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 A lot to get excited about, but some also sad news.

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 Not only for the Shoals Community BB, but for the entire state of Alabama, the coaching ranks.

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 The Shoals Christian Jim is named after him, and that was a big loss for the Shoals because he meant a lot for a lot of people.

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 But for the show today, Bill Shanks gives us his unfiltered opinion about the Braves' trade deadline of their eight-game winning streak.

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 Hank South previews the 2026 season for the Texas Longhorns.

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 But Jimmy is here right now to recap the first few days of summer camp for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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 Let's start, Jimmy, the first week, obviously, and let's go ahead and preface saying folks think that they're going to sit here and you're going to go wall-to-wall watching these practices.

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 Jimmy, a third receiver.

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 You are about to get really busy.

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 I've got your next off day, Jimmy.

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 Is it through February 31st, 2027?

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 With that, we say hello to Coach Rod Hudson down at Hackleburg High.

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 Coach, welcome in.

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 How's life in Hackleburg today?

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 Well, today it's hot.

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 It's very, very humid hot out here today.

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 Hey, it's August in North Alabama, right?

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 So, put it another way, we can almost reach out and touch the season.

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 But before we get into your schedule, how are things going?

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 Obviously, a lot of success.

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 And I'm looking at a number here.

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 Are we looking at the 18th year that you're entering as far as the head coach at Hackleburg, Coach?

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 Yes, it's my 18th year, and I think this is, let's see, my 31st as a head coach at Hackleburg and my 33rd overall.

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 Wow.

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 Before we get into this year's team, talk to us about how things have changed from the day you stopped out there.

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 I don't even know if you were shaving then as a kid, basically, to now.

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 How has the game and the kids changed over that tenure?

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 Well, the game's changed a lot because, you know, usually back when we first started, if we threw it maybe six or eight times, you know, that was a lot.

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 And now you can throw that, you know, the first maybe ten plays, you can't throw it as much.

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 And, you know, the kids, they've changed a little bit.

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 I mean, you've got to change with the times.

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 I mean, they're not, I mean, the kids a little bit, I don't know, you've got to, I mean, coaching styles, you've got to change a little bit.

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 Ron, Harold alluded to it, and we've talked with you about this.

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 Hackleburg, to me, is one of the most underrated athletic programs, certainly in the Shoals area, but even North Alabama.

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 For example, I know two years ago, the football team went 12-2, the basketball team went to the regional tournament,

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 and the baseball team won the Class 1A state title.

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 And, obviously, you've got a lot of incredible athletes who play two or three different sports.

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 But, as Harold mentioned, this is your 18th year.

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 In 17 seasons, Rod Huntson has made the playoff 16 times.

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 Pretty good, Coach.

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 That is absolutely incredible to me, not only your tenure, but the athletes that you've seen over the years and coached.

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 Yes, we're blessed here at Hackleburg.

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 I mean, we have some good athletes.

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 I mean, year in, year out, you know, we have some pretty good athletes.

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 As far as the 1A program, you know, we got, I think it's 53 or 54 out.

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 Wow.

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 In our total program, junior high, marching mode.

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 So, you know, we're fortunate there.

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 And I've just had some good players.

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 I've had some good coaches along the way.

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 And, you know, it takes good players to be a good coach, that's for sure.

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 You know what else?

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 I think it takes coaching.

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 That's good fans.

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 At Hackleburg, I think anyone who's been around this neck of the woods, any length of time,

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 knows the challenges that your community and the greater community around us has faced with the tornadoes over the years.

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 I thought, I saw a blurb the other day.

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 I don't know the source.

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 It says, basically, at Hackleburg, this is their kids and their grandkids.

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 Talk to us about the fever.

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 I know a lot of communities, the high school team is the hub of the wheel.

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 But talk to us about just what that means as far as a football team to that greater community.

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 Yes.

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 I mean, like a lot of small schools and small towns, like on Friday night, you know, everything in Hackleburg is closed down,

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 but everybody's at the game.

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 And, you know, if you win, I mean, if you win, especially in any sport here, I don't care what sport it is,

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 you know, we're going to get a big support from the community.

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 It means a lot to them.

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 I mean, you just lose a game and you go in, you know, the Pantamark, and, you know, they're going to be asking you what happened.

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 Wow.

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 Yep.

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 Yeah.

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 Tell us about reclassification.

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 That was the big buzzword, certainly, when the Alabama Husky Athletic Association split public and private.

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 But, again, as far as changing regions, how much did that impact you?

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 Who are some of the new teams that you're playing this year?

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 And how much did reclassification impact your schedule?

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 Well, our jamboree were going against Seligia, and, you know, they dropped down from 2A to 1A.

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 I think they have 17 seniors.

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 And in our region, you have Red Bay and Bell Green drop down.

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 Actually, it kind of hurt to 1As because, you know, a lot of the private schools that started in 1A, now they're 3A, 4A, 5A.

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 So, it actually hurt us because then it dropped down the numbers, and, you know, the 2A's come down, so it actually hurt us.

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 But, I mean, anytime you put, you know, Red Bay in, and we got Addison, and Amik, and Bell Green, and us, and, you know,

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 I mean, they're going to be four really good playoff teams.

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 You know, I have to give, you know, Addison probably the favorite going in because they retire a lot.

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 And, you know, like in our region, they'll be four that is pretty good in playoffs, first round.

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 Coach Rod Hudson down at Hackleburg.

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 Coach, you mentioned returning.

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 Every coach wants a lot of good experience coming back.

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 Talk to us about your roster this year, if any names you want to throw out, feel free to do so.

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 But as far as numbers, how much experience have you got coming back?

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 Well, as far as the skill guys, we got some speed coming back.

366
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 But what we lost last year was, last two years, we lost 21 seniors, and that's a lot for us.

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 Out of them, 21, you know, a lot of them had key roles.

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 And, you know, we had some players that graduated last year that have been starting for us since the eighth grade.

369
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 Wow.

370
00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:34,300
 But this year, we returned one offensive lineman.

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 I mean, that's going to be a thin spot.

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 But as far as the skill guys, we returned some speed.

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 But, you know, unlike the last couple years, we're going to be thin.

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 I mean, we're going to be starters, and then after that, it'll be ninth graders.

375
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 Wow.

376
00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:53,140
 Ron, talk about winning the line of scrimmage.

377
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 I know the game changes, but I've been talking about this.

378
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 Run the ball, stop the run.

379
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 Some guy by the name of Nick Saban talked about that all the time.

380
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 Ron, again, no matter how much the game changes, you win the line of scrimmage, you win football games.

381
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 That's exactly right.

382
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 You know, that's where it's won, like, in the second quarter and then fourth quarter when you can lean on the other team by the running game, you know, up front.

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 Almost 90% of the time, the team that wins up front is going to win the football game.

384
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 And the most physical team.

385
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 And the one that doesn't turn it over, I guarantee you, Coach, you know what you're talking about.

386
00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:35,540
 We talked about at the top of the interview, you can almost reach out and touch the season.

387
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 Two weeks is when the season starts for most teams.

388
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 But correct us if we're wrong, it will be three weeks for Hackelberg because you're going to have an open date, that opening week, the end of the 21st.

389
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 And then you take on your neighbors from Marion County.

390
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 Talk to us about your schedule.

391
00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:50,800
 Yeah.

392
00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:54,560
 Well, we're going to play a jamboree with Sullivan next Friday night.

393
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 Then we'll have an off week.

394
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 Then we'll get ready for Marion County.

395
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 I kind of like that because we get to judge and play against somebody else.

396
00:26:02,180 --> 00:26:05,100
 And then we have two weeks to prepare for our opponent.

397
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 And, like, in the season, I know a lot of coaches, they like off weeks.

398
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 I really, I just prefer to play.

399
00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,040
 I just want to play through.

400
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 When we start playing, I like to play every Friday night.

401
00:26:16,460 --> 00:26:16,780
 Mm-hmm.

402
00:26:17,360 --> 00:26:24,180
 Ron, several of the coaches have asked us just to allow them to talk a little bit about support.

403
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 And I know, as Harold mentioned, you've got incredible support there.

404
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 But leading up to the season, a lot of them are, coaches and assistant coaches do so many things.

405
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 They line off the field.

406
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 They mow the grass.

407
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 They wash uniforms.

408
00:26:38,360 --> 00:26:40,620
 We've had two of the coaches ask me.

409
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 They said, look, we need water, Gatorade, and laundry detergent.

410
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 And I know some people laugh at that, but it's not funny because you need these resources.

411
00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:57,620
 They're trying to get sponsors for signs on the stadium or the scoreboard or in their football program.

412
00:26:58,020 --> 00:27:00,180
 But we have a pretty good audience here.

413
00:27:00,580 --> 00:27:06,200
 Is there anything in particular for an in-kind gift or sponsors that you're looking for leading into the season?

414
00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:08,500
 Yes, water will be fine.

415
00:27:08,740 --> 00:27:16,200
 And like any Washington tournament, I think it was two years ago, we had like the inter-squad game.

416
00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:20,240
 And that's what we ask people to bring, either water or either laundry detergent.

417
00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:21,600
 So, yeah, that's good.

418
00:27:24,300 --> 00:27:32,340
 Well, anybody who's ever been in a locker room as an athlete, I promise you, the better it smells, the better they like it.

419
00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:41,940
 So, I guarantee you, Coach, for the folks who want to sit here and get busy for you, talk to us again about the opening kickoff and again about your jamboree game.

420
00:27:42,900 --> 00:27:46,920
 Well, like I said, we're going to go up against Soulja with a drop down from 2A to 1A.

421
00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:51,060
 They have 17 seniors, so it's going to be a challenge for us.

422
00:27:51,060 --> 00:27:55,660
 We're going to probably a half varsity, and then the second half will be our JV.

423
00:27:56,200 --> 00:28:00,020
 And, you know, we're going to have a pretty good – we've got a pretty good JV.

424
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 You know, there's stretches you go through Hackenberg here, and, you know, we've got some pretty good kids that's coming up that we'll try to get them a half, too, that we're excited about.

425
00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,180
 Always keep that pipeline full.

426
00:28:15,300 --> 00:28:16,440
 Coach, all the best to you.

427
00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:19,240
 Thank you so much, and let's do it again as soon as possible, okay?

428
00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:21,180
 Okay, thank you all for having me.

429
00:28:21,180 --> 00:28:21,680
 Thank you, Ron.

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 Hackenberg High Head Football Coach, Ron Hudson.

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 Coming up, I don't think Kirby Smart needs a lot of detergent or water.

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 He's pretty much locked and loaded, is he not, BB?

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 Yes, yes, he is.

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516
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519
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 Bill Shanks, welcome in.

520
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 How are you?

521
00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:19,460
 Good afternoon, Huckleberry.

522
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 How are you?

523
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 Man, we're doing all right, Mr. Finn.

524
00:34:22,300 --> 00:34:24,060
 Let me ask you this, Bill.

525
00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:26,880
 Has it not been an interesting few days for Braves fans?

526
00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:28,360
 Winners of eight straight.

527
00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:30,840
 25 games over 500.

528
00:34:31,100 --> 00:34:35,080
 But, dogs, how do you explain what you did at the trade deadline?

529
00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:37,720
 Very interesting time in the Braves nation, isn't it, Bill?

530
00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:39,120
 Well, it is.

531
00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:42,580
 And it's ironic, obviously, that they are winning games in the rotation.

532
00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:45,580
 I think the ERA, the all-star break, is 2.77.

533
00:34:46,540 --> 00:34:46,740
 Yeah.

534
00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:47,980
 So, it's like, hold on.

535
00:34:48,020 --> 00:34:51,640
 You guys are complaining about the rotation, and it's got a sub-three ERA.

536
00:34:51,860 --> 00:34:53,580
 It's just the all-star break, what's going on.

537
00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:58,840
 But, you know, you do have to be logical about the possibilities in October.

538
00:34:59,380 --> 00:35:07,220
 And know that if they go up against the Brewers or the Dodgers or Cubs and Padres now, that

539
00:35:07,220 --> 00:35:11,680
 the Cubs and Padres have gotten two starting pitchers, you know, what's the matchup going

540
00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:12,260
 to look like?

541
00:35:12,500 --> 00:35:17,300
 And I think, you know, we're still asking the question, even after the trade deadline,

542
00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:18,820
 well, who's going to start game two?

543
00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:19,180
 Yeah.

544
00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:19,720
 Yeah.

545
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:22,320
 And the answer, according to Alex Antopoulos, was whoever's hot.

546
00:35:22,540 --> 00:35:24,940
 Well, that's kind of weird for October.

547
00:35:24,940 --> 00:35:25,620
 What if they're not?

548
00:35:26,500 --> 00:35:27,160
 Oh, man.

549
00:35:28,240 --> 00:35:29,460
 You know, Bill, that's the question.

550
00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:30,380
 What if nobody's hot?

551
00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:31,300
 Where do you go there?

552
00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:34,900
 I mean, the Dodgers, all they do is just bring up the next multimillionaire and plug in

553
00:35:34,900 --> 00:35:35,760
 the answer to that question.

554
00:35:35,940 --> 00:35:37,320
 But, you're right.

555
00:35:37,380 --> 00:35:39,420
 He's a genius as long as you've got somebody hot.

556
00:35:39,420 --> 00:35:40,860
 But, how do you know that's going to be there?

557
00:35:42,500 --> 00:35:44,720
 Well, Bryce Helder is an example of that.

558
00:35:44,940 --> 00:35:45,180
 That's right.

559
00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:48,680
 I mean, Bryce is in, you know, there's like two Brycees, good Bryce, bad Bryce.

560
00:35:48,820 --> 00:35:49,060
 Yeah.

561
00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:51,500
 When bad Bryce is there, he's awful.

562
00:35:51,720 --> 00:35:56,720
 And he doesn't even belong in a major league rotation when he's in that little funk F-U-N-K

563
00:35:56,720 --> 00:35:57,740
 that he'll be in.

564
00:35:58,040 --> 00:36:01,400
 But, if he's good, like he's in right now, then you're okay.

565
00:36:01,720 --> 00:36:05,680
 So, it's like, well, tell us which Bryce will be there.

566
00:36:06,160 --> 00:36:08,780
 Because, I think if he's good, he's Bryce.

567
00:36:08,780 --> 00:36:10,400
 If he's bad, he's Bruce Helder.

568
00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:11,760
 And we don't know who the heck that is.

569
00:36:12,500 --> 00:36:20,140
 But, listen, we understand that they tried, you know, supposedly through media and channels,

570
00:36:20,260 --> 00:36:25,060
 they tried to get Jacob deGrom, Scooble, which I thought that was a reach.

571
00:36:25,180 --> 00:36:28,280
 If the Dodgers wanted him, I thought that's where he was going to go.

572
00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:28,860
 Yeah.

573
00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:35,960
 But, Robbie Ray, Casey Mize, and some of these other guys, look, I understand that they were

574
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 not going to outbid the Dodgers, et cetera.

575
00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:43,980
 But, how close did they come to getting a big-name pitcher?

576
00:36:44,660 --> 00:36:49,380
 Did they kick the tires on, how much, on Robbie Ray and Casey Mize?

577
00:36:49,780 --> 00:36:51,900
 What exactly happened behind the scenes?

578
00:36:52,900 --> 00:36:57,180
 Well, I think there is some shock that the thing with deGrom did not happen.

579
00:36:57,180 --> 00:37:04,340
 I mean, look, deGrom has verbalized numerous times his desire to be in Atlanta Braves.

580
00:37:04,980 --> 00:37:12,740
 So, because of that, I think it made it to where they perhaps assumed that it was going to get done

581
00:37:12,740 --> 00:37:14,500
 and that, okay, that's our number two.

582
00:37:14,620 --> 00:37:18,100
 And if we have Sel and deGrom, there's not going to be a better combination.

583
00:37:18,580 --> 00:37:19,360
 And there wouldn't have been.

584
00:37:19,580 --> 00:37:23,840
 I mean, that would have been an unbeatable combination with those two if they were healthy in the playoffs.

585
00:37:25,420 --> 00:37:28,500
 For whatever reason, he decided to stay in Texas.

586
00:37:28,860 --> 00:37:32,480
 And, you know, I've asked the people about that, like, why would he do that?

587
00:37:32,540 --> 00:37:35,820
 And it's like, well, you know, the state tax issues come up.

588
00:37:35,860 --> 00:37:37,440
 But, I mean, he's got so much d*** money.

589
00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:39,120
 Why does he care about the state tax?

590
00:37:39,260 --> 00:37:40,640
 I don't buy that, really.

591
00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:48,240
 You know, I think from a couple people told me that he's just, Texas, number one, is a good place to play.

592
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 It's a good environment.

593
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 It's a good ballpark.

594
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 They treat their players very well.

595
00:37:55,420 --> 00:38:02,540
 And there was obviously a little bit of loyalty that, hey, you guys paid me this money with this big contract

596
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 and I promised to try to help you win.

597
00:38:05,100 --> 00:38:12,340
 Now, I don't know what he's going to do this winter when they decide to tear down the team and tear down the payroll

598
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 because then he may regret that he didn't come to the Atlanta Braves and try to win.

599
00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:20,780
 So that was obviously a big part of it.

600
00:38:20,780 --> 00:38:31,540
 But your question, to your question, Brett, it's like, okay, when DeGrom is no longer an option, why didn't you go to Ray and to Surmise?

601
00:38:31,640 --> 00:38:33,960
 And I think that's what people are really confused about.

602
00:38:34,780 --> 00:38:36,560
 The one and the only, Bill, is James.

603
00:38:36,700 --> 00:38:40,680
 Bill, on the other side of the ledger, the Braves bats are good with a long ball.

604
00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:41,820
 I saw a stat yesterday.

605
00:38:41,980 --> 00:38:46,540
 They are actually, this is yesterday, tied with the Bo Sox for the most homers since the All-Star break.

606
00:38:46,540 --> 00:38:49,380
 So it looks like they got some caffeine in the lumber.

607
00:38:50,980 --> 00:38:53,040
 They went totally cold in June.

608
00:38:53,280 --> 00:39:00,240
 And since July 1st, they have just been back to where they were before that month of doing very well.

609
00:39:00,580 --> 00:39:05,360
 The Braves had a three-week stretch where they got no pitching.

610
00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:07,240
 And I think they went 4-11.

611
00:39:08,040 --> 00:39:10,760
 And they just really struggled.

612
00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:17,860
 And that was kind of where things fell apart on the mound and at the plate for the same three-week period.

613
00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:24,240
 And so, you know, it was like June 9th through June 30th or something like that.

614
00:39:24,720 --> 00:39:30,180
 And so it was just real odd that that happened and kind of threw them off.

615
00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:35,220
 But the offense has gotten back to normal where they're producing and doing what they need to do.

616
00:39:35,340 --> 00:39:40,580
 I mean, they went from 5.2 runs to 2.9 runs per game in that period in June.

617
00:39:40,580 --> 00:39:40,880
 Wow.

618
00:39:40,880 --> 00:39:42,400
 And now they're back to over five.

619
00:39:43,080 --> 00:39:50,820
 So it's just been a weird season where you just had that hiccup in the middle of the month of June that was a rough deal.

620
00:39:50,820 --> 00:39:57,620
 But, yeah, having the offense back and, you know, Acuna got two home runs, one kind of cheaply last night.

621
00:39:58,020 --> 00:40:02,660
 And then Olsen just continues to mash, and he's got 32, I believe, now.

622
00:40:02,780 --> 00:40:06,760
 Riley doing a little bit better, showing some signs, which is a good thing.

623
00:40:07,540 --> 00:40:15,600
 But especially if there were two big problems with that pitching staff, that offense has got to get big hits in September and in October.

624
00:40:15,820 --> 00:40:17,760
 Let me ask you about some of the guys.

625
00:40:17,880 --> 00:40:20,720
 They did get Mailey pitches tonight.

626
00:40:20,780 --> 00:40:28,300
 And you look at his overall record, 3-9, 5.1 ERA, and you say, my Lord, why did he do that?

627
00:40:28,300 --> 00:40:33,120
 But in June, or July, he was 2-1 with the 2.82 ERA.

628
00:40:33,860 --> 00:40:35,300
 Can he help them?

629
00:40:35,820 --> 00:40:41,340
 Lane Thomas is coming in, and he's going to be platooning, I believe, with Yaz.

630
00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:43,420
 Can those two guys help?

631
00:40:44,980 --> 00:40:47,440
 Yes, Mailey is pitching tonight.

632
00:40:48,060 --> 00:40:50,600
 He was really good for Texas last year.

633
00:40:50,720 --> 00:40:53,960
 The Braves wanted him last year before he signed with Texas.

634
00:40:54,100 --> 00:40:55,080
 They've always liked him.

635
00:40:56,040 --> 00:41:02,680
 They think that they can make a few recommendations to him to help him get the batters.

636
00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:02,820
 Yeah.

637
00:41:03,220 --> 00:41:06,500
 And so I'm sure they've done that over the last couple of days.

638
00:41:07,140 --> 00:41:08,060
 So we'll see tonight.

639
00:41:08,200 --> 00:41:09,860
 He pitches against Max Freese.

640
00:41:09,860 --> 00:41:10,980
 It's not going to be easy.

641
00:41:12,260 --> 00:41:14,140
 But so you'll see Malley.

642
00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:16,180
 Thomas is a good player.

643
00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:18,400
 He got a hit last night, and that was good to see.

644
00:41:19,140 --> 00:41:20,580
 You know, I don't like platoons.

645
00:41:20,680 --> 00:41:21,680
 I think platoons suck.

646
00:41:21,880 --> 00:41:26,720
 But, you know, there's no question that Thomas is better against Lesseys.

647
00:41:27,220 --> 00:41:32,020
 And Yaz isn't too much better against righties, but he's a little bit better.

648
00:41:32,140 --> 00:41:34,300
 So he's better against righties than Thomas is.

649
00:41:34,820 --> 00:41:35,640
 So we'll see.

650
00:41:35,740 --> 00:41:37,120
 We'll see if that works out for them.

651
00:41:37,420 --> 00:41:39,520
 And Brent Suter pitched last night.

652
00:41:39,560 --> 00:41:40,260
 He'll be fine.

653
00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:43,400
 I mean, you know, those trades were okay.

654
00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:46,380
 Just like the starting rotation after Cristel is okay.

655
00:41:46,640 --> 00:41:52,060
 It's not that those guys, Perez and Holmes and Elder and Lopez are awful.

656
00:41:52,600 --> 00:41:53,380
 They're okay.

657
00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:55,700
 And okay that work in the playoffs.

658
00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:57,200
 That's why people are worried.

659
00:41:57,200 --> 00:41:57,520
 Right.

660
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662
00:42:03,640 --> 00:42:08,420
 Bill, we know anybody that's been around baseball a long time knows it's a game of streaks.

663
00:42:08,580 --> 00:42:10,060
 We mentioned the Braves got out hot.

664
00:42:10,580 --> 00:42:12,360
 Then they went just as cold the other way.

665
00:42:12,440 --> 00:42:13,420
 Now they're back hot.

666
00:42:13,980 --> 00:42:15,460
 How many times have we seen this?

667
00:42:15,520 --> 00:42:17,520
 The team will reel off six, seven, eight wins.

668
00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:20,960
 And then for some crazy reason, they'll go the other way with it.

669
00:42:21,020 --> 00:42:22,580
 They're riding an eight-game streak.

670
00:42:23,060 --> 00:42:26,860
 They're going into the most famous baseball venue in all the world, Yankee Stadium.

671
00:42:26,860 --> 00:42:31,500
 Your thoughts just about not taking anything for granted and trying to put another log on the fire.

672
00:42:32,580 --> 00:42:35,440
 Well, look, the schedule's getting ready to get more difficult.

673
00:42:35,640 --> 00:42:38,080
 They've got the Yankees in New York.

674
00:42:38,520 --> 00:42:40,540
 They've come back to play the Mets.

675
00:42:40,660 --> 00:42:42,780
 And then they have Arizona at home.

676
00:42:43,540 --> 00:42:48,980
 And then they, you know, they have, I think, the Brewers two weeks from this weekend.

677
00:42:49,500 --> 00:42:52,580
 I know that obviously they've got seven games left for the Phillies.

678
00:42:53,080 --> 00:42:56,700
 So the schedule is getting ready to be a little bit more challenging.

679
00:42:57,040 --> 00:42:59,980
 And, look, I'm thrilled they've won eight games in a row.

680
00:43:00,320 --> 00:43:06,400
 But the first of those eight against the Mets, who have won four of six against the Braves, or no, more than that.

681
00:43:06,540 --> 00:43:06,680
 I can't.

682
00:43:06,740 --> 00:43:08,220
 They've won the series so far.

683
00:43:08,280 --> 00:43:08,780
 Right, right, right.

684
00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:11,020
 And then they swept the Nationals.

685
00:43:11,100 --> 00:43:13,340
 The Nationals have not played well as of late.

686
00:43:13,400 --> 00:43:15,000
 And then they played the Marlins.

687
00:43:15,160 --> 00:43:19,180
 And, obviously, the Marlins had played well in June, fell off in July.

688
00:43:19,260 --> 00:43:19,740
 That's right.

689
00:43:19,920 --> 00:43:20,280
 Baseball.

690
00:43:20,700 --> 00:43:21,700
 The cliff now.

691
00:43:22,240 --> 00:43:24,580
 And now they've traded their talent to the Marlins.

692
00:43:25,060 --> 00:43:27,000
 In other words, these eight games, I'm great.

693
00:43:27,120 --> 00:43:28,100
 I'm glad they won them.

694
00:43:28,440 --> 00:43:30,080
 But they've not played great teams.

695
00:43:30,600 --> 00:43:32,200
 Let's just be honest about that.

696
00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:34,540
 And the Marlins were awful.

697
00:43:34,780 --> 00:43:36,040
 I mean, like, what the h*** happened to you?

698
00:43:36,080 --> 00:43:38,380
 You guys won 14 in a row in June.

699
00:43:38,460 --> 00:43:41,660
 Now you look like Chico's Bell Bonds out there from California.

700
00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:44,420
 That's what you got to the owner, catching checks, Bill.

701
00:43:44,520 --> 00:43:45,560
 That's what you got there.

702
00:43:46,080 --> 00:43:46,740
 That's right.

703
00:43:46,820 --> 00:43:47,420
 That's right.

704
00:43:47,500 --> 00:43:48,900
 So, you know, it's going to get tougher.

705
00:43:49,100 --> 00:43:50,320
 And we'll see how they do.

706
00:43:50,320 --> 00:43:53,260
 I mean, they've got to continue to play at a high level.

707
00:43:53,360 --> 00:43:54,400
 And they've got to continue to.

708
00:43:54,840 --> 00:43:56,120
 I mean, they're eight and a half up.

709
00:43:56,160 --> 00:43:57,080
 They're going to win that division.

710
00:43:57,320 --> 00:44:01,140
 I don't think even with 47 games left, they're going to screw that up.

711
00:44:01,740 --> 00:44:04,200
 You know, they've gone for two up for the All-Star game.

712
00:44:04,240 --> 00:44:07,860
 And now in the last three weeks, they've expanded that lead to eight and a half.

713
00:44:07,940 --> 00:44:08,980
 So, I'm not worried about that.

714
00:44:09,020 --> 00:44:11,120
 But it's all about getting ready for October.

715
00:44:11,440 --> 00:44:14,040
 And, you know, they've given Chris Sale extra days off rest.

716
00:44:14,500 --> 00:44:18,660
 He pitches tomorrow night a nine days rest, which is a big deal to him.

717
00:44:18,980 --> 00:44:21,700
 But, you know, they're just trying to preserve him and get him ready.

718
00:44:22,080 --> 00:44:22,860
 Because I want to tell you something.

719
00:44:22,940 --> 00:44:24,320
 They need to put him in bubble wrap.

720
00:44:24,660 --> 00:44:26,680
 That boy doesn't have nothing wrong with him.

721
00:44:26,840 --> 00:44:29,740
 If Chris Sale gets hurt, it's sayonara, sweetheart.

722
00:44:29,880 --> 00:44:30,600
 I can tell you that.

723
00:44:31,500 --> 00:44:37,020
 Listen, I have read three or four articles this month about baseball, you know, the power

724
00:44:37,020 --> 00:44:38,700
 rankings, all this kind of stuff.

725
00:44:38,700 --> 00:44:46,920
 And they seem to end every article with, enjoy this season, enjoy the playoffs, because we

726
00:44:46,920 --> 00:44:52,280
 have no idea how much baseball we're going to have the opportunity to watch next year.

727
00:44:52,420 --> 00:44:58,040
 And I know your favorite commissioner, Rob Manfred, that's another issue here.

728
00:44:58,800 --> 00:45:04,680
 How much, do you think we're going to miss half the season next year because of a lockout?

729
00:45:05,400 --> 00:45:06,920
 I think it's a very good chance, yes.

730
00:45:07,120 --> 00:45:07,540
 I do.

731
00:45:07,720 --> 00:45:15,040
 I think we are headed down a very rocky, horrible road that could ruin the game.

732
00:45:15,740 --> 00:45:18,700
 And it's going to impact the sport for years to come.

733
00:45:18,820 --> 00:45:22,800
 I think the owners are dug in and the players are dug in.

734
00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:25,500
 And I don't know how they'll bulge or come to a middle ground.

735
00:45:26,100 --> 00:45:27,020
 They're going to have to.

736
00:45:27,340 --> 00:45:35,840
 But if we're in April next year and no spring training happened, I mean, I can't fathom it,

737
00:45:35,880 --> 00:45:36,720
 but it could happen.

738
00:45:38,100 --> 00:45:40,280
 So for once, we're all wrong about that.

739
00:45:40,520 --> 00:45:42,140
 Bill, let's switch gears a little bit.

740
00:45:42,280 --> 00:45:45,000
 Georgia Dawes got camp rolling and rocking here.

741
00:45:45,120 --> 00:45:49,420
 But your thoughts about Georgia and every team in the SEC, are they just going to sit

742
00:45:49,420 --> 00:45:51,100
 back and play for the bridesmaid spot?

743
00:45:51,200 --> 00:45:55,620
 Because according to all the experts, it's the Big Ten's world and we're just living in it.

744
00:45:57,480 --> 00:46:05,140
 Well, I think people who are saying that are crazy because, I mean, I understand that

745
00:46:05,140 --> 00:46:10,500
 Indiana and Ohio State and Oregon are going to be very good.

746
00:46:10,500 --> 00:46:12,020
 I understand that completely.

747
00:46:13,140 --> 00:46:18,040
 But I think that the SEC is going to be very strong.

748
00:46:18,880 --> 00:46:21,620
 And, you know, I think they're a very good team for the SEC.

749
00:46:21,980 --> 00:46:25,380
 I think Georgia and Texas are obviously the top.

750
00:46:25,840 --> 00:46:29,760
 You know, I don't think anybody's talking about Texas A&M, which is kind of interesting to me.

751
00:46:30,700 --> 00:46:32,220
 But they're not.

752
00:46:32,320 --> 00:46:33,980
 And it's like, well, they've got a quarterback back.

753
00:46:34,040 --> 00:46:36,680
 And usually that ought to be a sign they could be pretty good.

754
00:46:36,740 --> 00:46:38,720
 I mean, I know they've got some areas they've got to address.

755
00:46:38,800 --> 00:46:40,200
 But the quarterback is back.

756
00:46:41,020 --> 00:46:42,800
 And I think the SEC is in good shape.

757
00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:46,980
 I mean, I still take the SEC over the Big Ten.

758
00:46:47,640 --> 00:46:48,900
 And I'm partial.

759
00:46:49,120 --> 00:46:52,480
 Obviously, there's not maybe as much objectivity as needs to be.

760
00:46:52,740 --> 00:46:59,080
 But, I mean, you know, each conference has got areas of teams that have question marks.

761
00:46:59,360 --> 00:47:09,320
 But I still think even the top, say, four in each conference, I think five through 12 is still going to be a strong.

762
00:47:09,580 --> 00:47:19,060
 I mean, we were talking on this show two weeks ago about the fact that, you know, you get to like seventh in the SEC, seven to 12, and you might be able to flip a coin.

763
00:47:19,140 --> 00:47:20,940
 Well, that's not because those teams are bad.

764
00:47:21,540 --> 00:47:24,040
 That's because those teams are kind of close and they may be good.

765
00:47:24,040 --> 00:47:28,220
 But, yeah, I think so.

766
00:47:28,460 --> 00:47:32,140
 And so I don't, you know, the Big 12 needs to think that.

767
00:47:32,260 --> 00:47:33,680
 And I understand they've won the last three.

768
00:47:33,740 --> 00:47:34,320
 I get it.

769
00:47:34,400 --> 00:47:35,500
 I totally understand.

770
00:47:36,260 --> 00:47:39,420
 But I think our football is still pretty good down here.

771
00:47:39,820 --> 00:47:43,540
 Listen, we've talked about this two or three times this week.

772
00:47:43,900 --> 00:47:46,040
 Indiana's future non-conference schedule.

773
00:47:46,780 --> 00:47:49,880
 This year is North Texas, Howard, and Western Kentucky.

774
00:47:50,420 --> 00:47:54,120
 Next year is Kennesaw State, Indiana State, and UMass.

775
00:47:54,520 --> 00:47:56,360
 And you're thinking, well, it's going to get better.

776
00:47:56,840 --> 00:48:01,140
 In 2028, it's Austin Peay, Eastern Michigan, and Miami of Ohio.

777
00:48:02,020 --> 00:48:05,860
 2029, it's Ball State, Eastern Illinois, and Western Kentucky.

778
00:48:06,460 --> 00:48:08,840
 And 2030, Indiana State, and Delaware.

779
00:48:09,440 --> 00:48:14,740
 Now, when we talk about cash for clunker games, which week 11, which gets you going,

780
00:48:15,220 --> 00:48:18,360
 isn't that incredible to look at their non-conference schedule?

781
00:48:18,960 --> 00:48:19,600
 That's embarrassing.

782
00:48:20,340 --> 00:48:20,580
 Yeah.

783
00:48:21,100 --> 00:48:21,440
 It's awful.

784
00:48:21,740 --> 00:48:25,520
 I mean, I think, and if it was Georgia, I would say it's embarrassing.

785
00:48:25,660 --> 00:48:25,900
 I know.

786
00:48:25,900 --> 00:48:26,660
 I don't like each of them.

787
00:48:27,040 --> 00:48:28,760
 You know how vocal I've been about them.

788
00:48:28,800 --> 00:48:29,880
 I think they're bad for football.

789
00:48:29,880 --> 00:48:34,220
 I think they're a waste of time, a waste of money, a waste of effort.

790
00:48:35,620 --> 00:48:38,880
 The positive, I don't, I don't, and you know, I know people can say,

791
00:48:39,060 --> 00:48:42,780
 well, you know, let's take Kennesaw State here in Georgia.

792
00:48:43,100 --> 00:48:43,460
 All right.

793
00:48:43,500 --> 00:48:46,940
 So I'm sure Indiana's going to write Kennesaw State in 2028 or whenever it was.

794
00:48:47,220 --> 00:48:47,720
 Okay, good.

795
00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:48,560
 That's fine.

796
00:48:48,800 --> 00:48:49,380
 I'm glad.

797
00:48:49,740 --> 00:48:51,200
 But I don't care about Kennesaw State.

798
00:48:51,880 --> 00:48:54,120
 I'm not an Owls fan.

799
00:48:54,520 --> 00:49:00,520
 And with all due respect to their fans, I don't agree with paying to get my butt kicked.

800
00:49:02,620 --> 00:49:07,900
 I have noticed, why would I, as a fan, want to say, oh, well, it's such a treat.

801
00:49:08,160 --> 00:49:10,420
 We get to go to Indiana for a road game.

802
00:49:10,740 --> 00:49:12,480
 Well, you get to go to lose.

803
00:49:13,140 --> 00:49:17,320
 Why would you want to go to get your butt kicked and, oh, the experience is there.

804
00:49:17,600 --> 00:49:19,240
 Give me a break with the experience c***.

805
00:49:20,020 --> 00:49:21,960
 I have no interest in that whatsoever.

806
00:49:22,180 --> 00:49:22,880
 I think it's thin.

807
00:49:23,020 --> 00:49:23,720
 I think it's shallow.

808
00:49:24,320 --> 00:49:30,240
 You know, they need to, they need to, if getting more money to the lower level teams

809
00:49:30,240 --> 00:49:34,060
 and the other conferences are so important, maybe they would be helped if they had their

810
00:49:34,060 --> 00:49:37,200
 own d*** championship, which could funnel money to them in that direction.

811
00:49:37,740 --> 00:49:46,140
 And I'd rather you write a check to, I'd rather all the Division I teams, Power 5, Power 4,

812
00:49:46,220 --> 00:49:48,680
 whatever the heck they're called this week, to write a check.

813
00:49:48,760 --> 00:49:52,800
 Like, I'd rather Georgia and Georgia Tech come together and write a check where the money

814
00:49:52,800 --> 00:49:57,580
 goes to Kennesaw State and Georgia State and Mercer and Georgia Southern compared to having

815
00:49:57,580 --> 00:49:58,120
 to play them.

816
00:49:58,740 --> 00:50:06,440
 Well, just wait until we get to November with the college football playoff committee and

817
00:50:06,440 --> 00:50:12,440
 the SEC's been talking and banging the drum for years about strength of schedule and the

818
00:50:12,440 --> 00:50:16,300
 college football playoff committee brings up Indiana's non-conference schedule.

819
00:50:17,200 --> 00:50:18,660
 Well, I hope they bring it up.

820
00:50:18,720 --> 00:50:19,340
 I hope it's loud.

821
00:50:19,580 --> 00:50:22,320
 I hope they, I hope they do recognize it.

822
00:50:22,400 --> 00:50:26,260
 And I, I think that's why these, these cash for clunkery games need to go.

823
00:50:26,360 --> 00:50:27,120
 They need to go.

824
00:50:27,220 --> 00:50:31,800
 I mean, they're because at some point those games need to hurt somebody.

825
00:50:32,360 --> 00:50:37,180
 They need to really be an indictment on a team's season.

826
00:50:37,860 --> 00:50:41,460
 And until that happens though, Brad, I don't know if it's going to make a difference.

827
00:50:41,820 --> 00:50:42,380
 Yeah, I know, bud.

828
00:50:42,460 --> 00:50:45,880
 And again, we're not being drunk toward these schools.

829
00:50:46,600 --> 00:50:50,660
 It's just, if you're going to play, if you're going to be in the playoffs, you need to be

830
00:50:50,660 --> 00:50:53,220
 playing a more demanding non-conference schedule.

831
00:50:53,420 --> 00:50:58,800
 Well, do we, do we want the Atlanta Braves in the middle of May to play a cash for clunker

832
00:50:58,800 --> 00:50:59,980
 game against the Toledo Mudhens?

833
00:50:59,980 --> 00:51:01,100
 Yeah, I know, I know.

834
00:51:01,200 --> 00:51:01,920
 Yeah, yeah.

835
00:51:02,040 --> 00:51:02,700
 The difference.

836
00:51:02,900 --> 00:51:04,940
 What, what, what is the difference?

837
00:51:05,080 --> 00:51:09,140
 Because the Toledo Mudhens are not in the same league as the Atlanta Braves.

838
00:51:09,620 --> 00:51:12,060
 Kennesaw State is not in the same league as Indiana.

839
00:51:12,780 --> 00:51:13,400
 What's the difference?

840
00:51:13,700 --> 00:51:14,040
 Mm-hmm.

841
00:51:14,480 --> 00:51:18,800
 How about just, just have a spring game and say, look, it doesn't count against the record

842
00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:21,740
 for or against, it's a way of generating income.

843
00:51:21,860 --> 00:51:22,920
 This goes to that school.

844
00:51:23,060 --> 00:51:28,200
 We'll have a spring game and fans can come out if you want to, that money goes to school

845
00:51:28,200 --> 00:51:28,980
 A, B, or C.

846
00:51:29,680 --> 00:51:30,920
 Do it in the spring?

847
00:51:31,420 --> 00:51:31,640
 Yeah.

848
00:51:31,640 --> 00:51:33,100
 Do an exhibition game in August.

849
00:51:33,300 --> 00:51:33,520
 Yeah.

850
00:51:33,520 --> 00:51:34,280
 I don't care.

851
00:51:34,420 --> 00:51:34,740
 Absolutely.

852
00:51:35,020 --> 00:51:35,200
 Right.

853
00:51:35,900 --> 00:51:39,300
 You know, and, and I don't want to hear from the coaches about, oh my God, our schedule

854
00:51:39,300 --> 00:51:40,060
 is so tough.

855
00:51:40,600 --> 00:51:41,040
 You know what?

856
00:51:41,060 --> 00:51:42,400
 Every game in the NFL is tough.

857
00:51:42,400 --> 00:51:43,940
 I don't care if you suck or you're good.

858
00:51:43,940 --> 00:51:48,720
 You ask the Kansas City Chiefs every year what it's like to play a bad team.

859
00:51:49,060 --> 00:51:51,280
 And it's like, you can't take them for granted.

860
00:51:51,400 --> 00:51:52,040
 You got to be careful.

861
00:51:52,140 --> 00:51:52,720
 You got to play home.

862
00:51:52,840 --> 00:51:53,560
 You got to play well.

863
00:51:53,960 --> 00:51:57,380
 So I, I don't want to hear that from, oh, well, we need to, we need to blow.

864
00:51:57,620 --> 00:51:59,740
 Oh, well, you know, give me a break.

865
00:51:59,840 --> 00:52:02,820
 I just, the worst vacation of America has gotten to the end.

866
00:52:03,780 --> 00:52:04,960
 And I'm serious.

867
00:52:05,100 --> 00:52:05,560
 It's like.

868
00:52:05,700 --> 00:52:06,800
 You're going to make them cry, bro.

869
00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:07,780
 You're going to make them cry.

870
00:52:09,460 --> 00:52:13,340
 I'm not saying to, you know, keep people out there on the football field until they bleed

871
00:52:13,340 --> 00:52:14,800
 or, you know, die or whatever.

872
00:52:15,000 --> 00:52:18,400
 But it's like the worst vacation of America needs to end.

873
00:52:18,920 --> 00:52:21,320
 Let me tell you, when I become president.

874
00:52:21,620 --> 00:52:21,880
 Yeah.

875
00:52:22,000 --> 00:52:22,300
 Right.

876
00:52:23,260 --> 00:52:28,500
 I'm going to do an executive order that says that if a, if a starting pitcher in the big

877
00:52:28,500 --> 00:52:33,060
 league does not go seven, you have to take a, they, they cut his, they cut his wiener off.

878
00:52:33,280 --> 00:52:33,920
 He's a woman.

879
00:52:33,940 --> 00:52:36,700
 Cut his, cut his, what was that again?

880
00:52:37,420 --> 00:52:38,060
 His wiener.

881
00:52:38,440 --> 00:52:38,820
 Okay.

882
00:52:39,060 --> 00:52:39,560
 With a W.

883
00:52:40,280 --> 00:52:41,060
 It's just over.

884
00:52:41,200 --> 00:52:44,020
 It's just, I mean, if you can't, if you're, if you're, if you're, if you can't pitch seven

885
00:52:44,020 --> 00:52:45,620
 innings, you're just, you're a woman.

886
00:52:46,040 --> 00:52:53,820
 And then if you, if you, if you, if you, if you play a cash for clunker game in college

887
00:52:53,820 --> 00:52:57,800
 football, you're going to have to donate $3 million to my reelection campaign.

888
00:52:57,840 --> 00:52:59,980
 It's that kind of stuff that will make America better.

889
00:53:00,240 --> 00:53:01,160
 Let me ask you this.

890
00:53:01,180 --> 00:53:04,100
 If you are the president, what are you going to say to the beard boys, Bill?

891
00:53:05,620 --> 00:53:06,620
 God, y'all were old.

892
00:53:06,620 --> 00:53:12,320
 You know, you know what I'm going to, you know what I'm going to say, Harold?

893
00:53:12,340 --> 00:53:13,560
 I'm afraid to ask.

894
00:53:14,060 --> 00:53:18,760
 I'm going to say, my God, you're bankrupting social security with the amount of money I

895
00:53:18,760 --> 00:53:19,800
 got to pay you two people.

896
00:53:22,080 --> 00:53:23,660
 Groundhog day at never end.

897
00:53:23,660 --> 00:53:30,320
 Now, now, if any of our esteemed listeners would like to call your show this afternoon and

898
00:53:30,320 --> 00:53:35,760
 have a rebuttal or get into a discussion with what we just talked about the last five

899
00:53:35,760 --> 00:53:38,880
 minutes, where can they get online and call in?

900
00:53:39,900 --> 00:53:42,840
 They can go to theseuperstations.com.

901
00:53:42,940 --> 00:53:45,840
 We will be starting our football coverage today.

902
00:53:45,940 --> 00:53:47,880
 We'll be talking about all about it now.

903
00:53:48,100 --> 00:53:52,660
 You know, I'm usually going to have an Auburn guy on the show on Fridays, but he's not there

904
00:53:52,660 --> 00:53:53,900
 this, this week.

905
00:53:53,940 --> 00:53:56,220
 He's actually on vacation in Boston.

906
00:53:56,360 --> 00:53:57,940
 He went to the Red Sox game yesterday.

907
00:53:58,260 --> 00:54:00,300
 So I'm going to make fun of Auburn all day today.

908
00:54:00,440 --> 00:54:02,040
 I mean, I like doing it to his face.

909
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 I know you do.

910
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 Somehow you will survive, Bill.

911
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 Listen, man, spend your time.

912
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 Have a great weekend.

913
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 Okay, buddy?

914
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 All right, guys.

915
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 Take care.

916
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 Thank you, buddy.

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918
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920
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 Yes, he did.

921
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 Coming up the next hour, what about the folks out in Texas?

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966
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967
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 State lawmaker Ernie Yarbrough is calling on city and county leadership as well as law enforcement

968
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 agencies here in Alabama to serve the public and uphold the U.S. Constitution rather than

969
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970
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971
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972
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973
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974
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 Yarbrough takes issue with the argument that is being used to usher in these high surveillance

975
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976
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 Yarbrough points to the fact that there were low crime rates that occurred decades ago without

977
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978
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 Yarbrough contends that the government's failure to bring swift justice to criminals

979
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980
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981
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 while not trampling on their constitutional rights of privacy, liberty, and freedom.

982
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 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

983
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 The news cycle can be overwhelming, to say the least.

984
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990
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991
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992
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 Adams was indicted this past May.

993
00:58:35,040 --> 00:58:35,760
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994
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1030
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1033
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1034
01:00:52,560 --> 01:00:57,760
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9, the score.

1035
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 Welcome back in.

1036
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1037
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1038
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 Thank you so much for checking us out around the Tennessee Valley and online anytime at 93.9, the score.

1039
01:01:08,240 --> 01:01:08,640
 We're out.

1040
01:01:09,040 --> 01:01:09,480
 What do you say?

1041
01:01:09,580 --> 01:01:12,640
 We'll head on down to Orlando and say hello to Mike Hugen.

1042
01:01:12,720 --> 01:01:15,840
 He is the college football slash basketball guru.

1043
01:01:16,220 --> 01:01:17,100
 Mike, welcome in.

1044
01:01:17,200 --> 01:01:18,100
 Happy Friday to you.

1045
01:01:18,180 --> 01:01:18,680
 How are you?

1046
01:01:21,780 --> 01:01:23,800
 Three more weeks, and we got football.

1047
01:01:24,300 --> 01:01:24,740
 College football.

1048
01:01:26,820 --> 01:01:28,600
 Mike, I'm sure you like the rest of us.

1049
01:01:28,620 --> 01:01:30,920
 You've seen all the preseason polls.

1050
01:01:31,120 --> 01:01:39,480
 We know what they say, which begs the question, if the SEC is going to break the yoke that the Big Tens had them right now at three,

1051
01:01:39,680 --> 01:01:41,920
 and according to those folks, it's going to be four.

1052
01:01:42,400 --> 01:01:48,960
 Mike, where are you with, first of all, one of the great debates, SEC versus Big Ten, Big Ten versus SEC entering this.

1053
01:01:49,020 --> 01:01:49,820
 We know where it enters.

1054
01:01:50,220 --> 01:01:52,800
 How is it going to exit as far as the final standings?

1055
01:01:53,800 --> 01:02:02,520
 I think on paper, the top of the Big Ten is as good as the top of the SEC.

1056
01:02:02,520 --> 01:02:06,780
 I think the difference is the middle and bottom of the SEC are a lot better.

1057
01:02:07,460 --> 01:02:10,340
 Ohio State is exceptionally talented.

1058
01:02:11,000 --> 01:02:19,800
 I think Indiana is talented, has a great coach, plus the court case last week from Colorado.

1059
01:02:21,340 --> 01:02:25,660
 They now have one of their best pass rushers from last season back, Stephen Daly.

1060
01:02:25,960 --> 01:02:27,320
 He got hurt last season.

1061
01:02:28,520 --> 01:02:31,700
 He's back for that extra year.

1062
01:02:32,520 --> 01:02:38,820
 I think those two, and Oregon, I'm sorry, Oregon.

1063
01:02:39,500 --> 01:02:46,300
 I'm not a huge Dante Moore fan as others, but they have a lot of talent.

1064
01:02:46,480 --> 01:02:48,240
 The schedule isn't overly difficult.

1065
01:02:49,240 --> 01:02:55,340
 I think those three teams have fewer questions than the top three teams in the SEC.

1066
01:02:55,960 --> 01:03:00,720
 But again, how good is Michigan going to be with a new coach?

1067
01:03:00,720 --> 01:03:02,880
 I'm not a big fan of their quarterback.

1068
01:03:03,520 --> 01:03:06,080
 Penn State's a mystery with the new coach.

1069
01:03:06,600 --> 01:03:08,480
 Illinois needs to throw the ball better.

1070
01:03:09,780 --> 01:03:13,820
 Iowa needs to realize it's not 1986 anymore.

1071
01:03:13,980 --> 01:03:15,660
 They have to throw the ball much better.

1072
01:03:16,840 --> 01:03:19,560
 USC and Washington are interesting.

1073
01:03:19,700 --> 01:03:26,240
 USC, though, lost its starting center on the first day of camp to a non-contact injury.

1074
01:03:26,840 --> 01:03:31,560
 Fifth-year senior, that's a gigantic blow with this time of the year.

1075
01:03:31,660 --> 01:03:34,980
 They're probably going to have to move a presumptive starting guard to the center.

1076
01:03:35,700 --> 01:03:37,360
 So, I mean, there's a lot.

1077
01:03:38,400 --> 01:03:44,640
 Again, on paper, I think the three best Big Ten teams are better than the three best SEC teams.

1078
01:03:44,640 --> 01:03:53,260
 But, yeah, Texas, I'm still not totally buying Sarkeesian.

1079
01:03:54,440 --> 01:03:57,940
 Georgia, their wide receiver core is a gigantic mystery.

1080
01:03:58,120 --> 01:04:04,660
 They're counting on a dude who was the number three receiver at Georgia Tech to be their go-to guy.

1081
01:04:06,740 --> 01:04:10,600
 They don't have, you know, their defensive line, I think, is talented.

1082
01:04:10,800 --> 01:04:12,640
 They don't have a stud player up front.

1083
01:04:13,620 --> 01:04:20,180
 If the third best team in the SEC is Texas A&M or Ole Miss or LSU or Alabama,

1084
01:04:20,600 --> 01:04:23,380
 I think all those teams have gigantic question marks.

1085
01:04:24,200 --> 01:04:33,920
 So, I think the SEC, I'm more interested in seeing how this SEC season unfolds than it has been in a long time.

1086
01:04:33,920 --> 01:04:43,180
 I think this year, I think the SEC race is going to be extremely interesting.

1087
01:04:44,080 --> 01:04:48,100
 More so than in years past and more interesting than the Big Ten race.

1088
01:04:48,940 --> 01:04:55,100
 I'm sorry, on that topic, as far as in our zip code here, who would you put in that race right now?

1089
01:04:55,180 --> 01:04:56,220
 And this may sound crazy.

1090
01:04:56,420 --> 01:05:01,540
 Alabama and, I mean, I know that right now they're not going to be talked about,

1091
01:05:01,540 --> 01:05:04,240
 but Auburn, a lot of folks have got to pick for a dark horse, who knows.

1092
01:05:04,820 --> 01:05:08,840
 But relative to our audience here, where would you put them in that race right now?

1093
01:05:10,780 --> 01:05:13,040
 The eighth or lower.

1094
01:05:14,600 --> 01:05:16,560
 I like Byron Brown.

1095
01:05:17,040 --> 01:05:18,740
 I don't like the rest of the offense.

1096
01:05:19,520 --> 01:05:22,240
 I think Goalish has a good offensive mind.

1097
01:05:23,160 --> 01:05:28,640
 I think the offense after the last couple seasons will be, for an Auburn fan,

1098
01:05:28,640 --> 01:05:31,680
 a heck of a lot more entertaining to watch.

1099
01:05:33,520 --> 01:05:35,060
 Defensively, they're obviously going to be fine.

1100
01:05:35,140 --> 01:05:37,100
 I just don't believe in their offensive skill, guys.

1101
01:05:37,760 --> 01:05:43,400
 Alabama, first time starting quarterback in the SEC, there's going to be growing pain.

1102
01:05:44,640 --> 01:05:47,420
 How good is the running back going to be?

1103
01:05:47,860 --> 01:05:50,500
 How good is the offensive line going to be?

1104
01:05:51,000 --> 01:05:52,720
 I talked about Georgia earlier.

1105
01:05:52,860 --> 01:05:55,620
 They're going to have a talented defensive front without a stud.

1106
01:05:56,840 --> 01:06:01,380
 I'm not sure the Alabama defense has a stud up front either.

1107
01:06:01,980 --> 01:06:05,400
 I think the Alabama linebackers are good, not as good as Georgia's.

1108
01:06:05,940 --> 01:06:07,360
 Secondary's got some players.

1109
01:06:07,860 --> 01:06:10,860
 They're also going to need some young guys to step up.

1110
01:06:11,320 --> 01:06:14,660
 I think Alabama is going to finish fifth or sixth in the SEC.

1111
01:06:15,420 --> 01:06:17,340
 But that might be enough to get into a playoff.

1112
01:06:17,460 --> 01:06:17,620
 Yeah.

1113
01:06:18,300 --> 01:06:21,120
 Let me ask you about some quarterback battles.

1114
01:06:21,860 --> 01:06:26,740
 Let me mention three and see which one you think has the best season.

1115
01:06:27,300 --> 01:06:31,040
 Jared Curtis threw for nearly 5,000 yards.

1116
01:06:31,040 --> 01:06:34,100
 I know it's in high school, but 76 yards in Nashville.

1117
01:06:34,780 --> 01:06:37,200
 Faison Brandon for Tennessee.

1118
01:06:37,700 --> 01:06:41,340
 A lot of people feel he's the future of the Vols.

1119
01:06:41,380 --> 01:06:44,000
 He's got to get beat out McIntyre first.

1120
01:06:44,540 --> 01:06:47,840
 And then Keelan Russell, Austin Mack, maybe start the first game.

1121
01:06:47,920 --> 01:06:49,180
 I think he will come on.

1122
01:06:49,740 --> 01:06:51,720
 Who has the best season of those three?

1123
01:06:54,120 --> 01:06:59,740
 The passing stats, that's a good question.

1124
01:06:59,740 --> 01:07:08,660
 I think Brandon has an advantage in that Tennessee's returning four starters on the offensive line

1125
01:07:08,660 --> 01:07:12,520
 and a pretty darn good running back.

1126
01:07:14,480 --> 01:07:22,820
 The offense that Heupel likes Bishop is going to get his carries and get his yards.

1127
01:07:23,740 --> 01:07:27,040
 I'm not sure Brandon's going to be a high-level passer.

1128
01:07:27,380 --> 01:07:30,540
 Jared Curtis certainly has all the physical tools.

1129
01:07:31,220 --> 01:07:33,320
 You wonder about the surrounding talent.

1130
01:07:34,320 --> 01:07:40,700
 In Alabama, if it's Mack or if it's Russell, is the offensive line going to be better than it was last year?

1131
01:07:40,880 --> 01:07:44,340
 Is the running back situation going to be better than it was last year?

1132
01:07:44,360 --> 01:07:46,060
 And I think all that plays into it.

1133
01:07:46,640 --> 01:07:51,460
 I don't think Faison Brandon is going to have the high-level passing yardage,

1134
01:07:51,800 --> 01:07:58,320
 but I think he's going to benefit a heck of a lot from Deshaun Bishop.

1135
01:07:58,740 --> 01:08:02,060
 But, you know, Brandon and Curtis are both two freshmen.

1136
01:08:03,860 --> 01:08:05,240
 How does that play out?

1137
01:08:05,320 --> 01:08:10,760
 And, again, I think the overarching thing for me about a first-year starting quarterback in the SEC,

1138
01:08:11,760 --> 01:08:15,940
 that to me means you automatically lose one game.

1139
01:08:16,720 --> 01:08:19,600
 Maybe you shouldn't because the quarterback is going to make a mistake.

1140
01:08:20,860 --> 01:08:25,420
 So, you know, Alabama's guys I think are exceptionally talented.

1141
01:08:26,920 --> 01:08:31,520
 Mack has been a guy that DeBoer likes.

1142
01:08:31,520 --> 01:08:34,380
 So, I think that's interesting in and of itself.

1143
01:08:35,120 --> 01:08:37,380
 But, yeah, that's a tough question for me to answer.

1144
01:08:37,780 --> 01:08:44,360
 I think Brandon going into the season has an advantage because Deshaun Bishop will be lined up behind him.

1145
01:08:44,380 --> 01:08:46,100
 And I think Brandon will beat out Mack.

1146
01:08:47,120 --> 01:08:50,120
 Mike, you're going to hook it up with us, BZ, down in Orlando.

1147
01:08:50,420 --> 01:08:55,180
 Mike, a team that we haven't talked a whole lot about, but I thought it was interesting the other day.

1148
01:08:55,240 --> 01:08:59,740
 We've seen all these preseason teams come out and preseason All-American teams, individuals.

1149
01:09:00,540 --> 01:09:09,240
 And on one of the surveys, they had the number one quarterback, the dude from Ole Miss, not one Arch Manning.

1150
01:09:09,360 --> 01:09:10,960
 Chandler's edging him out.

1151
01:09:11,040 --> 01:09:14,600
 They've got a running back that's got plenty of experience at the highest level.

1152
01:09:15,160 --> 01:09:17,500
 Are people basically going soft on Ole Miss?

1153
01:09:17,500 --> 01:09:19,060
 I know they're down in Oxford.

1154
01:09:20,420 --> 01:09:21,920
 Your thoughts on us.

1155
01:09:21,980 --> 01:09:26,500
 William Faulkner Country, he likes a typewriter and a booze bottle there at his place at Roanoke.

1156
01:09:26,660 --> 01:09:28,940
 But are people overlooking Ole Miss?

1157
01:09:29,560 --> 01:09:30,940
 I don't think so.

1158
01:09:31,000 --> 01:09:34,320
 I think that they had a lot of things go right last year.

1159
01:09:36,060 --> 01:09:44,780
 They also, their offensive line returns three guys, but they have two new starters at tackle.

1160
01:09:44,960 --> 01:09:45,140
 Yeah.

1161
01:09:46,520 --> 01:09:52,000
 I'm not totally convinced they have a legitimate, true, go-to receiver.

1162
01:09:53,620 --> 01:10:05,180
 They have a defensive line that I think will be okay, but this is also a defense that got shredded frequently on the ground last year.

1163
01:10:05,180 --> 01:10:07,440
 They finished seventh in the nation in Russian defense.

1164
01:10:08,020 --> 01:10:13,060
 I also think that Kiffin being gone is going to matter.

1165
01:10:14,440 --> 01:10:28,540
 I think that Chambliss is, I think Chambliss, he's not as physically gifted as Manning, but I think that he obviously had a much better season last year and it's poised to have another huge season.

1166
01:10:28,540 --> 01:10:32,680
 But that's where the Kiffin stuff comes in.

1167
01:10:33,160 --> 01:10:36,000
 You know, basically the entire Ole Miss offensive staff is gone.

1168
01:10:37,000 --> 01:10:38,040
 The play call is gone.

1169
01:10:38,280 --> 01:10:38,840
 Kiffin's gone.

1170
01:10:38,980 --> 01:10:41,220
 So I think that is going to be something to watch.

1171
01:10:41,360 --> 01:10:43,620
 But I am a believer in Trinidad Chambliss.

1172
01:10:44,480 --> 01:10:46,840
 Kiwan Lacy is a stud.

1173
01:10:47,920 --> 01:10:50,880
 But I don't think people are sleeping on Ole Miss.

1174
01:10:50,920 --> 01:10:53,820
 I think Ole Miss is a 9-3-10-2 kind of team.

1175
01:10:55,020 --> 01:10:59,160
 The LSU game on September 19th obviously is going to tell us a heck of a lot.

1176
01:10:59,580 --> 01:11:02,260
 They also go to Texas and Oklahoma.

1177
01:11:03,040 --> 01:11:05,000
 They get Georgia at home as well.

1178
01:11:05,000 --> 01:11:09,160
 So I think of those four games, they're going to lose at least two.

1179
01:11:09,980 --> 01:11:12,620
 Are we sleeping on Texas A&M?

1180
01:11:13,000 --> 01:11:15,440
 And, you know, that's after winning 10 consecutive.

1181
01:11:15,640 --> 01:11:17,520
 I know they lost two to end the season.

1182
01:11:17,740 --> 01:11:21,340
 But Marcel Reed, Reuben Owens, the running back,

1183
01:11:21,440 --> 01:11:23,120
 Mariel Craver, and Isaiah Horton.

1184
01:11:23,200 --> 01:11:26,360
 I've heard Horton has made a big difference for them.

1185
01:11:26,440 --> 01:11:29,680
 I hear the offensive line, Torrey Adams,

1186
01:11:30,820 --> 01:11:33,820
 Sycop from their defensive end,

1187
01:11:34,460 --> 01:11:36,360
 Dez Riggs who is in Alabama.

1188
01:11:36,540 --> 01:11:38,800
 Are we sleeping on A&M a little bit?

1189
01:11:39,580 --> 01:11:42,220
 No, I'm not sure it's possible to sleep on A&M.

1190
01:11:43,000 --> 01:11:49,100
 Every time they're expected to do well, they don't.

1191
01:11:49,240 --> 01:11:50,480
 They're the Clemson.

1192
01:11:50,920 --> 01:11:54,460
 The Clemson from, you know, everybody expects big things to Clemson

1193
01:11:54,460 --> 01:11:55,280
 and they let you down.

1194
01:11:56,240 --> 01:11:58,860
 Marcel Reed has to get better as a passer.

1195
01:11:59,000 --> 01:12:00,220
 You mentioned their receiving core.

1196
01:12:00,720 --> 01:12:02,260
 I think it is going to be really good.

1197
01:12:02,380 --> 01:12:05,220
 But they also lost their best receiver, Casey Consimpsi.

1198
01:12:05,440 --> 01:12:08,860
 I will say I think A&M's got better receivers than Ole Miss does.

1199
01:12:10,660 --> 01:12:14,980
 The running game, Reuben Owens certainly is a talented back.

1200
01:12:15,040 --> 01:12:16,600
 There's a reason he's a five-star guy.

1201
01:12:17,040 --> 01:12:19,340
 Their offensive line lost four starters.

1202
01:12:21,020 --> 01:12:25,220
 How well, how quickly they gelled is going to make a difference.

1203
01:12:26,780 --> 01:12:30,600
 Defensively, they were pretty darn solid last year,

1204
01:12:30,680 --> 01:12:33,280
 as you'd expect them like LSU's team to be.

1205
01:12:34,640 --> 01:12:38,160
 Another team, they got LSU fourth week of the season on the road.

1206
01:12:38,280 --> 01:12:39,400
 Alabama on the road.

1207
01:12:39,540 --> 01:12:40,760
 Oklahoma on the road.

1208
01:12:41,220 --> 01:12:44,320
 They also play Tennessee and Texas at the end of the season.

1209
01:12:47,200 --> 01:12:51,560
 That's another team that I think they should be really good,

1210
01:12:51,780 --> 01:12:52,860
 like at least 10-2.

1211
01:12:54,060 --> 01:13:00,240
 But, you know, and you can say, well, you know, yes, their history,

1212
01:13:00,400 --> 01:13:03,380
 they've always sort of underachieved when they're expected to do well,

1213
01:13:03,440 --> 01:13:04,460
 but they're different players.

1214
01:13:05,100 --> 01:13:05,960
 I don't know.

1215
01:13:06,040 --> 01:13:08,640
 It's something, maybe it's something in the water in College Station.

1216
01:13:09,180 --> 01:13:11,840
 But every time they are expected to be really good

1217
01:13:11,840 --> 01:13:14,960
 and to contend for something, they don't.

1218
01:13:14,960 --> 01:13:20,120
 And maybe Elko will be sort of a soothing, calming factor there.

1219
01:13:20,700 --> 01:13:23,360
 The talent is there for A&M to win at least 10,

1220
01:13:23,440 --> 01:13:24,400
 get back to the playoffs.

1221
01:13:25,120 --> 01:13:29,080
 But that's a team that their offensive line worries me.

1222
01:13:29,580 --> 01:13:32,940
 And Marcel Reid's upside as a passer worries me.

1223
01:13:33,400 --> 01:13:36,900
 He has to be greatly improved as a passer.

1224
01:13:37,260 --> 01:13:39,660
 I mean, their defense shut down Miami in the playoffs.

1225
01:13:39,980 --> 01:13:43,460
 You allow 10 points to Miami, you should win.

1226
01:13:43,460 --> 01:13:44,640
 And their offense was inept.

1227
01:13:45,960 --> 01:13:50,680
 And I think part of that was Marcel Reid not being good enough as a passer.

1228
01:13:51,380 --> 01:13:52,620
 Yeah, you're exactly right.

1229
01:13:52,720 --> 01:13:53,780
 Great conversation.

1230
01:13:54,580 --> 01:14:00,320
 As always, one more Saturday closer, my friend, to Toe Meets Leather,

1231
01:14:00,420 --> 01:14:02,400
 as Harold Book said, to begin the show.

1232
01:14:02,760 --> 01:14:04,660
 Always enjoy the conversation, buddy.

1233
01:14:04,740 --> 01:14:05,580
 Have a great weekend.

1234
01:14:05,740 --> 01:14:07,080
 Let's do this again next Friday.

1235
01:14:07,640 --> 01:14:07,980
 Excellent.

1236
01:14:08,120 --> 01:14:08,540
 Thanks, guys.

1237
01:14:09,100 --> 01:14:10,280
 Thank you so much, Mike.

1238
01:14:10,440 --> 01:14:13,060
 And by the way, if you can't wait for that three weeks,

1239
01:14:13,120 --> 01:14:14,880
 how about just now over two weeks?

1240
01:14:15,020 --> 01:14:19,260
 The season actually kicks off two weeks from last night.

1241
01:14:20,000 --> 01:14:23,300
 Amongst the games, marking down Mercyhurst in Youngtown State.

1242
01:14:23,680 --> 01:14:27,220
 And here's the one, the circle of Delaware State and Stony Brook.

1243
01:14:27,980 --> 01:14:29,440
 You have been warned, BB.

1244
01:14:29,800 --> 01:14:32,840
 But first, let's jump over the Midstead River all the way to Texas

1245
01:14:32,840 --> 01:14:35,240
 and talk Hank South Texas football next.

1246
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1247
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 Boom-O-Roo, Kirby Smart, the big dog in Georgia, at least when it comes to radio, is Bill Shakespeare.

1315
01:17:25,440 --> 01:17:26,960
 Who have you got on the show today?

1316
01:17:27,040 --> 01:17:33,360
 I know you're talking about trade, deadline, options, talking about Alabama beating Georgia on October the 10th.

1317
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 Where can we get online and listen in this afternoon?

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 Let me tell you, I have no guess whatsoever.

1319
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1320
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 I have a rundown, and I might just have to recite and read the rundown over and over.

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 Right.

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 So I had all kinds of stuff to do.

1328
01:17:56,960 --> 01:17:57,520
 Thank you, Bill.

1329
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 H***, I may be calling you two shows in the four block hours.

1330
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 I mean, I have no freaking clue what I mean.

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 I'm walking into a boardroom naked as a jaybird, not knowing what.

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1338
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 Is Bill legal, baby?

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 To you, the conversation we had with him earlier today will be another promo next week.

1340
01:18:35,760 --> 01:18:37,180
 I think I heard some Buffett back there.

1341
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 It's 5 o'clock somewhere.

1342
01:18:38,320 --> 01:18:38,920
 I'm not sure.

1343
01:18:39,160 --> 01:18:43,600
 Maybe Hank South has the answers west of the Mississippi.

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 He is busy there.

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 He's managing the answer of ontexasfootball.com.

1346
01:18:48,460 --> 01:18:49,540
 Hank, welcome in.

1347
01:18:49,600 --> 01:18:51,600
 How's life in Tejas today?

1348
01:18:53,240 --> 01:18:53,920
 How's it going, guys?

1349
01:18:53,960 --> 01:18:54,640
 Thanks for having me.

1350
01:18:54,800 --> 01:18:55,380
 Good, man.

1351
01:18:55,380 --> 01:18:56,180
 We appreciate you.

1352
01:18:56,500 --> 01:18:57,440
 Just trying to stay cool.

1353
01:18:58,760 --> 01:18:59,780
 It's almost here.

1354
01:19:00,020 --> 01:19:04,460
 Hank, this is a very intriguing storyline you've got developing out there because everybody's

1355
01:19:04,460 --> 01:19:06,360
 got Texas, Texas, Texas.

1356
01:19:06,540 --> 01:19:09,280
 You've got Arch Manning, and then all of a sudden the polls come out, and they've got

1357
01:19:09,280 --> 01:19:10,840
 Georgia, they've got Ohio State.

1358
01:19:11,900 --> 01:19:13,980
 Who knows with all the transfers coming in?

1359
01:19:13,980 --> 01:19:15,980
 The one thing we do know is there's a lot of promise.

1360
01:19:16,280 --> 01:19:21,020
 So before we get into all the specifics, Hank, where is the vibe right now in camp?

1361
01:19:22,180 --> 01:19:23,640
 Yeah, there's a lot of excitement.

1362
01:19:24,080 --> 01:19:28,920
 And, you know, I think as it relates to the polls, I don't think there's a lot of surprise.

1363
01:19:29,480 --> 01:19:34,400
 You know, almost maybe a sense of relief that Texas is the number one team.

1364
01:19:34,620 --> 01:19:34,800
 Thank you.

1365
01:19:35,100 --> 01:19:36,940
 You know, you don't have a target on your back.

1366
01:19:37,200 --> 01:19:40,640
 But, I mean, people don't realize that Texas actually is one of the younger teams in the

1367
01:19:40,640 --> 01:19:44,400
 country despite, you know, if you look at the overall roster, they're, you know,

1368
01:19:44,400 --> 01:19:45,120
 starting positions.

1369
01:19:45,280 --> 01:19:46,080
 They have a lot of experience.

1370
01:19:46,340 --> 01:19:48,320
 But they're still a relatively young team.

1371
01:19:48,460 --> 01:19:50,320
 So there's a lot of excitement.

1372
01:19:50,520 --> 01:19:56,060
 You know, we've been at camp the last two days, able to watch them for a couple of media

1373
01:19:56,060 --> 01:19:56,740
 viewing windows.

1374
01:19:57,000 --> 01:19:58,680
 And, you know, there's a lot of energy, a lot of excitement.

1375
01:19:59,000 --> 01:20:02,440
 And, you know, as far as, you know, as long as I've been following Texas football, it's

1376
01:20:02,440 --> 01:20:05,240
 one of the more highly anticipated seasons I can remember.

1377
01:20:05,920 --> 01:20:09,240
 Hank, I know they've got it, that you've got Arch.

1378
01:20:09,940 --> 01:20:13,840
 Relique Brown, Hollywood Smothers are going to solve the running issue.

1379
01:20:14,500 --> 01:20:17,060
 Cal Coleman, Ryan Wingo at receivers.

1380
01:20:17,480 --> 01:20:20,720
 Trevor Goosby's one of the best left tackles in the country.

1381
01:20:21,320 --> 01:20:26,780
 But I think the difference in this Texas team this year is off the field, and that is Will

1382
01:20:26,780 --> 01:20:27,500
 Muschamp.

1383
01:20:27,900 --> 01:20:33,340
 The intensity that he brings to a defense is another level.

1384
01:20:33,800 --> 01:20:36,360
 What does Will Muschamp bring to this program?

1385
01:20:37,500 --> 01:20:38,200
 Yeah, just that.

1386
01:20:38,460 --> 01:20:43,660
 The intensity, you know, and Sark talked about the biggest thing in bringing him back to Texas

1387
01:20:43,660 --> 01:20:50,460
 was he can trust him to be the head coach of the defense to where he doesn't really have

1388
01:20:50,460 --> 01:20:55,880
 to spend, you know, key moments in the game to go over to the other side of the ball and

1389
01:20:55,880 --> 01:20:58,560
 make adjustments and, you know, focus on that.

1390
01:20:58,700 --> 01:21:00,640
 Obviously, he's the head coach, but he's also the play caller.

1391
01:21:00,820 --> 01:21:07,680
 And so, you know, he is tied up in game, trying to come up with ways to, you know, expose defenses

1392
01:21:07,680 --> 01:21:09,680
 and, you know, get the offense down the field.

1393
01:21:10,040 --> 01:21:11,840
 So that was one of his big points.

1394
01:21:12,020 --> 01:21:15,100
 But as far as what he brings, you know, just the intensity, the scheme is going to be a

1395
01:21:15,100 --> 01:21:15,620
 little bit different.

1396
01:21:15,620 --> 01:21:20,420
 I think you're going to see a more attacking style Texas defense, you know, getting out

1397
01:21:20,420 --> 01:21:20,940
 of the quarterback.

1398
01:21:21,200 --> 01:21:24,680
 That's kind of where it all starts with Will Muschamp is, you know, affecting the quarterback

1399
01:21:24,680 --> 01:21:29,420
 and then forcing them to throw, you know, into tight windows and then, you know, try to

1400
01:21:29,420 --> 01:21:31,140
 create turnovers, create havoc.

1401
01:21:31,340 --> 01:21:33,580
 So that's what you're going to see.

1402
01:21:33,660 --> 01:21:35,180
 You're going to see a lot more, you know, press coverage.

1403
01:21:35,300 --> 01:21:39,000
 A lot of the times, you know, Texas fans the last couple of years, you know, I think

1404
01:21:39,000 --> 01:21:40,720
 Pete Kalkowski did a really good job overall.

1405
01:21:40,720 --> 01:21:44,860
 But, you know, there was kind of the bend don't break mentality where, you know, you kind

1406
01:21:44,860 --> 01:21:46,520
 of just play not to lose.

1407
01:21:46,640 --> 01:21:50,380
 You know, you get a big, big lead and then you kind of let teams crawl back, crawl back in.

1408
01:21:50,380 --> 01:21:52,240
 And Vanderbilt's a good example of that last year.

1409
01:21:52,380 --> 01:21:56,860
 So I think, you know, Stark wanted somebody that can, who can trust, that can run the

1410
01:21:56,860 --> 01:21:59,820
 defense where he's not having to put all his focus on it in game.

1411
01:22:00,120 --> 01:22:05,160
 And, and, you know, obviously a more aggressive style defense where, you know, you can, you

1412
01:22:05,160 --> 01:22:06,300
 can highlight your best players.

1413
01:22:07,240 --> 01:22:10,040
 Check out the Texas talk there with Hank Hank South.

1414
01:22:10,140 --> 01:22:12,280
 It's called on texasfootball.com.

1415
01:22:12,340 --> 01:22:17,840
 Hank, talk to us about the intangibles, because let's face it, the folks behind the scenes, they

1416
01:22:17,840 --> 01:22:18,960
 have written the big checks.

1417
01:22:19,080 --> 01:22:20,540
 They've asked Steve, what do you need?

1418
01:22:20,600 --> 01:22:22,080
 He says, I need this, this, and this.

1419
01:22:22,120 --> 01:22:22,920
 He says, here's a check.

1420
01:22:23,000 --> 01:22:23,560
 Go buy it.

1421
01:22:24,060 --> 01:22:25,460
 Now that's in the house.

1422
01:22:25,740 --> 01:22:30,400
 Talk to us about the pressure to deliver the product on Steve Sarkeesian and his staff.

1423
01:22:31,540 --> 01:22:35,680
 Yeah, I think that, that goes for Texas any year, but, but certainly, you know, you look

1424
01:22:35,680 --> 01:22:40,800
 at this roster and, you know, there's no secret that a lot has gone into this Texas football

1425
01:22:40,800 --> 01:22:43,380
 roster as has, you know, other, other, other programs.

1426
01:22:43,540 --> 01:22:48,960
 But, you know, in a year where certainly where you're coming off missing the playoffs, you

1427
01:22:48,960 --> 01:22:52,880
 know, in a, in a 2025 season where there were higher, there's always high expectations for

1428
01:22:52,880 --> 01:22:56,660
 Texas, but, you know, obviously last year you ended the season number one and, and all the

1429
01:22:56,660 --> 01:23:00,220
 preseason polls and, you know, they still kind of had a, had a case for the playoffs at

1430
01:23:00,220 --> 01:23:02,880
 the end, but, you know, it just wasn't going to happen with, with three losses.

1431
01:23:02,880 --> 01:23:07,500
 So certainly coming off last year, not making the playoffs after back-to-back playoff

1432
01:23:07,500 --> 01:23:12,460
 appearances, you know, with a returning veteran quarterback, you've upgraded really at

1433
01:23:12,460 --> 01:23:15,480
 all your skill positions and key positions across the board.

1434
01:23:15,580 --> 01:23:19,720
 There's, there's immense pressure and they're not really shying away from that, but they're

1435
01:23:19,720 --> 01:23:23,000
 also not trying to, you know, change exactly who they are outside of, you know, we just

1436
01:23:23,000 --> 01:23:25,060
 talked about Will Muschamp and whatnot.

1437
01:23:25,240 --> 01:23:28,700
 They're still just trying to stay the course and, you know, keep building day by day.

1438
01:23:28,700 --> 01:23:34,880
 But I, I think there's, there's a ton of pressure for Texas to, to get back to the

1439
01:23:34,880 --> 01:23:38,180
 college football playoff and not only get back, but, you know, make a run in the college

1440
01:23:38,180 --> 01:23:39,060
 football playoff as well.

1441
01:23:39,480 --> 01:23:41,460
 Auburn fans are going to be asking this question.

1442
01:23:41,540 --> 01:23:45,960
 What does one count Coleman with an offensive line and a quarterback who can deliver me

1443
01:23:45,960 --> 01:23:47,060
 for this Texas team?

1444
01:23:47,200 --> 01:23:50,500
 I mean, that could be a lethal combo manning to Coleman.

1445
01:23:51,560 --> 01:23:51,920
 Yeah.

1446
01:23:52,060 --> 01:23:52,620
 Yeah, absolutely.

1447
01:23:53,280 --> 01:23:54,760
 There's a lot of excitement about him.

1448
01:23:54,820 --> 01:23:59,840
 You know, we got to talk to the coaches for, you know, in a press conference style setting

1449
01:23:59,840 --> 01:24:01,040
 back in the spring.

1450
01:24:01,040 --> 01:24:03,860
 And I was talking to Chris Jackson, who's the wide receivers coach at Texas.

1451
01:24:03,860 --> 01:24:10,240
 And, you know, he, he wasn't shy about saying when Cam Coleman's done at Texas, there's not

1452
01:24:10,240 --> 01:24:13,680
 going to be a single weakness in his game, which, you know, pretty high praise, you know,

1453
01:24:13,680 --> 01:24:14,980
 for a guy who hasn't played there yet.

1454
01:24:15,140 --> 01:24:19,860
 But everything they've said about him and what we've seen, you know, he, he, he goes about

1455
01:24:19,860 --> 01:24:20,780
 everything the right way.

1456
01:24:20,980 --> 01:24:25,140
 You know, he, he's trying to fine tune all the details he's trying to learn.

1457
01:24:25,140 --> 01:24:27,240
 He's not trying to be the big man on campus coming in.

1458
01:24:27,380 --> 01:24:31,160
 He's obviously, you know, most coveted transfer portal target for a lot of schools.

1459
01:24:32,000 --> 01:24:36,200
 And so I think, you know, that, that combo with him and Arch, I think there's going to

1460
01:24:36,200 --> 01:24:40,360
 be less pressure on him to be, you know, because he's coming from Auburn where a lot of pressure

1461
01:24:40,360 --> 01:24:44,040
 to be the guy, you know, when his number was called, I think similar to Ryan Wingo last

1462
01:24:44,040 --> 01:24:46,280
 year, there's a lot of pressure for him to make the big plays when needed.

1463
01:24:46,640 --> 01:24:50,340
 Now I think they can compliment each other where it's like, you know, Hey, you know, we

1464
01:24:50,340 --> 01:24:51,380
 can kind of feed off each other.

1465
01:24:51,480 --> 01:24:53,220
 You're not going to have all the attention on your side.

1466
01:24:53,300 --> 01:24:54,640
 They're still going to have to give me attention.

1467
01:24:54,640 --> 01:24:56,700
 And then, you know, they got other wide receivers as well.

1468
01:24:56,760 --> 01:24:57,820
 So I think you have less pressure.

1469
01:24:57,920 --> 01:24:59,380
 I think his route tree is going to open up.

1470
01:24:59,440 --> 01:25:00,860
 He's going to be asked to do more things.

1471
01:25:00,860 --> 01:25:04,160
 And I think he can really showcase, but I think the biggest thing with him is he's just

1472
01:25:04,160 --> 01:25:08,780
 like a, you know, and what Texas likes about him a lot is his power, power with the

1473
01:25:08,780 --> 01:25:09,900
 ball in his hands, power as a runner.

1474
01:25:10,180 --> 01:25:12,000
 They think he's a really strong kid.

1475
01:25:12,040 --> 01:25:13,980
 You know, obviously he's got that big catch frame and everything.

1476
01:25:13,980 --> 01:25:16,620
 He can make those highlight reel plays, but he's really good.

1477
01:25:16,640 --> 01:25:18,220
 He's good with the ball in his hands, too, running down the field.

1478
01:25:18,580 --> 01:25:25,080
 I think as good as this team is and as talented and well coached, when I look at this schedule,

1479
01:25:25,600 --> 01:25:32,600
 road games at Tennessee and Knoxville, at Missouri, at LSU, at Texas A&M.

1480
01:25:32,980 --> 01:25:37,780
 Oh, by the way, they play Ohio State at home the second game of the year.

1481
01:25:37,780 --> 01:25:46,320
 Of course, Red River on October the 10th with Oklahoma, Florida, Ole Miss, and Mississippi State at home.

1482
01:25:46,740 --> 01:25:48,840
 This is a tough schedule.

1483
01:25:49,320 --> 01:25:49,460
 Yeah.

1484
01:25:49,980 --> 01:25:53,540
 Yeah, I haven't seen a schedule like this in a long time.

1485
01:25:53,660 --> 01:25:56,660
 And, you know, I look, you look at even the non-conference game, guys.

1486
01:25:56,840 --> 01:26:01,380
 Like, UTSA and Texas State, I've seen projections where both of those are the 12th seed in the

1487
01:26:01,380 --> 01:26:01,760
 playoff.

1488
01:26:02,160 --> 01:26:04,720
 Like, these aren't, like, UTSA is the most veteran team in the country.

1489
01:26:04,840 --> 01:26:06,920
 But, no, absolutely, just the road slate in itself.

1490
01:26:07,180 --> 01:26:09,800
 I feel like there's not a lot of attention given to that Tennessee game.

1491
01:26:10,260 --> 01:26:13,460
 You know, and that's going to be a, you know, top 15 matchup.

1492
01:26:13,520 --> 01:26:15,960
 Tennessee's going to be undefeated when Texas goes up to Knoxville.

1493
01:26:16,820 --> 01:26:17,880
 But, yeah, it is brutal.

1494
01:26:18,060 --> 01:26:22,720
 And, you know, with it, I look at that Ohio State game almost as a must-win situation for

1495
01:26:22,720 --> 01:26:23,040
 Texas.

1496
01:26:23,240 --> 01:26:24,800
 You know, last year you could have looked at it.

1497
01:26:24,820 --> 01:26:25,780
 Yeah, you can drop it.

1498
01:26:25,880 --> 01:26:26,820
 And, obviously, you've got the SEC.

1499
01:26:27,140 --> 01:26:28,060
 You can rebound.

1500
01:26:28,200 --> 01:26:29,600
 You can make the playoff with one or two losses.

1501
01:26:29,600 --> 01:26:35,020
 But if you drop that game and then try to go through that SEC slate with just one more

1502
01:26:35,020 --> 01:26:39,300
 loss, I mean, that's a tall, tall task with what they have on the schedule.

1503
01:26:39,500 --> 01:26:43,200
 And, you know, you look at Florida's a sneaky good game at home or a sneaky good game at

1504
01:26:43,200 --> 01:26:46,780
 Missouri in kind of a difficult part of your schedule where you're about to go to LSU the

1505
01:26:46,780 --> 01:26:47,220
 next week.

1506
01:26:47,360 --> 01:26:49,720
 So, yeah, it is a gauntlet.

1507
01:26:49,960 --> 01:26:54,640
 And, you know, if Texas can get through that with one or two losses, I mean, that'll be

1508
01:26:54,640 --> 01:26:55,800
 playoff worthy for sure.

1509
01:26:56,500 --> 01:27:00,520
 You know, Goliath was a strong man, but he had his one weakness right there between his

1510
01:27:00,520 --> 01:27:01,020
 eyes.

1511
01:27:01,420 --> 01:27:03,860
 Texas is strong, but do they have a weakness?

1512
01:27:04,040 --> 01:27:06,520
 So, Hank, what is their weak spot?

1513
01:27:07,360 --> 01:27:12,360
 Yeah, I think their weak spot, you know, and it's still, it's kind of a position battle

1514
01:27:12,360 --> 01:27:12,900
 in camp.

1515
01:27:13,800 --> 01:27:17,940
 You know, I want to say that interior offensive line, but I'm just not sure it is.

1516
01:27:18,000 --> 01:27:20,060
 I think they've turned it into a strength of the portal.

1517
01:27:20,180 --> 01:27:22,020
 It's just a matter of who steps up and is the guy.

1518
01:27:22,240 --> 01:27:24,140
 They're trying to figure out that left guard spot.

1519
01:27:25,080 --> 01:27:27,080
 They bought in Lawrence Seymour from Western Kentucky.

1520
01:27:27,200 --> 01:27:29,820
 He's a little undersized, but really athletic and good on his feet.

1521
01:27:30,380 --> 01:27:34,380
 They just got an injunction with Cole Hudson, who's coming back for his fifth year with Texas,

1522
01:27:34,520 --> 01:27:38,760
 that interior offensive lineman that started 23 games for the Longhorns.

1523
01:27:39,280 --> 01:27:41,980
 And they have a few other guys that are running first-team reps in camp.

1524
01:27:43,140 --> 01:27:44,560
 Jaden Chapman, Dylan Skorsky.

1525
01:27:44,640 --> 01:27:48,380
 So that left guard spot, I mean, they're going to need that offensive line to upgrade.

1526
01:27:48,600 --> 01:27:50,940
 But, again, you guys mentioned Trevor Goosby at the beginning of the show.

1527
01:27:51,060 --> 01:27:54,740
 They went out and got a big-time player, Melvin Cianni, as a right tackle.

1528
01:27:55,060 --> 01:28:00,900
 So they have four starters back, possibly five, you know, if Cole Hudson can win the job.

1529
01:28:01,160 --> 01:28:03,200
 But back at that left guard spot.

1530
01:28:03,320 --> 01:28:05,740
 So that could be, but I truly think it'll be a strength.

1531
01:28:05,840 --> 01:28:09,660
 Where I'm a little concerned is that safety spot.

1532
01:28:09,760 --> 01:28:13,860
 And they have Jelani McDonald, who's, you know, potential all-conference guy.

1533
01:28:15,320 --> 01:28:20,300
 But next to him, nobody has really separated themselves as they're running with him.

1534
01:28:20,460 --> 01:28:24,560
 And kind of the question is, you know, all these safeties they have are really good in run support,

1535
01:28:24,680 --> 01:28:25,260
 which is great.

1536
01:28:25,640 --> 01:28:31,560
 But the coverage, pass coverage, has been kind of a little bit of maybe a question mark,

1537
01:28:31,620 --> 01:28:33,980
 I think, with that second safety spot.

1538
01:28:34,140 --> 01:28:35,340
 So we'll see who comes.

1539
01:28:35,480 --> 01:28:36,380
 They're rotating guys in.

1540
01:28:36,460 --> 01:28:38,560
 They have Jonah Williams, who's a five-star, former five-star,

1541
01:28:38,640 --> 01:28:42,100
 that's been nicked up from baseball and football injuries.

1542
01:28:42,380 --> 01:28:44,180
 So they're trying to figure that out.

1543
01:28:44,180 --> 01:28:48,100
 I think if there's one spot you could say maybe they're lacking, I think that's safety.

1544
01:28:48,100 --> 01:28:49,860
 And it's thin, too, with depth.

1545
01:28:50,780 --> 01:28:53,560
 Well, Hank, listen, great to catch up with you.

1546
01:28:53,660 --> 01:28:55,060
 Some of our listeners may be saying,

1547
01:28:55,200 --> 01:28:59,480
 now, is that the Hank Smith I used to talk to about Alabama recruiting?

1548
01:28:59,680 --> 01:29:00,840
 Yes, it is.

1549
01:29:01,940 --> 01:29:06,460
 Tell us about your website and where we can get online to get all the good Texas stuff.

1550
01:29:06,780 --> 01:29:07,400
 Yeah, absolutely.

1551
01:29:07,720 --> 01:29:08,840
 You know, we're on Texas football.

1552
01:29:09,180 --> 01:29:11,380
 We started, the site's been up for a couple years now.

1553
01:29:11,460 --> 01:29:15,020
 We started as a YouTube channel, and we're a big, big YouTube presence.

1554
01:29:15,220 --> 01:29:16,720
 But we're building out our site now.

1555
01:29:16,920 --> 01:29:21,760
 We've got a big base of subscribers there on TexasFootball.com.

1556
01:29:21,800 --> 01:29:23,020
 And we're doing a promo right now.

1557
01:29:23,380 --> 01:29:25,880
 If you sign up today, $3 gets you three months.

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 So it gets you through a good chunk of the football season.

1559
01:29:28,300 --> 01:29:29,060
 So it's a fun time.

1560
01:29:29,160 --> 01:29:30,460
 You know, fall camp just started.

1561
01:29:30,760 --> 01:29:32,380
 They're doing their third practice tonight.

1562
01:29:32,600 --> 01:29:33,940
 So the board's popping.

1563
01:29:34,160 --> 01:29:36,120
 And a lot of excitement around Texas football.

1564
01:29:36,760 --> 01:29:37,540
 Sounds good, Hank.

1565
01:29:37,540 --> 01:29:39,820
 You don't even have to own an oil well to get on, do you?

1566
01:29:39,880 --> 01:29:40,860
 $3 in three months?

1567
01:29:40,900 --> 01:29:41,960
 I think we can swing that.

1568
01:29:42,080 --> 01:29:43,440
 Hank, listen, man, good to catch up with you.

1569
01:29:43,500 --> 01:29:44,180
 Thank you so much.

1570
01:29:44,220 --> 01:29:45,500
 And keep up the good work, okay?

1571
01:29:46,300 --> 01:29:46,620
 Absolutely.

1572
01:29:46,760 --> 01:29:47,320
 Thanks for having me, guys.

1573
01:29:47,320 --> 01:29:47,680
 Thank you, bud.

1574
01:29:47,700 --> 01:29:48,480
 Thank you.

1575
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 Hank South, looking up with us.

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 Be sure to be there on TexasFootball.com.

1577
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 He's on Auburn.

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1615
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1639
01:33:37,820 --> 01:33:42,600
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1640
01:33:43,520 --> 01:33:43,920
 Welcome back.

1641
01:33:43,980 --> 01:33:45,820
 It's time to say hello to Justin Ferguson.

1642
01:33:46,040 --> 01:33:49,800
 Got the Auburn Tigers covered for you there at the Auburn Observer.

1643
01:33:50,000 --> 01:33:51,040
 Justin, welcome in.

1644
01:33:51,140 --> 01:33:51,700
 How are you?

1645
01:33:52,580 --> 01:33:53,480
 I'm doing all right.

1646
01:33:53,600 --> 01:33:53,820
 How are you doing?

1647
01:33:54,320 --> 01:33:55,240
 Man, we're doing okay.

1648
01:33:55,240 --> 01:33:59,700
 The question, I guess, Justin, has anybody snuck out of the Grand National and Opelika yet

1649
01:33:59,700 --> 01:34:00,360
 for this team?

1650
01:34:01,380 --> 01:34:03,820
 I think it'd be pretty difficult if you did.

1651
01:34:04,820 --> 01:34:06,440
 People around there have ever been there.

1652
01:34:06,540 --> 01:34:08,760
 It sits kind of like way off the road.

1653
01:34:09,320 --> 01:34:12,980
 You have to drive a couple miles down the driveway to get there.

1654
01:34:13,180 --> 01:34:17,600
 So, if you don't have a car, you're going to be walking a very long way to try to get out of there.

1655
01:34:18,160 --> 01:34:20,760
 I wonder if that has anything to do with girlfriends and other distractions.

1656
01:34:20,880 --> 01:34:22,900
 You think that might be what this is all about?

1657
01:34:22,900 --> 01:34:28,080
 I know that it's team unity, but I got to feel like this is almost old-fashioned stuff.

1658
01:34:28,240 --> 01:34:33,760
 Right from the very beginning, this coaching staff, they are laying down the law, are they not?

1659
01:34:34,720 --> 01:34:38,220
 They are, and it is very old school in the way they're going about their business.

1660
01:34:38,860 --> 01:34:43,880
 It's something that Alex Gullish has had success with in the past when he was at USF.

1661
01:34:44,680 --> 01:34:46,820
 They went with this kind of format before.

1662
01:34:46,900 --> 01:34:48,300
 It's been a while since it's happened at Auburn.

1663
01:34:48,360 --> 01:34:50,400
 It's been a long time, I think, since it's happened at Auburn.

1664
01:34:51,180 --> 01:34:59,280
 But, you know, it's definitely something that I think a lot of people kind of got on board with pretty quickly inside the program.

1665
01:34:59,660 --> 01:35:11,740
 And, you know, I think they're hoping that it has, you know, the team unity, the chemistry, just when you have so many new faces, just finding a way to get these guys together even more, you know, makes a ton of sense.

1666
01:35:11,740 --> 01:35:14,680
 Alex Gullish seemed to be in a good mood yesterday.

1667
01:35:14,900 --> 01:35:18,220
 He said, we're actually, seemed to be ahead of schedule.

1668
01:35:19,000 --> 01:35:25,860
 But let me ask you, we found out earlier in the week that Ty Buster is going to be gone maybe for half the season.

1669
01:35:26,020 --> 01:35:29,220
 A lot of people saw a lot of progress with him.

1670
01:35:29,860 --> 01:35:33,540
 How does his injury impact the offensive line?

1671
01:35:33,980 --> 01:35:40,980
 And I've heard Jacob Strand, an offensive lineman from Oregon State, missed some time last year.

1672
01:35:41,120 --> 01:35:43,640
 But he's got some tackle experience.

1673
01:35:44,080 --> 01:35:46,680
 How does Buster impact the offensive line?

1674
01:35:46,760 --> 01:35:47,860
 And could Strand help?

1675
01:35:48,920 --> 01:35:50,800
 Yeah, Strand could definitely help for sure.

1676
01:35:50,800 --> 01:35:58,420
 I mean, Ty Buster was a guy that you saw in spring practices kind of take that right tackle job for, you know, for himself.

1677
01:35:58,560 --> 01:36:04,740
 And I think one of the big things there with him was that, you know, part of the reason because of that is they didn't have Stanton Remill.

1678
01:36:05,140 --> 01:36:06,800
 So Stanton Remill's been back out there.

1679
01:36:06,880 --> 01:36:07,560
 That's been helpful.

1680
01:36:07,680 --> 01:36:09,780
 He's been playing right tackle here this first week.

1681
01:36:09,860 --> 01:36:11,520
 Joe Simmons has stayed on the left side.

1682
01:36:11,760 --> 01:36:17,580
 So, but, you know, coming into camp, I had Ty Buster as a guy that was probably going to start somewhere.

1683
01:36:17,580 --> 01:36:19,540
 I thought guard probably made sense for him.

1684
01:36:19,920 --> 01:36:26,060
 So that right guard spot kind of comes a little bit more open, especially if they feel like, you know,

1685
01:36:26,180 --> 01:36:29,280
 that Simmons and Remill are going to be your starting tackle.

1686
01:36:29,660 --> 01:36:34,740
 So, you know, Cole Skinner, the transfer from USF, has had a good camp so far.

1687
01:36:34,820 --> 01:36:38,700
 Jack Lehrer from Stanford is another guy to keep an eye on there.

1688
01:36:39,040 --> 01:36:43,120
 And then, yeah, you get a dude like Strand who, you know, even if you have your tackle set,

1689
01:36:43,200 --> 01:36:47,420
 he's a guy that can kind of move around a little bit and maybe have some swing versatility there.

1690
01:36:47,420 --> 01:36:48,960
 So, you know, I think that's the thing.

1691
01:36:49,040 --> 01:36:51,820
 It's just an early test of Auburn's depth on the offensive line.

1692
01:36:52,060 --> 01:36:55,560
 I mean, I think that's the thing with this group is that it's a deep group.

1693
01:36:55,840 --> 01:37:01,160
 It doesn't have a ton of, like, you know, continuity, obviously, and, you know, some inexperience there for sure.

1694
01:37:01,260 --> 01:37:03,600
 That's what makes it such a question mark heading into the season.

1695
01:37:03,760 --> 01:37:05,140
 But there are options.

1696
01:37:05,280 --> 01:37:10,400
 It's not like they're looking around at each other saying, okay, do we have anybody who can kind of step up here?

1697
01:37:10,400 --> 01:37:17,380
 There's several guys, and it's going to make the, you know, first couple weeks here at camp pretty interesting for the offensive line room.

1698
01:37:17,920 --> 01:37:21,260
 Now with Justin, Justin Ferguson, the Auburn observer.

1699
01:37:21,580 --> 01:37:25,400
 Justin, obviously, refresh our memories as far as the first scrimmage.

1700
01:37:25,480 --> 01:37:28,920
 We know right now it's everybody's trying, as you mentioned, trying to get acquainted.

1701
01:37:29,040 --> 01:37:30,120
 Everybody's doing the handshake.

1702
01:37:30,660 --> 01:37:32,760
 It starts getting serious with that first scrimmage.

1703
01:37:32,840 --> 01:37:36,660
 We know some guys have pretty much, for the most part, already penciled in their position.

1704
01:37:37,000 --> 01:37:42,040
 But who has the most on the line coming in that first scrimmage, either a person or a position battle?

1705
01:37:43,120 --> 01:37:46,600
 Yeah, I think the first scrimmage will probably most likely happen next Saturday.

1706
01:37:46,920 --> 01:37:48,400
 I mean, they're not even in shells yet.

1707
01:37:48,560 --> 01:37:52,560
 They get into shells tomorrow, and then they get into full pads early next week.

1708
01:37:52,660 --> 01:37:56,720
 But, yeah, that first, that next Saturday is probably something to kind of keep an eye on there.

1709
01:37:57,120 --> 01:38:02,740
 I think in terms of battles and kind of thing, offensive line is definitely going to be the one that a lot of people are going to, you know,

1710
01:38:02,740 --> 01:38:05,320
 put a whole lot of attention on just because I think there's just some,

1711
01:38:05,320 --> 01:38:08,400
 there's some stuff up for grabs there, if that makes sense.

1712
01:38:08,700 --> 01:38:13,960
 So, you know, I think that's the one that I think would probably have it the most.

1713
01:38:14,080 --> 01:38:15,740
 And then maybe the secondary as well.

1714
01:38:15,920 --> 01:38:21,020
 I mean, you've got a situation here with Auburn where you've got, you know,

1715
01:38:21,040 --> 01:38:24,600
 you want to play four or five different cornerbacks and trust them.

1716
01:38:24,720 --> 01:38:27,400
 Well, who do you trust behind the expected top two?

1717
01:38:27,520 --> 01:38:28,480
 Same thing as safety.

1718
01:38:28,980 --> 01:38:30,520
 You know, who all is going to get on the field?

1719
01:38:30,700 --> 01:38:31,500
 Where are they going to play?

1720
01:38:31,640 --> 01:38:33,980
 Kind of where is all that going to go?

1721
01:38:34,340 --> 01:38:39,020
 So, it becomes a really interesting, you know, kind of dynamic in that secondary.

1722
01:38:39,920 --> 01:38:42,200
 So, other than that, I think it's just, you know,

1723
01:38:42,580 --> 01:38:46,760
 you can kind of feel pretty good about what your starting group looks like on both sides of the ball.

1724
01:38:47,420 --> 01:38:51,480
 For me, it's just going to be a matter of how many more of these guys are going to get in the rotation.

1725
01:38:51,700 --> 01:38:55,240
 And I think pretty much every position group on the field, you know, you can kind of see,

1726
01:38:55,440 --> 01:39:00,700
 except for quarterback really, is one where they're just trying to figure out and kind of establish,

1727
01:39:01,080 --> 01:39:03,860
 all right, who's reliable beyond our main guys.

1728
01:39:05,040 --> 01:39:09,720
 We could ask you about 10 players, but who has caught your eye so far?

1729
01:39:11,660 --> 01:39:15,540
 It's hard not to start with a guy like Deshaun Spencer.

1730
01:39:16,300 --> 01:39:19,000
 You know, he had a phenomenal spring.

1731
01:39:19,260 --> 01:39:24,420
 You know, he wins 8A MVP as a true freshman, the slot receiver from Sarah Land.

1732
01:39:24,500 --> 01:39:26,420
 He's a little guy, but he's a great playmaker.

1733
01:39:26,560 --> 01:39:29,280
 He had a ton of, you know, numbers at Sarah Land,

1734
01:39:29,360 --> 01:39:33,580
 and that's a program that obviously has put out some really good slot receivers over the years in the SEC.

1735
01:39:35,440 --> 01:39:38,200
 He came out in really the beginning of camp.

1736
01:39:38,380 --> 01:39:40,760
 He's the first guy up at slot receiver right now,

1737
01:39:40,800 --> 01:39:44,020
 and I think you've got those experienced USF guys they really like on the outside.

1738
01:39:45,200 --> 01:39:50,120
 You know, but he's a guy that some older dudes are having to play behind right now,

1739
01:39:50,200 --> 01:39:51,540
 so really, really impressed with him.

1740
01:39:52,480 --> 01:39:57,360
 Also on the offense, Omar Mabson has been the guy that I think has, you know,

1741
01:39:57,360 --> 01:40:00,560
 turned a lot of people's heads over the last, I guess, few months.

1742
01:40:01,120 --> 01:40:05,280
 You know, he came into this camp, you know, as the guy like,

1743
01:40:05,380 --> 01:40:12,100
 look, Auburn has four dudes in their running back room this year that were, you know,

1744
01:40:12,180 --> 01:40:14,140
 RB1s for an FBS team last season.

1745
01:40:14,300 --> 01:40:15,360
 Omar wasn't one of those guys.

1746
01:40:15,460 --> 01:40:19,560
 He was an RB2 that just kind of had to be thrown into the fire as someone who enrolled early,

1747
01:40:19,860 --> 01:40:21,180
 who reclassified and all that.

1748
01:40:21,300 --> 01:40:26,360
 So I think that was the thing for Omar is just what could he look like in this offense,

1749
01:40:26,360 --> 01:40:28,780
 and I think right now if Auburn had to play a game tomorrow,

1750
01:40:28,980 --> 01:40:31,800
 he'd be your number two running back with Jeremiah Cobb in front of him.

1751
01:40:32,200 --> 01:40:33,840
 He is playing really, really well.

1752
01:40:34,260 --> 01:40:35,380
 He's a great pass protector.

1753
01:40:35,840 --> 01:40:40,220
 His size, he's gotten bigger and stronger in that way, in that way room,

1754
01:40:40,260 --> 01:40:42,040
 and I think he is kind of a complete back.

1755
01:40:42,120 --> 01:40:45,920
 So even though he's a young guy and there's some dudes with some more experience around him

1756
01:40:45,920 --> 01:40:50,020
 in that running back room, you know, I think he's going to be that one-two punch,

1757
01:40:50,100 --> 01:40:53,280
 you know, that Auburn, you know, really wants at that running back spot

1758
01:40:53,280 --> 01:40:54,860
 to kind of lead the way in that rotation.

1759
01:40:55,980 --> 01:41:02,700
 Justin is going to be sending roses, candy, and money to the pollsters who got Auburn picked down the list.

1760
01:41:02,820 --> 01:41:04,280
 We talked earlier with some of our friends.

1761
01:41:04,360 --> 01:41:08,280
 They have in the SEC, they have Auburn picked eighth or even lower.

1762
01:41:08,760 --> 01:41:13,500
 If I'm a coach, you've got to love that because what difference does it make where you picked in August?

1763
01:41:13,620 --> 01:41:14,540
 It's where you wind up.

1764
01:41:14,960 --> 01:41:17,000
 And a lot of coaches, they say, thank you very much.

1765
01:41:17,040 --> 01:41:19,680
 We're going to go in there and they're disrespecting you.

1766
01:41:19,760 --> 01:41:21,100
 It's us against the world.

1767
01:41:21,460 --> 01:41:23,080
 And they fire them up and make them run through a con.

1768
01:41:24,700 --> 01:41:29,800
 I don't know if they're paying attention to it that much,

1769
01:41:29,840 --> 01:41:32,800
 but I do think it's kind of indicative of kind of the mindset for this team.

1770
01:41:32,980 --> 01:41:34,980
 And it's a bunch of guys who are trying to prove themselves.

1771
01:41:35,120 --> 01:41:37,180
 It's a bunch of guys who want to show that they belong, right?

1772
01:41:37,240 --> 01:41:38,960
 You know, this is not a team with all Americans.

1773
01:41:39,100 --> 01:41:40,940
 This is not a team with a lot of all SEC guys.

1774
01:41:41,400 --> 01:41:42,840
 It's a team of guys who are transfers,

1775
01:41:43,080 --> 01:41:46,700
 young guys trying to make that next step and become SEC stars, you know,

1776
01:41:46,780 --> 01:41:48,520
 over the course of the year.

1777
01:41:48,640 --> 01:41:52,260
 So I think that coaching staff has that kind of mindset of like, hey, we belong here.

1778
01:41:52,340 --> 01:41:55,980
 We're going to be the group that puts Auburn football back where it needs to be.

1779
01:41:56,300 --> 01:41:57,300
 Here's step one.

1780
01:41:57,760 --> 01:42:01,280
 So I definitely think that that's kind of the mindset you've seen from this team.

1781
01:42:01,340 --> 01:42:04,400
 And they've got a lot of guys on this roster who really fit that bill.

1782
01:42:04,840 --> 01:42:09,240
 What's the difference in an Alex Golich practice and a Hugh Freeze?

1783
01:42:09,240 --> 01:42:14,340
 Is it intensity, accountability, attention to detail?

1784
01:42:15,400 --> 01:42:17,840
 I think it definitely attention to detail is big.

1785
01:42:17,980 --> 01:42:23,240
 I've seen Golich be really hands-on, you know, and really detail-oriented with, you know,

1786
01:42:23,240 --> 01:42:27,420
 his players that, you know, at practice, you know, walking through kind of step-by-step things.

1787
01:42:27,540 --> 01:42:28,980
 It's a lot faster, too.

1788
01:42:29,520 --> 01:42:34,840
 It is just the energy is really high, you know, and it makes sense, right?

1789
01:42:34,860 --> 01:42:39,580
 Because if you want to play one of the fastest bases on offense, if you want to have this, you know,

1790
01:42:39,580 --> 01:42:45,860
 very attacking defense, and you want to play aggressively on special teams as well, you've got to have, you know,

1791
01:42:45,860 --> 01:42:47,240
 that kind of vibe all the way through.

1792
01:42:47,400 --> 01:42:48,920
 So it's a lot more speed.

1793
01:42:49,040 --> 01:42:56,200
 And I've seen the coaching staff really, really hone in on kind of technique and just really kind of getting more hands-on.

1794
01:42:56,200 --> 01:43:02,660
 And I think the staff, starting with Golich on down, it's been a lot more hands-on than the ones we've seen the last couple years at Auburn.

1795
01:43:02,800 --> 01:43:05,320
 So we'll see if it turns into more wins on Saturdays.

1796
01:43:05,320 --> 01:43:06,440
 That's obviously the ultimate goal.

1797
01:43:06,740 --> 01:43:13,220
 But I do think you go out there at practice, you know, it just has a different feel and a different vibe than, you know,

1798
01:43:13,220 --> 01:43:14,940
 what you got these last couple years under Freeze.

1799
01:43:15,220 --> 01:43:20,740
 Well, I'm glad you've had, you and your cohorts have had a lot more access, at least early.

1800
01:43:20,880 --> 01:43:22,340
 We'll see where that goes.

1801
01:43:22,920 --> 01:43:32,680
 6 a.m. emails, the mailbag on Friday, podcast, just lights out coverage preseason.

1802
01:43:32,840 --> 01:43:35,000
 Where can we get online and get all the good stuff?

1803
01:43:35,640 --> 01:43:36,880
 Yeah, auburnobserver.com.

1804
01:43:36,940 --> 01:43:37,680
 Check it out there.

1805
01:43:38,500 --> 01:43:40,340
 Got, you know, first two days of practice.

1806
01:43:40,560 --> 01:43:44,160
 We got, you know, a viewing window and a lot of notes from that.

1807
01:43:44,240 --> 01:43:49,300
 So if you want to know anything that went on so far at camp, you can check it out at the Observer.

1808
01:43:49,420 --> 01:43:50,480
 We got podcasts as well.

1809
01:43:50,560 --> 01:43:52,720
 We're going to be back out there tomorrow for the first day of show.

1810
01:43:52,840 --> 01:43:59,460
 So we'll, if you sign up today, as soon, you know, tomorrow afternoon, we'll give you a full practice report in your email inbox.

1811
01:43:59,460 --> 01:44:02,720
 It gives you everything you need to know about what went on at Auburn practice.

1812
01:44:02,720 --> 01:44:04,960
 So go to auburnobserver.com, sign up there.

1813
01:44:05,800 --> 01:44:06,340
 That's great.

1814
01:44:06,420 --> 01:44:07,680
 Listen, man, have a great weekend, Justin.

1815
01:44:07,780 --> 01:44:08,840
 Thanks for your time today.

1816
01:44:09,200 --> 01:44:09,560
 Yes, sir.

1817
01:44:09,600 --> 01:44:09,880
 Y'all too.

1818
01:44:09,920 --> 01:44:10,420
 Thank you, buddy.

1819
01:44:10,900 --> 01:44:13,520
 Justin Ferguson, the Auburn Observer.

1820
01:44:13,520 --> 01:44:17,660
 Coming up, it's getting into that time of the year to hit the road to your favorite game.

1821
01:44:17,780 --> 01:44:21,480
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1822
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1823
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1851
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1852
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1860
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1864
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1898
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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1899
01:48:15,360 --> 01:48:16,000
 Welcome back in.

1900
01:48:16,040 --> 01:48:18,880
 He is always ready to put you on the road in style.

1901
01:48:19,060 --> 01:48:21,180
 Elmer Pierce, owner of Garner Pierce Autos.

1902
01:48:21,280 --> 01:48:22,040
 Elmer, welcome in.

1903
01:48:22,100 --> 01:48:22,580
 How are you?

1904
01:48:23,140 --> 01:48:24,080
 Good, guys.

1905
01:48:24,180 --> 01:48:24,380
 Good.

1906
01:48:24,500 --> 01:48:25,580
 How's everybody doing today?

1907
01:48:26,080 --> 01:48:26,980
 Man, we're doing all right.

1908
01:48:27,040 --> 01:48:43,900
 They say it's one of the biggest decisions in life right there ahead of, am I going to get married again or buy the house or buy a car with peace of mind and get a good deal or good service work if I've already got a good ride and looking for somebody I can depend on to service it right?

1909
01:48:44,420 --> 01:48:47,000
 Elmer, can you take that worry off the minds of a lot of folks?

1910
01:48:47,560 --> 01:48:48,540
 We can, guys.

1911
01:48:48,620 --> 01:48:49,120
 We can.

1912
01:48:49,260 --> 01:48:50,920
 And, you know, we've talked about it before.

1913
01:48:51,100 --> 01:48:56,300
 We do a lot of finding vehicles, sourcing vehicles for people.

1914
01:48:57,020 --> 01:48:59,820
 And I've got an aunt right now.

1915
01:48:59,900 --> 01:49:03,500
 She's looking for something really hard to find, a newer Lexus GX 550.

1916
01:49:04,460 --> 01:49:06,900
 We're already on the hunt for that thing.

1917
01:49:07,760 --> 01:49:14,340
 And another thing I want to talk to you guys about today, you know, we get five vehicles from people all the time.

1918
01:49:14,500 --> 01:49:19,120
 I mean, we have people come to us and go, hey, can you buy my vehicle?

1919
01:49:19,600 --> 01:49:20,960
 This is an extra vehicle.

1920
01:49:21,360 --> 01:49:25,760
 You know, I've had a loved one pass away and we've got three vehicles.

1921
01:49:26,680 --> 01:49:30,300
 We do a lot with attorneys in the area, settling estates.

1922
01:49:30,300 --> 01:49:33,780
 I mean, we bought as many as six vehicles from one of the state before.

1923
01:49:34,820 --> 01:49:39,400
 And so once you get a name for that, they kind of, you know, it kind of grows on itself.

1924
01:49:39,400 --> 01:49:51,980
 So I get a lot of phone calls from estates putting vehicles on consignment, selling vehicles for estates or selling vehicles for customers or businesses that have multiple vehicles for sale.

1925
01:49:52,100 --> 01:49:53,580
 We do a ton of that, guys.

1926
01:49:53,700 --> 01:49:56,900
 I mean, we do a little bit of everything here at Garner Pierce.

1927
01:49:56,900 --> 01:50:00,880
 You need to come and see us because we find vehicles for customers.

1928
01:50:01,100 --> 01:50:04,940
 We find vehicles for businesses that are looking for multiple vehicles.

1929
01:50:05,620 --> 01:50:11,100
 We do this all the time, and it's what we do every single day, all day.

1930
01:50:11,280 --> 01:50:22,300
 So whether it be fixing your vehicle, fixing your fleet of vehicles, or finding you a vehicle or buying or consigning vehicles for you, it's something we do every day.

1931
01:50:22,460 --> 01:50:24,140
 So please just come and see us.

1932
01:50:24,220 --> 01:50:25,620
 We do it all day, every day.

1933
01:50:25,940 --> 01:50:28,500
 Elmer, let me ask you about how you do business.

1934
01:50:28,500 --> 01:50:30,760
 Somebody asked me about that a couple weeks ago.

1935
01:50:30,820 --> 01:50:33,060
 I said, look, Elmer's kind of old school.

1936
01:50:33,560 --> 01:50:35,180
 It's not a lot of high pressure.

1937
01:50:35,380 --> 01:50:37,540
 They don't throw a lot of numbers at you.

1938
01:50:37,940 --> 01:50:43,060
 They sit down and talk with you about common sense, what you can do, what you can't do.

1939
01:50:43,560 --> 01:50:48,800
 Elmer, talk a little bit about the negotiations and how you handle dealing with customers.

1940
01:50:49,580 --> 01:50:52,140
 Well, I mean, guys, it's exactly like you said.

1941
01:50:52,140 --> 01:50:57,920
 I can't tell you the amount of customers that have come in and looked at me after they called me on a vehicle.

1942
01:50:58,260 --> 01:51:00,820
 We talked back and forth on the phone a few times.

1943
01:51:00,960 --> 01:51:04,780
 When I tell you something on the phone, that's the way it's going to be when you get here.

1944
01:51:05,580 --> 01:51:09,340
 And, I mean, you know, I've got three customers right now.

1945
01:51:09,420 --> 01:51:10,640
 I've got their paperwork printed.

1946
01:51:10,760 --> 01:51:16,800
 They're going to walk in here, and in 15 minutes, they're going to leave with their vehicle just because there's so much paperwork to sign.

1947
01:51:17,220 --> 01:51:20,480
 But, I mean, you know, they look at me and go, is that it?

1948
01:51:20,600 --> 01:51:21,540
 I mean, are you serious?

1949
01:51:21,780 --> 01:51:22,980
 I mean, is that for real?

1950
01:51:23,260 --> 01:51:33,180
 Because they're so used to these franchise stores, new car stores taking six hours, eight hours to try to buy a car and going back and forth 14 ways from Sunday.

1951
01:51:33,420 --> 01:51:34,800
 And it's just not that way here.

1952
01:51:34,900 --> 01:51:37,120
 I mean, we don't do business that way.

1953
01:51:37,240 --> 01:51:39,240
 We kind of, like you said, we're kind of old school.

1954
01:51:39,700 --> 01:51:43,280
 We do everything with a handshake, even our consignments.

1955
01:51:43,280 --> 01:51:46,040
 We don't have a form that we sign or anything like that.

1956
01:51:46,160 --> 01:51:51,240
 It's done with a handshake and my word, and that's just kind of the way we do business.

1957
01:51:51,440 --> 01:51:56,540
 And it kind of works out for us, and until it don't, we're going to continue to do it that way.

1958
01:51:56,840 --> 01:51:58,080
 Well, that's the way it should be.

1959
01:51:58,220 --> 01:52:00,860
 Tell us, Elmer, where and where are you?

1960
01:52:00,900 --> 01:52:08,400
 And if you want to eat lunch next door before you get to buy a pet the dogs, where can we find you, bud?

1961
01:52:08,760 --> 01:52:12,320
 Well, Atticus and I are here every single day.

1962
01:52:12,320 --> 01:52:19,600
 And if you want to come and see us, we're right here at 2261 Florence Boulevard, right next to Appleby's.

1963
01:52:19,600 --> 01:52:27,980
 Come drop your car off, go next door, get you some lunch, and hopefully by the time you get done, we'll have you serviced up and take care of all of your needs.

1964
01:52:28,140 --> 01:52:34,140
 But www.garnerpearsautos.com, 256-768-5660.

1965
01:52:34,680 --> 01:52:37,580
 Garner Pierce Autos, it's our business, earn your business.

1966
01:52:37,820 --> 01:52:39,000
 So come and see us.

1967
01:52:39,640 --> 01:52:40,460
 Sounds great, Elmer.

1968
01:52:40,460 --> 01:52:43,000
 Listen, man, thanks for your time, and have a great weekend, all right?

1969
01:52:43,240 --> 01:52:43,900
 Sure, sure.

1970
01:52:43,900 --> 01:52:44,420
 Thank you, bud.

1971
01:52:45,140 --> 01:52:45,600
 Yes, sir.

1972
01:52:45,880 --> 01:52:48,000
 Elmer Pierce, owner of Garner Pierce Autos.

1973
01:52:48,100 --> 01:52:52,640
 BBE, can the Braves make it nine straight at the house that Ruth built?

1974
01:52:52,960 --> 01:52:55,900
 They got the Yankees tonight with the weekend series.

1975
01:52:55,980 --> 01:52:57,160
 It's going to be interesting.

1976
01:52:57,340 --> 01:53:01,020
 As Bill Shank said, the schedule ramps up a good bit.

1977
01:53:01,020 --> 01:53:10,740
 But, Harold, let me mention Coach Deegan, passing away his visitation and funeral or tomorrow to Scumbia First Methodist Church.

1978
01:53:11,200 --> 01:53:12,740
 A thousand wins.

1979
01:53:13,020 --> 01:53:13,160
 Wow.

1980
01:53:13,160 --> 01:53:14,600
 Got a degree from UNA.

1981
01:53:15,300 --> 01:53:19,160
 Coached at Sheffield, Calvert County, Northwest Shoals.

1982
01:53:19,300 --> 01:53:24,180
 Covenant Christian was a principal at Cherokee and Covenant Christian School.

1983
01:53:24,300 --> 01:53:28,500
 The basketball court at Covenant Christian is dedicated after him.

1984
01:53:28,900 --> 01:53:32,420
 He was a tremendous coach, but even a better person.

1985
01:53:32,900 --> 01:53:35,240
 And our thoughts and prayers are certainly with the family.

1986
01:53:35,720 --> 01:53:40,420
 Got a lot of wins, but he touched a lot more fellows and got families all over the North Alabama area.

1987
01:53:40,540 --> 01:53:42,700
 And he's going to be missed here and statewide again.

1988
01:53:42,780 --> 01:53:43,460
 I echo those sentiments.

1989
01:53:43,640 --> 01:53:45,500
 It's all the best and comfort to his family.

1990
01:53:46,020 --> 01:53:49,680
 He's going to take care of business for today on behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1991
01:53:49,760 --> 01:53:51,760
 Paral Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1992
01:53:51,860 --> 01:53:56,440
 Let's do it again Monday, noon to two for the Boom Up Buck Show, back here on Sports Radio from 93.9 The Score.