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997
01:02:58,240 --> 01:02:59,960
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998
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999
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 B.B., if you've got some friends out and about right now and you want to see some live basketball action, just head on over to CBNS Bank Arena UNA.

1000
01:03:12,320 --> 01:03:16,900
 Coming out of halftime, leading UT Southern 49-32.

1001
01:03:16,900 --> 01:03:21,380
 So, you've got to like the Lions' chances as they get ready to get perking in the second half, B.B.

1002
01:03:21,540 --> 01:03:29,380
 Yeah, I kind of like, they do this once or twice a year on what I call the Braves Day Games or the business person special.

1003
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 Kind of what it is, but kind of fun to have basketball.

1004
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 I know some of the tournament's going on, but kind of fun to have it locally at noon.

1005
01:03:38,180 --> 01:03:38,400
 Yeah.

1006
01:03:38,700 --> 01:03:44,500
 It's almost like it's a holiday week, which is another way of saying to Ben Thomas when he's not busy there at AL.com.

1007
01:03:44,600 --> 01:03:47,500
 Ben, early happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

1008
01:03:47,600 --> 01:03:48,140
 How are you?

1009
01:03:49,420 --> 01:03:50,240
 I'm doing good.

1010
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 Basketball?

1011
01:03:52,040 --> 01:03:53,000
 Basketball's going on?

1012
01:03:53,760 --> 01:03:55,320
 We're going to double-check that, Ben.

1013
01:03:56,040 --> 01:03:57,260
 We're going to double-check that.

1014
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 We're not sure, but it's live radio.

1015
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 We can't make a mistake.

1016
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 We can't hit it in the water every now and then, so we'll see.

1017
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 Ben, we know it's also something else.

1018
01:04:05,180 --> 01:04:12,120
 If we're saying happy Thanksgiving and you're still playing football on the high school gridirons, you're doing something right.

1019
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 Let's talk about, you talk about two bulls about to meet in the arena, Mosley Schultz, 12-0, Clay Chalkwell, 13-0.

1020
01:04:22,620 --> 01:04:25,940
 Who remains unbeaten when these two bulls get together?

1021
01:04:27,560 --> 01:04:31,400
 Well, I wrote something yesterday on AL.com about this.

1022
01:04:31,400 --> 01:04:36,020
 So we got the Alabama Sportswriters rankings go just through the regular season.

1023
01:04:36,160 --> 01:04:37,620
 We don't rank in the postseason.

1024
01:04:37,960 --> 01:04:41,700
 And so the top four teams all made it to the semifinals.

1025
01:04:41,920 --> 01:04:43,880
 We got Sarah Landhoff and Benjamin Russell.

1026
01:04:44,560 --> 01:04:46,880
 That's two versus four, I think.

1027
01:04:46,960 --> 01:04:50,220
 And then here you got number one, Clay Chalkwell, and number three, Muscle Schultz.

1028
01:04:50,280 --> 01:04:51,620
 I believe that's the way it worked out.

1029
01:04:53,240 --> 01:04:55,620
 Although my box here says number 323.

1030
01:04:55,740 --> 01:04:56,480
 I'll have to change that.

1031
01:04:56,480 --> 01:05:09,280
 But I think it's going to be an interesting matchup of Clay Chalkwell's offense with Aaron Fry, quarterback, and Joshua Wood, that running back.

1032
01:05:09,360 --> 01:05:12,660
 I think he's run for about 1,400 yards and 23 touchdowns.

1033
01:05:12,720 --> 01:05:21,780
 And then obviously Corey Barber, the Ole Miss commit, who's very integral in that big win they had over Thompson about midseason.

1034
01:05:21,920 --> 01:05:23,820
 He's got 14 touchdown receptions.

1035
01:05:23,920 --> 01:05:25,800
 And Muscle Schultz, just amazing.

1036
01:05:25,900 --> 01:05:27,960
 They've only allowed 91 points all year.

1037
01:05:29,260 --> 01:05:34,700
 So, you know, can they clamp down and continue to do what they do, slow down that Clay Chalkwell offense?

1038
01:05:34,900 --> 01:05:37,800
 I think it really should be a good game up there.

1039
01:05:38,400 --> 01:05:39,640
 Talk to us about that.

1040
01:05:39,720 --> 01:05:41,000
 You said up there.

1041
01:05:41,220 --> 01:05:46,400
 Can you underestimate just that, the home field advantage, any time, but especially this time of the year?

1042
01:05:46,860 --> 01:05:50,640
 Well, let's face it, you're down to one of four top teams in your classification.

1043
01:05:52,200 --> 01:05:54,120
 Yeah, I mean, that's a big deal, obviously.

1044
01:05:55,380 --> 01:05:59,800
 You know, a team like Clay Chalkwell may be not as big a deal because they've been there before.

1045
01:06:00,020 --> 01:06:05,780
 I mean, they won the state championship two years ago and have played in a lot of big games.

1046
01:06:05,780 --> 01:06:18,900
 So, a lot of these teams, like both of these two teams, like Sarah Land and the other semifinal, that have been in these big games, the bright lights, wherever they are, I don't think are going to lead to bad play for them.

1047
01:06:19,040 --> 01:06:27,540
 So, I would expect it, you know, it's certainly an advantage, but I don't know that it's a crippling advantage for Clay Chalkwell because they've played in so many big games before.

1048
01:06:27,800 --> 01:06:30,860
 What could be an advantage is I don't know what the weather looks like up there.

1049
01:06:30,860 --> 01:06:34,400
 I think it's supposed to be cold on Thanksgiving and I assume cold on Friday.

1050
01:06:35,240 --> 01:06:40,740
 Well, obviously, you would think that would benefit a good defensive team a little bit, so maybe that could help the Trojans.

1051
01:06:41,880 --> 01:06:52,360
 BT, one of the discrepancy, as you alluded to, Clay Chalkwell has scored 608 points and most of the shows has allowed 91.

1052
01:06:52,800 --> 01:06:53,620
 Oh, my goodness.

1053
01:06:53,960 --> 01:06:58,220
 They've intercepted three passes in the last two games.

1054
01:06:58,220 --> 01:07:01,580
 I saw the Parker game, they intercepted three passes there.

1055
01:07:01,700 --> 01:07:05,000
 They did the same thing to Mountain Brook, but you're right.

1056
01:07:05,200 --> 01:07:08,420
 Clay Chalkwell can move the ball on anybody.

1057
01:07:08,720 --> 01:07:14,340
 And another team that can move the ball on anybody is the Morris Hill Panthers.

1058
01:07:14,980 --> 01:07:19,580
 I saw the first half of their game last week against Geraldine.

1059
01:07:19,660 --> 01:07:24,960
 They led 35-0 at halftime against a good Geraldine team.

1060
01:07:24,960 --> 01:07:30,540
 Morris Hill and their dynamic Dioid running back of Hudson Higgins and Jackson Penn.

1061
01:07:31,980 --> 01:07:36,480
 Higgins has run for 1,800 yards and 30 touchdowns.

1062
01:07:36,480 --> 01:07:41,100
 Penn's run for nearly 1,500 yards and 28 touchdowns.

1063
01:07:41,100 --> 01:07:42,180
 That's mind-boggling.

1064
01:07:42,180 --> 01:07:45,840
 I don't know if they've had a close game since September.

1065
01:07:46,560 --> 01:07:48,160
 Piedmont is a really good team.

1066
01:07:48,280 --> 01:07:52,980
 Raleigh Pinto is one of the best playmakers in the state.

1067
01:07:53,480 --> 01:07:55,920
 Morris Hill scoring 52 points a game.

1068
01:07:56,080 --> 01:07:57,600
 Piedmont scoring 48.

1069
01:07:58,980 --> 01:08:00,900
 Morris Hill got another home game.

1070
01:08:01,060 --> 01:08:04,560
 What is going to happen at Morris Hill Bible Scoop, Ben Thomas?

1071
01:08:05,520 --> 01:08:13,060
 Well, I mean, not to surprise anybody, but I picked Morris Hill in this game.

1072
01:08:13,960 --> 01:08:15,500
 Our picks will come out on Thursday.

1073
01:08:16,020 --> 01:08:20,800
 But this is another one of those games that I think there's a lot of these 12 games in the semifinals

1074
01:08:20,800 --> 01:08:25,760
 that people have been looking forward to for six, seven, eight weeks now maybe.

1075
01:08:26,460 --> 01:08:27,840
 And this is certainly one of them.

1076
01:08:28,000 --> 01:08:29,880
 I mean, you've got two 13-0 teams.

1077
01:08:31,220 --> 01:08:35,460
 Morris Hill, I don't think they've played a close game all year, have they?

1078
01:08:35,500 --> 01:08:37,080
 So you wonder if they ever get in one.

1079
01:08:38,440 --> 01:08:39,780
 What will that mean?

1080
01:08:39,780 --> 01:08:43,820
 I mean, a team like Morris Hill is another team that's won on the big stage before,

1081
01:08:43,980 --> 01:08:48,300
 so you wouldn't expect them to, you know, have any shakes or anything.

1082
01:08:48,540 --> 01:08:49,900
 And then Piedmont, same thing.

1083
01:08:50,000 --> 01:08:51,200
 I mean, you mentioned Raleigh Pinto.

1084
01:08:51,940 --> 01:08:57,500
 He was the state's single-season receiving leader last year until that record was broken

1085
01:08:57,500 --> 01:09:00,440
 by Cedric Simmons of Southside Selma this year.

1086
01:09:00,620 --> 01:09:03,960
 So, you know, you would expect an offensive showdown.

1087
01:09:04,380 --> 01:09:07,160
 Can Piedmont keep up with Morris Hill?

1088
01:09:07,160 --> 01:09:10,420
 Can Morris Hill control the game on the ground, control the time of possession?

1089
01:09:10,620 --> 01:09:12,480
 I mean, you know, that's what they've been good.

1090
01:09:12,580 --> 01:09:14,880
 And like I said, they haven't been in a lot of close games.

1091
01:09:15,060 --> 01:09:17,200
 So what does that mean this week?

1092
01:09:18,360 --> 01:09:24,620
 You know, another team on the schedule for Morris Hill was Scottsboro, bigger classification.

1093
01:09:25,420 --> 01:09:29,020
 The Wildcats, to me, is an interesting team because a lot of people, they mention all these records,

1094
01:09:29,120 --> 01:09:30,560
 13-0, 12-0.

1095
01:09:31,140 --> 01:09:36,740
 Scottsboro's 9-4, which shows you either they got a slow start, they learned as they went,

1096
01:09:36,800 --> 01:09:38,180
 or they had one heck of a schedule.

1097
01:09:38,180 --> 01:09:40,140
 Either way, they're still in the running.

1098
01:09:40,220 --> 01:09:42,440
 It doesn't matter if you lost four ballgames to date.

1099
01:09:42,580 --> 01:09:43,920
 You just keep on winning the next one.

1100
01:09:43,980 --> 01:09:46,520
 You can bring home the state championship trophy.

1101
01:09:47,040 --> 01:09:47,880
 They're taking on Moody.

1102
01:09:47,980 --> 01:09:48,640
 They're 11-2.

1103
01:09:48,740 --> 01:09:49,940
 But your thoughts about Scottsboro.

1104
01:09:50,100 --> 01:09:52,760
 They're at 9-4 in the final four.

1105
01:09:54,180 --> 01:09:55,340
 Well, they've had a good run.

1106
01:09:55,500 --> 01:09:57,000
 Coach Vann's done a good job there.

1107
01:09:57,660 --> 01:10:01,880
 If you look at the rankings, I mentioned the high school, the Sports Association rankings.

1108
01:10:02,580 --> 01:10:05,560
 This is the Cinderella team of anybody that's left.

1109
01:10:05,700 --> 01:10:08,920
 Scottsboro was not ranked in the last regular season poll.

1110
01:10:09,040 --> 01:10:12,040
 They're the only unranked team still playing.

1111
01:10:12,680 --> 01:10:19,800
 So that says something about what they've done and also about being able to capture that momentum

1112
01:10:19,800 --> 01:10:25,400
 late in the season and in the playoffs and get hot, which is what we've seen a lot of teams do over the years.

1113
01:10:25,400 --> 01:10:31,720
 Now, unfortunately for them, they've got a very good Moody team coming in that was in the championship game last year.

1114
01:10:32,320 --> 01:10:43,380
 They have not really been tested, certainly in the playoffs, you know, 49-21 over corner, 60-14 over Priceville, 51-21 over Briarwood.

1115
01:10:43,500 --> 01:10:45,480
 They've just been really rolling.

1116
01:10:45,620 --> 01:10:50,660
 Jake Lowry's completing 70% of his passes for 33 touchdowns.

1117
01:10:50,660 --> 01:10:54,980
 So I think it's going to be probably a tough task for Scottsboro.

1118
01:10:55,100 --> 01:10:56,420
 But, again, they have it at home.

1119
01:10:56,480 --> 01:10:57,900
 Maybe that means something for them.

1120
01:10:58,080 --> 01:11:03,160
 And, also, you know, the fact that you're hot at the right time and you've still got a chance.

1121
01:11:03,260 --> 01:11:04,020
 Anything can happen.

1122
01:11:04,200 --> 01:11:06,760
 But I would think it's going to be a tough task against Moody.

1123
01:11:07,820 --> 01:11:10,900
 BT, another game with undefeated.

1124
01:11:11,480 --> 01:11:12,980
 Aniston 13-0.

1125
01:11:13,100 --> 01:11:16,800
 They beat Deser last week at Deser 31-7.

1126
01:11:16,800 --> 01:11:19,720
 Talked with several people who went to that game.

1127
01:11:19,800 --> 01:11:21,480
 They said Aniston is awfully good.

1128
01:11:21,560 --> 01:11:25,500
 Their defense, they're big at the line of scrimmage.

1129
01:11:26,000 --> 01:11:27,720
 We've talked a lot about Plainview.

1130
01:11:28,220 --> 01:11:30,020
 This is the Pruitt boys.

1131
01:11:30,600 --> 01:11:34,540
 Dale Pruitt, the iconic coach at Plainville, and his son, Jeremy Pruitt.

1132
01:11:34,640 --> 01:11:37,340
 Yeah, that Jeremy Pruitt of SEC ilk.

1133
01:11:38,500 --> 01:11:41,660
 Owen Hope is a very good quarterback for Plainview.

1134
01:11:44,920 --> 01:11:49,220
 But this is one of the other better games.

1135
01:11:49,480 --> 01:11:53,280
 And I think some people saw this coming, like you said, about six weeks ago.

1136
01:11:53,880 --> 01:11:56,640
 Aniston and Plainview, the battle of the undefeated.

1137
01:11:57,780 --> 01:12:03,220
 Well, Aniston's coach is Rico Jackson, who was down here at my part of the world at Murphy for a couple of years.

1138
01:12:03,800 --> 01:12:04,760
 Really good coach.

1139
01:12:04,980 --> 01:12:05,940
 Done a good job there.

1140
01:12:05,940 --> 01:12:09,800
 And Aniston's allowed less than 10 points a game on defense.

1141
01:12:10,020 --> 01:12:12,380
 I think that ranks number one in Class 4A.

1142
01:12:13,440 --> 01:12:19,340
 Again, it's kind of a contrast to styles because Plainview is scoring an average of 43 points a game, which ranks number three.

1143
01:12:19,600 --> 01:12:21,400
 So, you know, what gives there?

1144
01:12:21,500 --> 01:12:24,640
 Usually defense comes out on top if you can get a couple of scores.

1145
01:12:25,060 --> 01:12:26,480
 So, it should be a good game.

1146
01:12:26,680 --> 01:12:32,880
 You know, I saw today that Charles Kelly said that Jeremy Pruitt has not joined Jacksonville State yet.

1147
01:12:33,020 --> 01:12:36,860
 You know, there's a whole deal about him getting cleared to be on their staff.

1148
01:12:36,960 --> 01:12:38,060
 That has not happened yet.

1149
01:12:38,140 --> 01:12:40,020
 He's still with Plainview.

1150
01:12:40,220 --> 01:12:41,780
 And Dale Pruitt in his third tenure.

1151
01:12:42,140 --> 01:12:49,280
 He is one of, I read Ron Ingram saying that he's one of two coaches with more than 300 victories still remaining in the playoffs.

1152
01:12:49,420 --> 01:12:55,900
 Our old buddy, Rush Prokst, being the other one, both of those guys have more than 300 wins.

1153
01:12:56,280 --> 01:12:58,840
 So, look, I've been to a playoff game in rainfall before.

1154
01:12:58,920 --> 01:13:02,040
 In fact, believe it or not, I had to go back two days later.

1155
01:13:02,360 --> 01:13:04,860
 I don't remember exactly what the scenario was.

1156
01:13:04,960 --> 01:13:05,740
 Harold, you might remember.

1157
01:13:06,500 --> 01:13:13,220
 But way long ago in the playoffs, they scored a defensive touchdown in overtime, which wasn't allowed.

1158
01:13:13,340 --> 01:13:18,660
 So, they had to come back and play the overtime on, I believe it was a Monday night.

1159
01:13:18,660 --> 01:13:19,680
 Yeah, you can look that up.

1160
01:13:19,940 --> 01:13:27,280
 That would have been the early to mid-90s, probably the early 90s, like 91 or 92, playing the U.N.

1161
01:13:27,280 --> 01:13:29,380
 So, I had to go back and look that up.

1162
01:13:29,460 --> 01:13:31,340
 That was a crazy game and a crazy story.

1163
01:13:31,640 --> 01:13:36,840
 But, yeah, a lot of 13-0 teams, a lot of undefeated teams still left this week.

1164
01:13:37,760 --> 01:13:40,820
 Thank you, Rainsville, for the latest chapter, believe it or not.

1165
01:13:40,880 --> 01:13:44,960
 Let's talk about a matchup with a pretty good running back against a pretty good quarterback.

1166
01:13:44,960 --> 01:13:46,460
 That's Jackson and St. Michael.

1167
01:13:47,900 --> 01:13:52,640
 Yeah, I mean, another rematch.

1168
01:13:52,760 --> 01:13:55,520
 This is the fourth time these two teams have played in two years.

1169
01:13:55,620 --> 01:13:57,520
 They played last year in the state semifinals.

1170
01:13:57,720 --> 01:13:59,780
 Jackson beat St. Michael twice last year.

1171
01:14:00,580 --> 01:14:03,800
 St. Michael actually beat them this year in the regular season, 49-39.

1172
01:14:04,080 --> 01:14:09,320
 So, they get that game in Fairhope, which is about 10 minutes from where I'm sitting right now.

1173
01:14:09,820 --> 01:14:11,260
 I'll actually be at this game.

1174
01:14:11,340 --> 01:14:12,440
 I'm excited to be there.

1175
01:14:14,840 --> 01:14:16,700
 It's two Mr. Football contenders.

1176
01:14:17,460 --> 01:14:19,720
 Gunnar Rivers for St. Michael has had a great year.

1177
01:14:19,860 --> 01:14:26,940
 The son of Phillip Rivers, who, by the way, it's hard for me to figure out how they do this Pro Football Hall of Fame.

1178
01:14:27,020 --> 01:14:29,980
 It seems like they have about five different cuts.

1179
01:14:30,160 --> 01:14:38,400
 But Phillip Rivers, I know, has made the next cut, I think, to get into the semifinals in his first year of eligibility for the Pro Football Hall of Fame today.

1180
01:14:38,400 --> 01:14:42,460
 So, anyway, just a side note, but a cool note for Phillip.

1181
01:14:43,460 --> 01:14:53,460
 So, you've got Gunnar Rivers, and then you've got E.J. Crowell, who, you know, I kind of think if he wins this game and gets into the championship game at Protective Stadium and runs wild again,

1182
01:14:53,540 --> 01:14:57,440
 I think he might have the edge in Mr. Football race.

1183
01:14:57,520 --> 01:14:57,960
 We'll see.

1184
01:14:58,060 --> 01:15:04,180
 But he's run for 2,100 yards and 28 touchdowns and hasn't played in a lot of second halves.

1185
01:15:04,640 --> 01:15:04,840
 Wow.

1186
01:15:04,840 --> 01:15:14,820
 So, this is going to be, I talked to Cody Flournoy today, the Jackson coach, this is really going to be, I mean, nothing could shock me more than if this game ended up like 10-7 or something.

1187
01:15:14,980 --> 01:15:24,260
 I mean, I just think it's got to be, it's got to be in the 30s and 40s, because I'm just not sure either one of these teams is going to slow down the other.

1188
01:15:25,060 --> 01:15:30,800
 And I think, in my mind, I just don't know, nobody's been able to successfully tackle so well much.

1189
01:15:31,340 --> 01:15:34,400
 And I think it's going to be hard for St. Michael to keep up with him.

1190
01:15:34,560 --> 01:15:42,540
 If they just give him the ball and Landon Duckworth makes a few passes, Jackson's got Keyon Chapman back, their big receiver, most of the season.

1191
01:15:42,740 --> 01:15:47,040
 They're seemingly at more full, better full health than they were early in the season.

1192
01:15:47,200 --> 01:15:48,440
 But it should be fun.

1193
01:15:48,520 --> 01:15:50,860
 There's going to be a lot of points on the board, I would think.

1194
01:15:51,760 --> 01:15:56,640
 BT, most teams during the course of the season have a couple of shutouts.

1195
01:15:57,540 --> 01:16:01,640
 Leroy's 13-0 at Maplesville at 13-0.

1196
01:16:03,720 --> 01:16:08,740
 Maplesville has 10 shutouts this season.

1197
01:16:08,740 --> 01:16:17,520
 They have not allowed a point since a 52-14 victory over Hopeville in late September.

1198
01:16:18,700 --> 01:16:22,460
 You talk about some of what we talk about most of Schoel's defense.

1199
01:16:23,080 --> 01:16:28,600
 In Leroy, the Bears, they're kind of a perennial favorite to win 1A.

1200
01:16:28,760 --> 01:16:31,900
 But that was one of the more interesting stats I've seen.

1201
01:16:32,020 --> 01:16:33,660
 You talk about a defense.

1202
01:16:34,340 --> 01:16:37,960
 10 shutouts during the season, BT, is pretty good.

1203
01:16:38,740 --> 01:16:41,040
 2.1 points per game.

1204
01:16:41,340 --> 01:16:44,480
 That'll win a lot of games for you.

1205
01:16:44,540 --> 01:16:46,520
 I would think I'd be lucky because they're winning teams.

1206
01:16:46,720 --> 01:16:48,460
 10 shutouts, 7 straight.

1207
01:16:49,160 --> 01:16:49,640
 Unbelievable.

1208
01:16:50,020 --> 01:16:50,240
 Yeah.

1209
01:16:50,580 --> 01:16:51,720
 I talked to Maplesville.

1210
01:16:51,800 --> 01:16:53,900
 They played five in the kickoff classic.

1211
01:16:54,140 --> 01:16:56,360
 And I went to the kickoff classic press conference.

1212
01:16:56,360 --> 01:17:01,760
 And Coach told me then that I believe they had maybe 19 starters returning from last year's team

1213
01:17:01,760 --> 01:17:04,500
 that lost to Wadley in the championship game.

1214
01:17:04,640 --> 01:17:06,240
 So they were going to be good.

1215
01:17:06,320 --> 01:17:08,640
 Eli Hubbard, the son of Brent Hubbard.

1216
01:17:08,740 --> 01:17:14,580
 Hall of Fame coach Brent Hubbard transferred back to Maplesville when his dad stepped down at T.R. Miller.

1217
01:17:14,760 --> 01:17:17,420
 So that's been a big addition to them.

1218
01:17:17,800 --> 01:17:18,960
 This is going to be a good game, too.

1219
01:17:19,040 --> 01:17:23,440
 Leroy, like you said, won two state titles before Wadley won last year.

1220
01:17:24,040 --> 01:17:26,600
 I think I'm going to pick Maplesville in this game.

1221
01:17:26,840 --> 01:17:31,020
 And I think we could see a rematch again Wadley and Maplesville.

1222
01:17:31,240 --> 01:17:36,180
 I wouldn't just totally count out Leroy yet.

1223
01:17:36,900 --> 01:17:38,620
 I mean, they're 13-0 as well.

1224
01:17:38,680 --> 01:17:40,220
 And they know how to win on this page, too.

1225
01:17:41,120 --> 01:17:41,600
 Absolutely.

1226
01:17:42,400 --> 01:17:46,600
 BT, wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving.

1227
01:17:47,080 --> 01:17:57,720
 I know you've got the absolute latest, very in-depth article today previewing the semifinals as far as great information about every team.

1228
01:17:58,460 --> 01:18:04,400
 Participating in Class 7A, of course, will have their final in the Super 7.

1229
01:18:04,940 --> 01:18:06,380
 A lot of stuff going on still.

1230
01:18:06,780 --> 01:18:11,360
 Basketball, we'll get more into that in the coming weeks.

1231
01:18:11,880 --> 01:18:14,460
 BT, what else have you got on the agenda this week?

1232
01:18:14,640 --> 01:18:17,160
 And where can we get online to get everybody's good stuff?

1233
01:18:18,000 --> 01:18:23,720
 Yeah, Thomas is covering the Huntsville, that high school tournament that's going on in Huntsville yesterday and today.

1234
01:18:23,820 --> 01:18:25,000
 So he's got stuff from that.

1235
01:18:25,060 --> 01:18:25,900
 We'll have our picks.

1236
01:18:27,180 --> 01:18:30,040
 I've seesawed into a one-game lead on the picks.

1237
01:18:31,000 --> 01:18:33,340
 So it's time to hold on for two more weeks.

1238
01:18:33,480 --> 01:18:33,960
 There you go.

1239
01:18:33,960 --> 01:18:35,100
 We'll have that later.

1240
01:18:35,100 --> 01:18:44,440
 And also, so starting next week, I'm going to do, since we're in 2025, I'm going to do 25 moments of the last 25 years in Super 7 history.

1241
01:18:44,500 --> 01:18:46,460
 I'll be working on that for about three weeks.

1242
01:18:46,660 --> 01:18:52,780
 And we're going to start that off on Sunday, and it'll be a three-day thing where we kind of count down to the top moment,

1243
01:18:52,880 --> 01:18:55,680
 which probably most people could figure out what the top moment is.

1244
01:18:56,720 --> 01:19:00,740
 It's a historic comeback in the final 18 seconds of a game.

1245
01:19:00,940 --> 01:19:02,920
 You can figure it out from there.

1246
01:19:02,920 --> 01:19:13,200
 But a lot of good stuff on AL.com where we'll have most of these semifinal games covered, football high live again on Friday night, and then a lot of good coverage from the Super 7.

1247
01:19:13,340 --> 01:19:17,320
 So just log on to AL.com and find us on the high school sports tab.

1248
01:19:18,320 --> 01:19:18,920
 Sounds good.

1249
01:19:18,980 --> 01:19:24,460
 Ben, is it true if you win that contest that you win a free trip around the room and all the air that you can breathe most days?

1250
01:19:25,240 --> 01:19:26,960
 I win nothing, nothing, nothing, Harold.

1251
01:19:27,060 --> 01:19:29,380
 I get nothing, but nothing but pride.

1252
01:19:30,180 --> 01:19:31,620
 Nothing but pride, my friend.

1253
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 Listen, have a happy Thanksgiving.

1254
01:19:33,340 --> 01:19:34,620
 Thanks so much for your time, Davey.

1255
01:19:35,380 --> 01:19:36,060
 Hey, thanks, y'all.

1256
01:19:36,120 --> 01:19:36,760
 Have a happy Thanksgiving.

1257
01:19:36,760 --> 01:19:37,340
 Thank you, bud.

1258
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1306
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 Okay, so like everybody deals with losing, right?

1307
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 To a rival on a last-second field goal.

1308
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 Whatever, it's fine.

1309
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1336
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1338
01:24:55,520 --> 01:25:01,840
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1339
01:25:01,840 --> 01:25:01,840
 The Score.

1340
01:25:01,840 --> 01:25:03,340
 Welcome back in.

1341
01:25:03,380 --> 01:25:08,660
 I can't think of a better way to gear up for the holiday rock and roll show on the college football slate of dates

1342
01:25:08,660 --> 01:25:09,960
 and saying hello to Joe Cox.

1343
01:25:10,040 --> 01:25:12,400
 He's a fine columnist there at Saturday down south.

1344
01:25:12,500 --> 01:25:14,740
 His book is called A Fine Team Man.

1345
01:25:14,880 --> 01:25:16,220
 Joe Cox, welcome in.

1346
01:25:16,400 --> 01:25:17,620
 Who's more nervous?

1347
01:25:18,620 --> 01:25:23,880
 Tom Turkey or the fellow or gals who are going to be writing the checks for Lane Kiffin next season.

1348
01:25:23,960 --> 01:25:24,480
 How are you?

1349
01:25:25,800 --> 01:25:26,820
 I'm doing fine.

1350
01:25:26,900 --> 01:25:29,720
 I'd be doing a little better if somebody wanted to pay me $13 million.

1351
01:25:30,120 --> 01:25:30,520
 Absolutely.

1352
01:25:31,380 --> 01:25:32,380
 But who would not?

1353
01:25:32,600 --> 01:25:37,320
 Yeah, I'd say the ADs because Tom Turkey's pretty sure to please.

1354
01:25:37,560 --> 01:25:44,260
 And you never know in this day and age, the coach who you're standing in line to pay millions of dollars to in a couple years,

1355
01:25:44,260 --> 01:25:46,700
 you're often standing in line to escort out the door.

1356
01:25:47,980 --> 01:25:50,140
 Joe, we're running a Black Friday special here.

1357
01:25:50,240 --> 01:25:52,080
 Brett and I will work for half that $13 million.

1358
01:25:52,240 --> 01:25:55,280
 So if you act between now, we'll afford you in that, okay?

1359
01:25:56,940 --> 01:26:00,260
 We might extend that a little bit if possible.

1360
01:26:00,360 --> 01:26:04,140
 But let's talk a little bit about a game that's going to have all eyes on it.

1361
01:26:04,220 --> 01:26:08,360
 And who loves it better than – does anybody love eyes on it better than Lane Kiffin?

1362
01:26:08,880 --> 01:26:13,480
 How many folks are going to be watching the Egg Bowl and how many people are going to be watching Lane Kiffin this week?

1363
01:26:14,660 --> 01:26:16,720
 Probably all and all.

1364
01:26:16,720 --> 01:26:26,020
 I mean, yeah, you don't have to find a particularly emotionally needy high school girl to possibly rival Lane in terms of that need for attention.

1365
01:26:26,460 --> 01:26:26,820
 Yeah, yeah.

1366
01:26:26,820 --> 01:26:28,320
 Yeah, I mean, he's going to be getting it.

1367
01:26:28,720 --> 01:26:35,040
 You know, the interesting thing, the game has almost become secondary, but if they struggle, you know,

1368
01:26:35,080 --> 01:26:37,560
 that's certainly going to make things even more interesting.

1369
01:26:37,820 --> 01:26:42,460
 It's one thing to have these academic discussions about where you are and aren't going to coach next year.

1370
01:26:43,160 --> 01:26:46,320
 But these kids from Ole Miss still have to go out and play that game.

1371
01:26:46,420 --> 01:26:52,800
 And you know very well, Mississippi State would love absolutely nothing better than to get their bowl eligibility,

1372
01:26:52,800 --> 01:26:58,640
 to, you know, put a final pie in Lane's face potentially at Ole Miss and, you know,

1373
01:26:58,680 --> 01:27:01,680
 enjoy a very, very happy holiday weekend.

1374
01:27:01,980 --> 01:27:05,900
 So, you know, let's not forget the game because it could end up being a good one.

1375
01:27:06,900 --> 01:27:15,420
 Joe, Texas would like nothing more than to do exactly what you said is to upset number three, Texas A&M.

1376
01:27:16,120 --> 01:27:23,120
 Arch is playing better, 389 yards and six touchdowns against the worst defense in the SEC.

1377
01:27:24,120 --> 01:27:29,820
 I get that, but the last three or four weeks, he seems to be playing more relaxed, in control,

1378
01:27:30,460 --> 01:27:36,340
 seems to be turning into the Arch Manning so many people thought that he eventually would be.

1379
01:27:36,340 --> 01:27:43,340
 It has been a magical season for Texas A&M, looking to stay in that number three seed

1380
01:27:43,340 --> 01:27:45,780
 and in the college football playoff.

1381
01:27:46,200 --> 01:27:49,080
 Mike Elko has done a tremendous job with A&M.

1382
01:27:49,740 --> 01:27:53,220
 Offensive and defense, they're playing very well, too.

1383
01:27:53,920 --> 01:28:00,140
 Joe, can Texas upset the Aggies Friday night at 630 on ABC?

1384
01:28:01,200 --> 01:28:04,520
 You know, it really is, I think, going to be about Arch Manning.

1385
01:28:04,700 --> 01:28:11,200
 And he had such an odd start to this 2025 season, I believe, downright bad at times.

1386
01:28:11,200 --> 01:28:15,540
 And, yeah, he has come around, but he hasn't seen a defense like this in a while.

1387
01:28:16,600 --> 01:28:21,660
 You know, that whole upset narrative would tie very neatly with him finally having the game

1388
01:28:21,660 --> 01:28:25,540
 where he is the quarterback that I think everybody expected him to be.

1389
01:28:25,760 --> 01:28:29,880
 But A&M, all they've done all year long is thwart everybody's expectations.

1390
01:28:30,140 --> 01:28:32,280
 I mean, talk to Shane Beamer down at South Carolina.

1391
01:28:32,420 --> 01:28:34,020
 You think you've got them dead and buried.

1392
01:28:34,400 --> 01:28:37,540
 And it turns out they didn't quite drive the stake through the heart.

1393
01:28:37,880 --> 01:28:40,100
 And A&M, you know, they're resilient.

1394
01:28:40,280 --> 01:28:41,740
 And I love those receivers there.

1395
01:28:42,140 --> 01:28:45,080
 They've just got such a wonderful wide receiver group.

1396
01:28:45,340 --> 01:28:50,800
 They really seem to be a good, unselfish group of kids who can just play off of each other

1397
01:28:50,800 --> 01:28:51,800
 and do big things.

1398
01:28:51,800 --> 01:28:54,240
 And, you know, my pick would be the Aggies.

1399
01:28:54,420 --> 01:28:55,800
 Texas is certainly capable.

1400
01:28:56,520 --> 01:28:58,720
 But Texas has been so up and down.

1401
01:28:58,800 --> 01:29:01,680
 And the one thing A&M really hasn't been is up and down.

1402
01:29:01,760 --> 01:29:05,040
 They're pretty consistent with the exception of one bad half against Carolina.

1403
01:29:06,040 --> 01:29:07,700
 Joe Cox, Saturday down south.

1404
01:29:07,760 --> 01:29:09,740
 Let's talk about a game in our neck of the woods.

1405
01:29:09,800 --> 01:29:11,020
 It's called the Iron Bowl.

1406
01:29:11,400 --> 01:29:12,260
 Your thoughts.

1407
01:29:12,460 --> 01:29:14,040
 Alabama travels to Auburn.

1408
01:29:14,080 --> 01:29:15,340
 And what's ironic about it,

1409
01:29:15,840 --> 01:29:21,420
 Alabama will be facing a team that now has a different guy calling shots on the sidelines,

1410
01:29:21,520 --> 01:29:22,180
 a head coach,

1411
01:29:22,640 --> 01:29:28,940
 and a different quarterback once again gets rocking and rolling from where it was just three weeks ago.

1412
01:29:29,520 --> 01:29:34,240
 Your thoughts about a very intriguing matchup called the Iron Bowl.

1413
01:29:35,440 --> 01:29:36,620
 Yeah, it is interesting.

1414
01:29:36,620 --> 01:29:41,400
 In most leagues, a 9-2 team going to a 5-6 team,

1415
01:29:41,520 --> 01:29:43,240
 you'd just go ahead and put this one to bed.

1416
01:29:43,880 --> 01:29:48,340
 For the reasons you say, there's some intrigue here.

1417
01:29:48,520 --> 01:29:50,800
 It's not the team that you're going to see on tape.

1418
01:29:51,220 --> 01:29:55,060
 So, you know, Alabama has to kind of go in a little bit loosey-goosey here

1419
01:29:55,060 --> 01:29:58,980
 and can't be overly reliant on that aspect of things.

1420
01:29:59,480 --> 01:30:02,000
 Obviously, Alabama has got phenomenal talent

1421
01:30:02,000 --> 01:30:06,780
 and has generally done a very nice job all year long of answering the bell.

1422
01:30:06,780 --> 01:30:09,460
 But as my old pal Bill Curry could tell you,

1423
01:30:09,500 --> 01:30:12,820
 there's nothing to get people on your back like losing in this game

1424
01:30:12,820 --> 01:30:14,240
 if you're the coach in Alabama.

1425
01:30:14,660 --> 01:30:18,340
 So, you know, I'm sure Coach DeBoer will be aware of that.

1426
01:30:18,740 --> 01:30:21,580
 You know, the Tide have the advantage in most categories,

1427
01:30:21,580 --> 01:30:24,000
 and yet, you know, that's why they play the game.

1428
01:30:24,400 --> 01:30:26,940
 And again, much like Mississippi State,

1429
01:30:27,040 --> 01:30:29,400
 Auburn could really turn the whole tenor of their season

1430
01:30:29,400 --> 01:30:30,660
 if they could pull this one off.

1431
01:30:31,660 --> 01:30:33,100
 Joe, isn't it amazing?

1432
01:30:33,660 --> 01:30:37,480
 Vanderbilt's got the most to lose, or the most to gain in this case,

1433
01:30:37,540 --> 01:30:39,420
 going to rival Tennessee.

1434
01:30:40,300 --> 01:30:43,200
 Tennessee, the Vols have a six-game win streak.

1435
01:30:43,420 --> 01:30:47,980
 They haven't lost to Vandy in Knoxville since 2017.

1436
01:30:48,620 --> 01:30:52,720
 Everybody talks about Pavia and Stowers and what they can do.

1437
01:30:53,260 --> 01:30:56,100
 The Vanderbilt defense, to me, is vastly underrated.

1438
01:30:56,580 --> 01:31:00,780
 They're only giving up 105 yards rushing.

1439
01:31:01,460 --> 01:31:05,140
 Tennessee, with the two losses to Georgia and Alabama,

1440
01:31:05,320 --> 01:31:07,880
 Tennessee fans are not exactly thrilled.

1441
01:31:08,820 --> 01:31:11,480
 But this would be a big win for them.

1442
01:31:12,060 --> 01:31:13,060
 Joe, your thoughts?

1443
01:31:13,640 --> 01:31:18,100
 Vandy going to Tennessee with still Vandy looking at an outside chance

1444
01:31:18,100 --> 01:31:20,140
 for the college football playoff.

1445
01:31:20,800 --> 01:31:24,180
 Yeah, Vandy probably has to win and get a little bit of help,

1446
01:31:24,360 --> 01:31:26,480
 but at this time of year, that's far from impossible,

1447
01:31:26,660 --> 01:31:28,540
 particularly with all these games we're talking about

1448
01:31:28,540 --> 01:31:30,020
 that are just about close-ups.

1449
01:31:30,680 --> 01:31:33,600
 Add me to the list as one impressed by that defense.

1450
01:31:34,180 --> 01:31:36,560
 What I was impressed with mostly against Kentucky

1451
01:31:36,560 --> 01:31:38,100
 was how aggressive they were.

1452
01:31:38,780 --> 01:31:42,500
 Because that offense, you know, it can wear different disguises.

1453
01:31:42,620 --> 01:31:44,800
 They can hit big plays, or they can, you know,

1454
01:31:44,980 --> 01:31:47,780
 nickel and dime you down the field and have nine-minute drives.

1455
01:31:47,780 --> 01:31:50,360
 But that defense is just going 100 miles an hour.

1456
01:31:50,500 --> 01:31:53,120
 Now, you know, sometimes take that Texas game,

1457
01:31:53,220 --> 01:31:54,560
 it costs them some points.

1458
01:31:55,040 --> 01:31:57,320
 But I like the way that they approach it.

1459
01:31:57,380 --> 01:32:00,320
 I think that'll be a good approach against Tennessee.

1460
01:32:00,440 --> 01:32:02,240
 I think Tennessee will hit them for some big plays.

1461
01:32:02,340 --> 01:32:04,820
 But I think Vanderbilt will hit back for some big plays.

1462
01:32:05,280 --> 01:32:07,500
 And if they're able to force a turnover or two,

1463
01:32:07,580 --> 01:32:09,880
 I think that could be the deciding factor for Vandy.

1464
01:32:10,820 --> 01:32:16,040
 You have been predicting each SEC team's final record all year,

1465
01:32:16,040 --> 01:32:19,140
 and you're going to be pretty close on a lot of these guys.

1466
01:32:19,400 --> 01:32:22,120
 Also, later in the week, watchability,

1467
01:32:22,120 --> 01:32:26,920
 which games are must-see TV and others, you know,

1468
01:32:27,000 --> 01:32:30,680
 which can you go walk the dog or go on a picnic.

1469
01:32:31,360 --> 01:32:33,540
 Joe, where can we get online to get these

1470
01:32:33,540 --> 01:32:36,200
 and all the other great stuff from the team?

1471
01:32:36,740 --> 01:32:38,240
 It's Saturday down south.

1472
01:32:38,380 --> 01:32:41,200
 And, you know, this week they may all be five-star games

1473
01:32:41,200 --> 01:32:44,120
 because, first, they were kind enough to spread them out over two days,

1474
01:32:44,180 --> 01:32:47,360
 which is nice to see a lot more games than you normally do.

1475
01:32:47,480 --> 01:32:49,920
 And, second, yeah, there are a lot of good rivalry games,

1476
01:32:49,960 --> 01:32:52,580
 even a game like Clemson-South Carolina,

1477
01:32:52,680 --> 01:32:54,720
 which doesn't sound that insane.

1478
01:32:54,920 --> 01:32:57,760
 That could be the wildest one, and we didn't even get to it.

1479
01:32:57,760 --> 01:32:59,740
 So, I'm locked in.

1480
01:32:59,820 --> 01:33:00,580
 I'm going to have fun.

1481
01:33:00,640 --> 01:33:01,400
 You guys have fun.

1482
01:33:01,480 --> 01:33:04,460
 Try not to eat too much turkey, but otherwise, enjoy.

1483
01:33:05,780 --> 01:33:07,060
 All right, back at you, Joe.

1484
01:33:07,120 --> 01:33:07,780
 Thanks so much.

1485
01:33:07,860 --> 01:33:11,540
 Joe Cox, fine columnist, Saturday down south.

1486
01:33:11,680 --> 01:33:13,680
 Coming up, the big perspective from Double L,

1487
01:33:13,820 --> 01:33:15,120
 Matt Rochelle on deck.

1488
01:33:15,200 --> 01:33:15,720
 Stay with us.

1489
01:33:24,480 --> 01:33:28,060
 Hey, Scholes, I know you do anything for a win on game day

1490
01:33:28,060 --> 01:33:29,820
 and for an ice-cold Bud Light.

1491
01:33:30,160 --> 01:33:32,220
 Because whether you're tailgating in the parking lot

1492
01:33:32,220 --> 01:33:33,560
 or parked on the couch,

1493
01:33:33,760 --> 01:33:35,400
 sitting on your lucky stool at the bar,

1494
01:33:35,600 --> 01:33:38,020
 or standing in the fan section all game long,

1495
01:33:38,400 --> 01:33:41,640
 a win isn't a win without the clean, crisp taste of Bud Light.

1496
01:33:41,840 --> 01:33:44,120
 And there's nothing easier to enjoy than that.

1497
01:33:44,640 --> 01:33:47,700
 Bud Light, easy to drink, easy to enjoy.

1498
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 Enjoy responsibly.

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1627
01:39:37,280 --> 01:39:37,920
 Welcome back again.

1628
01:39:38,060 --> 01:39:41,200
 When he's not chasing turkeys for Thanksgiving, Matt Merchel is busy.

1629
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 There's a college insider with the Orlando Center on his podcast.

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 It's called Gridiron 365.

1631
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 Matt, welcome in.

1632
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 Have you caught that turkey yet?

1633
01:39:49,380 --> 01:39:50,400
 Uh, not yet.

1634
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 Not yet, but still got a few days left before Thanksgiving.

1635
01:39:53,560 --> 01:39:54,320
 There you go.

1636
01:39:55,880 --> 01:39:57,340
 Matt, let me ask you this.

1637
01:39:57,400 --> 01:39:58,140
 You're in Florida.

1638
01:39:58,600 --> 01:40:00,040
 Have Gator fans already been...

1639
01:40:00,040 --> 01:40:04,080
 Have they begun to go ahead and sell commemorative Lankiff advisors

1640
01:40:04,080 --> 01:40:05,580
 endorsed by Steve Spurrier?

1641
01:40:06,160 --> 01:40:08,740
 Or LSU fans saying, forget the gumbo.

1642
01:40:08,860 --> 01:40:12,080
 He's going to take the jumbo package here to come to Batta Rouge.

1643
01:40:12,780 --> 01:40:14,700
 Or will it be none of the above?

1644
01:40:14,820 --> 01:40:17,200
 Matt, what's the latest on the Lane sweepstakes?

1645
01:40:18,020 --> 01:40:21,260
 Well, I think that's just where everyone's just kind of anticipating

1646
01:40:21,260 --> 01:40:23,600
 what his decision's going to be.

1647
01:40:23,600 --> 01:40:27,060
 You know, I think they talked about it's going to come after the game on Saturday.

1648
01:40:27,940 --> 01:40:33,080
 You know, I mean, again, I think this all falls on what Lane is trying to do.

1649
01:40:33,220 --> 01:40:35,540
 You know, does Lane want to stay put at Ole Miss?

1650
01:40:35,640 --> 01:40:39,580
 Does he feel like this is an opportunity to continue to win and have success, you know,

1651
01:40:39,580 --> 01:40:40,140
 with the Rebels?

1652
01:40:40,560 --> 01:40:45,120
 Does he want to go chase the money with LSU maybe and deal with all the situation at LSU?

1653
01:40:45,500 --> 01:40:47,240
 Or is he committed to Florida?

1654
01:40:47,340 --> 01:40:51,400
 Does he feel like Florida would be a new start somewhere where maybe he's got the resources?

1655
01:40:51,940 --> 01:40:56,120
 You're in the center of the hotbed of recruiting, you know, and in Florida, the state of Florida.

1656
01:40:56,120 --> 01:40:58,640
 You know, will they have an opportunity to do that?

1657
01:40:58,900 --> 01:41:02,340
 I think it's not just, you know, everyone who's waiting on this.

1658
01:41:02,360 --> 01:41:03,120
 It's just the fans.

1659
01:41:03,400 --> 01:41:05,140
 It's also, you know, the administration.

1660
01:41:05,360 --> 01:41:08,520
 You know, Florida wants this decision done as soon as possible.

1661
01:41:08,520 --> 01:41:13,240
 Because if Lane decides he's not going to Florida, then you've got to move to plan B.

1662
01:41:13,520 --> 01:41:14,580
 And you've got to do it quickly.

1663
01:41:15,280 --> 01:41:17,700
 Let's not forget, early signing period is next Wednesday.

1664
01:41:17,980 --> 01:41:18,920
 That starts recruiting.

1665
01:41:19,320 --> 01:41:24,100
 Then you've got, you know, the transfer portal opening in the second week of January.

1666
01:41:24,380 --> 01:41:26,200
 So you've got to make this decision now.

1667
01:41:26,280 --> 01:41:30,320
 You can't wait for Lane to sit back and decide, you know, something down the road.

1668
01:41:30,780 --> 01:41:34,420
 And if he does decide to move on, then you've got to figure out what your next chance is.

1669
01:41:34,420 --> 01:41:37,260
 So I think everyone's in anticipation of I'm landing Lane.

1670
01:41:37,520 --> 01:41:40,260
 It's just more, where does he feel like he's going to be the best fit?

1671
01:41:40,660 --> 01:41:42,860
 And is this going to be one of those things that gets drawn out?

1672
01:41:42,940 --> 01:41:46,160
 Or will we finally get a decision on Saturday and we'll move forward from there?

1673
01:41:46,820 --> 01:41:49,960
 Of all the people who want an answer, it's got to be Ole Miss.

1674
01:41:50,080 --> 01:41:51,800
 I mean, they're the ones signing checks right now.

1675
01:41:51,860 --> 01:41:55,120
 They're the ones that gave an opportunity to be in this position.

1676
01:41:55,300 --> 01:42:00,720
 And not only that, they've still got a lot of green grass in front of them if things fall their way.

1677
01:42:01,000 --> 01:42:03,060
 What's going through the folks in Oxford's mind?

1678
01:42:03,700 --> 01:42:05,540
 Well, yeah, that's exactly it.

1679
01:42:05,660 --> 01:42:08,960
 You know, when you look at it, you know, your administration, you want to know what's going on there.

1680
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 You want to know, is Lane going to come back?

1681
01:42:11,360 --> 01:42:16,520
 If Lane's coming back, okay, you move forward and you try to continue to build on what he's done there.

1682
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 If he's indicated that he's not coming back, if he said, listen, I'm going to go on somewhere else, you've got to move forward.

1683
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 You've got to decide, do you have him coach for the remainder of the season through the playoff if possible?

1684
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 Or do you move on from him, have him leave, take care of things with wherever he's going to and, you know, bring in an intern coach to finally finish things up?

1685
01:42:37,460 --> 01:42:41,020
 That's going to be a very interesting dilemma that we haven't seen so far in college football.

1686
01:42:41,420 --> 01:42:45,920
 You know, a team that possibly could be playing in the college football playoff with an intern coach based on that.

1687
01:42:46,060 --> 01:42:48,800
 So, I mean, that's something that could very well happen.

1688
01:42:49,000 --> 01:42:52,460
 So, right now, I think that's what's hanging in the air.

1689
01:42:52,540 --> 01:43:00,180
 And I think, you know, this isn't a case of Lane trying, I don't think, trying to drum up more money and trying to get more, you know, more interest and things like that.

1690
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 I think legitimately he's trying to figure this out.

1691
01:43:02,960 --> 01:43:04,480
 Where's the best spot for him?

1692
01:43:04,480 --> 01:43:11,240
 Because, again, you don't want to make a move and go somewhere and find yourself unhappy in two or three years and not be able to go back.

1693
01:43:12,660 --> 01:43:17,940
 Matt, sometimes in a Hollywood marriage, you hear the term, it's cheaper to keep her.

1694
01:43:18,400 --> 01:43:24,800
 Is this the philosophy that Florida State administrators are taking with Mike Norvell?

1695
01:43:25,620 --> 01:43:27,980
 $58 million buyout.

1696
01:43:28,300 --> 01:43:33,460
 And from what we hear with reports, he will be coming back next year.

1697
01:43:34,100 --> 01:43:39,900
 It seems like it's been three years since Florida State beat Alabama in the opening game of the season.

1698
01:43:40,340 --> 01:43:45,660
 And it has not exactly gone well since then for the Seminoles.

1699
01:43:46,240 --> 01:43:50,380
 And I hear Florida State fans and alumni are not real happy about this.

1700
01:43:51,060 --> 01:43:54,060
 Matt, your thoughts on where Florida State is right now?

1701
01:43:54,700 --> 01:43:57,740
 Well, I mean, listen, I get it, you know, fans are excited.

1702
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 But I'm going to say this right now.

1703
01:43:59,360 --> 01:44:01,760
 I've been telling my Florida State fans who have been screaming at me all week.

1704
01:44:01,880 --> 01:44:06,920
 Now, listen, you know, you're in a very competitive coaching carousel right now.

1705
01:44:07,280 --> 01:44:15,500
 And, you know, the big dog, the big fishers who are out there, you know, the Lane Kiffins and, you know, the James Franklins, you know, they're probably going to get screwed up in the next couple days.

1706
01:44:15,900 --> 01:44:34,920
 So if you're Florida State and you're going to invest $58 million to get rid of your head coach, plus whatever it's going to cost to get rid of your staff, you know, you've got to make sure you've got someone that you're bringing in that is going to not only wow the fan base and wow the boosters and donors, but someone you feel like is going to be able to help you win at this level.

1707
01:44:35,300 --> 01:44:40,260
 I mean, if that person isn't out there, you know, I don't think Jimbo Fisher, for instance, excites anybody at Florida State.

1708
01:44:40,520 --> 01:44:44,100
 I don't think there's any, you know, I mean, outside of Lane Kiffin, I don't think anyone excites anyone.

1709
01:44:44,460 --> 01:44:48,280
 So if you're not going to bring someone like that in, why make that move right now?

1710
01:44:48,440 --> 01:44:52,300
 You know, why not just say, okay, we're invested in this for another year.

1711
01:44:52,760 --> 01:44:55,660
 Now, it looks like Florida State's going to take a very serious look at this program.

1712
01:44:56,020 --> 01:44:58,820
 My assumption is they'll probably make tons of coaching change.

1713
01:44:58,900 --> 01:45:01,460
 They'll probably go through the coaching staff and make some changes.

1714
01:45:01,740 --> 01:45:03,620
 We may see changes at the coordinator positions.

1715
01:45:03,800 --> 01:45:05,200
 You could see the top and bottom.

1716
01:45:05,500 --> 01:45:13,580
 I think they're going to look at their whole football structure and try to make a change to try to appease people and hope that next year you come in with a different attitude, maybe.

1717
01:45:13,940 --> 01:45:15,720
 And maybe you have a chance to win some games.

1718
01:45:15,720 --> 01:45:25,400
 If you're Mike Norvell, it doesn't matter how many puffy speeches you give to your recruits and your donors and your players, it's got to come down to we've got to win games.

1719
01:45:25,680 --> 01:45:33,820
 And so that's just, you know, I think that's why Florida State made the decision they made because they feel like at this point it's not going to be too expensive to get rid of them.

1720
01:45:33,900 --> 01:45:34,700
 It's better just to keep them.

1721
01:45:35,760 --> 01:45:43,160
 Matt Merchelle with us, Orlando Sentinel, 9-2 versus 5-6, a.k.a. the Iron Bowl.

1722
01:45:43,800 --> 01:45:46,440
 Matt, you have the national seat at the table here.

1723
01:45:46,540 --> 01:45:49,980
 What's going to happen with Saturday night's game on the Plains?

1724
01:45:50,800 --> 01:45:54,580
 Well, you know, again, I still think Alabama's the better team, you know, going into this game.

1725
01:45:54,680 --> 01:45:57,120
 I think Alabama obviously has more to play for.

1726
01:45:57,920 --> 01:46:05,840
 You know, there's an opportunity to try to go out there and, you know, come away with another win, get your rivalry game, you know, get your rivalry win there and move on.

1727
01:46:05,900 --> 01:46:07,600
 There's still something to fight for if you're Alabama.

1728
01:46:07,920 --> 01:46:10,220
 It's not like you don't have anything in this game.

1729
01:46:10,220 --> 01:46:13,740
 You know, I mean, Auburn, that's very dangerous, you know, when you're at Auburn.

1730
01:46:13,800 --> 01:46:16,000
 Because, again, you've got nothing to lose, so to speak.

1731
01:46:16,120 --> 01:46:16,420
 That's right.

1732
01:46:16,440 --> 01:46:17,440
 This is all about rivalry.

1733
01:46:17,920 --> 01:46:21,840
 This is all about rivalry to the end of your career, possibly with a win over your rival.

1734
01:46:22,020 --> 01:46:29,000
 So it's going to be interesting to see how this happens, you know, over the, you know, can they come out there and treat this as their Super Bowl?

1735
01:46:29,360 --> 01:46:31,520
 Can they go out there and play, you know, to the next level?

1736
01:46:32,040 --> 01:46:33,480
 I mean, it could possibly happen.

1737
01:46:33,600 --> 01:46:34,900
 We've seen things like that happen before.

1738
01:46:35,060 --> 01:46:40,520
 But, you know, on paper, this looks as if Alabama's got the better team and should have a better chance of winning this game.

1739
01:46:41,840 --> 01:46:46,660
 Matt, I enjoy asking you about the Big 12 because it's a fascinating league.

1740
01:46:47,360 --> 01:46:55,040
 BYU beat Cincinnati, a team that's all of a sudden lost three consecutive games after starting 7-1.

1741
01:46:55,180 --> 01:46:57,260
 They won last week 26-14.

1742
01:46:57,620 --> 01:47:04,940
 And BYU, now at number 11, we'll see where they are tonight, can sneak into the college football playoff.

1743
01:47:05,000 --> 01:47:06,080
 They could right now.

1744
01:47:07,060 --> 01:47:09,300
 Utah and Kansas State had a wild game.

1745
01:47:09,300 --> 01:47:18,780
 Utah held on 51-47, Utah 9-2, TCU 7-4, Houston 8-3.

1746
01:47:20,900 --> 01:47:24,760
 It is never a dull moment, Matt, in the Big 12 every week.

1747
01:47:25,600 --> 01:47:26,360
 No, it's not.

1748
01:47:26,480 --> 01:47:29,700
 You know, but in the bigger picture of things, you know, the Big 12's got to be concerned.

1749
01:47:29,700 --> 01:47:37,500
 You know, they want to make sure that, you know, they got Tech and BYU most likely probably meeting off in the Big 12 championship.

1750
01:47:38,060 --> 01:47:43,100
 And whoever loses that game, let's say it's a close game, not like the first time they face each other, but a close game.

1751
01:47:43,500 --> 01:47:45,540
 So, does that knock BYU out of the playoff?

1752
01:47:45,680 --> 01:47:49,140
 You know, is there a chance that Big 12 can get two teams in there?

1753
01:47:49,240 --> 01:47:55,260
 You know, if you're BYU and you finish 11-2 for the second straight year and you don't get in the playoff,

1754
01:47:55,720 --> 01:47:59,280
 you've got to be talking to your commissioner, asking, what's going on here?

1755
01:47:59,280 --> 01:48:02,900
 What do we need to do, you know, essentially to get a team in the playoff?

1756
01:48:03,300 --> 01:48:09,400
 And, you know, I know Brett Jormark has been steadfast on his, you know, looking at that 12-team, you know, 12-team playoff.

1757
01:48:09,540 --> 01:48:17,220
 And even if they do expand, you know, willing to accept maybe, you know, possible, you know, two, you know, two dedicated teams.

1758
01:48:17,360 --> 01:48:21,720
 You know, I just think that that's something if you're a BYU fan, you've got to be really concerned about it.

1759
01:48:21,960 --> 01:48:23,120
 You know, can you make that push?

1760
01:48:23,200 --> 01:48:24,500
 Can you find a way to get in there?

1761
01:48:24,560 --> 01:48:27,200
 Can they possibly get two teams in the playoffs scenario?

1762
01:48:28,120 --> 01:48:32,060
 Texas A&M can get into the SEC championship game very easily.

1763
01:48:32,260 --> 01:48:35,080
 All they've got to do is beat Texas this week.

1764
01:48:35,280 --> 01:48:39,880
 Can A&M do it against the ESPN Rockstar by the name of Arch Manning?

1765
01:48:40,920 --> 01:48:44,180
 Yeah, I mean, I think A&M is playing some really good football right now.

1766
01:48:44,320 --> 01:48:44,780
 You know what I mean?

1767
01:48:44,800 --> 01:48:45,840
 You talk about defensively.

1768
01:48:46,100 --> 01:48:50,680
 This is a team that's one of the best defensive teams, one of the best in the SEC.

1769
01:48:51,320 --> 01:48:52,500
 Puts up a lot of points.

1770
01:48:53,000 --> 01:48:54,040
 I think they have an opportunity.

1771
01:48:54,040 --> 01:48:55,660
 I mean, they've won, what, 11 straight games?

1772
01:48:55,800 --> 01:48:58,660
 This looks like they're on a pretty good path.

1773
01:48:59,340 --> 01:49:02,680
 You know, I know Texas has had its wins, and that's looked impressive at times.

1774
01:49:02,760 --> 01:49:04,200
 I think they've looked a little bit better lately.

1775
01:49:05,080 --> 01:49:06,520
 But, you know, again, this is A&M.

1776
01:49:06,560 --> 01:49:09,100
 I think this is A&M's year to make a big push,

1777
01:49:09,120 --> 01:49:13,160
 and I think this is an opportunity for them to make their case and, you know, to move forward.

1778
01:49:13,240 --> 01:49:15,660
 What a job Mike Elko has done, you know what I mean, in a short time.

1779
01:49:16,260 --> 01:49:20,100
 You know, I mean, if you think about where Jimbo Fisher was many years ago,

1780
01:49:20,160 --> 01:49:22,860
 and there were eight wins seemed to be the standard for A&M,

1781
01:49:22,860 --> 01:49:26,320
 and now all of a sudden you get to a level win mark, perfect season.

1782
01:49:26,420 --> 01:49:31,040
 If you can kind of finish that thing off, I think it gives you a good chance to get into the SEC championship,

1783
01:49:31,200 --> 01:49:32,420
 and it gives you a good chance in the playoffs.

1784
01:49:33,560 --> 01:49:39,160
 Matt, I asked Andrea Adelson, our mutual friend with ESPN a little bit earlier,

1785
01:49:39,480 --> 01:49:46,700
 plan B for Florida if the lane train decides to go to LSU or stay in Oxford,

1786
01:49:47,120 --> 01:49:52,180
 and I mentioned Washington's Jet Fish, who's got ties to Florida.

1787
01:49:52,880 --> 01:49:56,200
 Clark Leach, the name has come up for several schools.

1788
01:49:56,480 --> 01:49:58,180
 Everybody wants Jon Sumrall.

1789
01:49:58,800 --> 01:50:03,940
 I keep hearing Eli Drinkwith is a plan B or plan C for teams.

1790
01:50:04,660 --> 01:50:05,800
 Matt, what are you hearing?

1791
01:50:06,220 --> 01:50:10,620
 I know Florida fans were really, really wanting Lane Kiffin.

1792
01:50:11,140 --> 01:50:12,100
 What's plan B?

1793
01:50:13,040 --> 01:50:14,260
 Yeah, that's a good question.

1794
01:50:14,480 --> 01:50:16,520
 You know, I think you mentioned some of those.

1795
01:50:16,620 --> 01:50:18,980
 I think Jet Fish is one who kind of makes sense.

1796
01:50:19,080 --> 01:50:20,620
 Eli Drinkwith is the other.

1797
01:50:20,820 --> 01:50:25,720
 I think the problem with all that, guys, is if they do have to go to plan B,

1798
01:50:26,160 --> 01:50:27,960
 does this still excite Florida fans?

1799
01:50:28,720 --> 01:50:30,320
 You're all in on Lane Kiffin.

1800
01:50:30,420 --> 01:50:33,740
 If all of a sudden you don't get Lane and you get a guy named Jet Fish,

1801
01:50:33,800 --> 01:50:40,560
 no offense to Jet, does Florida fans, are they just as excited about that?

1802
01:50:40,720 --> 01:50:43,460
 Are they out there thinking this is going to change things?

1803
01:50:43,600 --> 01:50:45,660
 I mean, it's unfortunate, but it's true.

1804
01:50:45,660 --> 01:50:48,560
 I mean, you know, now Jet may do a good job if he were to come in.

1805
01:50:48,620 --> 01:50:50,280
 Maybe I'll find a way to turn things around.

1806
01:50:50,620 --> 01:50:53,420
 Eli Drinkwith obviously has a good history at Missouri.

1807
01:50:53,660 --> 01:50:56,160
 He's done more with less, so to speak, at Missouri.

1808
01:50:56,960 --> 01:51:01,840
 You know, I think for Florida, I've said this before, whoever you hire,

1809
01:51:01,940 --> 01:51:05,160
 you have to make sure this is somebody you're not going to have to go hire

1810
01:51:05,160 --> 01:51:06,380
 another coach three years from now.

1811
01:51:06,560 --> 01:51:09,760
 I mean, that's unfortunately, that's been the case for Florida over the years

1812
01:51:09,760 --> 01:51:14,040
 is that they just haven't found somebody who can bring stability to that program.

1813
01:51:14,220 --> 01:51:17,480
 And you don't want to hire another coach, bring him in,

1814
01:51:17,560 --> 01:51:20,420
 and then three years later you're talking about either you're replacing

1815
01:51:20,420 --> 01:51:21,780
 him or something happens.

1816
01:51:22,260 --> 01:51:23,660
 I mean, you want to be able to bring some stability.

1817
01:51:23,960 --> 01:51:27,580
 That's the only reason why most of these programs are at the top of the playoff list

1818
01:51:27,580 --> 01:51:28,740
 have had some success.

1819
01:51:28,840 --> 01:51:29,720
 They've had stability.

1820
01:51:29,900 --> 01:51:31,840
 Kirby Smart's been at Georgia for a long time.

1821
01:51:32,280 --> 01:51:35,360
 You know, I mean, Nick Saban was at Alabama for a long time.

1822
01:51:35,460 --> 01:51:37,180
 I mean, you've had coaches who've been there for a while.

1823
01:51:37,580 --> 01:51:39,880
 And so you need to find somebody who can bring that stability.

1824
01:51:40,240 --> 01:51:45,780
 You don't just want one year of success and then four years of just mediocrity.

1825
01:51:45,780 --> 01:51:48,100
 So that's the thing I think is important for them.

1826
01:51:48,400 --> 01:51:49,720
 Yes, they want to get a big name.

1827
01:51:49,820 --> 01:51:51,100
 Yes, Lane Kiffin would be perfect.

1828
01:51:51,460 --> 01:51:55,500
 But they need to bring someone in if they don't get him that at least they feel like

1829
01:51:55,500 --> 01:51:58,780
 is going to be able to turn things around and get them on the right path

1830
01:51:58,780 --> 01:52:02,020
 rather than just kind of treading water for the next three or four years.

1831
01:52:02,560 --> 01:52:08,880
 I'm going to be curious, Matt, to see if we hear once Lane Kiffin breaks the logjam here

1832
01:52:08,880 --> 01:52:15,380
 with the coaching hires, Alex Golesh at South Florida, Ryan Silberfield at Memphis,

1833
01:52:16,000 --> 01:52:20,340
 and one name I thought might be in play for Penn State, Matt Campbell at Iowa State,

1834
01:52:20,380 --> 01:52:21,840
 who's been there 10 years.

1835
01:52:22,360 --> 01:52:24,320
 Those are three very good coaches.

1836
01:52:24,780 --> 01:52:30,060
 And I'm going to see if some schools look at them more intensely

1837
01:52:30,060 --> 01:52:34,160
 once we figure out Saturday afternoon where Lane is going.

1838
01:52:34,660 --> 01:52:37,740
 Matt, have a great Thanksgiving for you and your family.

1839
01:52:38,160 --> 01:52:41,800
 But where can we get online, get your podcast, get all your good stuff?

1840
01:52:42,600 --> 01:52:45,320
 Yeah, you can go to orlandosetinal.com to check out the latest

1841
01:52:45,320 --> 01:52:46,560
 or follow me on social media.

1842
01:52:46,660 --> 01:52:47,400
 Oh, it's Matt Rochelle.

1843
01:52:47,600 --> 01:52:49,660
 You guys have a happy holidays as well, okay?

1844
01:52:50,460 --> 01:52:51,060
 Thanks, Matt.

1845
01:52:51,100 --> 01:52:51,620
 Appreciate it.

1846
01:52:51,620 --> 01:52:52,520
 Matt, right back at you.

1847
01:52:52,580 --> 01:52:53,640
 Matt Rochelle, hooking up with us.

1848
01:52:53,740 --> 01:52:55,000
 The Orlandos.

1849
01:52:55,140 --> 01:52:58,560
 And maybe it's now a final over at CB&S Bank Arena.

1850
01:52:58,680 --> 01:53:01,920
 Good news, UNA 92-60 over UT Southern.

1851
01:53:02,960 --> 01:53:06,420
 Well, always a good win for Tony Pupo and everyone.

1852
01:53:06,700 --> 01:53:10,460
 And, Harold, we would certainly, on behalf of the staff of 93.9,

1853
01:53:10,640 --> 01:53:15,040
 wish our listeners and advertisers a very happy Thanksgiving.

1854
01:53:15,340 --> 01:53:19,240
 We're going to take a couple of days off and come back Black Friday

1855
01:53:19,240 --> 01:53:20,940
 and talk a lot of football.

1856
01:53:20,940 --> 01:53:27,760
 But pause for a few minutes on Thursday and a little gratitude.

1857
01:53:28,300 --> 01:53:33,000
 I know everybody's been having issues, family issues, health.

1858
01:53:33,300 --> 01:53:36,480
 But, again, to be able to talk about college football

1859
01:53:36,480 --> 01:53:40,640
 and enjoy life a little bit is a little bit to it, too.

1860
01:53:41,080 --> 01:53:46,020
 We certainly wish our listeners and advertisers a very happy Thanksgiving.

1861
01:53:46,360 --> 01:53:47,540
 Right back at you again.

1862
01:53:47,640 --> 01:53:52,260
 Go out there and be safe, be happy, and make some great memories with the home team.

1863
01:53:52,360 --> 01:53:53,700
 That's going to take care of business for now.

1864
01:53:53,780 --> 01:53:56,140
 On behalf of B.B., Greg, James, Blair, the entire crew here.

1865
01:53:56,220 --> 01:53:58,140
 Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1866
01:53:58,660 --> 01:54:01,140
 Let's do it again next time, noon to two, for the Boom on Buck Show.

1867
01:54:01,220 --> 01:54:03,680
 Back here on Sports Radio 93.9, The Score.