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

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

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 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

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 Are you ready for the biggest date in the state?

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 Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you?

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 Happy Blank Friday and happy Football Friday.

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 In fact, a lot of the games have already started.

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 Ole Miss leading at Mississippi State 14-7 early in the second quarter.

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 We'll be giving you some updates of the games throughout the show.

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 Alabama wide receivers coach Marcus Shepard has landed his first head coaching job at Oregon State.

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 Zach Pounders of the Shoals Sports Report will preview Morris Hill and Muscle Shoals games in the semifinals.

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 And Jimmy is here right now to preview what else, the Iron Bowl.

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 Jimmy Stein's busy there.

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 He's co-host of Locked On, Bema, part of the Locked On Network.

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 Jimmy, welcome in.

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 Free Iron Bowl Eve.

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 How are you?

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 Oh, doing great, guys.

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 Just looking forward to Iron Bowl weekend.

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 What would trying to win a game be like without first losing a coach?

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 It seems like Alabama, you can count on this this time of the year.

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 There's always going to be some drama.

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 Normally, they'll stay and do their thing.

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 And then, you know, as we get closer to January, they'll jump on and do their thing.

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 Jimmy, let's start with that.

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 Your thoughts about the move, Shepard leaving.

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 You can't turn down a head coaching job.

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 That's a pretty good, serious coin there.

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 I doubt the news to his receivers in particular.

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 It's a pretty big promotion to go from wide receiver coach to head coach.

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 It'll be a loss for Alabama, no doubt.

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 Because Jamarcus Shepard does an outstanding job with the receivers.

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 But, hey, you know, the other side of this is do you want a staff that no one's interested in?

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 So, a giant promotion for Jamarcus Shepard, I don't think it'll have any effect at all on Alabama against Auburn.

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 It's obviously very late in the recruiting process.

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 Jimmy, win the turnover battle.

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 Alabama was plus 10 a couple weeks ago, and now they're plus 6 after a couple of rough games.

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 I had to pick one stat going into the game that Alabama fans should want to be on the good end of.

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 It's called Locked on Bama.

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 This is crazy, isn't it, Jimmy?

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 This would be a shoe-in for Alabama.

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 Total offense, total defense, go on and on and on.

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 This team, under these interims, the stats are skewed because about 80 or 90 percent of those bad numbers for Auburn came under the guy just got fired.

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 Jimmy, your thoughts just about how crazy this is.

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 If you look at the numbers, it's a no-brainer, except the fact that this new blood has breathed new life into this team.

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 What we'll find out on Saturday, how much of that due to opponents and how much of this is due to actual improvements since they've made the changes.

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 Jimmy, Josh Cuevas is a big hole in that offense out with a foot injury.

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 Caleb Edwards, Marshall Pritchett with a real opportunity to step up as far as checkdowns.

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 Where is Ty psychologically?

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 And this is going to be, I promise you, if you've ever been to a game at Auburn, certainly an Iron Bowl, you know this is probably the most challenging atmosphere.

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 It may be as bad, but it certainly is no worse for an opposing quarterback to go in that environment.

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 Your thoughts just about where he is between the ears compared, obviously we know he's done a good job between the hash marks, but where is he between the ears coming into this game?

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 I don't really think his confidence has been deemed by anything that's happened the last couple of weeks, even Eastern Illinois.

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 Yeah, and overall, the health of how the two teams compare as far as the match report coming in, as far as key positions, and as far as the running game, he's got a tremendous fan club out there.

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 A.K. Deer and, of course, Daniel Hill, they've got their fan club.

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 They like some of the guys on this team, but they'd love to see more from Deer and Hill.

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 If you took a pie chart, how much of it's going to go to Deer, how much of it's going to go to Hill or others?

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 If I had to guess, if we were just all throwing a dollar and a hat, I would go with Daniel Hill being the most productive of Alabama's backs on Saturday.

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 Jimmy, one of the biggest matchups in this game is going to be the Alabama secondary against the talented Auburn receivers.

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 Eric Singleton, Kim Coleman, and friends.

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 De'John Leesman, everything that a lot of people thought the five-star was going to be.

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 Keyon Sale, Bray Hubbard, Zabian Brown, Zay Mincy, Damonte Jackson, on and on and on.

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 I think one of the best games within the game Saturday, on the snaps that happens, guys, is De'John Lees versus Cam Coleman.

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 Cam Coleman's one of the best wide receivers in the sport.

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 Not just in the SEC, regardless of class.

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 He's just one of the best of the best.

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 And then if you're an Auburn fan, you've got to be excited about, hey, some of these snaps, they're going to match up Cam with a true freshman.

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 I love that matchup.

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 But if you're an Alabama fan, you're excited to see exactly how De'John Lee measures up against such an elite player.

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 And I don't think Alabama fans are worried the way De'John Lee has played, especially after game one, where he gave up a big play against Florida State.

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 I think that's one of the better, more fun matchups.

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 Neither one of those kids are going to be taken in this upcoming draft.

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 Absolutely.

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 Jimmy, Alabama basketball rebounds after losing a tough match to Gonzaga.

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 And they run Maryland and UNLV off the court, 105-72 and 115-76.

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 Much better job of distributing the ball in team basketball in the last two wins.

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 They play Clemson next week.

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 Welcome back in.

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 Is he watching live SEC rivals go toe-to-toe?

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 Are you watching that Egg Bowl?

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 Are you talking to us?

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 You know, the ultimate multitasker over here when it comes to keeping an eye on everything.

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 You know, there's basketball games to be played today of importance.

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 And it's just, yeah, a lot going on for sure.

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 Let's talk about the Lane Bowl.

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 Right now, Ole Miss over State.

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 And if you go ball the talk this week, it should be about 200 to nothing because Lane Kiffin's walking on water.

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 But right now, State says, not so fast, my friend.

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 14-7 there on the short end is near the end of the first half.

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 Your thoughts so far?

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 Yeah, I mean, I think the expectation coming into this, you know, whether it was the off-the-field stuff or whatever,

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 I just never really maybe envisioned this being a game where Ole Miss just going to run away with it.

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 I mean, again, Mississippi State's 5-6 or 1-6 in the SEC.

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 But I think everyone would agree.

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 I mean, the program is headed in the right direction.

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 Under Jeff Levy, I think they overachieved this year in terms of just the amount they've improved.

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 Again, it hasn't led to a ton of wins.

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 But still, you're going to take where they're at this year versus where they're at last year.

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 You can see kind of the upside moving forward with the program.

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 And then, of course, you know, for Ole Miss, it's been kind of the same story.

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 It's been the same guys with Chambliss and Lacey, you know, making plays so far.

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 And things have gotten a little stagnant since then.

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 A lot of fireworks in the first quarter, not so much in the second quarter.

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 But, yeah, this game should be tight, I would think, at the end.

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 Well, it's crazy about it.

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 They've already had an arrest in the game.

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 Shock, shock.

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 Somehow, folks are not shocked by that.

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 But let me ask you this, Blake.

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 The question is, what happens after the game with Lane?

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 He's held everybody in suspense.

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 And here's what I like about the situation down the road from you and in Columbia, Missouri.

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 Do what your buddy there did there to Clark Lee in Vanderbilt.

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 I'm signing extensions.

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 Your thoughts about the strategy of what happened, which to me is smart on Vandy's part and Missouri's part.

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 The burden of hands sometimes is better than two in the bush.

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 But your thoughts just about that and once he does unveil the envelope and open it up, where's Lane going to be coaching next year?

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 Yeah, so I think, like you said, it's interesting because, you know, there was plenty of rumors swirling with Drinkwitz and Clark Lee.

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 The decision has been made.

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 I'll tell you a text I got a little while ago on this whole Lane Kiffin fiasco.

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 But then I said, you know what?

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 This is Lane Kiffin.

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 And this is the scenario we've been put in.

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 And the text simply read, if Ole Miss wins today, I think, according to people I've talked to, Lane Kiffin will be back at Ole Miss.

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 And the text also said, if Lane Kiffin loses today, I think Lane Kiffin has to find another job.

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 And so I'm like, well, if that's the way this thing plays out.

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 And listen, this is from someone who, I'm going to be honest with you guys, he's been pretty good in these coaching searches.

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 If this is where we've gotten to, where Lane is basically in a situation where he's got to win today to stay at Ole Miss,

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 if he wants to, or maybe he's just, you know, who knows?

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 I'll be honest.

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 What a marriage.

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 I do still, yeah, yeah, there you go.

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 I just, with him, there's no way I can say with any confidence which way it'll play out.

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 The Iron Bowl in Texas is going to be played tonight.

445
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 Texas A&M, a two-and-a-half-point favorite.

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 If they win tonight, they're going to Atlanta to face either Alabama, Ole Miss, or Georgia.

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 It would be A&M's first 12-0 regular season since 92.

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 They haven't won a national championship since 1939.

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 A&M's played really well.

450
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 The big difference to me have been their receivers, KC Concepcion, Mario Craver from Clay Chalkville,

451
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 ironically, playing one of our local teams tonight.

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 Cassius Howell's turned into a star.

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 Marcel Reed.

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 Manning has improved.

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 He's looking more like the player a lot of people thought we'd seen the preseason.

456
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 What an intense game tonight.

457
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 And, Austin, your thoughts, can Texas pull the upset?

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 Yeah, it should be a fantastic game.

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 Obviously, the atmosphere will play into it.

460
00:26:33,060 --> 00:26:40,900
 I think the one thing for me is, you know, I do think there is a chance for this Texas team to find a bit of a groove offensively.

461
00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:46,680
 And, you know, that's something where throughout the year that was kind of the discussion was, was that going to be something they could do?

462
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 Well, hey, congratulations.

463
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 You got to play Arkansas.

464
00:26:49,380 --> 00:26:54,440
 That gives you a little confidence in doing that because, of course, they just scored 52 against the Hogs.

465
00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:59,540
 You know, and then again, did the same thing against teams like Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, not so much Georgia.

466
00:26:59,660 --> 00:27:02,780
 But we kind of understand why in that scenario.

467
00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:04,420
 But I do think they'll be able to score.

468
00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:08,520
 And I would expect this to be a game where you see some points on the board because that's the thing.

469
00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:17,660
 If you're looking at it from, you know, kind of Texas A&M standpoint, the talk early in the season about Texas, even when the offense was struggling, it was, well, the defense has been so good.

470
00:27:17,780 --> 00:27:20,460
 Well, you look at the numbers they've given up in the past four games.

471
00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:21,860
 It's not been that good.

472
00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:24,880
 So I think A&M, to me, is the tougher team.

473
00:27:25,100 --> 00:27:29,400
 And they've shown that they have been able to kind of have their backs against the wall multiple times this season.

474
00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:31,400
 And I think it's a product of their head coach.

475
00:27:31,700 --> 00:27:35,520
 I think it's just the way Mike Elko handles this team and what he's done this season.

476
00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:42,060
 He has just been masterful, whether it's the South Carolina comeback, whether it's, you know, some of these other games that they found themselves in.

477
00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:44,340
 So I'm going to keep giving that nod to A&M.

478
00:27:44,340 --> 00:27:47,560
 I just think, again, that to me, they are the tougher team at the end of the day.

479
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 And I think they've found enough plays to win this one.

480
00:27:51,380 --> 00:27:53,260
 Play level, Southeastern 16.

481
00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:55,160
 There's a game tomorrow.

482
00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:57,140
 They call it the Iron Bowl in our state, Blake.

483
00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:00,580
 The one thing they have in common, they both play, amongst other things, Vanderbilt.

484
00:28:01,300 --> 00:28:02,620
 Alabama won at home.

485
00:28:02,820 --> 00:28:04,700
 Auburn lost on the road in the shootout.

486
00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:12,900
 Blake, your thoughts about a different team than a month ago for the Auburn Tigers that Alabama will be facing.

487
00:28:12,900 --> 00:28:16,020
 What's going to give tomorrow night on the Plains?

488
00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:18,760
 Yeah, I mean, you guys know how this goes.

489
00:28:18,900 --> 00:28:25,340
 This is just one where it seems like it's kind of one of those games you write off based on the records, but you just can never do it.

490
00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:29,340
 Because it's Alabama and Auburn and, you know, Vegas knows something as always.

491
00:28:29,540 --> 00:28:36,920
 And any time you've got a game like this against a 9-2 team, against a 5-6 team, and, you know, if that spreads under a touchdown, that tells you.

492
00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:37,600
 It's the Iron Bowl.

493
00:28:37,820 --> 00:28:39,240
 It's not just another game.

494
00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:44,660
 And so, yeah, I mean, look, I still think Alabama is in a good position to win this game.

495
00:28:44,740 --> 00:28:54,180
 But like you said, I mean, look at the way Auburn has sort of built some momentum up, and I think it's one where you've got a team that's clearly, you know, going into this with something to prove.

496
00:28:54,220 --> 00:29:01,320
 And I think that does matter a little bit, you know, whether it's, you know, the way the Vanderbilt game played out where you just felt like, hey, I know it's a loss.

497
00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:07,120
 But at the same time, we know where things were a couple weeks prior, and we feel like we've kind of turned a corner a bit.

498
00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:09,520
 I know Mercer is Mercer, but, I mean, come on, right?

499
00:29:09,580 --> 00:29:10,520
 I mean, you scored 62.

500
00:29:10,740 --> 00:29:11,980
 That game was tied at one point.

501
00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:14,540
 Mercer, you know, was a 9-1 team heading into it.

502
00:29:15,420 --> 00:29:21,560
 I just, I think that's the thing, is I feel like it's a program that has a lot more momentum and confidence right now.

503
00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:23,060
 We'll see if they hire their head coach.

504
00:29:23,700 --> 00:29:26,680
 But I think, yeah, it's going to be a challenge for Alabama.

505
00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:33,060
 And obviously, there's been their own distractions at times with everyone, you know, talking about the Kayla DeBoer stuff and all that.

506
00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:38,720
 And so, yeah, like, I just, I think it's one where I would not be shocked at all if Auburn won this game.

507
00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:41,440
 But I still think Alabama finds a way to win it.

508
00:29:42,180 --> 00:29:50,200
 I'll tell you what, one of the more entertaining games this weekend is going to be in Knoxville, number 12, Vandy going to number 18, Tennessee.

509
00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:57,920
 Everybody wants to talk about Pavia and the offense, but the Vandy defense is only giving up 105 yards rushing a game.

510
00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:03,100
 Deshaun Bishop and Star Thomas at Tennessee wanted to do something about that.

511
00:30:03,180 --> 00:30:05,600
 But Vandy's got a lot more to play for.

512
00:30:05,700 --> 00:30:06,580
 They're on the cusp.

513
00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:14,900
 I know in their opinion of getting into the college football playoff, they may be stoked knowing Clark Lee is going to be coming back.

514
00:30:15,540 --> 00:30:18,180
 This is going to be one of the more interesting games tomorrow.

515
00:30:19,300 --> 00:30:20,380
 Yeah, it will be for sure.

516
00:30:20,380 --> 00:30:29,920
 I think, again, knowing kind of what's at stake for Vanderbilt and what a wild world it is when we're talking about Tennessee playing a spoiler for Vanderbilt to make the playoff.

517
00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,020
 I mean, that's where we are.

518
00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:41,860
 And, yeah, I mean, I think it's clearly one that, you know, just from a technical standpoint, like it does feel like Vanderbilt is just simply the better team.

519
00:30:42,140 --> 00:30:52,060
 But I think it's a tough spot for them going into this game and feeling like it's one where, again, you know what you're getting in a Tennessee team that just got the monkey off its back, winning in games full.

520
00:30:52,060 --> 00:31:02,160
 And, again, understanding that they don't have the exact same thing to play for here, but it would be nice to be able to pretty much dash any hope that Vanderbilt had of making the playoff.

521
00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:05,920
 And they've heard it all year long about Pavia and the story of Vanderbilt and all this.

522
00:31:06,060 --> 00:31:13,500
 And I think just, you know, I always say Josh Heupel and the offensive wizardry this guy can put together at times.

523
00:31:13,620 --> 00:31:16,240
 I think this is your last game of the season.

524
00:31:16,740 --> 00:31:18,600
 I think you will pull out all the stops.

525
00:31:18,700 --> 00:31:21,380
 You will see some of those, you know, just trick plays.

526
00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:24,740
 You'll see all that kind of stuff in this game, I think, from Tennessee.

527
00:31:25,260 --> 00:31:27,900
 So I do kind of give Tennessee the edge in this one.

528
00:31:28,260 --> 00:31:32,500
 I just think, again, it's kind of a tough spot for Vanderbilt to go on the road and win this game.

529
00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:36,040
 There's obviously a lot more pressure on them in this matchup.

530
00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:38,320
 And so I'm going to give Tennessee the advantage in this one.

531
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 We'll be talking with you in more detail about SEC basketball.

532
00:31:42,860 --> 00:31:45,780
 They've been quite impressed in the last week.

533
00:31:45,980 --> 00:31:50,880
 The tournament in Las Vegas, both Alabama and Auburn go two out of three.

534
00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:55,920
 Alabama loses to Gonzaga, but route Maryland and UNLV.

535
00:31:56,500 --> 00:32:01,540
 Auburn comes back in the second half and beats St. John's 85-74.

536
00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:04,720
 Michigan routed them.

537
00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:08,420
 Michigan's probably the best team in the country right now outside of Purdue.

538
00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:12,780
 Noticed Arkansas gave Duke everything they wanted last night.

539
00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:19,540
 SEC looking more and more, at least the top five or six teams are going to be something else this year.

540
00:32:19,540 --> 00:32:27,180
 I know you've got everything covered, basketball, football, pregame, postgame, all of your great podcasts.

541
00:32:27,300 --> 00:32:28,680
 Be a busy time tomorrow.

542
00:32:28,860 --> 00:32:31,880
 Where can we get online and get all the good stuff?

543
00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:33,780
 Yeah, I always appreciate it, guys.

544
00:32:33,860 --> 00:32:36,840
 Yeah, check out all of our SEC football stuff, of course, today, tomorrow.

545
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 Lots of stuff.

546
00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:43,380
 Any coaching things that come up, all these games, yeah, you can find us, Southeastern 16 on YouTube.

547
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 And, yeah, as you mentioned, Brad, SEC basketball in full effect right now.

548
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 So, yeah, you can find that there as well.

549
00:32:50,380 --> 00:32:51,960
 Blaine, listen, man, thanks so much.

550
00:32:52,020 --> 00:32:54,920
 Have a great, safe, and warm weekend, all right?

551
00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:56,340
 Thanks, guys.

552
00:32:56,380 --> 00:32:56,700
 You too.

553
00:32:57,020 --> 00:32:57,620
 Thank you, bud.

554
00:32:57,880 --> 00:32:58,940
 Blaine, level hookin' with us.

555
00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:03,060
 Bees you there at Southeastern 16, 14-7.

556
00:33:03,500 --> 00:33:06,360
 The two-minute timeout in the Egg Bowl.

557
00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:07,880
 Ole Miss up on state.

558
00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:10,940
 The latest on that and more with Bill Bender from the Sporting News.

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 Are you still stuffed from all the stuffing on Thanksgiving?

640
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 How are you?

641
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 I hope you guys had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

642
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 I'm on my way up to Ann Arbor.

643
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 I'll be staying in Toledo tonight and get to the game at noon tomorrow.

644
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 So, exciting times.

645
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 The weather, there might be some snow tomorrow.

646
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 We haven't hit it yet, but we'll see what happens.

647
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 That's a four-letter word that we don't know a whole lot about down here.

648
00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:39,660
 Let's talk about that showdown.

649
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 Obviously, on paper, I think a lot of folks are saying it's already written in.

650
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 Ohio State's going to beat Michigan.

651
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 Will they, Bill?

652
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 Is it going to be that easy?

653
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 Because Michigan, all of a sudden, seems to have a pulse.

654
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 Your thoughts about the showdown?

655
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 Well, you never take anything for granted.

656
00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:56,860
 You guys know that with the Iron Bull.

657
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 It's the same concept.

658
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 You know, when these two teams get on the field, it's special.

659
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 And just like it's special down there for you guys.

660
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 You know, this will be the tenth one I cover.

661
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 And you always kind of take a moment in the press box to kind of scan the field

662
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 and say, man, this is pretty cool.

663
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 I do think Ohio State's defense will be the difference in this game.

664
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 That, you know, everything that could happen, happened last year.

665
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 But this defense is nasty.

666
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 They're really going to test Bryce Underwood, freshman quarterback.

667
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 He's got a lot on his – speaking of having a lot on his plate,

668
00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:31,140
 Underwood will have that tomorrow.

669
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 Here's the deal.

670
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 It's kind of like the Iron Bulls, if not.

671
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 The underdog has the home cooking.

672
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 And to me, the T-word is the X factor here.

673
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 Crimp is the wrong, Bill.

674
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 Usually in a rivalry game like this, whoever loses the turnover battle

675
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 usually loses the ball game, especially if it's more than two.

676
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 Your thoughts about the factor both there with that showdown

677
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 and the one tomorrow night on the Plains?

678
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 Well, running the football.

679
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 It starts there.

680
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 Any huge matchup.

681
00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:02,500
 And Auburn does have a good run defense.

682
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 So, you know, Alabama will have to – they can't abandon the run in a game like that.

683
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 A turnover can put the momentum.

684
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 I'm listening to Ole Miss, Mississippi State right now.

685
00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:16,140
 Even like a missed field goal or something like that can put the momentum.

686
00:39:16,540 --> 00:39:18,620
 So, yeah.

687
00:39:18,720 --> 00:39:20,980
 I mean, you always look at those things in the big game.

688
00:39:21,020 --> 00:39:23,440
 And it just seems like – and you guys know this.

689
00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:27,280
 In the Iron Bull, it seems like the fun ones, maybe not so fun for Alabama

690
00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:29,960
 because they're stressful, are the ones that Jordan Hare,

691
00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:35,560
 just like the ones that you remember more seem to be the ones at Michigan Stadium.

692
00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:38,740
 Yeah, you're right.

693
00:39:39,020 --> 00:39:41,080
 Let me ask you about the one tonight.

694
00:39:41,760 --> 00:39:45,500
 I always look for your upset of the week.

695
00:39:46,180 --> 00:39:48,140
 And I think I have found it.

696
00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:52,060
 The Yankees, a two-and-a-half-point favorite at Texas.

697
00:39:52,820 --> 00:39:54,360
 Texas is playing better.

698
00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:59,900
 And, again, you say, well, Texas scored 52 against Arkansas, big deal.

699
00:40:00,100 --> 00:40:04,300
 But I think it is a big deal that he, in the last three or four weeks,

700
00:40:04,420 --> 00:40:08,420
 continues to seem to improve week by week.

701
00:40:08,660 --> 00:40:16,040
 You know, all of the preseason chatter about him, he's beginning to live up some of that.

702
00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:17,680
 We know how good A&M is.

703
00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:24,420
 Their offense gets on the headlines, but Cassius Howell and their defense are very good, too.

704
00:40:25,240 --> 00:40:30,880
 This will be incredible atmosphere in Austin tonight, 6-30 on ABC.

705
00:40:31,180 --> 00:40:37,400
 Bill Bender predicts the Texas Longhorns to upset Texas A&M

706
00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:41,960
 and end that undefeated streak 28-25.

707
00:40:42,720 --> 00:40:47,420
 And if it's the Iron Bull in the game, this is the other one that I always love watching.

708
00:40:47,520 --> 00:40:50,140
 And I'm so glad they're playing again because of the heat.

709
00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:53,200
 And, you know, I don't – is it an upset in Austin?

710
00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:53,600
 Yeah.

711
00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:56,520
 But are these teams pretty even?

712
00:40:56,680 --> 00:40:56,980
 Yeah.

713
00:40:57,140 --> 00:41:02,720
 I mean, you know, how does Marcel Reed attack that Texas pass defense that ranks 12th in the SEC?

714
00:41:03,020 --> 00:41:06,780
 How does Arch Manning – you know, he's put up good numbers,

715
00:41:06,900 --> 00:41:09,460
 but it hasn't been up against a defense like the Aggies.

716
00:41:09,560 --> 00:41:11,020
 So, it is back and forth.

717
00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:15,760
 And all of those things Harold just mentioned, the running game, the turnovers, the special team,

718
00:41:16,420 --> 00:41:19,740
 if they fall Texas' way, I think they can pull this upset.

719
00:41:21,360 --> 00:41:26,320
 Three things that Alabama fans can verify going back to the Oklahoma game, what you just mentioned there, Bill.

720
00:41:26,420 --> 00:41:28,640
 Let's circle back to the Iron Bowl.

721
00:41:28,760 --> 00:41:30,060
 We love having you at the table.

722
00:41:30,180 --> 00:41:31,400
 You've got the national voice.

723
00:41:31,960 --> 00:41:34,840
 If you ask most Alabama fans, they'll tell you who's going to win.

724
00:41:34,940 --> 00:41:37,220
 If you ask most Auburn fans, they'll tell you who's going to win.

725
00:41:37,720 --> 00:41:39,960
 You have the neutral card here, Bill.

726
00:41:40,020 --> 00:41:42,360
 Who is going to win the Iron Bowl?

727
00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:47,920
 Well, when I saw that opening spread, it just – it looked like, okay, why wouldn't you just take Alabama?

728
00:41:48,080 --> 00:41:49,380
 What am I not seeing here?

729
00:41:49,420 --> 00:41:50,040
 And I get it.

730
00:41:50,160 --> 00:41:53,740
 You know, Auburn does have a good run defense, and Alabama can't turn the ball over.

731
00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:58,560
 But that Eastern Illinois game was probably the best thing possible in some ways, you know?

732
00:41:59,280 --> 00:41:59,600
 Tweaking.

733
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:04,660
 Yeah, he threw a pick or whatever, but, you know, you do that in that game.

734
00:42:04,860 --> 00:42:05,960
 You don't do it in this one.

735
00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:10,080
 And, you know, Alabama was able to put that Oklahoma loss behind.

736
00:42:10,180 --> 00:42:11,580
 I think they will win the game.

737
00:42:11,580 --> 00:42:18,140
 And if that scenario unfolds, I believe we would have Alabama, Georgia, and Atlanta next week,

738
00:42:18,180 --> 00:42:19,680
 which I do think will be the case.

739
00:42:20,040 --> 00:42:21,960
 And I think a couple people might watch that one.

740
00:42:22,840 --> 00:42:25,000
 Let me ask you this in that scenario, Bill.

741
00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:28,180
 I'm proud you brought that up because, obviously, back to what you just said,

742
00:42:28,300 --> 00:42:32,760
 you're assuming that Texas ain't able to lose, which is set up with an Alabama win, the rematch.

743
00:42:33,180 --> 00:42:36,800
 And let's say that Alabama gets there and Georgia wins.

744
00:42:36,860 --> 00:42:38,860
 That would be three losses for Alabama.

745
00:42:38,860 --> 00:42:41,880
 But one of those wins came against Georgia.

746
00:42:41,880 --> 00:42:45,620
 What happens in that wild scenario, Bill, as far as the playoffs?

747
00:42:46,560 --> 00:42:51,180
 Yeah, you know, it's a weird one because if you're an Alabama fan, in some ways, you could be like,

748
00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:54,000
 well, I just hope Texas A&M wins, right?

749
00:42:54,160 --> 00:42:56,800
 Like, or is there a way, you know?

750
00:42:56,880 --> 00:42:58,380
 But I think you go play the games.

751
00:42:58,440 --> 00:43:02,600
 And I've said a lot, kind of maintained all along two teams that I don't think will get dinged.

752
00:43:02,600 --> 00:43:06,540
 One, I don't think there's any way Notre Dame gets left out at 10-2.

753
00:43:07,220 --> 00:43:08,300
 And I'll hold on that.

754
00:43:08,300 --> 00:43:10,220
 Because they've been in the top 10 the whole time.

755
00:43:10,320 --> 00:43:14,900
 And I don't think the committee would ding Alabama for playing in an SEC championship game.

756
00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:23,920
 I'll believe it when I see it that they would leave out a three-loss Alabama that plays in the SEC championship game in favor of a, you know,

757
00:43:23,980 --> 00:43:30,740
 because the team stack will be like Miami and SMU potentially banished.

758
00:43:30,740 --> 00:43:33,920
 Michigan if they beat Ohio State.

759
00:43:34,520 --> 00:43:35,520
 That's who's, yeah, BYU.

760
00:43:35,720 --> 00:43:41,020
 And I just don't think they would leave Alabama out for putting another game on the line, a data point.

761
00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:45,940
 It goes to show that this debate about the value of conference championship games is changing.

762
00:43:46,260 --> 00:43:49,200
 I know how important that SEC game is to you guys down there.

763
00:43:49,260 --> 00:43:52,060
 It's the most important one of all four.

764
00:43:52,060 --> 00:43:55,660
 But I still think the value of those games has changed.

765
00:43:55,960 --> 00:44:03,980
 Who in the world would have thought in August that we'd be having a conversation about if Vanny beats Tennessee tomorrow,

766
00:44:04,200 --> 00:44:09,380
 they're still on the cusp of getting into the college football playoffs.

767
00:44:09,480 --> 00:44:10,720
 And I mentioned this earlier.

768
00:44:11,340 --> 00:44:14,180
 I may want to talk about Stowers, the tight end.

769
00:44:14,780 --> 00:44:15,920
 They're running the ball.

770
00:44:16,040 --> 00:44:18,340
 They've got a very solid offensive line.

771
00:44:18,840 --> 00:44:21,040
 And, of course, Pavia gets all the headlines.

772
00:44:21,300 --> 00:44:23,920
 But their rush defense is really good.

773
00:44:24,140 --> 00:44:29,040
 Tennessee is, too, as far as running the ball with Bishop and Thomas.

774
00:44:29,440 --> 00:44:31,680
 Tennessee's got a six-game winning streak.

775
00:44:33,040 --> 00:44:39,640
 Vanny fans are stoked because multiple media reporting this morning, Clark Lee, is returning.

776
00:44:39,840 --> 00:44:45,600
 I know he was kind of on the outside looking in for the Auburn job.

777
00:44:45,720 --> 00:44:47,180
 We'll see where that goes.

778
00:44:47,720 --> 00:44:53,980
 Bill Bender's got Tennessee holding on in a high-scoring matchup, 37-31.

779
00:44:55,400 --> 00:44:58,840
 Yeah, I think it's going to be one of the more entertaining games of the weekend.

780
00:44:59,140 --> 00:45:06,360
 And I hope it doesn't get lost in the shuffle because, you know, Vanny does have a chance to win 10 games for the first time in school history.

781
00:45:06,840 --> 00:45:09,460
 And in the news of Clark Lee, that's going to jack them up.

782
00:45:09,460 --> 00:45:12,940
 What Diego Pavi has done for that program has got to excite them.

783
00:45:13,780 --> 00:45:15,260
 But Tennessee is still at home.

784
00:45:15,840 --> 00:45:19,620
 And that rivalry has no love lost in it either.

785
00:45:19,740 --> 00:45:24,000
 And I think Joey Aguilar and that quick-strike passing game will make a difference.

786
00:45:24,300 --> 00:45:25,920
 So, give me the balls at home.

787
00:45:26,040 --> 00:45:28,940
 We'll be surprised if Vanderbilt wins.

788
00:45:29,580 --> 00:45:32,960
 But I just know that game is going to be up and down both ways.

789
00:45:33,040 --> 00:45:34,660
 I think both teams will put up a bunch of points.

790
00:45:36,020 --> 00:45:37,660
 21-10 now at the half.

791
00:45:37,660 --> 00:45:39,680
 Ole Miss has a pretty good, comfortable lead.

792
00:45:39,780 --> 00:45:47,960
 Let's talk about that, what happens after the game as far as will there be any surprises from Lane schedule to make that announcement tomorrow.

793
00:45:48,200 --> 00:45:50,360
 And we go back to this, Bill.

794
00:45:50,480 --> 00:45:58,780
 If you don't like people sitting here and speculating, if you get tired of it, just do what Eli Drinkwitz did at Missouri and Clark Lee did at Vanderbilt and others.

795
00:45:59,060 --> 00:46:00,060
 Signetti there in Indiana.

796
00:46:00,060 --> 00:46:01,480
 We've got a good thing going here.

797
00:46:01,840 --> 00:46:05,540
 I'm not going to jeopardize losing prize recruits with all this back and forth.

798
00:46:05,600 --> 00:46:06,540
 I don't need the attention.

799
00:46:07,040 --> 00:46:10,760
 I'm just going to go ahead and take the deal in front of me, sign the extension, put this baby to rest.

800
00:46:10,820 --> 00:46:14,840
 I don't think Lane would do that because he lost the attention, not to mention the potential money.

801
00:46:15,420 --> 00:46:17,760
 But your thoughts, where does this baby land tomorrow?

802
00:46:17,820 --> 00:46:19,420
 Any surprises with Lane?

803
00:46:20,360 --> 00:46:21,160
 No, I don't know.

804
00:46:21,320 --> 00:46:22,960
 I mean, I found it very interesting.

805
00:46:23,140 --> 00:46:28,820
 Brett McMurphy pulled a very large pool of writers and personalities.

806
00:46:29,240 --> 00:46:30,740
 And he sent me a text.

807
00:46:30,900 --> 00:46:33,420
 And all it said was, where do you think you're going to coach next year?

808
00:46:33,540 --> 00:46:34,840
 And I put LSU.

809
00:46:35,180 --> 00:46:38,860
 And, you know, there's a variance of LSU, Ole Miss, a couple of Florida's.

810
00:46:39,080 --> 00:46:43,660
 And even a couple, Trey Wallace, a good friend of mine, I put Tennessee Titans.

811
00:46:44,260 --> 00:46:45,260
 That got my attention.

812
00:46:45,500 --> 00:46:47,200
 You know, what if he does go to the NFL?

813
00:46:47,780 --> 00:46:50,640
 You know, that would be the most lame-kipping thing ever.

814
00:46:51,260 --> 00:46:56,440
 So, there's a lot of speculation on all of those places.

815
00:46:56,440 --> 00:47:00,060
 So, I don't know, Harold.

816
00:47:00,180 --> 00:47:01,160
 I really don't know.

817
00:47:01,300 --> 00:47:05,780
 I think he's holding us, not hostage, but he's holding our interest, no question.

818
00:47:06,260 --> 00:47:09,140
 And we'll see what the question is, the answer to the question is.

819
00:47:09,360 --> 00:47:14,240
 I just think LSU has given him an offer that he's really going to have to think about

820
00:47:14,240 --> 00:47:18,960
 because that's the one place where three of the last four guys that have coached there have won one.

821
00:47:20,400 --> 00:47:24,260
 Isn't it amazing that we have not discussed two games that,

822
00:47:24,260 --> 00:47:30,740
 as long as we've been blessed to talk to you, this is just a must as far as breakdown.

823
00:47:31,300 --> 00:47:34,020
 Clemson at South Carolina.

824
00:47:34,440 --> 00:47:37,060
 Clemson now eligible at 6-5.

825
00:47:37,220 --> 00:47:39,460
 South Carolina having a miserable year.

826
00:47:40,360 --> 00:47:46,400
 But this is one game that Shane Beamer's been able to get his guys up for.

827
00:47:46,580 --> 00:47:52,800
 In fact, the Gamecocks snapped a five-game losing streak beating Coastal Carolina.

828
00:47:52,800 --> 00:48:01,000
 And the other one that everybody thought, well, at the end of the season, this is going to be one of the more pivotal games in November.

829
00:48:01,720 --> 00:48:13,240
 A 5-6 Florida State team traveling to a 3-8 Florida team in the world would have thought that would have been the case in August going into the season.

830
00:48:13,720 --> 00:48:18,720
 Two of the biggest robberies in the country now, pretty much an afterthought tomorrow.

831
00:48:19,480 --> 00:48:24,900
 Yeah, you know, and for Clemson, you know, there'll probably be some speculation with Davo, but I don't think he's going anywhere.

832
00:48:25,120 --> 00:48:26,300
 And the same with Beamer.

833
00:48:26,440 --> 00:48:28,020
 I think they'll probably ride that out.

834
00:48:28,880 --> 00:48:31,160
 But a fun game, always in the Palmetto State.

835
00:48:31,240 --> 00:48:37,340
 I know when I lived down that way, it was always fun listening to Clemson and South Carolina fans go back and forth.

836
00:48:37,420 --> 00:48:40,140
 I kind of like Clemson in that game to win.

837
00:48:41,800 --> 00:48:43,060
 You know, it'll be fun.

838
00:48:43,160 --> 00:48:50,000
 And then Florida State, Florida, boy, I mean, that was one, even us in Ohio when we were growing up, you tuned in afterwards.

839
00:48:50,540 --> 00:48:52,160
 And you knew that was going to be a huge game.

840
00:48:52,160 --> 00:48:57,900
 And Florida, preseason ranked, but I think they're just fit for a reset no matter who that next coach is.

841
00:48:58,160 --> 00:48:59,620
 Keep an eye on Kenny Dillingham.

842
00:48:59,780 --> 00:49:08,840
 And then Florida State, if they lose, keep an eye on, period, because that could be an interesting job opening if they decide to go on from Mike Norvell.

843
00:49:09,040 --> 00:49:12,960
 So there is still in-state pride and those kind of things on the line in both games.

844
00:49:13,040 --> 00:49:16,020
 And you can never underestimate the power of a victory in that case.

845
00:49:16,920 --> 00:49:18,820
 Let me ask you what you're hearing.

846
00:49:19,220 --> 00:49:21,460
 Missouri and Arkansas tomorrow.

847
00:49:22,080 --> 00:49:23,440
 Missouri 7-4.

848
00:49:23,440 --> 00:49:32,280
 I remember they were 5-0 in ranked number 14, undefeated, when they played hosted Alabama back in October.

849
00:49:32,440 --> 00:49:34,320
 That seems like five years ago.

850
00:49:35,100 --> 00:49:38,180
 Arkansas is one of the most snake-bit teams I've ever seen.

851
00:49:38,360 --> 00:49:41,720
 The schedule is brutal year in, year out.

852
00:49:42,100 --> 00:49:43,580
 You go back to September.

853
00:49:43,580 --> 00:49:53,400
 What in the world would they have done if they would have been able to win in the final two-minutes games against Ole Miss in Memphis?

854
00:49:53,960 --> 00:50:04,820
 Now, we're hearing, I've heard this week, there was one report Tuesday that Alex Golich of South Florida, quote, had accepted the job at Arkansas.

855
00:50:04,820 --> 00:50:10,740
 But he said, no, I want some time to think about this, and we should hear something this weekend.

856
00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:15,980
 Alabama's defensive coordinator, Kane Womack, who's got a lot of times to Arkansas.

857
00:50:15,980 --> 00:50:20,380
 He played there as a walk-on years ago.

858
00:50:20,900 --> 00:50:24,300
 What are you hearing about the Arkansas coaching situation?

859
00:50:25,180 --> 00:50:29,000
 You know, Dallas should be a good candidate there.

860
00:50:29,100 --> 00:50:31,800
 I really like what he's done in South Florida, obviously.

861
00:50:31,800 --> 00:50:38,300
 He started at Ohio State, you know, he's got tied here, but an excellent coach with what they do on both sides.

862
00:50:38,600 --> 00:50:42,640
 And, you know, Kane's another interesting guy, obviously, with his ties to the school.

863
00:50:42,840 --> 00:50:45,960
 So, I mean, both of those guys would pick.

864
00:50:47,040 --> 00:50:49,100
 You know, so we'll see over the next couple of days.

865
00:50:49,200 --> 00:50:53,780
 I think Golich is probably in that same spot that Lane is in, in some ways.

866
00:50:53,780 --> 00:50:56,220
 Like, he likes the offer, but he also likes where he's at.

867
00:50:56,560 --> 00:50:59,620
 So that's what makes those job decisions tight.

868
00:50:59,620 --> 00:51:07,620
 And then I think Eli Drinkwitz, like you guys mentioned, him saying, I'm staying put in Missouri, took one more piece off the board.

869
00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:10,280
 They could have moved in this SEC chain reaction.

870
00:51:10,780 --> 00:51:14,700
 So, you know, Arkansas's got a lot to think about, but I still think that's a really good job.

871
00:51:15,020 --> 00:51:19,860
 You know, any job in the SEC where you can recruit, they've had NFL players.

872
00:51:19,920 --> 00:51:20,560
 You could win there.

873
00:51:20,880 --> 00:51:23,000
 It's just a little bit tougher than some other places.

874
00:51:24,280 --> 00:51:24,760
 Yeah, absolutely.

875
00:51:25,000 --> 00:51:28,360
 The real winner for Black Friday is Jimmy Sexton.

876
00:51:28,360 --> 00:51:28,880
 Yeah.

877
00:51:28,880 --> 00:51:31,440
 To be able to get these coaches to re-up.

878
00:51:32,100 --> 00:51:37,060
 For goodness knows how much more money he's going to be making in commissions.

879
00:51:37,480 --> 00:51:40,200
 Safe travels to watch the game again.

880
00:51:40,340 --> 00:51:42,000
 I know you're excited about it.

881
00:51:42,880 --> 00:51:46,140
 Be glad your family had a very good Thanksgiving.

882
00:51:46,860 --> 00:51:49,940
 Always enjoy the visit with you every week.

883
00:51:50,560 --> 00:51:53,240
 Where can we get online, get pre-game, post-game?

884
00:51:53,320 --> 00:51:56,100
 I know you're going to be really busy the next couple of days.

885
00:51:56,560 --> 00:51:59,380
 Coaching carousel, where can we get all your good stuff?

886
00:51:59,780 --> 00:52:02,640
 Yeah, it'll be a blur until Monday, but that's why we love this job.

887
00:52:02,900 --> 00:52:05,860
 You know, and having that time with family was so great yesterday.

888
00:52:06,140 --> 00:52:09,520
 So, yeah, you check us out at Bill Bender, 92, SportingNews.com.

889
00:52:09,580 --> 00:52:12,980
 We've got a big piece about the Ohio State-Michigan game up there right now.

890
00:52:13,120 --> 00:52:15,300
 And best of luck in the Iron Bowl, guys.

891
00:52:15,380 --> 00:52:15,820
 Enjoy it.

892
00:52:15,820 --> 00:52:16,220
 It's great.

893
00:52:16,940 --> 00:52:17,840
 Thank you so much.

894
00:52:17,940 --> 00:52:20,160
 Safe travels to and from Ann Arbor and Dodge.

895
00:52:20,220 --> 00:52:21,560
 The abominable snowman up there.

896
00:52:21,600 --> 00:52:22,080
 Okay, Bill?

897
00:52:23,540 --> 00:52:24,160
 So much.

898
00:52:24,240 --> 00:52:24,620
 Take care.

899
00:52:25,380 --> 00:52:29,080
 Bill Bender with us, the National Voice with the Sporting News.

900
00:52:29,080 --> 00:52:31,720
 Coming up the next hour, I'm going to be taking it all over the place.

901
00:52:31,820 --> 00:52:34,540
 Going to be going coast to coast to get the national perspective on the Iron Bowl

902
00:52:34,540 --> 00:52:35,460
 and more with Mike Kugin.

903
00:52:35,960 --> 00:52:38,480
 Huge showdowns on the high school grid.

904
00:52:38,540 --> 00:52:39,900
 Iron Zack counters on that.

905
00:52:40,440 --> 00:52:43,380
 And what's it like to be a quarterback in the Iron Bowl?

906
00:52:43,600 --> 00:52:47,300
 Former top Tiger Charlie Trotman and more straight ahead of the Bumult Buck Show.

907
00:52:47,480 --> 00:52:48,080
 Stay with us.

908
00:52:56,120 --> 00:52:57,040
 Hey, folks.

909
00:52:57,200 --> 00:52:59,260
 Don Wessel is back again for Woody Anderson Ford.

910
00:52:59,660 --> 00:53:04,280
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926
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 It all comes down to this, folks.

927
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928
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935
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936
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941
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942
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 The Board of Trustees at Troy University has now initiated a transition plan

966
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 that will allow their chancellor, Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., to retire in about two years.

967
00:56:10,440 --> 00:56:14,420
 Hawkins will remain as the university chancellor until December of 2027.

968
00:56:14,420 --> 00:56:20,460
 Hawkins tried to retire back in 2024, but his decision created a full-scale effort within the university

969
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 and the Board of Trustees to keep Hawkins Jr. in place.

970
00:56:24,060 --> 00:56:28,200
 Hawkins has been the chancellor and chief executive at Troy for over four decades.

971
00:56:28,200 --> 00:56:34,840
 The president pro tem of the Board of Trustees, Gibson Vance, says the university has reached unprecedented levels

972
00:56:34,840 --> 00:56:38,760
 in service to the people of Alabama and the world under Hawkins' leadership.

973
00:56:38,980 --> 00:56:43,680
 Hawkins is already the longest-serving chancellor of a public university in the entire United States.

974
00:56:44,160 --> 00:56:46,520
 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

975
00:56:46,620 --> 00:56:49,400
 Where I was living was not a great place to live anymore.

976
00:56:49,680 --> 00:56:54,360
 I began to pray for a place to go, praying for all of these things that a nine-year-old would want.

977
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 I wanted horses, big house with a bunch of people my age.

978
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 I wanted parents.

979
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 I wanted a mom and a dad.

980
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 Before I even prayed it, the Lord had already answered my prayer with the Big Oak Ranch.

981
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 Who would that nine-year-old be if she never came to the Big Oak Ranch?

982
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 I would be trying to fight for survival instead of fighting to break a cycle.

983
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 Big Oak Ranch, a Christian home for children needing a chance.

984
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 The city of Huntsville has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for their transit line.

985
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 $6 billion has been given to the Rocket City to purchase low- or no-emissions hybrid diesel and electric transit buses.

986
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 Huntsville has 16 buses on 12th's fixed routes that cover about 100 square miles of the city area.

987
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 The Purple Marching Machine from Miles College will be defending its title of Band of the Year, which will be covered by ESPN.

988
00:57:40,760 --> 00:57:45,760
 The Red Lobster HBCU Band of the Year championship will occur in Atlanta, Georgia on December 12th.

989
00:57:46,580 --> 00:57:47,360
 I'm Andrea Tice.

990
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991
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992
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1005
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1006
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1007
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1008
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 Join us Saturday as the Crimson Tide head to Auburn for the 90th edition of the Iron Bowl.

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1026
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1027
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1029
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 Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of northwest Alabama and southern Tennessee.

1035
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1036
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 Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

1039
01:00:27,500 --> 01:00:32,900
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1040
01:00:33,340 --> 01:00:35,500
 Welcome back in our Truth of the Boomo Bugg Show.

1041
01:00:35,600 --> 01:00:37,080
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

1042
01:00:37,180 --> 01:00:40,320
 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1043
01:00:40,440 --> 01:00:47,780
 BB, what do you say we kick off this second hour on this post-Turkey day with Mike Huguenen checking in from Orlando, Florida.

1044
01:00:47,780 --> 01:00:50,480
 National College football slash basketball analyst.

1045
01:00:50,960 --> 01:00:52,360
 Mike, welcome in.

1046
01:00:52,440 --> 01:00:53,300
 How are you?

1047
01:00:53,980 --> 01:00:55,120
 Yeah, doing well.

1048
01:00:55,120 --> 01:00:59,540
 Just a little bit despondent that this is the last regular season.

1049
01:00:59,540 --> 01:00:59,700
 Yeah.

1050
01:00:59,980 --> 01:01:00,560
 Oh, man.

1051
01:01:01,700 --> 01:01:02,980
 I think a lot of folks.

1052
01:01:03,040 --> 01:01:06,140
 But there's still a lot of title games and bowl games in the college football playoff.

1053
01:01:06,240 --> 01:01:08,960
 But still, it seems like it just got here.

1054
01:01:09,020 --> 01:01:10,140
 Now it's up basically over.

1055
01:01:10,400 --> 01:01:11,400
 Yeah, I know.

1056
01:01:11,520 --> 01:01:12,280
 It's just one of those.

1057
01:01:12,420 --> 01:01:13,040
 You're right.

1058
01:01:13,140 --> 01:01:15,600
 But it also is another way of saying the end is near totally.

1059
01:01:15,780 --> 01:01:20,100
 Mike, are we about to see the last half of Lang Kiffin coaching an Ole Miss team?

1060
01:01:20,320 --> 01:01:23,420
 Or will he hit the renewal button?

1061
01:01:23,600 --> 01:01:28,040
 They're up 21-10 in the Egg Bowl over buddies from Mississippi State.

1062
01:01:28,160 --> 01:01:29,200
 Again, it's just a half.

1063
01:01:29,780 --> 01:01:33,820
 Mike, your thoughts about Lang Kiffin?

1064
01:01:34,540 --> 01:01:41,040
 Yeah, I think if he was staying at Ole Miss, that already would have been announced.

1065
01:01:41,040 --> 01:01:48,740
 That would have been a gigantic, I think, groundswell of emotion going into the Egg Bowl, going into the playoff.

1066
01:01:48,820 --> 01:01:52,520
 The fact that it hasn't been announced, I think he's obviously leaving.

1067
01:01:53,240 --> 01:01:56,840
 And it appears that LSU is the destination.

1068
01:01:58,880 --> 01:02:01,360
 That will be interesting to see how he handles it there.

1069
01:02:01,460 --> 01:02:07,900
 I think that at Ole Miss, there's a lot of grace in terms of media attention.

1070
01:02:08,900 --> 01:02:18,800
 And what the fans expect, the expectations are vastly more expectations at LSU.

1071
01:02:18,820 --> 01:02:23,460
 I also wonder how LSU can afford all this.

1072
01:02:25,300 --> 01:02:28,440
 They must have boosters that nobody knows about.

1073
01:02:28,600 --> 01:02:32,820
 I mean, they're having to pay Brian Kelly his entire buyout.

1074
01:02:33,520 --> 01:02:40,180
 It appears that Kiffin will make $15 million a year with a $25 million NIL budget.

1075
01:02:40,380 --> 01:02:43,360
 That's $40 million a year before you get to the assistants.

1076
01:02:44,200 --> 01:02:50,900
 I think they're going to fire Matt McMahon, the basketball coach, because I don't expect LSU to finish above 500 in the league.

1077
01:02:51,020 --> 01:02:54,840
 So that will be another buyout needed.

1078
01:02:54,840 --> 01:03:01,820
 So LSU obviously has deeper pockets than people think.

1079
01:03:02,080 --> 01:03:04,400
 And I am wondering where they're getting all this money.

1080
01:03:05,660 --> 01:03:12,340
 Mike, we have broken down the Iron Bowl for weeks now because we knew this was coming.

1081
01:03:13,260 --> 01:03:22,060
 The Auburn quarterbacks have been very impressive the last couple of weeks, but they've only really started one game.

1082
01:03:22,560 --> 01:03:25,240
 Alabama needs to cut down on the turnovers.

1083
01:03:25,480 --> 01:03:31,080
 They were plus 10 about four or five games ago, and that has changed.

1084
01:03:31,200 --> 01:03:32,340
 They're now plus six.

1085
01:03:32,480 --> 01:03:35,140
 Ty Simpson needs to get into a rhythm.

1086
01:03:35,500 --> 01:03:37,540
 This is a very emotional game.

1087
01:03:38,180 --> 01:03:40,620
 Mike, your national perspective on the Iron Bowl.

1088
01:03:41,400 --> 01:03:46,840
 Yeah, I think Auburn's offense, rather, it's not good, though.

1089
01:03:46,840 --> 01:03:51,000
 I would argue that Deuce Knight is interesting, a quarterback.

1090
01:03:52,280 --> 01:03:56,480
 The Auburn defense is bowl-worthy.

1091
01:03:57,140 --> 01:03:57,980
 Let's put it that way.

1092
01:03:59,360 --> 01:04:04,880
 Alabama has rushed for 125 yards against an SEC once this season.

1093
01:04:05,500 --> 01:04:12,700
 In its last three SEC games, Alabama has 208 combined rushing yards, which is about 70 yards a game.

1094
01:04:13,320 --> 01:04:22,260
 So I think that Ty Simpson has to be exceedingly sharp this weekend.

1095
01:04:23,480 --> 01:04:25,940
 Alabama's got 20 rushing touchdowns this year.

1096
01:04:26,120 --> 01:04:28,380
 Eight came last week against Eastern Illinois.

1097
01:04:28,780 --> 01:04:34,800
 So that's a long-winded way of me saying if Ty Simpson struggles throwing the ball, Alabama's in trouble.

1098
01:04:35,500 --> 01:04:37,920
 I don't think much of the Auburn offense.

1099
01:04:38,780 --> 01:04:44,380
 But, again, if Alabama's not moving the ball through the air, they don't have much of an offense either.

1100
01:04:45,020 --> 01:04:49,620
 So I think this is going to be a defense game, a defense-first game.

1101
01:04:49,880 --> 01:04:52,680
 I don't think anybody's going to be surprised if that's the case.

1102
01:04:53,240 --> 01:04:57,820
 I think Alabama does have the potential to throw the ball a heck of a lot better than Auburn.

1103
01:04:59,260 --> 01:05:03,680
 This is going to be a very interesting Iron Bowl, to say the least.

1104
01:05:05,100 --> 01:05:10,840
 The fact that it's at Auburn at night, I think, gives Auburn an edge.

1105
01:05:11,460 --> 01:05:13,360
 But I don't think it's enough of an edge.

1106
01:05:13,440 --> 01:05:16,540
 I think Alabama wins, but I expect an extremely close game.

1107
01:05:16,540 --> 01:05:24,280
 And, again, if Ty Simpson is running for his life, Alabama's in deep, deep trouble.

1108
01:05:24,360 --> 01:05:26,380
 This is not a well-balanced Alabama offense.

1109
01:05:27,540 --> 01:05:30,280
 The offensive line, I think, struggles to run block.

1110
01:05:30,420 --> 01:05:33,000
 I'm not sure the Alabama running backs are all that good anyway.

1111
01:05:33,560 --> 01:05:36,800
 But, man, there's a ton of pressure on Ty Simpson.

1112
01:05:37,580 --> 01:05:37,760
 Yeah.

1113
01:05:38,500 --> 01:05:39,720
 That's tomorrow night.

1114
01:05:39,960 --> 01:05:45,540
 Mike, let's talk about tonight the Iron Bowl, if you will, in the Longhorn State.

1115
01:05:45,660 --> 01:05:47,860
 Texas A&M taking on Texas.

1116
01:05:48,680 --> 01:05:50,820
 Yeah, this is a fascinating game.

1117
01:05:51,740 --> 01:05:55,460
 Texas is another team that its offensive line is not good.

1118
01:05:56,720 --> 01:06:00,280
 But Texas' passing game isn't as good as Alabama's.

1119
01:06:01,000 --> 01:06:07,280
 The Texas rushing attack is not even pedestrian, not even adequate, not even competent.

1120
01:06:08,360 --> 01:06:12,960
 Arch Manning has had a ton of pressure on him this year, has struggled at times.

1121
01:06:13,060 --> 01:06:15,540
 But, again, it's sort of like Simpson as well.

1122
01:06:15,980 --> 01:06:21,040
 If you don't have a running game, you have to be razor sharp.

1123
01:06:21,380 --> 01:06:21,740
 Right.

1124
01:06:21,880 --> 01:06:25,120
 For the most part, Simpson has been, and Arch Manning hasn't been.

1125
01:06:25,500 --> 01:06:33,360
 The one, I think, aspect of this, sort of like the Iron Bowl, Auburn and Texas are, you know,

1126
01:06:33,380 --> 01:06:35,660
 there's no expectations for them to win this game.

1127
01:06:36,980 --> 01:06:38,500
 There's no real expectation.

1128
01:06:38,760 --> 01:06:41,220
 I'm sure, you know, the hardcore fans, oh, yeah, Auburn's winning.

1129
01:06:41,300 --> 01:06:42,440
 Oh, yeah, Texas is winning.

1130
01:06:42,760 --> 01:06:43,740
 But let's get serious.

1131
01:06:43,940 --> 01:06:50,760
 But Texas A&M has, so far this year, avoided the annual meltdown game.

1132
01:06:50,960 --> 01:06:53,780
 They usually have one or even two a season.

1133
01:06:54,160 --> 01:06:57,720
 They melted down in the first half against South Carolina but rebounded.

1134
01:06:59,260 --> 01:07:01,360
 There's a lot of pressure on Marcel Reed.

1135
01:07:01,360 --> 01:07:06,520
 But I think the A&M rushing attack provides a balanced offense.

1136
01:07:07,480 --> 01:07:11,640
 So, to me, the importance in this game is, can A&M run the ball?

1137
01:07:12,160 --> 01:07:14,840
 If they run for 150, they're fine.

1138
01:07:15,120 --> 01:07:22,320
 If they struggle to run, you know, 100 or so, this is going to be a dogfight to the last play.

1139
01:07:22,480 --> 01:07:25,040
 I think A&M wins by at least a touchdown.

1140
01:07:26,220 --> 01:07:32,580
 But, again, teams that, you know, Texas and Auburn, again, playing with house money,

1141
01:07:33,200 --> 01:07:39,780
 you presume they do some offbeat things because what do they have to lose, which makes that interesting.

1142
01:07:39,940 --> 01:07:44,360
 And, again, A&M is known for its meltdowns and has not had one.

1143
01:07:44,480 --> 01:07:47,220
 Maybe Elko has made them meltdown-proof.

1144
01:07:47,960 --> 01:07:49,760
 We're going to know a heck of a lot more tomorrow.

1145
01:07:50,480 --> 01:07:51,160
 Or tonight, right?

1146
01:07:51,320 --> 01:07:51,480
 Tonight.

1147
01:07:53,100 --> 01:07:56,740
 Mike, Ryan Day has an issue with Michigan.

1148
01:07:57,000 --> 01:07:59,620
 They seem to be between the ears with him.

1149
01:08:00,380 --> 01:08:06,280
 He's got tremendous receivers, as we all know, Jeremiah Smith, Cornell Tate, just to name a few.

1150
01:08:06,280 --> 01:08:12,240
 But he seems, when he plays Michigan, we're just going to run the ball and be macho with this.

1151
01:08:12,920 --> 01:08:15,900
 But both Smith and Tate have been a little bit injured.

1152
01:08:16,080 --> 01:08:17,240
 So has Jordan Marshall.

1153
01:08:18,640 --> 01:08:22,500
 We all know the Alabama transfer is out for the game.

1154
01:08:23,020 --> 01:08:29,160
 Bryce Underwood, in two losses to USC and Oklahoma, 50% completion percentage.

1155
01:08:29,880 --> 01:08:32,980
 Now, Ohio State's defense is approved.

1156
01:08:32,980 --> 01:08:35,980
 Bo Jackson's had a very good season.

1157
01:08:36,540 --> 01:08:38,800
 Julian Sang has had one, too.

1158
01:08:39,660 --> 01:08:43,720
 Ohio State, a 10-point favor in going to Ann Arbor.

1159
01:08:44,180 --> 01:08:47,220
 Does Ryan Day finally get the monkey off his back?

1160
01:08:47,660 --> 01:08:52,420
 Yeah, 10 points on paper, that's an easy win.

1161
01:08:52,800 --> 01:08:54,560
 But then, like you said, take a step back.

1162
01:08:56,360 --> 01:09:01,960
 That seems exceedingly high for this game.

1163
01:09:02,120 --> 01:09:05,340
 Because Michigan, they do have Ohio State's number.

1164
01:09:05,720 --> 01:09:10,620
 Michigan last year was a mediocre team, and they beat Ohio State in Columbus.

1165
01:09:11,200 --> 01:09:13,260
 An Ohio State team that won the national title.

1166
01:09:13,660 --> 01:09:15,640
 This Ohio State team is not as good.

1167
01:09:16,360 --> 01:09:19,200
 Sayon has been exceedingly sharp since game one.

1168
01:09:19,600 --> 01:09:20,940
 That was his first start.

1169
01:09:21,100 --> 01:09:21,580
 He struggled.

1170
01:09:21,580 --> 01:09:28,480
 This will be his first start against a road team that can play defense.

1171
01:09:28,940 --> 01:09:32,080
 So, how does he handle the pressure?

1172
01:09:33,460 --> 01:09:35,400
 Michigan has to run to win.

1173
01:09:36,300 --> 01:09:40,860
 Ohio State has not allowed a Big Ten opponent to rush for more than 95 yards.

1174
01:09:41,320 --> 01:09:44,480
 They've held 10 of 11 opponents under 100 yards rushing.

1175
01:09:44,900 --> 01:09:47,260
 The only team that ran for more than 100 was Texas.

1176
01:09:48,000 --> 01:09:51,420
 Ironically, Texas, that was one of its best rushing games of the year.

1177
01:09:51,500 --> 01:09:53,360
 They ran for 166.

1178
01:09:53,480 --> 01:09:55,940
 So, you look at Bryce Underwood.

1179
01:09:56,280 --> 01:09:59,480
 If they have to win the game with his arm, that ain't happening.

1180
01:10:00,060 --> 01:10:05,780
 But the physicality, that had to be in the back of Ryan Day's mind.

1181
01:10:05,980 --> 01:10:08,240
 Are we more physical than Michigan?

1182
01:10:08,860 --> 01:10:09,860
 And I agree with Brett.

1183
01:10:09,860 --> 01:10:15,540
 It seems like in the past couple seasons, Ohio State has been h***-bent to prove

1184
01:10:15,540 --> 01:10:17,520
 that they are more physical and it's cost them.

1185
01:10:18,000 --> 01:10:24,040
 I think that if Ohio State comes out and throws the ball and, you know,

1186
01:10:24,080 --> 01:10:27,680
 throw the ball to set up the run, not the other way around, they'll be fine.

1187
01:10:27,940 --> 01:10:34,140
 But it is in Ohio State's head that this, you know, Michigan, for whatever reason,

1188
01:10:34,840 --> 01:10:36,060
 sort of owns them now.

1189
01:10:36,180 --> 01:10:40,120
 You know, this isn't, you know, oh, yeah, 10 years ago, Michigan had a five-game winning streak.

1190
01:10:40,200 --> 01:10:41,240
 No, this is current.

1191
01:10:41,960 --> 01:10:44,000
 No Ohio State player has beaten Michigan.

1192
01:10:44,000 --> 01:10:52,040
 So, how say in response to the pressure and how Ohio State calls this game offensively

1193
01:10:52,040 --> 01:10:53,220
 will determine it.

1194
01:10:53,340 --> 01:10:57,060
 You know, I would be, I won't be surprised at all if Ohio State wins.

1195
01:10:57,380 --> 01:10:59,780
 I would be shocked if Ohio State wins big.

1196
01:11:00,160 --> 01:11:03,980
 I think this will be a close Ohio State win because I think, for whatever reason,

1197
01:11:04,720 --> 01:11:06,800
 Michigan knows how to push Ohio State's buttons.

1198
01:11:07,760 --> 01:11:08,820
 Good to get there, Mike.

1199
01:11:08,900 --> 01:11:11,920
 Mike, you're going to National College football slash basketball analyst.

1200
01:11:12,060 --> 01:11:15,220
 It must be 2025, and the world's crazy to say this, Mike.

1201
01:11:15,700 --> 01:11:20,260
 But Tennessee is trying to spoil Vanderbilt's season and playoff hopes.

1202
01:11:20,340 --> 01:11:21,000
 Is it 2025?

1203
01:11:21,400 --> 01:11:23,960
 Are we in some type of twilight zone here or what, Mike?

1204
01:11:24,460 --> 01:11:26,560
 Yeah, Vanderbilt never won 10 games.

1205
01:11:26,760 --> 01:11:35,320
 Aguilar's been a good quarterback for Tennessee this year.

1206
01:11:35,420 --> 01:11:36,940
 I think he's been better than people expected.

1207
01:11:37,080 --> 01:11:38,760
 He played better than Nico did last year.

1208
01:11:39,420 --> 01:11:44,440
 But Pavia has been, he's been incredible the last three games.

1209
01:11:45,140 --> 01:11:50,280
 1,429 yards of offense against Texas, Auburn, and Kentucky.

1210
01:11:50,440 --> 01:11:51,500
 Okay, Kentucky's not good.

1211
01:11:52,080 --> 01:11:54,280
 Texas and Auburn play high-level defense.

1212
01:11:55,160 --> 01:11:56,420
 He has been unstoppable.

1213
01:11:57,200 --> 01:11:59,580
 Eli Stowers, a tight end, has been unstoppable.

1214
01:12:00,740 --> 01:12:03,400
 Tennessee's defense played well last week against Florida.

1215
01:12:04,580 --> 01:12:06,580
 Pop Warner teams can stop Florida's offense.

1216
01:12:06,900 --> 01:12:08,600
 So, that doesn't say much.

1217
01:12:08,900 --> 01:12:11,560
 It'll be a different animal tomorrow.

1218
01:12:11,800 --> 01:12:12,480
 But, yeah, you're right.

1219
01:12:13,020 --> 01:12:18,840
 Diego, Pavia, and Vanderbilt, they have more on the line than Tennessee does.

1220
01:12:19,800 --> 01:12:23,920
 And, you know, Tennessee, in some respects, you're right, playing the spoiler mode.

1221
01:12:24,520 --> 01:12:26,300
 Tennessee wants to get to nine wins.

1222
01:12:26,440 --> 01:12:27,080
 I get that.

1223
01:12:27,280 --> 01:12:32,180
 But, and I think the game being in Knoxville is an advantage for Tennessee.

1224
01:12:32,980 --> 01:12:36,500
 But, you know, I'm at like a 51-49% kind of thing.

1225
01:12:36,560 --> 01:12:40,340
 I think the ball's won because I think they do have more explosive offensive players.

1226
01:12:40,720 --> 01:12:43,040
 And they, I trust they're running no more.

1227
01:12:43,040 --> 01:12:48,500
 But, the more points that are scored tomorrow, I think that actually is better for Vandy.

1228
01:12:49,340 --> 01:12:51,560
 So, this is going to be, yeah.

1229
01:12:51,700 --> 01:12:55,340
 I mean, Tennessee, Vandy, this is sort of like must-watch TV.

1230
01:12:55,960 --> 01:12:56,080
 Yeah.

1231
01:12:56,180 --> 01:13:01,800
 And, which is, I mean, the idea that five years ago, Vandy and Tennessee is must-watch TV.

1232
01:13:02,260 --> 01:13:04,300
 Yeah, can Tennessee get to 70?

1233
01:13:04,500 --> 01:13:04,640
 Yeah.

1234
01:13:04,940 --> 01:13:07,760
 But, tomorrow, heck, it might take 70 tomorrow.

1235
01:13:07,980 --> 01:13:10,200
 I think this will be an extremely high-scoring game.

1236
01:13:10,300 --> 01:13:12,940
 And, again, the more points, the better it is for Vanderbilt, I think.

1237
01:13:13,880 --> 01:13:16,680
 Before we let you go, who's your upset this weekend?

1238
01:13:17,360 --> 01:13:21,480
 Kansas is ahead of Utah now, midway through the third quarter.

1239
01:13:22,240 --> 01:13:27,700
 Some speculation, Miami at Pitt, number 24.

1240
01:13:28,720 --> 01:13:33,340
 The Hurricanes allowed just the 11 points since their second loss.

1241
01:13:33,500 --> 01:13:36,480
 But, Mario, at any time, can lay an egg.

1242
01:13:36,880 --> 01:13:38,920
 Who's your upset today or tomorrow?

1243
01:13:39,380 --> 01:13:43,020
 You know, I'm intrigued by Missouri-Arkansas.

1244
01:13:43,840 --> 01:13:47,000
 I know Drinkwood's got the extension yesterday.

1245
01:13:47,640 --> 01:13:54,520
 But, the one thing that sort of sticks out, this is Bobby Petrino's last chance to get a win as a head coach.

1246
01:13:54,520 --> 01:13:55,220
 That's a good point.

1247
01:13:56,780 --> 01:14:01,720
 And, I don't trust Arkansas' defense because it's garbage.

1248
01:14:01,720 --> 01:14:04,480
 But, the Arkansas offense can score.

1249
01:14:05,760 --> 01:14:10,900
 I would not be shocked if Arkansas wins at home tomorrow against Missouri.

1250
01:14:11,360 --> 01:14:13,820
 Plus, the Hogs are winless in SEC play.

1251
01:14:15,280 --> 01:14:22,980
 Send Petrino out with a win in his last game as a head coach.

1252
01:14:23,180 --> 01:14:25,840
 So, I would take Arkansas on that.

1253
01:14:27,240 --> 01:14:28,820
 Mike, I'm sorry.

1254
01:14:28,900 --> 01:14:36,280
 Before we jump off, speaking of Arkansas, will your friend down the road there in South Florida, Alex Golesh, be the new top hog in Fayetteville next year?

1255
01:14:36,960 --> 01:14:39,380
 Yeah, I think that's within reason.

1256
01:14:39,560 --> 01:14:43,240
 I think Golesh has been very up front with his USF bosses.

1257
01:14:44,240 --> 01:14:47,620
 If I'm Arkansas, I'm excited because his offense is exciting.

1258
01:14:48,220 --> 01:14:52,580
 I'm not excited because his defense is not very good.

1259
01:14:54,000 --> 01:14:57,640
 Whatever Arkansas is, whoever they hire, they've got to spend more money to get better players.

1260
01:14:57,740 --> 01:14:58,620
 That's the bottom line.

1261
01:14:58,620 --> 01:15:04,400
 But, Golesh, I think, would be a fun offense to watch in a different kind of way than the Petrino offense.

1262
01:15:05,460 --> 01:15:06,500
 I'm like you, Mike.

1263
01:15:06,560 --> 01:15:07,600
 I'm despondent, too.

1264
01:15:07,700 --> 01:15:16,160
 But the last regular season of college football, the postseason's great, but the regular season is absolutely incredible.

1265
01:15:16,160 --> 01:15:23,980
 I mean, as much as everything changes off the field, the on-the-field product remains to be very exciting.

1266
01:15:24,200 --> 01:15:25,520
 Glad you and your family.

1267
01:15:26,320 --> 01:15:27,120
 Go ahead, Mike.

1268
01:15:27,660 --> 01:15:35,140
 You know, I was going to say, the on-the-field product, despite what the powers-to-be do, every Saturday is phenomenal, frankly.

1269
01:15:36,720 --> 01:15:37,160
 Absolutely.

1270
01:15:37,520 --> 01:15:40,160
 Glad you and your family had a great Thanksgiving, buddy.

1271
01:15:40,260 --> 01:15:41,000
 Have a good week.

1272
01:15:41,100 --> 01:15:41,960
 Enjoy the games.

1273
01:15:42,080 --> 01:15:43,560
 Let's do this again next week.

1274
01:15:43,860 --> 01:15:44,160
 Excellent.

1275
01:15:44,260 --> 01:15:44,680
 Thank you, guys.

1276
01:15:44,740 --> 01:15:46,260
 Thanks, Tim, and you guys as well.

1277
01:15:46,340 --> 01:15:46,580
 Thank you.

1278
01:15:46,580 --> 01:15:47,820
 Thank you so much, Mike.

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1367
01:20:53,180 --> 01:20:54,320
 The score.

1368
01:20:54,740 --> 01:20:59,480
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1369
01:21:00,060 --> 01:21:00,980
 Welcome back in.

1370
01:21:01,680 --> 01:21:03,440
 Shade free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1371
01:21:03,540 --> 01:21:06,220
 Quick update from the Egg Bowl in Stark, Vegas.

1372
01:21:06,780 --> 01:21:08,320
 State pulling a little closer.

1373
01:21:08,500 --> 01:21:10,140
 Basically a one-score game now.

1374
01:21:10,380 --> 01:21:11,580
 21-13.

1375
01:21:11,700 --> 01:21:12,920
 Ole Miss still with a lead.

1376
01:21:13,440 --> 01:21:16,920
 It's now roughly eight minutes to go there in the third quarter.

1377
01:21:17,040 --> 01:21:18,480
 So, again, a one-score game.

1378
01:21:18,560 --> 01:21:20,580
 Got a close eye on that and everything else.

1379
01:21:20,800 --> 01:21:24,100
 And speaking of huge days, we don't have to go that far to get them.

1380
01:21:24,180 --> 01:21:25,440
 Zach Pounder's got it all covered there.

1381
01:21:25,540 --> 01:21:26,420
 Shoals Sports Report.

1382
01:21:26,560 --> 01:21:27,380
 Zach, welcome in.

1383
01:21:27,440 --> 01:21:27,980
 How are you?

1384
01:21:28,520 --> 01:21:29,040
 Doing good.

1385
01:21:29,080 --> 01:21:29,420
 How are y'all?

1386
01:21:30,040 --> 01:21:30,420
 Good, man.

1387
01:21:30,420 --> 01:21:31,180
 We're doing great.

1388
01:21:31,300 --> 01:21:33,140
 It doesn't get any better than this, does it?

1389
01:21:33,400 --> 01:21:35,300
 Let's just go ahead and kick this baby off.

1390
01:21:36,260 --> 01:21:38,520
 The battle of the unbeatens tonight.

1391
01:21:38,660 --> 01:21:40,780
 Muscle Shoals with a dozen wins.

1392
01:21:40,880 --> 01:21:41,700
 They're 12-0.

1393
01:21:42,240 --> 01:21:44,580
 They're taking on CeCe, Clay Chalkfield.

1394
01:21:44,700 --> 01:21:47,040
 They've got a Baker's dozen, 13-and-old.

1395
01:21:47,680 --> 01:21:52,300
 Zach, where do you start breaking down the battle of the Titans tonight here in the Shoals?

1396
01:21:53,060 --> 01:21:57,580
 This game should be defensive on both sides of the field.

1397
01:21:58,520 --> 01:22:00,520
 If it's defensive, I like most of those chances.

1398
01:22:00,860 --> 01:22:06,240
 If it gets in their shootout, I don't know how much Shoals can score and keep up with Clay Chalkfield.

1399
01:22:07,080 --> 01:22:08,140
 And that's just the honest truth.

1400
01:22:08,140 --> 01:22:18,860
 We use it, Clay's offense, Aaron Fry, quarterback, 2,800 total yards on the season, almost 1,000 yards, 35 combined touchdowns, and that's a quarterback.

1401
01:22:19,500 --> 01:22:21,840
 They're running back, 1,000-yard running back.

1402
01:22:22,180 --> 01:22:24,180
 We have, I think, 14 or 15 touchdowns.

1403
01:22:24,680 --> 01:22:26,280
 They have a 1,300-yard receiver.

1404
01:22:27,380 --> 01:22:34,540
 And Corey Barber, who's going to Ole Miss, who's in the netball right now, and he's got 1,000 plus yards, and I think 14 touchdowns.

1405
01:22:35,800 --> 01:22:39,120
 Guys are all over the field, both sides of the ball.

1406
01:22:39,780 --> 01:22:46,960
 But now, most of the Shoals has Kamari and Johnson and Kelly Foster going out there in Arkansas, respectively.

1407
01:22:48,080 --> 01:22:49,100
 So, you never know.

1408
01:22:49,220 --> 01:22:55,260
 I think the key to the game is going to be how does most of the Shoals produce defensively without Christian Richards.

1409
01:22:56,000 --> 01:22:59,000
 And, especially since he had an injury last week, he's out for the season.

1410
01:23:00,440 --> 01:23:04,920
 So, how can most of the Shoals produce without him in the defense this week?

1411
01:23:05,120 --> 01:23:05,920
 And I don't know.

1412
01:23:06,580 --> 01:23:08,260
 And they can have you as close to playing the defense.

1413
01:23:08,820 --> 01:23:09,600
 And we're out of pressure.

1414
01:23:09,860 --> 01:23:10,420
 I like the advantage.

1415
01:23:12,660 --> 01:23:24,340
 I think the key matchup, and you alluded to this, is Corey Barber, the only miscommitment against Foster, who had two interceptions last week against Mountain Brook.

1416
01:23:24,480 --> 01:23:29,860
 In fact, against Parker and Mountain Brook, Muscle Shoals has intercepted three passes.

1417
01:23:30,600 --> 01:23:32,140
 Can they get enough pressure?

1418
01:23:32,140 --> 01:23:42,200
 Here, yeah, with Marty Johnson and friends, again, Clay Chalkville, 608 points on the season.

1419
01:23:42,360 --> 01:23:44,320
 They've only given up 149.

1420
01:23:44,980 --> 01:23:48,380
 Again, can they get pressure on Aaron Frye?

1421
01:23:48,500 --> 01:23:53,760
 And can they win the turnover battle with an interception or two?

1422
01:23:54,900 --> 01:23:55,480
 Here's the thing.

1423
01:23:55,580 --> 01:23:56,420
 I see that with Aaron Frye.

1424
01:23:56,420 --> 01:24:02,520
 When I see Aaron running quarterback nowadays, I go to thinking about, can you contain him in a bubble?

1425
01:24:03,900 --> 01:24:07,860
 You remember Cam Newton back in the day, back 10, 15 years ago, Auburn and Carolina Panthers.

1426
01:24:08,660 --> 01:24:11,920
 If he got out in space in the open field, he could take off 40 yards.

1427
01:24:12,260 --> 01:24:17,160
 Even nowadays, Jalen versus Lamar Jackson, if they get in the open field, they can take off each of the 20 yards in the field.

1428
01:24:17,900 --> 01:24:20,120
 And Aaron Frye has nearly 1,000 yards open this year.

1429
01:24:20,740 --> 01:24:21,880
 He's right under 1,000.

1430
01:24:23,060 --> 01:24:28,700
 If they get pressure, they get in the open field, then the linebackers, and they can want to contain him into a bubble

1431
01:24:28,700 --> 01:24:33,680
 and kind of keep him contained about five yards to carry versus nine, you know, our trunk point.

1432
01:24:35,380 --> 01:24:36,520
 It is the big question.

1433
01:24:36,640 --> 01:24:38,120
 Zach Pounder's got them all covered there.

1434
01:24:38,220 --> 01:24:39,180
 It shows the sports report.

1435
01:24:39,340 --> 01:24:40,380
 Zach, we see the numbers.

1436
01:24:41,080 --> 01:24:43,460
 We know most of the shows has faced a pretty daunting schedule.

1437
01:24:43,620 --> 01:24:45,700
 Talk to us about Clay Chalkville's schedule as well.

1438
01:24:45,740 --> 01:24:50,080
 In other words, how do the two teams stack up as far as the competition to date?

1439
01:24:50,520 --> 01:24:53,220
 They do have common opponents in Mountain Brook and Gatsby City.

1440
01:24:53,540 --> 01:24:56,160
 Most of the shows have opened Gatsby City, beating 24-6.

1441
01:24:56,280 --> 01:24:59,200
 It was really 24-0 until a harder time late in the game.

1442
01:25:00,020 --> 01:25:01,700
 Clay beat Gatsby City 44-7.

1443
01:25:02,360 --> 01:25:05,600
 Mountain Brook, Clay beat them 49-0 on the road.

1444
01:25:06,200 --> 01:25:09,720
 And then most of the shows have beaten last week 24-7 on the road as well.

1445
01:25:11,000 --> 01:25:15,740
 But Clay's strength of schedule is 5-50, win percentage 82-67.

1446
01:25:16,820 --> 01:25:18,280
 And it's a three-game stretch of Clay.

1447
01:25:18,400 --> 01:25:20,020
 I want to highlight Brandon, Mississippi.

1448
01:25:20,480 --> 01:25:23,620
 They're 7-5, but it's 7-8 semifinals in Mississippi tonight.

1449
01:25:24,280 --> 01:25:28,260
 And then Thompson, 10-3, 7-8 finalists next week in Alabama.

1450
01:25:28,980 --> 01:25:30,180
 Mountain Brook, 9-4.

1451
01:25:30,940 --> 01:25:33,720
 The most of the game of their whole season was Thompson by four points.

1452
01:25:33,720 --> 01:25:37,760
 They beat Brandon by 30-plus and Mountain Brook by 40-plus right at 50.

1453
01:25:38,760 --> 01:25:42,960
 Other than that, it's a lot of like 7-win teams, 8-win teams.

1454
01:25:43,260 --> 01:25:48,440
 Homewood last week, they beat Homewood by 8-team.

1455
01:25:49,640 --> 01:25:52,220
 So, for Clay, it's a very solid schedule.

1456
01:25:52,380 --> 01:25:56,380
 But also being in Birmingham, you're going to play Hueytown, third-round team 6-8.

1457
01:25:57,140 --> 01:25:59,160
 Ramsey was the first-round team 6-4.

1458
01:25:59,500 --> 01:26:01,600
 Pell City, first-round team 7-4.

1459
01:26:02,560 --> 01:26:03,920
 That was on their non-region.

1460
01:26:04,240 --> 01:26:06,520
 But their region was kind of solid.

1461
01:26:06,720 --> 01:26:07,440
 It's kind of annoying.

1462
01:26:07,980 --> 01:26:11,640
 It was at Oxford, East Birmingham region for 6-8.

1463
01:26:12,800 --> 01:26:18,780
 But most of the shows has also played a lot of their better teams later in the season with Jasper,

1464
01:26:18,880 --> 01:26:21,820
 Austin, Austin, May Jemison, Parker, Mountain Brook recently.

1465
01:26:22,860 --> 01:26:26,740
 So, most of the shows is a 5-29, Trent the schedule, Trent the record.

1466
01:26:27,400 --> 01:26:30,100
 But Clay has a better schedule by far.

1467
01:26:31,360 --> 01:26:43,160
 I know it's going to be cold tonight, but it is really an incredible blessing to have two Shulls teams at home tonight in the semifinals.

1468
01:26:43,160 --> 01:26:44,540
 That is very rare.

1469
01:26:45,160 --> 01:26:48,320
 I watched Mars Hill against Geraldine last week.

1470
01:26:48,320 --> 01:26:50,180
 They jumped out 35-0.

1471
01:26:50,180 --> 01:26:53,760
 They scored on three of their first five plays.

1472
01:26:54,020 --> 01:26:57,180
 Piedmont, both of these teams at 13-0.

1473
01:26:57,680 --> 01:27:02,960
 Piedmont, I don't think there's any question, is going to be their toughest matchup of the year.

1474
01:27:03,080 --> 01:27:04,760
 They can put some points on the board.

1475
01:27:04,900 --> 01:27:07,300
 Mars Hill, 52 a game.

1476
01:27:07,560 --> 01:27:10,200
 Piedmont, 48 per game.

1477
01:27:10,800 --> 01:27:11,740
 Both of these teams.

1478
01:27:11,880 --> 01:27:16,200
 Raleigh Pinto, we've talked about him on and off for the last couple of years.

1479
01:27:16,820 --> 01:27:17,880
 Tremendous receiver.

1480
01:27:18,040 --> 01:27:19,820
 I believe he's going to Jacksonville State.

1481
01:27:20,440 --> 01:27:25,420
 Cole Alston is Piedmont's quarterback.

1482
01:27:26,060 --> 01:27:32,140
 Another dual threat, as you alluded to, thrown for 18, run for 451.

1483
01:27:32,260 --> 01:27:35,020
 Nick Mixon is a good running back.

1484
01:27:35,020 --> 01:27:42,580
 But I tell you, Hudson Higgins and Jackson Penn, Higgins, 1,800 yards, 30 touchdowns.

1485
01:27:42,700 --> 01:27:48,320
 Penn, he's going to Troy, nearly 1,528 touchdowns.

1486
01:27:48,480 --> 01:27:52,240
 Cord Pig, at least the offensive line, you can just go on and on.

1487
01:27:52,320 --> 01:27:54,620
 Isaiah Owens is a tremendous receiver.

1488
01:27:55,320 --> 01:27:57,940
 What a game tonight at Mars Hill, undefeated.

1489
01:27:58,120 --> 01:27:59,640
 It's Piedmont at Mars Hill.

1490
01:28:00,280 --> 01:28:01,300
 Well, I'll say this.

1491
01:28:01,300 --> 01:28:04,240
 We've said this the last, what, three weeks about Mars Hill with Scottsboro.

1492
01:28:04,400 --> 01:28:08,580
 With Scottsboro, Winfield, and Geraldine should be their toughest game so far.

1493
01:28:09,980 --> 01:28:14,300
 I've got to see a team slow down Jackson and Hudson before I can affect them.

1494
01:28:14,300 --> 01:28:14,800
 I agree.

1495
01:28:15,740 --> 01:28:20,820
 Because the D1 talent on this field is just as loaded as most of the shots we've played.

1496
01:28:20,900 --> 01:28:21,620
 I believe it's not.

1497
01:28:22,180 --> 01:28:24,000
 In my preview, I highlighted these guys.

1498
01:28:25,000 --> 01:28:27,220
 Jackson Penn, three starters, three starters, Troy.

1499
01:28:27,800 --> 01:28:29,220
 Hudson Higgins, three starters, UAB.

1500
01:28:30,140 --> 01:28:34,440
 Samuel Sweeney on the offensive line, I think offensive line at least, is the UNA commit.

1501
01:28:35,120 --> 01:28:38,460
 Cord Pig has several FBS offers as a junior.

1502
01:28:39,240 --> 01:28:42,600
 And then Matthew McIntyre also on the line has several FBS offers also.

1503
01:28:43,420 --> 01:28:47,660
 So, that's, what, four for Mars Hill, maybe five in the offensive line alone.

1504
01:28:48,480 --> 01:28:49,960
 And Piedmont has Raleigh Pinto.

1505
01:28:50,920 --> 01:28:55,560
 Piedmont last year came up here in the first quarter, and there were two drives in the first quarter for each team.

1506
01:28:55,880 --> 01:28:57,700
 One drive for each team, two drives total.

1507
01:28:58,960 --> 01:29:00,700
 And it was 7-0 after the first quarter.

1508
01:29:01,500 --> 01:29:04,520
 Well, the next four minutes of the game, it turned into 14-7 Mars Hill.

1509
01:29:04,760 --> 01:29:07,140
 And by halftime, it was 21-28-7.

1510
01:29:07,700 --> 01:29:11,820
 And it ballooned into 49-7 in the fourth quarter before he pulled the starters.

1511
01:29:14,000 --> 01:29:16,040
 Well, it's going to be a fascinating game.

1512
01:29:16,100 --> 01:29:16,980
 No question about it.

1513
01:29:17,040 --> 01:29:21,080
 Before I let you go, let me ask you about Aniston and Plainview.

1514
01:29:21,480 --> 01:29:26,000
 Aniston beat Madison Academy, beat Dashiell last week.

1515
01:29:26,620 --> 01:29:30,140
 Plainview is Dale Pruitt.

1516
01:29:30,140 --> 01:29:36,740
 And, of course, the offensive and defensive coordinator is his son, Jeremy Pruitt, of SEC fame.

1517
01:29:36,860 --> 01:29:40,780
 Again, two undefeated 13-0 teams.

1518
01:29:40,900 --> 01:29:43,980
 And I talked to several people who went to the Dashiell-Aniston game.

1519
01:29:44,060 --> 01:29:46,260
 They said those guys are really, really good.

1520
01:29:46,820 --> 01:29:48,660
 Who wins Aniston at Plainview?

1521
01:29:49,660 --> 01:29:51,540
 With this game, I don't know, either, to be honest.

1522
01:29:51,540 --> 01:30:01,160
 But when you have an SEC, former SEC coach, and a five-time national academy who has coached some of the best games with Nick Saban and all of them,

1523
01:30:01,740 --> 01:30:04,780
 there's not a lot he hasn't seen in the football world.

1524
01:30:06,040 --> 01:30:09,980
 So, I think for Plainview, they should be their favorite.

1525
01:30:10,080 --> 01:30:12,600
 I think they're an underdog with the stats and all that.

1526
01:30:12,600 --> 01:30:19,180
 But I think 4A is one of those where the state championship is being played tonight and it's not up north.

1527
01:30:19,320 --> 01:30:21,160
 It's down south with Jackson to take Michael.

1528
01:30:21,940 --> 01:30:22,340
 Great.

1529
01:30:22,900 --> 01:30:32,180
 And I hope it's not above all that was last year, but Jackson, about whoever wins 4A south is going to run through 4A north like a freight train next week.

1530
01:30:33,240 --> 01:30:40,940
 And, I mean, Phillip Rivers, I want to see Plainview, say, Michael next week for the media circus around Phillip Rivers and Junior Pruitt.

1531
01:30:41,720 --> 01:30:42,800
 Right, right.

1532
01:30:42,800 --> 01:30:50,020
 I think it's going to be a 4A, which is still a small school in a sense, a small panel, a small school environment,

1533
01:30:50,840 --> 01:30:56,940
 to have a potential NFL Hall of Fame quarterback versus a five-time national academy college coach.

1534
01:30:57,720 --> 01:31:01,200
 I think it would be a media circus in the best way.

1535
01:31:02,000 --> 01:31:03,060
 Yeah, absolutely.

1536
01:31:03,360 --> 01:31:09,380
 Well, again, it would bring more attention to high school football in a great matchup.

1537
01:31:09,380 --> 01:31:12,000
 I know you've already started covering basketball.

1538
01:31:12,180 --> 01:31:16,220
 We'll get into that with you a little bit more in the coming weeks.

1539
01:31:16,340 --> 01:31:25,140
 But, again, certainly if you can survive the cold, and it's going to be a cold night, it should be fun to have two local teams in the semifinals.

1540
01:31:25,380 --> 01:31:29,020
 If they win, they're advancing to the Super 7.

1541
01:31:29,180 --> 01:31:35,400
 Zach, where can we get online and get basketball, football, pre-game, post-game with these two games?

1542
01:31:36,480 --> 01:31:39,660
 On Facebook, Shoals, Torch Report, three words.

1543
01:31:39,780 --> 01:31:45,860
 On Twitter, at lowercase, at lowercase, S-H-O-A-L-S-P-O-R-T-S.

1544
01:31:46,400 --> 01:31:51,740
 And, also, we have two previews on our website and our Facebook for 3 a.m.

1545
01:31:51,740 --> 01:31:53,120
 It's based on my final time.

1546
01:31:54,300 --> 01:31:57,040
 And this is the first week I've had a basically bundle-up playoff.

1547
01:31:57,140 --> 01:32:01,280
 It's going to be a way to have to bundle-up versus wearing shorts and a hoodie or not last week.

1548
01:32:01,660 --> 01:32:01,800
 Right.

1549
01:32:04,600 --> 01:32:05,000
 Absolutely.

1550
01:32:05,240 --> 01:32:06,100
 It should be fun.

1551
01:32:06,280 --> 01:32:09,100
 Listen, I always appreciate a great breakdown.

1552
01:32:10,380 --> 01:32:13,580
 Hopefully, certainly wish good luck to our two area teams.

1553
01:32:14,100 --> 01:32:17,500
 We'll do this again with you soon to get into a little bit more basketball.

1554
01:32:17,940 --> 01:32:20,900
 But, again, enjoy the games tonight.

1555
01:32:21,040 --> 01:32:22,640
 We'll do this again with you real soon.

1556
01:32:23,340 --> 01:32:23,940
 Thank you.

1557
01:32:24,060 --> 01:32:24,220
 Y'all do.

1558
01:32:24,900 --> 01:32:25,480
 All right, buddy.

1559
01:32:25,840 --> 01:32:28,340
 Zach Pounder's Shoals Sports Report.

1560
01:32:28,460 --> 01:32:32,260
 When we come back, talking the Iron Bowl with somebody who's played in it,

1561
01:32:32,260 --> 01:32:35,480
 Charlie Trumpman, former quarterback with the Auburn Tigers.

1562
01:32:36,160 --> 01:32:40,200
 When we return to the Boom Old Bug Show on 93.9, let's go on.

1563
01:33:06,040 --> 01:33:06,900
 Ready for kickoff.

1564
01:33:07,360 --> 01:33:10,020
 Champion's Chicken, East 2nd Street and Muscle Shoals.

1565
01:33:10,280 --> 01:33:11,700
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1566
01:33:12,660 --> 01:33:16,340
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1567
01:33:16,420 --> 01:33:19,000
 get you ready for Champion's Chicken and the game.

1568
01:33:20,800 --> 01:33:21,640
 Hey, Shoals.

1569
01:33:21,800 --> 01:33:25,720
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1570
01:33:26,000 --> 01:33:29,440
 Because whether you're tailgating in the parking lot or parked on the couch,

1571
01:33:29,440 --> 01:33:33,880
 sitting on your lucky stool at the bar, or standing in the fan section all game long.

1572
01:33:33,880 --> 01:33:37,520
 A win isn't a win without the clean, crisp taste of Bud Light.

1573
01:33:37,700 --> 01:33:40,020
 And there's nothing easier to enjoy than that.

1574
01:33:40,540 --> 01:33:41,060
 Bud Light.

1575
01:33:41,420 --> 01:33:42,340
 Easy to drink.

1576
01:33:42,620 --> 01:33:43,580
 Easy to enjoy.

1577
01:33:44,180 --> 01:33:44,920
 Enjoy responsibly.

1578
01:33:44,980 --> 01:33:48,360
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1587
01:34:19,020 --> 01:34:20,920
 It all comes down to this, folks.

1588
01:34:21,020 --> 01:34:23,180
 Yep, the entire season is on the line.

1589
01:34:24,140 --> 01:34:26,400
 But my throat has officially thrown in the towel.

1590
01:34:26,500 --> 01:34:30,600
 Sounds like you need Vicks VapoCool Drops, their max strength and vaporized sore throat pain.

1591
01:34:32,340 --> 01:34:32,780
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1592
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1622
01:36:20,680 --> 01:36:25,400
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1623
01:36:25,960 --> 01:36:30,000
 Welcome back in. A quick update from the Egg Bowl in Stark, Vegas.

1624
01:36:30,560 --> 01:36:35,180
 The Rebs kicking the field goal now 24-13, making it a two-score game.

1625
01:36:35,240 --> 01:36:37,220
 Just over three minutes to go in.

1626
01:36:37,740 --> 01:36:41,840
 Quarter number three, again, that's the Egg Bowl going on in the Magnolia State.

1627
01:36:41,840 --> 01:36:45,080
 Hey, tell us a pretty big battle coming up tomorrow in this state.

1628
01:36:45,200 --> 01:36:47,160
 Nobody knows that better than Charlie Trotman.

1629
01:36:47,280 --> 01:36:48,320
 Been there and done that.

1630
01:36:48,880 --> 01:36:50,300
 Former Auburn quarterback.

1631
01:36:50,520 --> 01:36:51,360
 He's been on the radio.

1632
01:36:51,620 --> 01:36:55,600
 He knows all about this business, all about football and the Iron Bowl.

1633
01:36:55,820 --> 01:36:57,000
 Charlie Trotman, welcome in.

1634
01:36:57,200 --> 01:37:01,700
 As Lane Kiffin, are people knocking down your door to offer you just millions of dollars?

1635
01:37:01,820 --> 01:37:03,540
 It's your choice where you pick it up next year.

1636
01:37:04,760 --> 01:37:06,700
 I wish they were, Harold.

1637
01:37:06,700 --> 01:37:13,020
 That would be a nice early Christmas present, wouldn't it?

1638
01:37:13,840 --> 01:37:17,740
 For many, many Christmases to go forward, unless you're stupid.

1639
01:37:17,900 --> 01:37:21,860
 Charlie, very few people have been there and done that, played in this game.

1640
01:37:22,020 --> 01:37:24,980
 You have, obviously, a different era when it was in Birmingham.

1641
01:37:25,880 --> 01:37:30,120
 But, Charlie, putting on your Auburn helmet, what's it like as a player,

1642
01:37:30,180 --> 01:37:34,220
 and in particular, a quarterback to play in this game, regardless of where it's played?

1643
01:37:34,220 --> 01:37:42,000
 Well, it's such an exciting thing to be able to play in the Auburn-Alabama game.

1644
01:37:42,120 --> 01:37:47,060
 If you're one of the players that has watched that game coming up, you know,

1645
01:37:47,120 --> 01:37:51,060
 through the ranks and you're at high school, you're junior high and high school,

1646
01:37:51,340 --> 01:37:54,160
 and you're going to those games occasionally.

1647
01:37:54,520 --> 01:37:57,280
 You know, I went to a lot of those games as I was coming up,

1648
01:37:57,360 --> 01:38:03,820
 and, you know, I always pictured myself, you know, as an Auburn quarterback playing in those games,

1649
01:38:03,820 --> 01:38:07,700
 but you really don't know if that's going to be reality or not.

1650
01:38:07,780 --> 01:38:13,760
 But it turned out that way for me, and, you know, I played against some unbelievable Alabama teams.

1651
01:38:13,960 --> 01:38:22,780
 I mean, in 77, 78, 79, Alabama won three SEC championships and two national championships.

1652
01:38:23,060 --> 01:38:23,540
 Wow.

1653
01:38:24,060 --> 01:38:28,660
 And so, you know, it was quite an honor to play against Bear Bryant,

1654
01:38:28,880 --> 01:38:32,140
 and I knew a lot of the players on the other team.

1655
01:38:32,340 --> 01:38:36,500
 Matter of fact, one of my offensive linemen at Jeff Davis High School, Mike Brock,

1656
01:38:36,980 --> 01:38:45,220
 who's on the board of trustees now, was an all-SEC guard for Alabama on those championship teams.

1657
01:38:45,340 --> 01:38:50,180
 So we're really good friends, and it was fun to play against Mike, but, you know,

1658
01:38:50,220 --> 01:38:52,200
 he got the best of me in those three years.

1659
01:38:52,600 --> 01:38:53,840
 I was going to ask you about that.

1660
01:38:53,900 --> 01:38:56,220
 We know how our respective fans feel about each other.

1661
01:38:56,780 --> 01:39:04,340
 But given the fact there just seems to be a mutually deal where you guys have a mutual respect going on,

1662
01:39:04,420 --> 01:39:05,840
 you know how tough it is to get there,

1663
01:39:06,420 --> 01:39:11,200
 what's it like going back and seeing some of these old guys who wore that other jersey and vice versa now?

1664
01:39:12,200 --> 01:39:17,980
 Well, you know, you just have that, as you said, mutual respect,

1665
01:39:18,100 --> 01:39:21,300
 but you also have the fact that you played in those games together.

1666
01:39:21,700 --> 01:39:24,760
 And, you know, Stedman Sheely is a good friend of mine.

1667
01:39:24,980 --> 01:39:28,280
 Stedman, you know, outstanding quarterback at Alabama.

1668
01:39:28,280 --> 01:39:30,760
 And he and I went against each other in high school.

1669
01:39:30,980 --> 01:39:34,420
 He played at Dothan High, and I played at Jeff Davis in Montgomery.

1670
01:39:34,640 --> 01:39:38,640
 And so we were going against each other in high school in three different sports.

1671
01:39:39,300 --> 01:39:42,060
 And, you know, Stedman actually played four sports.

1672
01:39:42,200 --> 01:39:45,860
 He was a decathlete in track.

1673
01:39:46,780 --> 01:39:56,180
 So, you know, I just think, you know, knowing a lot of those guys and just watching them,

1674
01:39:56,260 --> 01:40:00,580
 I even played with a few Alabama players when I played for the Birmingham Stallions

1675
01:40:00,580 --> 01:40:06,060
 because, you know, Jackie Klein and, you know,

1676
01:40:06,080 --> 01:40:11,860
 some of the other guys that were on the Alabama roster, you know, played in those games.

1677
01:40:12,040 --> 01:40:16,140
 And Bill Searcy was one of our, one of the, one of the linemen.

1678
01:40:16,380 --> 01:40:19,700
 And, you know, it's just a lot of fun.

1679
01:40:19,700 --> 01:40:25,200
 And you just, you have that, that just common bond that never goes away.

1680
01:40:26,180 --> 01:40:31,820
 Charlie, I will never forget, I was blessed to go see 25 consecutive Iron Bowls

1681
01:40:31,820 --> 01:40:35,360
 at Legion Field that ended in 92.

1682
01:40:36,380 --> 01:40:43,600
 And your three games, I know Alabama won all of them, 48, 21, and 77, 34, 16, and 78.

1683
01:40:43,940 --> 01:40:48,320
 And one of the best games in the history of the ACC was 79.

1684
01:40:49,240 --> 01:40:53,560
 Alabama literally had to score late in the game, 25 to 18.

1685
01:40:56,140 --> 01:41:03,900
 The Auburn offense under you and Brooks and Cribbs, and believe me, Alabama fans held their breath

1686
01:41:03,900 --> 01:41:08,960
 every time Brooks and Cribbs carried the ball or returned a kick.

1687
01:41:09,560 --> 01:41:17,300
 I remember the, it was just so intense and it's worked out well with both, with the robbery going to the campuses.

1688
01:41:17,740 --> 01:41:26,240
 But Charlie, that was so special, 50-50 split, the noise, the white noise were just absolutely incredible.

1689
01:41:26,440 --> 01:41:29,720
 In fact, I remember having a headache after every one of those games.

1690
01:41:30,320 --> 01:41:35,720
 They were so intense and the noise were so, and, but we'll never see that again.

1691
01:41:35,720 --> 01:41:42,000
 And very few teams, maybe Oklahoma, Texas, Army, Navy, those were special times and special games.

1692
01:41:42,380 --> 01:41:43,780
 They really were, Brett.

1693
01:41:43,960 --> 01:41:51,580
 I tell you, you know, every play, it didn't matter if it was a sack, two-yard game, or whatever,

1694
01:41:51,720 --> 01:41:55,060
 but one of the fan bases went nuts every play.

1695
01:41:55,900 --> 01:42:00,600
 And the bands, it was a battle of the bands about every other play, too.

1696
01:42:00,600 --> 01:42:09,700
 And so, you know, the pageantry of those games, I just, I don't think there'll ever be anything quite like that.

1697
01:42:09,960 --> 01:42:17,340
 And I do know it's important to have the games on campus, but that was a special time.

1698
01:42:17,580 --> 01:42:24,660
 And, you know, I teased Devin Sheely because we were ahead of Alabama in the fourth quarter in 79, 18-17.

1699
01:42:24,920 --> 01:42:29,820
 And Alabama was undefeated and going for a national championship, and we felt good.

1700
01:42:29,820 --> 01:42:35,660
 And Stedman and Alabama, they got the ensuing kickoff after we had gotten ahead, 18-17.

1701
01:42:36,400 --> 01:42:42,760
 And the first play from scrimmage, Stedman made the worst pitch I've ever seen in my life.

1702
01:42:43,320 --> 01:42:46,540
 And it was way out in front of Major Ogilvie.

1703
01:42:47,200 --> 01:42:53,520
 And you remember, it's AstroTurf there, and the ball bounced about three or four times,

1704
01:42:53,820 --> 01:42:59,800
 and, you know, with the oblong shape of the football, happened to bounce right up into Major Ogilvie's hands.

1705
01:42:59,820 --> 01:43:00,120
 It did.

1706
01:43:00,680 --> 01:43:02,580
 It was like 15 yards.

1707
01:43:03,100 --> 01:43:08,940
 And I said, Devin, if that had happened to me, y'all would have picked it up and had a fumble recovery for a touchdown.

1708
01:43:09,600 --> 01:43:11,820
 I said, you're the luckiest guy I've ever met.

1709
01:43:12,820 --> 01:43:18,660
 And the paint would still be peeling off the wall, and the coaches, quote, conversation with you, Charlie Trotman, former Auburn quarterback.

1710
01:43:18,840 --> 01:43:20,800
 Let's fast forward to tomorrow night.

1711
01:43:20,900 --> 01:43:30,160
 Charlie, where do you start in breaking down this year's latest chapter to the saga, and what's the mood of Auburn fans coming in?

1712
01:43:30,920 --> 01:43:34,380
 Well, I think the mood of Auburn fans is twofold.

1713
01:43:34,380 --> 01:43:43,940
 I think one is hoping that we'll play well against a really good Alabama team, but also wondering who the coach is going to be next year.

1714
01:43:44,260 --> 01:43:46,340
 So it's a little bit of both.

1715
01:43:47,100 --> 01:43:53,660
 You know, I think breaking the game down, a lot of it is going to depend on which Alabama team shows up offensively.

1716
01:43:54,460 --> 01:44:07,600
 But if Ty Simpson and the guys that played against Georgia and Tennessee and some of those games show up, it could be a long night for Auburn's defense.

1717
01:44:07,820 --> 01:44:11,500
 Because with Bernard and Williams, I know you're missing your tight end.

1718
01:44:11,600 --> 01:44:12,400
 He's really good.

1719
01:44:12,680 --> 01:44:16,240
 But those two guys can take over games.

1720
01:44:16,240 --> 01:44:23,980
 And Ty Simpson, if he's playing at an elite level like he has at times this year, it's going to be difficult.

1721
01:44:24,400 --> 01:44:31,480
 Now, defensively, I think Auburn can probably, you know, at least stop the running game to some degree.

1722
01:44:31,480 --> 01:44:43,600
 And maybe, you know, put Ty Simpson and Alabama's offense in the third and long situations, which would be very, very instrumental in a win, in my opinion.

1723
01:44:44,220 --> 01:44:49,940
 But, you know, going to the other side of the ball, Auburn's got to do some things offensively.

1724
01:44:50,080 --> 01:44:52,860
 You know, they've had a couple of good games offensively.

1725
01:44:52,980 --> 01:44:59,000
 But for the most part, offense has been the really troublesome part of the team this year.

1726
01:44:59,100 --> 01:45:01,880
 And so, you know, you're playing a good Alabama defense.

1727
01:45:02,300 --> 01:45:07,660
 And, you know, these athletes on defense for Alabama are going to get after the quarterback.

1728
01:45:07,940 --> 01:45:11,320
 And our offensive line has struggled protecting the quarterback.

1729
01:45:11,320 --> 01:45:23,600
 So, one of the things you're going to probably see early in the game is Auburn trying to get the ball out of Ashton Daniels' hands really quickly on some, you know, hitch routes and some slants and things like that.

1730
01:45:23,600 --> 01:45:29,520
 So, you know, you don't give Alabama an opportunity to stack the quarterback because that's been a problem.

1731
01:45:30,480 --> 01:45:37,720
 Charlie, one of the most fascinating matchups to me is going to be Auburn's very talented receivers.

1732
01:45:37,720 --> 01:45:49,500
 Cam Coleman, Eric Singleton against Alabama's five-star freshman talent, Dajon Lee, Keon Sale, Bray Hubbard, Zabian Brown, Mincy, etc.

1733
01:45:49,500 --> 01:45:53,820
 Sandra, Charlie, that's going to be a fascinating one-on-one battle.

1734
01:45:54,140 --> 01:45:57,940
 And who wins the majority of those may win the game.

1735
01:45:58,880 --> 01:46:05,980
 Well, that's true because, you know, I know a lot of times we send Cam Coleman deep and it's a 50-50 ball.

1736
01:46:05,980 --> 01:46:11,060
 And, you know, he's been able to come up with some of those this year and hadn't been able to come up with some.

1737
01:46:11,180 --> 01:46:17,240
 And the quarterbacks have not thrown the ball really in an outstanding fashion to Cam Coleman

1738
01:46:17,240 --> 01:46:22,500
 because he's been very, very open many times deep.

1739
01:46:22,960 --> 01:46:25,860
 And Auburn has not been able to get the ball to him accurately.

1740
01:46:26,280 --> 01:46:30,860
 So, you know, maybe Ashton Daniels has a good game and puts the ball on the money

1741
01:46:30,860 --> 01:46:36,180
 and Cam Coleman can show what he can do and Eric Singleton and some of those guys.

1742
01:46:36,360 --> 01:46:43,360
 But, you know, I think the big, another big thing is going to be, can Auburn run the football against Alabama?

1743
01:46:43,680 --> 01:46:47,300
 Because, you know, Jeremiah Cobb is an outstanding running back.

1744
01:46:47,300 --> 01:46:55,640
 But, you know, sometimes that's the key to a passing game is being able to run the football and then play action.

1745
01:46:56,000 --> 01:47:05,180
 Play action is a defensive nightmare because, you know, your eyes tell you something differently than what the play's doing.

1746
01:47:05,180 --> 01:47:10,960
 And so, you know, I think if Auburn could run the ball successfully against Alabama's front seven,

1747
01:47:11,340 --> 01:47:17,060
 that's going to go a long way toward being successful and giving Cam Coleman and Eric Singleton opportunities.

1748
01:47:17,940 --> 01:47:20,760
 Charlie, it may be 2025, but some things don't change.

1749
01:47:20,820 --> 01:47:22,200
 It comes down to line play.

1750
01:47:22,440 --> 01:47:27,680
 How and what's your evaluation of Auburn's respective lines and, for that matter, Alabama's respective lines?

1751
01:47:29,000 --> 01:47:40,400
 Well, you know, it's kind of an irony because Auburn's offensive line is a very good run-blocking line.

1752
01:47:41,700 --> 01:47:45,280
 Alabama's offensive line is a very good pass-blocking line.

1753
01:47:45,400 --> 01:47:45,620
 Right.

1754
01:47:46,320 --> 01:47:49,820
 And both of them suffer in the opposite way.

1755
01:47:50,360 --> 01:47:52,360
 You know, Alabama doesn't run the ball real well.

1756
01:47:52,460 --> 01:47:54,040
 Auburn doesn't pass-block very well.

1757
01:47:54,040 --> 01:47:59,620
 So, you know, I think defensively both of them have good lines.

1758
01:47:59,860 --> 01:48:10,400
 I think Auburn's a defensive line with Kevin Falk, Kelvin Falk, and some of the guys, Keyshawn, Kieran Crawford.

1759
01:48:10,940 --> 01:48:19,620
 Those guys are good rush-ins, you know, and I think that Auburn, you know, has some good players on the interior of the line.

1760
01:48:19,720 --> 01:48:21,140
 Their linebackers have been good.

1761
01:48:21,560 --> 01:48:24,780
 Maybe Xavier Atkins has a big game.

1762
01:48:24,880 --> 01:48:26,260
 He's capable of doing that.

1763
01:48:26,700 --> 01:48:33,300
 And then on that, you know, Alabama's just chock full of four and five stars on the defensive front seven.

1764
01:48:33,480 --> 01:48:37,120
 And, you know, they're all capable of making big plays.

1765
01:48:37,120 --> 01:48:48,260
 So, you know, this is a – you just – I mean, you almost can flip – look at what happened in 21 and 23.

1766
01:48:49,220 --> 01:48:53,720
 Auburn did not have as good a team as Alabama in either of those years.

1767
01:48:54,000 --> 01:48:54,160
 Right.

1768
01:48:54,240 --> 01:48:56,380
 But have a chance to win both those games.

1769
01:48:56,980 --> 01:49:02,100
 This year, Auburn probably has a better team than they had in 21 and 23.

1770
01:49:02,420 --> 01:49:06,560
 And maybe Alabama's not quite as good as they were in 21 and 23.

1771
01:49:06,560 --> 01:49:07,680
 With no Nick Saban.

1772
01:49:08,240 --> 01:49:10,160
 Yeah, and with no Nick Saban.

1773
01:49:10,340 --> 01:49:14,920
 So, you know, the opportunity is there for Auburn.

1774
01:49:15,400 --> 01:49:24,720
 But, again, a lot of it's going to depend on which Ty Simpson shows up and then, you know, which Auburn offense shows up.

1775
01:49:25,460 --> 01:49:27,380
 Charlie, let me ask you in about a minute.

1776
01:49:27,740 --> 01:49:34,740
 John Summerall has been the leader in the clubhouse to be the next head coach at Auburn, I believe, for nearly a month.

1777
01:49:35,440 --> 01:49:39,040
 Florida, according to some sources, is making another run.

1778
01:49:39,040 --> 01:49:42,480
 It's Summerall and will be throwing a lot of money at him.

1779
01:49:43,120 --> 01:49:47,000
 Who will be Auburn's head football coach come Sunday afternoon or Monday?

1780
01:49:48,900 --> 01:49:57,520
 I think it's going to be John Summerall because the only thing that could keep that from happening is a huge Auburn win.

1781
01:49:57,860 --> 01:50:04,240
 And I mean, you know, a 27-7 win or something like that.

1782
01:50:04,500 --> 01:50:10,420
 And then there's a groundswell of this huge support for D.J. Durkin.

1783
01:50:11,380 --> 01:50:14,440
 I don't think there's anybody else, guys, in the running.

1784
01:50:14,720 --> 01:50:17,720
 I think it's either John Summerall or D.J. Durkin.

1785
01:50:19,940 --> 01:50:21,360
 Well, we'll see, bud.

1786
01:50:21,460 --> 01:50:22,800
 It's going to be fascinating.

1787
01:50:23,220 --> 01:50:29,020
 And we really wanted to talk with you today because nobody can talk about this rivalry the way you can.

1788
01:50:29,140 --> 01:50:31,700
 You've seen it up close and personal.

1789
01:50:31,920 --> 01:50:34,960
 Glad you and your family had a great Thanksgiving, Charlie.

1790
01:50:35,560 --> 01:50:36,300
 Good luck.

1791
01:50:36,380 --> 01:50:39,140
 It's going to be a fun, certainly fun night tomorrow.

1792
01:50:39,580 --> 01:50:41,180
 Let's do this again real soon, bud.

1793
01:50:41,800 --> 01:50:42,860
 We'll do it, guys.

1794
01:50:43,000 --> 01:50:44,700
 I sure appreciate y'all having me.

1795
01:50:44,780 --> 01:50:46,940
 And I hope y'all had a great Thanksgiving as well.

1796
01:50:47,520 --> 01:50:48,420
 Thanks so much, Charlie.

1797
01:50:48,540 --> 01:50:50,420
 And stay safe and warm out there.

1798
01:50:50,500 --> 01:50:52,720
 Former Auburn quarterback, Charlie Trotman.

1799
01:50:52,800 --> 01:50:54,820
 BB, obviously, it's hard to believe.

1800
01:50:54,920 --> 01:50:57,600
 You blink and here we are at the end of the regular season.

1801
01:50:58,020 --> 01:51:02,360
 Where would you like to start in making your bold picks for the weekend?

1802
01:51:02,360 --> 01:51:07,360
 Yeah, really only two games, Vaney-Tennessee and, of course, the Iron Bowl.

1803
01:51:07,560 --> 01:51:09,720
 I'll start with the Vaney-Tennessee.

1804
01:51:09,900 --> 01:51:11,640
 We've talked with this game quite a bit.

1805
01:51:11,820 --> 01:51:16,780
 Vaney still on the fringe of getting into the college football playoff.

1806
01:51:17,240 --> 01:51:19,140
 Their defense is much better.

1807
01:51:19,680 --> 01:51:21,960
 The games in Knoxville, I get all that.

1808
01:51:22,060 --> 01:51:23,820
 But I think Vaney's going to play.

1809
01:51:24,420 --> 01:51:27,560
 And particularly now they know Clark Lee is going to be back.

1810
01:51:27,560 --> 01:51:32,800
 They know, Harold, that they can slow down Tennessee.

1811
01:51:32,800 --> 01:51:34,320
 You're not going to stop them.

1812
01:51:34,420 --> 01:51:37,360
 Anguilar, will he throw a couple of picks?

1813
01:51:37,960 --> 01:51:44,180
 I think Vaney is going to upset Tennessee 31-28.

1814
01:51:45,560 --> 01:51:49,520
 And, in fact, I've got them as my stupid underdog pick.

1815
01:51:49,700 --> 01:51:53,340
 I think Vaney is going to win a very close game.

1816
01:51:53,740 --> 01:51:55,740
 We talked about Alabama and Auburn.

1817
01:51:56,360 --> 01:51:59,520
 Harold, four weeks now, we knew this is coming up.

1818
01:51:59,580 --> 01:52:03,240
 I think there are going to be some keys for Alabama to win the game.

1819
01:52:03,380 --> 01:52:04,120
 Score first.

1820
01:52:04,540 --> 01:52:06,380
 Run a more balanced offense.

1821
01:52:06,800 --> 01:52:10,640
 They need better production on first down, four yards or so.

1822
01:52:11,060 --> 01:52:14,480
 They've got to score in the red zone touchdowns.

1823
01:52:14,660 --> 01:52:22,920
 Since a lot of fans have no confidence in Connor Talti, I think they need three explosive plays of 40 yards or more.

1824
01:52:23,480 --> 01:52:25,960
 Sound in the kicking game, if that's possible.

1825
01:52:26,580 --> 01:52:27,600
 Spy the quarterback.

1826
01:52:28,380 --> 01:52:31,340
 Keep the improvised runs to a medium.

1827
01:52:32,000 --> 01:52:34,220
 And hit the tight ends on checkdowns.

1828
01:52:34,220 --> 01:52:37,760
 Throw it to Hill and Miller on wheel routes.

1829
01:52:38,080 --> 01:52:41,260
 And, more importantly, no turnovers and few penalties.

1830
01:52:42,000 --> 01:52:46,920
 I think Alabama is going to be able to do that in an absolutely crazy, insane environment.

1831
01:52:47,340 --> 01:52:52,180
 I've got Alabama beating Auburn in a very close tight game, 28-24.

1832
01:52:52,600 --> 01:52:53,280
 Oh, my gosh.

1833
01:52:53,320 --> 01:52:54,160
 I wish I hadn't said that.

1834
01:52:54,620 --> 01:52:57,120
 B.B., I think we've been cheating on each other's notes here.

1835
01:52:57,160 --> 01:53:00,380
 As far as Tennessee and Vandy, I think it's going to be a high-scoring affair.

1836
01:53:00,380 --> 01:53:03,440
 I don't think either one of them is going to sit here and not trade punches.

1837
01:53:04,140 --> 01:53:09,260
 But, in the end, I do believe Tennessee will take advantage of that home field advantage.

1838
01:53:09,380 --> 01:53:13,680
 Not by much high-scoring, looking at about 38-34.

1839
01:53:13,820 --> 01:53:15,240
 Big Orange with a big win there.

1840
01:53:15,940 --> 01:53:18,400
 As far as Alabama, three things for an Alabama win.

1841
01:53:18,480 --> 01:53:19,920
 They've got to win the turnover battle.

1842
01:53:20,060 --> 01:53:21,900
 They've got to give time to operate.

1843
01:53:22,080 --> 01:53:24,380
 And they've got to limit those explosive quarterback runs.

1844
01:53:24,460 --> 01:53:28,840
 That's been a bugaboo for this defense as it is for a lot of defenses this season.

1845
01:53:28,840 --> 01:53:30,340
 And not only that, there's an X factor.

1846
01:53:30,440 --> 01:53:31,080
 We don't know.

1847
01:53:31,420 --> 01:53:34,060
 They don't have a lot of game film on this particular scheme.

1848
01:53:34,060 --> 01:53:39,080
 And not to mention, if you've ever played at Auburn or been there, you know it's an incredibly tough environment.

1849
01:53:39,800 --> 01:53:48,440
 For Auburn, they've got to sit here and hope that that home field, as I said, in Nick Saban's mind, craziness, can help them with the home cooking.

1850
01:53:48,540 --> 01:53:51,000
 But I do believe at the end of the day, tight fight.

1851
01:53:51,100 --> 01:53:53,080
 But usually the better team does win.

1852
01:53:54,000 --> 01:53:54,680
 What did you say?

1853
01:53:54,760 --> 01:53:55,680
 28-24?

1854
01:53:56,040 --> 01:53:56,340
 I did.

1855
01:53:56,760 --> 01:53:57,660
 Yeah, I got it.

1856
01:53:57,720 --> 01:53:58,980
 28-24 as well.

1857
01:53:59,040 --> 01:54:03,340
 And the stupid underdog pick could come tonight in the Old West shootout.

1858
01:54:03,500 --> 01:54:05,060
 Texas over Texas A&M.

1859
01:54:05,160 --> 01:54:05,980
 A&M is due.

1860
01:54:06,080 --> 01:54:07,400
 One of those letdown games.

1861
01:54:07,860 --> 01:54:11,440
 Give it up tonight by the score of 32-28.

1862
01:54:11,660 --> 01:54:15,280
 Setting up an incredibly interesting ACC championship ring.

1863
01:54:15,760 --> 01:54:20,700
 Baby, obviously, are you ready to listen to Alabama and Auburn tomorrow night here on 93.9 The Score?

1864
01:54:21,060 --> 01:54:27,780
 Yeah, that'll be a pregame 3.30 kickoff, approximately 6.30, probably be about 6.45 or so.

1865
01:54:27,860 --> 01:54:29,480
 And good luck to our area teams.

1866
01:54:29,600 --> 01:54:35,600
 Clay Chalkville, 13-0 at most of the shows, 12-0 in Piedmont at Morris Hill.

1867
01:54:36,040 --> 01:54:37,580
 Both teams, 13-0.

1868
01:54:37,700 --> 01:54:42,860
 Hopefully, both will be able to advance to the Super 7.

1869
01:54:43,380 --> 01:54:45,620
 Going to be cold if you get a chance to go out tonight.

1870
01:54:45,620 --> 01:54:50,520
 Bundle up, but more than anything, have a fun and safe college football weekend.

1871
01:54:50,620 --> 01:54:55,680
 The last regular season of the weekend, but have a fun and safe one.

1872
01:54:55,940 --> 01:54:58,380
 Well, it'll be the last game for Melanne Kiffin at Ole Miss.

1873
01:54:58,480 --> 01:55:06,280
 Now, 31-13, about 12 minutes to go, and regulations ribs on top of the dogs in the Egg Bowl.

1874
01:55:06,360 --> 01:55:10,040
 That's going to take care of Beds for now on behalf of B.B., Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1875
01:55:10,440 --> 01:55:12,240
 Harold Boggs, thank you so much for your time today.

1876
01:55:12,240 --> 01:55:13,020
 Let's do it again Monday.

1877
01:55:13,240 --> 01:55:16,700
 New to 2 with a bit more Bug Show back here on Sports Radio 93.9 The Score.

1878
01:55:20,180 --> 01:55:25,760
 We'll see you next time on Sports Radio 93.9 The Score.