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 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens and all of Northwest Alabama and Southern Tennessee. It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

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 The Boomo Bugg Show. New exclusive inside track to the Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC. Now your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 Good afternoon and welcome in to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

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 Brett Beaird, welcome in where it's silly question time. Are you ready for some time, Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC football? Good afternoon. Welcome in. Welcome back. And oh, by the way, what an opening day for UNA. How are you?

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 I hope you and the listeners are too. Happy game week. Speaking of the Lions, they get a big opening season win.

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 22-10 over Samford as the defense sets a lot of team records.

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 As you alluded to, we'll talk about the keys to victory for Alabama, Auburn and Tennessee

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 and the rest of the SEC for game one.

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 But Adam is here right now to preview week one of SEC football.

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 Adam, Spencer's probably asking the same question as the rest of us.

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 What did we see last week? If this is week one, he's going to answer that and everything else there.

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 As a columnist and podcast host on Saturday down south.

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 Adam, welcome in to week one. How are you?

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 I'm doing great, guys. How are you?

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 We're doing all right. Better than Dan Mullin.

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 Before we get into week one, what did we learn from week zero, Adam?

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 They have some talent from the power four levels and all that.

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 and had to replace a lot of players, like, that was a really bad look for them.

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 That was a fun atmosphere and a solid performance by them.

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 So there's plenty to take away.

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 I don't think that all NCC running back will play in the first game.

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 He struggled out of the gate early last year, but Ole Miss started with some tougher games than Mizzou's going to start with here.

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 One other game before Saturday involving an SEC team.

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 Oklahoma taking on UTEP.

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 It should be a good night for Friday sooner fans.

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 But then Saturday morning, the lid comes off early.

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 Back in the day, Bama fans dreaded those 11 o'clock kicks.

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 They're going to get it out of the way early this year, right out of the bat.

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 Taking on East Carolina.

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 Obviously, we're sitting here trying to figure out the last time Alabama came into a season with this many question marks.

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 But you don't want him having to, you know, sprint around back there after, like, one and a half seconds every single time he drops back.

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 But, yeah, this should be a nice tune-up game before, you know, they start SEC play next week at Kentucky.

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 Adam, Auburn and Baylor in the NIL Bowl in Atlanta.

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 Auburn's going to make, I think, both teams are going to make $6 million.

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 And I think it would be disappointing if that didn't happen because, you know, this is in Atlanta.

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 I think that the Baylor situation is not great.

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 The spread that's seven, you know, I would probably, you know, take that because, you know,

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 I just think that this Auburn team, that continuity, that entire USF offense that they've brought over,

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 and I don't think that George McIntyre getting into this game is any sort of indicator that Brandon's not the guy.

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 Big game Saturday night in Baton Rouge, primetime on ABC.

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 There's no question there's incredible talent on this LSU team.

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 They've got just their receivers.

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 Trey Dez Green is incredible, but I wonder where LSU's head is going to be with that circus going on off the field.

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 I mean, Charlie Weiss and Lane Kiffin could scheme up a 300-yard offense with the three of us at wide receiver.

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 what you want to be staring in the face in week one.

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 Record-setting opening game, but that was against Samford in Huntsville.

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 then there will be some groans and some nervous Arkansas fans there.

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 Better maybe than the LSU-Clemson game.

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 We're ramping that thing up again, and, you know, there will be a lot of preview stuff this week.

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 He's been a good boy.

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 The Sports Animal every morning on the way to work in East Tennessee.

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 V-Man, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I'm good, guys.

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 How we doing?

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 Hey, Boone.

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 Well, the question is, is Tennessee ready to face an unbeaten team?

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 Remember, Furman is unbeaten.

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 They knocked off Anderson over the weekend.

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 Is the Big Orange ready here, V-Man?

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 I mean, they put up 20 points against a D2 school.

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 Work cut out for Tennessee coming up on Saturday.

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 I think we can expect, I think maybe the highlight will be one, just to see the team more so than the opponent.

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 But, well, there should be and there will be some recognition for Dolly Parton.

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 Josh Apple announcing in the press conference that they're going to wear a helmet decal, which is kind of what a lot of us expected.

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 You know, the butterfly with Dolly across the front.

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 You know, classy, it's the right thing to do.

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 I'm sure they'll do other things as well.

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 But, man, I mean, with so many others around the world and in sports showing their, you know, honoring such an icon, such a legend,

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 they gave back to so many, especially right here in Knoxville and East Tennessee, that that will be something worth being there for.

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 V, your biggest question, we've talked with you about Tennessee, the acclimation, the gym nose defense.

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 I think that's going pretty well.

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 How will the defensive line do?

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 Everybody wants to know about quarterback.

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 Offensive line, what's the V's biggest question going into Furman?

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 Third receiver is another one.

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 I mean, you hit on a couple of them, BB.

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 Those would be the biggest thing.

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 I'd say, I'd say, yeah, the acclimation is a part of it, but I'd say maybe specifically the pass rush on defense.

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 Will you have, as Rodney Garner says, I'm not looking, I'm not looking, you don't need to be a guy.

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 You need to be the guy.

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 And who's going to be the guy?

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 Because I got plenty of A guys.

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 So I need the guys to, you know, who's going to take it?

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 So I think there's individual talent.

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 It may be kind of sacks by committee with a number of different guys and then schemes opening things up for linebackers and different ends and stuff.

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 And we'll see how much a strength and conditioning program with Derek Owings, how much that has helped.

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 I mean, everybody's talking about it in terms of all the players and how much better and more explosive and faster they feel.

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 So all those things are great.

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 How do they translate onto on-the-field success, especially against quality opponents?

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 I would say another unanswered question is the right side of the offensive line.

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 Jesse Perry will start.

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 It's just a matter of whether he'll be a right guard or right tackle.

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 But it doesn't sound like he has because they've still been given Perry looks at right tackle with Sham Umarov who started a bunch of games with injuries last year at guard.

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 So it could be one of those two combinations.

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 It could be where they switch it back and forth during the firming game and then see what they like for the Georgia Tech game.

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 But I'm a little surprised that that's open.

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 And honestly, my biggest question was in either one of those two positions on the O-line, it was center.

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 So how is it going to play out?

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 Are these all going to play out like worst-case scenario or best-case scenario to where Pendleton is better and they get the right two guys on the right side?

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 So that, to me, might be the biggest question because you have a young quarterback behind you, granted, one that has escapability.

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 Even T.J. Metcalf's safety was talking about how impressive that is, the escapability of Faison Brandon and some of the design runs it can do.

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 So even with that, you don't want to put your quarterback in harm's way, especially a young one.

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 So I would settle in, out of all those things, that offensive line right now going into game one.

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 The man, 99-1, the sports animal.

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 You mentioned a young quarterback.

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 In a game like this, it's easy to say this and easy to say that.

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 In a perfect world with an experienced quarterback, if things go as scripted, it's a no-brainer.

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 You play in the first quarter, maybe the first half, and then you sit and get some experience for your backup.

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 But at the same time, you want your front-runner here to get some experience.

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 So how will they handle the quarterback rotation strategy, assuming everything goes as scripted?

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 No, it's a great question.

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 Harold is one that we have kicked around because normally I think Josh Heupel waits too long to go to his backup quarterback and blowouts.

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 And these coaches sometimes either want to start the second half with the quarterback, do the first series of the second half.

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 Like no one can get used to that or wait until it's like a six or seven touchdown lead before you go to the bench.

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 So I would like to see him go more frequently or go earlier to the bench.

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 But in this situation, you don't have a veteran quarterback.

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 So to your question, H, you probably want to stick to that normal game plan of making extra sure the game is out of hand so you can get some reps.

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 But then some will counter, well, how good, how useful are those reps if it's against Furman?

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 And then you're risking him getting hurt.

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 So there's a lot of dynamics there to kind of juggle around.

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 My guess is Josh Heupel will, you know, will wait until the game is completely out.

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 If they're up 56-0 in the second quarter, then yeah, we may see George McIntyre early.

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 But if they're messing around with him a little bit, no.

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 So Faison Brandon is not going anywhere.

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 You were asking the question about who's the third receiver, Rodarius Jackson, Travis Smith, et cetera.

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 But if you've got an inexperienced quarterback, turn around and hand off the ball to Deshaun Bishop, Morris, and friends.

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 And then you've got one of the better tight ends, Ethan Davis, Deshaun Brown.

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 Those two positions can be a quarterback's best friend.

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 Yeah, no doubt.

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 And the tight end position is actually something that was one of the more newsworthy things that we got out of Hyples' press conference today.

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 He said that Ethan Davis has been ramping up.

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 He's been back at practice and ramping up.

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 And he will be ready to go for the season opener.

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 So that's very much a positive.

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 Because if you take him out of the equation, now you move up a second-year guy into Sean Brant, who is ultra-talented.

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 I really, really like him.

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 But he probably dropped the most passes that I saw during our viewing period early on.

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 Now, he made other plays that were wow plays, just catching the ball on his incredible athleticism and speed to be able to get up the field like a wide receiver.

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 But the blocking aspect is still to be determined.

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 He says he's better at it.

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 He's bigger, more physical, strength and conditioning, all that.

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 But, man, you've got to be a two-way tight end, or else you're going to be very predictable at that position.

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 Davis has improved as a blocker.

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 He's got to be better as a blocker.

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 And so we'll see.

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 And if you're behind that, then you start to get thinner ranks also.

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 So, yes, if they're healthy, that can help Brandon.

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 And then, yeah, Deshaun Bishop, Javon Gordon, DeJuan Morris.

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 And that position is probably four deep, even with Baker after that, that they would trust.

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 So, really good.

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 And then maybe as much as any of those things, two very productive and reliable wide receivers, both guys we got a chance to talk to today,

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 and Braylon Staley and Mike Matthews, both over 800-yard receivers last year, can run all kinds of different routes.

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 Staley in the slot, Matthews on the outside.

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 So, that is a quarterback's friend, too, when you can get it to those guys.

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 V, we've got to run to a U.S. Open tennis update.

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 But what is your prediction for the score?

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 And where can we get online to get all the great pregame stuff this week?

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 I will go Tennessee 63-3.

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 And, yeah, and then you can follow me on all the socials.

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 It's Vince Sports, V-I-N-C-E Sports.

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 Three points, fire the defensive coordinator right now.

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 V-Man, it's finally here.

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 Enjoy, break out the sunscreen, have fun, okay?

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 Absolutely, you guys are the best, appreciate it.

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 Thank you, buddy.

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 The V-Man, 99.1, the eSports animal coming up.

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 Time to go, Horton, at the U.S. Open.

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 The last time Irina Sabalenka lost to the U.S. Open was the 2023 final,

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 beaten by Coco Goff, and she was later captured,

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 taking out her frustration on her racket.

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 But Sabalenka has not lost in New York since.

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 She made it 15 match wins in a row in Ash Stadium

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 In last year's final, Sabalenka beat America in Amanda Inissimova.

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 Her first-round match is coming up, and so is Carlos Alcaraz,

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 the defending men's champ.

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 Hasn't played a match since injuring his wrist five months ago.

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 He's won his last two Grand Slams, three of his last four.

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 The Frenchman Arthur Feast just won the Hardcore Tourney in Cincinnati,

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 Ben Shelton and Francis Tiafoe also playing tonight.

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 Igor Shiantek and Naomi Osaka.

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525
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 Welcome back in.

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 What would it be here at week one with that max out coming right through the door?

527
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 The vet when it comes to pioneering sports talk in the entire Southeast.

528
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 Former assistant coach at Ole Miss and Florida State.

529
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 Max Howell, welcome in.

530
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 How are you?

531
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 Doing very well, guys.

532
00:34:00,140 --> 00:34:00,780
 Doing very well.

533
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 A little a warm overhead this day, but hey, football is on the corner now.

534
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 We're not on campus.

535
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 Max, obviously we mentioned you are a former assistant coach at Florida State.

536
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 We want to get into week one.

537
00:34:13,340 --> 00:34:18,980
 But what went through your mind this weekend with Florida State's performance against Monty, New Mexico State?

538
00:34:20,420 --> 00:34:33,860
 Well, let me just tell you guys, having been there, and I was fortunate enough to be there when they were at the top, that problem was built by Bobby Bowden.

539
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 He had a good use for it.

540
00:34:36,060 --> 00:34:39,860
 If you remember, he was pushed out, literally, he was pushed out.

541
00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:40,540
 Yeah.

542
00:34:40,540 --> 00:34:46,400
 He had a full KB in a ticket, won a championship, but he probably had no idea about going to Florida State.

543
00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:48,240
 That's a good story for another day.

544
00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:59,780
 The fact is, Florida State, the population of the student body is, you know, probably 45 or 30,000 or more on campus.

545
00:35:00,220 --> 00:35:05,140
 They don't have to run, I think, so we're going to have to turn it away to run to the big guys.

546
00:35:07,500 --> 00:35:10,360
 Hey, Max, I don't know if you can hear me.

547
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 Let me jump in.

548
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 We're having a little bit of a technical issue.

549
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 Once you stay right there, we're going to go and punch in door number two to get a better connection with you.

550
00:35:18,720 --> 00:35:20,360
 Please hold that thought.

551
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 We're going to try to reconnect with the Max or Max Howell again, hooking up with us.

552
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 And just in case you're joining us, nobody knows this Florida State program better than Max Howell, BB.

553
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 And when you stop and you hear someone say, someone who has a statue now in front of him outside the stadium and to have been forced out,

554
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 does that not make a statement of where we are in the world?

555
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 As long as you can do something for me, we love you.

556
00:35:43,720 --> 00:35:47,680
 The minute the grass gets greener on the other side, well, it's nothing personal.

557
00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:49,000
 It's just business, Brett Beaird.

558
00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:51,300
 Well, it's unfortunate that happened.

559
00:35:51,500 --> 00:35:53,120
 Again, there's a reason.

560
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 There's a statue of Bobby Bowden outside of the stadium.

561
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 But, Harold, I watched that game.

562
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 Kudos to New Mexico State.

563
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 They stayed in that game.

564
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 It was a 10-point game in the fourth quarter.

565
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 And they literally dropped the touchdown pass.

566
00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:10,860
 That would have made a huge difference.

567
00:36:11,020 --> 00:36:14,360
 We'll find out a little bit more with SMU.

568
00:36:14,500 --> 00:36:17,340
 That game's going to be on Monday night, on Labor Day night.

569
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 But, Harold, there's no question.

570
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 Florida State, as of 2026, is not the Bobby Bowden era.

571
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 Well, and I think, you know, people watching that game and you draw parallels.

572
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 We joked earlier about Tennessee and Furman, Alabama, with East Carolina.

573
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 And East Carolina, I think it's one of those programs, if you don't follow sports, be careful

574
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 with this team.

575
00:36:36,020 --> 00:36:38,260
 They're not necessarily just an absolute pusher.

576
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 They won, what, nine ball games last year?

577
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 But, fans being fans, they see a name on my jersey, and they see Alabama.

578
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 It's supposed to be easy.

579
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 And if this game, I think Alabama's going to win.

580
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 But, here's the deal, B.B., when you get in that third quarter, and there's only like

581
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 a single-digit lead between you, or maybe even a 10-point lead, that's when the fans are

582
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 going to start raising cane with you, B.B., even if you win the ball game.

583
00:36:59,820 --> 00:37:04,200
 Well, we're going to see how it goes and talk about that throughout the week.

584
00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:08,640
 But, Harold, East Carolina's got a 25-year-old quarterback.

585
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 He's been with two or three programs.

586
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 They've got a ton of transfers, of course, every team in the country.

587
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 And they've got a little bit of an unknown.

588
00:37:17,700 --> 00:37:23,360
 But, no, this has been, quite frankly, one of the most consistent winning programs the

589
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 last three years.

590
00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:26,380
 Look who's back, Max H***.

591
00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:30,400
 Hopefully, we got the big iron out, got the wrinkles out between you and us.

592
00:37:30,900 --> 00:37:32,340
 We've got our 10 can up.

593
00:37:32,420 --> 00:37:33,720
 Have you got your 10 can up?

594
00:37:33,720 --> 00:37:34,560
 Can you hear us now?

595
00:37:38,240 --> 00:37:40,200
 Yeah, I think he's with us now, Harold.

596
00:37:40,260 --> 00:37:40,520
 Okay.

597
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 Max, if you would, pick it up.

598
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 Go ahead, Max.

599
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 You were talking about Florida State, the transition there between Bobby and where things are now.

600
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 Right.

601
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 Basically, guys, what it looks to you is the number of graduates that have you.

602
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 Remember, I mean, right after Coach Bowden got there, guys, they had been at the co-ed university,

603
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 but a few years, they weren't all rural schools.

604
00:38:04,140 --> 00:38:04,440
 Yeah, right.

605
00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:10,600
 See, so that, when it comes to measuring up, the reason I got so involved in that, when

606
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 I was at Florida State, I was hired to come back to Ole Miss, and the first job I had was

607
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 taking the alumni base and do comparisons all around the country.

608
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 And that was the, really, it was for the format of what's coming down is how much contribution,

609
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 how much money can they raise on each given day based on that.

610
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 And Florida State was way below, University of Florida, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, that they were way below that.

611
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 Even when I was there, he developed a system that we didn't pay the kids to come there.

612
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 We had a system where once you signed, that kid was assigned an alumni to help them move

613
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614
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 So it was a whole different approach to the game at that time that Coach Bowden,

615
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 we were at the top in recruiting.

616
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 You know, we had great players.

617
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 And, you know, he had number five in the top five for 14 consecutive years.

618
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 And I would say the first two, we got to open up the season that year in Des Moines,

619
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 the country would go to Miami and get beat first.

620
00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:25,320
 I never want to forget, I've told that story a hundred times, guys.

621
00:39:25,620 --> 00:39:27,120
 We flew back in after midnight.

622
00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:30,940
 And my dad got up and said, obviously, we didn't get the port across.

623
00:39:31,260 --> 00:39:33,500
 We wouldn't put the uniforms on at 1 o'clock in the morning.

624
00:39:33,500 --> 00:39:37,880
 We wouldn't let them know after that.

625
00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:39,920
 I hear you.

626
00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:42,880
 Anyway, it's just like this, you know, you know those stories.

627
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 It's how you explain them to us.

628
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629
00:39:49,300 --> 00:39:51,220
 We can make that.

630
00:39:51,700 --> 00:39:58,100
 But at Florida State, so I hate to say that the downfall of the last couple of years,

631
00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:03,740
 I'm not saying it shouldn't surprise me, but it doesn't surprise me really.

632
00:40:04,100 --> 00:40:08,840
 Because I know enough about what's going on around the country with other schools and other alumni.

633
00:40:09,520 --> 00:40:14,020
 And, of course, I went straight on to Ole Miss, and there's another one that jumped up big time.

634
00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:19,480
 And, you know, I've got to give Lane Kiffin a lot of credit for what he was able to do with that program in six years.

635
00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:22,280
 And I know a lot of people are still bad at him and all that.

636
00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:24,140
 We know all about that stuff that went on.

637
00:40:24,540 --> 00:40:30,120
 But the fact that had somebody like him not come in, they'd still be chugging along with seven, eight, nine wins.

638
00:40:30,560 --> 00:40:33,300
 They would have never put a 13-win season together.

639
00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:39,820
 And I'll be anxious to see in that particular program, guys, if that could be maintained with the current staff.

640
00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:45,140
 I'll be honest with you, this is going to be very interesting to watch, let's put it that way.

641
00:40:46,020 --> 00:40:52,420
 Max, let me ask you about Ole Miss in Louisville Sunday, Sunday night in Nashville.

642
00:40:53,280 --> 00:40:54,420
 Louisville's a pretty good team.

643
00:40:54,420 --> 00:40:57,860
 They got the Brown Boys at running back.

644
00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:00,760
 They got a transfer from Ohio State.

645
00:41:02,060 --> 00:41:03,580
 They're a pretty good team now.

646
00:41:03,720 --> 00:41:06,600
 If Trinidad Chambliss plays the way he did in the playoffs,

647
00:41:07,140 --> 00:41:10,460
 they're going to go about 10-2 or 11-1.

648
00:41:10,700 --> 00:41:14,300
 But Max, an interesting game Sunday night, Ole Miss and Louisville.

649
00:41:14,900 --> 00:41:15,960
 I don't think there's any doubt.

650
00:41:16,100 --> 00:41:17,880
 Here's what I'm looking at right now.

651
00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:21,420
 Who's the number two quarterback there?

652
00:41:22,140 --> 00:41:22,720
 Oh, that's right.

653
00:41:22,760 --> 00:41:23,840
 He transferred to Missouri.

654
00:41:25,100 --> 00:41:30,360
 So I'm just saying what's going to catch them is the depth problem.

655
00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:31,540
 You won't see.

656
00:41:31,780 --> 00:41:33,440
 They've done a good job bringing in.

657
00:41:33,860 --> 00:41:36,600
 And I think people do a good job managing that.

658
00:41:36,900 --> 00:41:38,780
 He's going to call the defenses himself.

659
00:41:39,460 --> 00:41:44,020
 You know, maybe a little question about the quarterback coach.

660
00:41:44,260 --> 00:41:46,360
 And I know he was on the staff before.

661
00:41:46,780 --> 00:41:47,780
 Goes to East Carolina.

662
00:41:48,300 --> 00:41:51,740
 But, guys, I'm telling you, the league he coached in East Carolina,

663
00:41:51,900 --> 00:41:52,960
 it's not like the SEC.

664
00:41:53,300 --> 00:41:54,600
 I can tell you that.

665
00:41:54,600 --> 00:41:59,540
 And I get really excited about talking about comparisons

666
00:41:59,540 --> 00:42:02,780
 because I was really, my career, you know, guys led me.

667
00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:05,080
 I had a great shot to go to Troy.

668
00:42:05,580 --> 00:42:10,380
 I was at, when they were NAI going to Division II, we won a national championship.

669
00:42:11,100 --> 00:42:12,940
 And then, of course, I bounced around a while.

670
00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:14,220
 They ended up at Florida State.

671
00:42:14,300 --> 00:42:17,380
 We was number one in the country in Division I.

672
00:42:17,860 --> 00:42:22,900
 And compared to those kind of programs that have great success at a lower level,

673
00:42:23,400 --> 00:42:29,120
 and then you go jump into where the big boys play, it's like daylight and dark.

674
00:42:29,420 --> 00:42:30,920
 I can't explain it to you.

675
00:42:31,380 --> 00:42:37,920
 It's dealing with the people, it's the alumni, it's the administration, it's the priorities of the kids.

676
00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:44,260
 You know, most 99% of them have their eyes on the NFL, and you've got to handle them different.

677
00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:45,260
 Let's just say that.

678
00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:50,460
 You can't put them out there in scrimmage, you know, three hours every day, three to four days a week.

679
00:42:50,860 --> 00:42:54,940
 You've got to be concerned about the injury factor and all the other things that go with that.

680
00:42:54,940 --> 00:42:58,220
 So we're in a transition.

681
00:42:58,440 --> 00:43:01,120
 I guess I want to cap on what I'm saying.

682
00:43:01,700 --> 00:43:06,540
 It's in this transition right now, and it's no more, it's really no different.

683
00:43:07,080 --> 00:43:14,360
 You go back, if you're a history buff, you go back and look at the industrial revolution that took place in this country

684
00:43:14,360 --> 00:43:18,120
 with companies growing at a rapid pace.

685
00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:26,000
 Let's go back to the late 1800s, early 1900s, where the railroads took off, all the problems they had legally and illegally.

686
00:43:26,580 --> 00:43:30,000
 We're going through the same thing with the college football right there.

687
00:43:31,360 --> 00:43:35,740
 I remember when I was a kid, they said the Pony Express will last forever, and then along came the train.

688
00:43:37,140 --> 00:43:37,920
 That's right.

689
00:43:38,520 --> 00:43:40,720
 Max, let's talk a little bit about our zip code.

690
00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:48,100
 Alabama, when was the last time Alabama has had just kind of intrigue heading into the first game of the season?

691
00:43:48,120 --> 00:43:51,240
 Your thoughts about the tide under a brand-new quarterback.

692
00:43:52,040 --> 00:43:53,280
 Well, that's very true.

693
00:43:53,480 --> 00:43:57,220
 They're going to start with the freshman, and I'm sure they got a couple.

694
00:43:57,320 --> 00:43:59,360
 They lost one or two along the way.

695
00:43:59,900 --> 00:44:05,160
 But I was on another show earlier today, and I was asked basically the same question.

696
00:44:05,860 --> 00:44:11,100
 My observation is I can't quite – I think I've got my finger on it right now,

697
00:44:11,180 --> 00:44:16,120
 but overall it's different certainly from Coach Saban.

698
00:44:16,340 --> 00:44:19,780
 Everybody wants to point to that because of the great success he had.

699
00:44:19,940 --> 00:44:23,740
 And I don't – you know, if I was a huge Alabama fan, I'd be doing the same thing.

700
00:44:23,740 --> 00:44:32,980
 But the fact is, is that the middle approach to the game is missing something different than they had before.

701
00:44:33,260 --> 00:44:35,880
 I think that's as politically correct as I can say it.

702
00:44:36,380 --> 00:44:41,700
 It's something in his process or in his preparation.

703
00:44:42,240 --> 00:44:46,040
 I watched – I mean, first of all, you guys know me very, very well.

704
00:44:46,260 --> 00:44:48,840
 I don't go anywhere to watch ballgames.

705
00:44:48,920 --> 00:44:51,060
 I get a chance to go every Saturday, but I don't ever go.

706
00:44:51,400 --> 00:44:52,220
 I sit in my house.

707
00:44:52,300 --> 00:44:53,420
 I've got a big-screen TV.

708
00:44:53,600 --> 00:44:54,460
 I can watch two games.

709
00:44:54,580 --> 00:44:55,360
 I can do split-screen.

710
00:44:55,860 --> 00:44:57,100
 I can do whatever I want to do.

711
00:44:57,140 --> 00:44:59,280
 And I chart the games that I did in the end.

712
00:44:59,560 --> 00:45:01,700
 I think the ones I want to talk about the next day.

713
00:45:02,520 --> 00:45:06,060
 So, you know, it's – I've just – I've watched stuff.

714
00:45:06,200 --> 00:45:10,560
 I've watched – they couldn't – how does a team like Alabama that recruits at that level

715
00:45:10,560 --> 00:45:15,780
 or has recruited at that level, can't even bring together enough offensive linemen

716
00:45:15,780 --> 00:45:17,540
 to have a defensive running game.

717
00:45:17,860 --> 00:45:21,200
 I mean, boy, I don't understand.

718
00:45:21,800 --> 00:45:28,680
 And the only thing I can identify with is all the great numbers that coaching staff

719
00:45:28,680 --> 00:45:34,440
 have had where they've been in other places don't compare to playing SEC football.

720
00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:38,180
 It's just – it's the way you approach practice every day.

721
00:45:38,740 --> 00:45:43,680
 You've got to be concerned about injury all the time because it doesn't matter –

722
00:45:43,680 --> 00:45:48,480
 you know, you can have 25 All-Americans, but, you know, 20 of them can play

723
00:45:48,480 --> 00:45:50,420
 and probably four or five of them can't play.

724
00:45:50,920 --> 00:45:55,640
 They got moved in that – you know, they got moved in that category just because they were on a good team

725
00:45:55,640 --> 00:45:56,120
 or whatever.

726
00:45:56,620 --> 00:46:03,320
 But the fact is, is there's so much that goes on now in a short period of time

727
00:46:03,320 --> 00:46:04,940
 that you can have a chance on the field.

728
00:46:05,620 --> 00:46:07,240
 It's just different.

729
00:46:07,420 --> 00:46:10,560
 That's all I can say if we sit here experiencing it.

730
00:46:10,560 --> 00:46:14,760
 And as a fan – and I'm no different from any other football fan.

731
00:46:15,160 --> 00:46:19,280
 There are certain programs I like because I understand what they're trying to do.

732
00:46:19,840 --> 00:46:25,140
 And the fan base that have to fork down that money, a whoop two every week, go see a ball game.

733
00:46:25,640 --> 00:46:35,120
 Well, you know, I'm sure you guys have followed – I don't know how the Georgia situation is fairly comparable right now.

734
00:46:35,520 --> 00:46:41,900
 But Ole Miss sold out the third week of September, and the cheapest ticket in the stadium was $697.

735
00:46:42,620 --> 00:46:43,100
 Wow.

736
00:46:43,660 --> 00:46:45,740
 And that was $65,000 tickets.

737
00:46:46,260 --> 00:46:52,160
 So I'm just saying, now, they won't get nearly there any time else, anywhere else in the country or, you know, any other –

738
00:46:52,160 --> 00:46:56,240
 there was a reason, there's a motivated reason for people willing to spend that money.

739
00:46:56,720 --> 00:46:59,220
 And those people at LSU will roll into Oxford on Wednesday.

740
00:46:59,960 --> 00:47:03,780
 And, I mean, that's going to be something to behold itself.

741
00:47:04,400 --> 00:47:06,160
 You know, we've got to get that first.

742
00:47:06,240 --> 00:47:07,640
 We've got to get to that third week.

743
00:47:08,220 --> 00:47:11,220
 And it's going to be – I saw North Carolina won last night.

744
00:47:11,220 --> 00:47:19,200
 That was an interesting revelation of faith based on what they had last year.

745
00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:24,160
 But, you know, I think we can go around the league and kind of pick and choose.

746
00:47:25,120 --> 00:47:28,160
 But I'm already seeing some coaches that's on the hot seat.

747
00:47:28,760 --> 00:47:34,120
 And based on what they look – these guys in the national magazines have looked at their schedule.

748
00:47:34,660 --> 00:47:36,400
 They looked at what they've got coming back.

749
00:47:36,740 --> 00:47:39,280
 And they looked at how the game is going to be played this year.

750
00:47:39,460 --> 00:47:46,700
 And that leads us to the end of the season as far as the 12-team playoff.

751
00:47:47,360 --> 00:47:50,320
 And, you know, they will always talk about strength of schedule to see.

752
00:47:50,740 --> 00:47:55,100
 And that, to me, is one of the most important avenues you need to look at.

753
00:47:55,640 --> 00:48:00,840
 You tell me legitimately, though, have they always looked at strength of schedule?

754
00:48:01,120 --> 00:48:02,520
 I don't think they have personally.

755
00:48:02,520 --> 00:48:05,280
 But they didn't take it seriously.

756
00:48:05,940 --> 00:48:07,020
 That's exactly right.

757
00:48:07,100 --> 00:48:07,940
 They don't do it.

758
00:48:08,640 --> 00:48:11,300
 That will put the best 12 teams in.

759
00:48:11,840 --> 00:48:15,220
 And sometimes I don't think, based on what I've seen the last couple of years,

760
00:48:15,760 --> 00:48:18,120
 that's – you know, it's called sharing the wealth.

761
00:48:18,740 --> 00:48:22,400
 You know, give some of these smaller teams a little money to keep them all interested.

762
00:48:23,080 --> 00:48:29,120
 And I think this is what – I think probably they thought that going into the season with Indiana last year.

763
00:48:29,400 --> 00:48:30,400
 But it didn't work out.

764
00:48:30,560 --> 00:48:32,100
 It didn't work out too well.

765
00:48:33,260 --> 00:48:38,940
 Hey, Max, we're watching Lane Kiffin as only he can with his press conference in Baton Rouge.

766
00:48:39,120 --> 00:48:42,400
 They've got a very intriguing game Saturday night.

767
00:48:42,400 --> 00:48:48,780
 Some people say, well, of all the off-the-field shenanigans going on, can they concentrate?

768
00:48:49,560 --> 00:48:54,000
 Well, he's been a ringmaster with this for years, creating it.

769
00:48:54,080 --> 00:49:00,880
 But, Max, when you look at the talent LSU've got, I'm curious to see where Sam Leavitt, he seems to be healthy.

770
00:49:01,520 --> 00:49:04,760
 The offensive line led by Jordan Seton.

771
00:49:05,280 --> 00:49:07,760
 They've got a great defensive front seven.

772
00:49:08,720 --> 00:49:10,440
 This is a big year for Dabo.

773
00:49:10,440 --> 00:49:12,800
 It's the Battle of the Death Valleys.

774
00:49:13,220 --> 00:49:15,540
 Well, Max, will this game be close Saturday night?

775
00:49:16,080 --> 00:49:21,720
 You know, I think because it's the first game, I think it probably will be a little closer than most.

776
00:49:21,880 --> 00:49:25,080
 I don't know what the – the lines come out yet.

777
00:49:25,140 --> 00:49:25,980
 I'm sure they are.

778
00:49:26,380 --> 00:49:27,480
 I haven't seen it yet.

779
00:49:27,580 --> 00:49:27,920
 Oh, no.

780
00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:29,240
 It's the first ballgame.

781
00:49:29,720 --> 00:49:33,400
 But I think, you know, what you said about Lane Kiffin,

782
00:49:33,560 --> 00:49:39,500
 I think a lot of people discredit some of that, of his background and all,

783
00:49:39,860 --> 00:49:45,160
 just because of the way he's moved around in the comments and makes it that – he's a different breed of guy.

784
00:49:45,620 --> 00:49:52,760
 I mean, remember, guys, he was raised on the sideline from the time he was six years old at the NFL level.

785
00:49:53,160 --> 00:49:54,680
 So he's heard the coaches talk.

786
00:49:54,760 --> 00:49:55,800
 He's sitting in on meetings.

787
00:49:56,080 --> 00:50:01,180
 His dad was a – his dad coached in the league, I think, 32 or three years himself.

788
00:50:01,180 --> 00:50:05,440
 So his background is totally different from all these other guys that come along.

789
00:50:06,180 --> 00:50:12,840
 And anything he says or does doesn't surprise me, but I can almost guarantee you whatever that is,

790
00:50:12,900 --> 00:50:20,080
 whether you like it or not, it's either to draw attention to his program or discredit somebody else

791
00:50:20,080 --> 00:50:22,340
 so that his program can be successful.

792
00:50:22,980 --> 00:50:25,660
 I mean, go back and watch and see how he handles that.

793
00:50:26,120 --> 00:50:30,620
 And, you know, all the Ole Miss people, I get so – with some of those, I've got some really good friends,

794
00:50:30,740 --> 00:50:32,740
 and they've ripped him and blasted him.

795
00:50:32,820 --> 00:50:36,260
 And I look at him sometimes, I said, when's the last time y'all won 13 games?

796
00:50:36,520 --> 00:50:36,660
 Yeah.

797
00:50:36,820 --> 00:50:38,880
 Let's see, Johnny Balls, I believe.

798
00:50:39,040 --> 00:50:40,840
 That was about 60 years ago.

799
00:50:41,840 --> 00:50:44,600
 So, you know, he shouldn't get full credit.

800
00:50:44,800 --> 00:50:49,260
 I understand leaving early, and I think the rule will probably be changed for that.

801
00:50:49,360 --> 00:50:51,400
 That's probably good, to say the least.

802
00:50:51,780 --> 00:50:55,080
 But the fact he did it for a reason that he felt comfortable,

803
00:50:55,500 --> 00:50:58,560
 it wasn't against the rule at that particular time.

804
00:50:58,760 --> 00:51:05,680
 So, anyway, I think it's going to be – I think as we've watched it unfold in another year

805
00:51:05,680 --> 00:51:10,200
 in this great game of college football, I think we're all going to have some –

806
00:51:10,200 --> 00:51:12,300
 we'll have some highs and lows all year long.

807
00:51:12,620 --> 00:51:13,880
 No question about it.

808
00:51:13,920 --> 00:51:16,380
 Well, it's going to be fun, Max, this time next Monday.

809
00:51:16,480 --> 00:51:20,400
 We'll have a little bit better ideal about where the league –

810
00:51:20,400 --> 00:51:26,880
 and certainly by the second or third game, we will always enjoy talking college football with you, Max.

811
00:51:26,880 --> 00:51:29,020
 Thank God it's finally here.

812
00:51:29,380 --> 00:51:30,560
 Have a great week, buddy.

813
00:51:30,640 --> 00:51:32,480
 Well, let's do this again as soon as we can.

814
00:51:32,900 --> 00:51:33,340
 Thank you.

815
00:51:33,400 --> 00:51:33,960
 Okay, guys.

816
00:51:34,020 --> 00:51:34,780
 Thank y'all so much.

817
00:51:34,820 --> 00:51:35,820
 Always my pleasure, dear.

818
00:51:36,060 --> 00:51:37,480
 Absolutely right back at you.

819
00:51:37,540 --> 00:51:41,780
 By the way, LSU is favored in that ballgame by ten and a half points.

820
00:51:42,420 --> 00:51:47,520
 And some good news if you are an Alabama fan from the MASH doc.

821
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822
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 Now we're going to be talking Auburn Tigers with Charlie Trotman.

823
00:51:52,700 --> 00:51:56,340
 And what a weekend for UNA Matt St. Charles.

824
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970
01:00:19,100 --> 01:00:21,320
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971
01:00:21,420 --> 01:00:23,140
 I'm Harold Bugg, alongside Brett Beaird.

972
01:00:23,240 --> 01:00:31,320
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973
01:00:31,320 --> 01:00:37,380
 It's a pleasure that Charlie Trotman is right there, former Auburn quarterback, ready to talk Auburn Tigers with us.

974
01:00:37,500 --> 01:00:39,940
 Charlie, as always, welcome in, and how are you?

975
01:00:40,840 --> 01:00:42,040
 Doing great, Harold.

976
01:00:42,180 --> 01:00:44,080
 You and Brett, glad to be with you.

977
01:00:44,400 --> 01:00:45,940
 Excited about week one.

978
01:00:46,140 --> 01:00:46,260
 Yep.

979
01:00:46,720 --> 01:00:48,280
 Easy question, Charlie.

980
01:00:48,420 --> 01:00:49,420
 Is this the beginning?

981
01:00:49,680 --> 01:00:51,420
 I've heard the T word tossed around.

982
01:00:51,520 --> 01:00:52,660
 Not Tigers in this case.

983
01:00:52,820 --> 01:00:53,640
 I think kind of it is.

984
01:00:54,040 --> 01:00:58,080
 Is this the beginning of the great turnaround for Auburn football?

985
01:00:59,540 --> 01:01:07,960
 Well, I think that there's a really strong possibility that it could be a great turnaround for us.

986
01:01:08,440 --> 01:01:23,240
 Harold, I feel like Auburn's been in such a desperate situation over the last few years that anything, anything, you know, that is on the positive side of the ledger is going to be a big change.

987
01:01:23,240 --> 01:01:30,200
 But, you know, a lot of people feel like Auburn can go anywhere from 7-5 to 9-3.

988
01:01:30,700 --> 01:01:34,160
 It just depends on a couple of these, you know, games.

989
01:01:34,340 --> 01:01:40,340
 If Auburn's offense can be a big factor this year, they were not last year or the year before.

990
01:01:40,880 --> 01:01:54,380
 The defense had to kind of carry the day, and if Auburn's defense is still a really good, strong component of the team, then I think that the offense is going to be much better this year.

991
01:01:54,540 --> 01:01:57,580
 And we ought to be able to win some of these close games.

992
01:01:57,680 --> 01:02:04,040
 I think Auburn lost four games that were, you know, within six points last year.

993
01:02:04,380 --> 01:02:09,200
 You know, Charlie, you look over the weekend, you saw what happened with UNLV and Florida State.

994
01:02:09,280 --> 01:02:16,620
 The reason we bring that up, both teams have former Auburn quarterbacks, which is another way of saying maybe that could have been the problem about evaluation.

995
01:02:17,100 --> 01:02:18,620
 But then you fast forward to this.

996
01:02:18,680 --> 01:02:22,100
 You're a former quarterback, not only in the SEC, but at Auburn.

997
01:02:22,220 --> 01:02:29,760
 Talk to us, if you don't mind, put on your hat and talk to us about the importance of a coach and a quarterback being on the same page from day one.

998
01:02:30,720 --> 01:02:33,040
 Oh, gosh, that is critically important.

999
01:02:33,040 --> 01:02:45,240
 I think when a coach understands his quarterback and knows his quarterback, sees him in practice, understands his tendencies, I think it is so helpful.

1000
01:02:45,660 --> 01:02:51,180
 Because when you go to the sideline and you talk to your coach, you get more done.

1001
01:02:51,360 --> 01:02:54,340
 There's not any consternation.

1002
01:02:54,340 --> 01:03:07,640
 You know, I know at times between Auburn's quarterback, Peyton Thorne, and some of the quarterbacks that have, you know, been there in the last couple of years, you know, Ashton Daniels and so forth.

1003
01:03:08,100 --> 01:03:12,380
 We had some arguments on the sideline, it appeared.

1004
01:03:12,900 --> 01:03:14,600
 And it wasn't good.

1005
01:03:14,820 --> 01:03:15,780
 It wasn't good.

1006
01:03:15,780 --> 01:03:26,140
 But I think that Byron Brown and Alex Golesh and Coach Gordon, the offensive coordinator, I think they've been together two years so far.

1007
01:03:26,260 --> 01:03:28,020
 This will be their third year together.

1008
01:03:29,060 --> 01:03:45,640
 And I feel like that that's a great, you know, litmus test of how effective your offense can be when your offensive coordinator is the same guy that you've been going into battle with for the last two years and the head coach as well.

1009
01:03:45,640 --> 01:03:50,140
 Charlie, that was leading a bit to the question I was going to ask you.

1010
01:03:50,580 --> 01:03:59,840
 When you look on paper, Auburn's got 61 new players, 21 high school freshmen, 40 transfers.

1011
01:04:00,860 --> 01:04:06,560
 And you throw your hands up there and say, well, how in the world can these guys mash or jail?

1012
01:04:06,740 --> 01:04:08,740
 But that, to me, is one of the keys.

1013
01:04:09,280 --> 01:04:14,020
 So many of these players are familiar with Alex Golesh and his staff.

1014
01:04:14,020 --> 01:04:16,500
 He brought quite a few players with him.

1015
01:04:17,060 --> 01:04:19,040
 Now, nobody knows this better than you do.

1016
01:04:19,120 --> 01:04:25,200
 It takes time for a team to jail, and particularly on the line of scrimmage.

1017
01:04:25,600 --> 01:04:29,260
 But I think that's going to be a big key for this team to get off to a good start.

1018
01:04:29,960 --> 01:04:35,200
 Yeah, and I tell you, the big factor in that is that they didn't come this summer.

1019
01:04:35,820 --> 01:04:45,220
 They came last spring, and they've been through a full spring and now a full preseason workout as teammates.

1020
01:04:45,220 --> 01:04:54,260
 And the other thing, guys, remember that Alex Golesh, he took the entire team to a hotel 13 days in a row.

1021
01:04:54,440 --> 01:04:59,060
 Did not have them, you wouldn't let them have their cell phones.

1022
01:04:59,360 --> 01:05:03,080
 And they, you know, at night got to know each other.

1023
01:05:03,560 --> 01:05:10,600
 A lot of the players said that they just kind of chilled in rooms with each other and played cards and things like that, played games.

1024
01:05:10,600 --> 01:05:23,040
 And they just, you know, got to spend time around each other and learned, you know, a little bit off the field of what the people's families are like and where they came from.

1025
01:05:23,200 --> 01:05:25,740
 And, you know, it makes a difference.

1026
01:05:25,740 --> 01:05:32,800
 It makes a difference when you get in that huddle and you know the guy a little bit better next to you than you did before.

1027
01:05:32,940 --> 01:05:45,240
 So I thought that was a great, great thing that Alex Golesh thought of doing and kind of reminded me of Bear Bryant in the, you know, when he did the junction boys.

1028
01:05:45,860 --> 01:05:50,340
 Yeah, and I like that idea, and I think it's going to pay dividends.

1029
01:05:51,160 --> 01:05:54,780
 Charlie, did they send you the bill for that stale there for 13 nights?

1030
01:05:54,880 --> 01:05:56,060
 Are you picking up the bill for that?

1031
01:05:56,060 --> 01:05:58,540
 Golly, can you imagine?

1032
01:05:58,800 --> 01:05:59,060
 No.

1033
01:06:00,320 --> 01:06:05,140
 That was at a Robert Trent Jones Marriott, too.

1034
01:06:05,140 --> 01:06:07,380
 So that had to be expensive.

1035
01:06:08,140 --> 01:06:10,440
 Again, Charlie Traumman hooking up with us.

1036
01:06:10,660 --> 01:06:14,600
 I think one other name, everybody's talking about this offensive familiarity.

1037
01:06:14,760 --> 01:06:21,140
 To me, it's almost like the perfect marriage because, let's face it, one of the worst things a coach wants to do is walk into a place

1038
01:06:21,140 --> 01:06:24,620
 where the expectations are high right out of the bat and you can't meet them.

1039
01:06:24,760 --> 01:06:28,420
 I think Golesh, let's face it, at this point, seven wins will be a success.

1040
01:06:28,560 --> 01:06:30,920
 So he's kind of playing with house money this year.

1041
01:06:30,980 --> 01:06:36,620
 Maybe not after this, but the other thing that's going to help is another word of familiarity, and that's D.J. Durkin.

1042
01:06:37,000 --> 01:06:41,320
 Not only are they going to be familiar on offense, they should be familiar on defense, too.

1043
01:06:42,320 --> 01:06:43,540
 Well, they really ought to be.

1044
01:06:43,540 --> 01:06:53,440
 And D.J. Durkin lost some key players, you know, Kelvin Falk and a few people like that that are, you know, tough to replace.

1045
01:06:53,820 --> 01:06:58,980
 But I think he's got most of his defensive line back.

1046
01:06:59,400 --> 01:07:05,520
 His two linebackers, Melendez and Atkins, are as good as there is in the country.

1047
01:07:06,100 --> 01:07:11,100
 And I think their defensive secondary is going to be good, too.

1048
01:07:11,560 --> 01:07:21,140
 You've got Pleasant and Jordan at corners, and then you've got Harris at free safety, and you've got some other people.

1049
01:07:21,580 --> 01:07:24,700
 Champ Anthony's going to be in there at the nickelback.

1050
01:07:24,880 --> 01:07:27,960
 And I like what they're going to put on the field.

1051
01:07:28,320 --> 01:07:32,180
 Now, will they perform as well as the defense did last year?

1052
01:07:32,720 --> 01:07:34,960
 You know, you look at Atkins by himself.

1053
01:07:35,080 --> 01:07:41,680
 He had nine quarterback sacks last night from the linebacker position, which is incredible.

1054
01:07:42,280 --> 01:07:48,860
 So I don't know if they're going to be quite as good, but they don't have to be as good as they were last year

1055
01:07:48,860 --> 01:07:54,280
 if the offense would just pick up the slack and do their part.

1056
01:07:54,480 --> 01:07:57,440
 Charlie, let me ask you about Baylor.

1057
01:07:57,440 --> 01:08:05,400
 Every year is a new team for everyone, but DJ Lagwe, transferring from Florida,

1058
01:08:05,800 --> 01:08:12,520
 DJ is a very talented player, but the last two years, he's thrown 23 interceptions.

1059
01:08:13,080 --> 01:08:14,080
 That's a lot.

1060
01:08:14,300 --> 01:08:17,940
 Now, he's got a new, Smevital is the new offensive coordinator,

1061
01:08:18,720 --> 01:08:22,500
 and Charlie Auburn ran all over last year, ran for over 300 yards.

1062
01:08:22,640 --> 01:08:29,900
 The Baylor defense last year gave up 197 yards rushing a game in 32.6.

1063
01:08:30,420 --> 01:08:34,860
 Now, Dave Aranda's been known for being a defensive guru for years,

1064
01:08:35,360 --> 01:08:39,780
 but for Baylor and for Aranda to stick around, that's got to improve.

1065
01:08:40,420 --> 01:08:42,300
 Charlie, what do you expect from the Bears?

1066
01:08:43,540 --> 01:08:51,440
 Well, I expect a little bit more activity on defense because they fired their defensive coordinator,

1067
01:08:51,440 --> 01:09:00,960
 and they hired Joe Klanderman, who is a Kansas State guy, and Kansas State's known for being very, very active on defense.

1068
01:09:01,360 --> 01:09:05,480
 There's a lot of stunning, a lot of blitzing and things like that.

1069
01:09:05,840 --> 01:09:08,200
 So, you know, you've got to be ready.

1070
01:09:08,720 --> 01:09:11,460
 Byron Brown and the offense has got to be ready for anything,

1071
01:09:11,460 --> 01:09:16,940
 and the good thing about that is that DJ Durkin does some of the same things,

1072
01:09:17,260 --> 01:09:18,760
 and he does it in practice.

1073
01:09:18,760 --> 01:09:25,280
 This year, unlike last year when Coach Freeze tried to protect the quarterbacks

1074
01:09:25,280 --> 01:09:32,060
 and didn't want them to get, you know, down and mentally get a little down on themselves

1075
01:09:32,060 --> 01:09:35,560
 by not being very effective in practice against the defense,

1076
01:09:35,620 --> 01:09:40,180
 and he kept telling the defense not to run a lot of blitzing and things like that.

1077
01:09:40,680 --> 01:09:42,600
 They were very vanilla last year.

1078
01:09:42,740 --> 01:09:43,760
 This year is different.

1079
01:09:43,760 --> 01:09:47,600
 They ran everything against Byron Brown and the offense,

1080
01:09:48,300 --> 01:09:54,920
 and Byron Brown, for all accounts, has done real well recognizing the things

1081
01:09:54,920 --> 01:10:00,560
 that the defense does, and I think that is going to bode well in the game Saturday

1082
01:10:00,560 --> 01:10:07,380
 because Klanderman is the kind of coach that he knows what Byron Brown can do,

1083
01:10:07,820 --> 01:10:12,940
 and the one thing that takes a quarterback's effectiveness away is pressure.

1084
01:10:13,820 --> 01:10:20,020
 And so that's what, if I were him, that's what I would do is try to pressure Byron Brown,

1085
01:10:20,140 --> 01:10:22,860
 make him make quick decisions, get rid of the ball quick,

1086
01:10:22,860 --> 01:10:25,000
 and not let him run the ball too much.

1087
01:10:25,000 --> 01:10:29,000
 And I think that that's what their goal is going to be.

1088
01:10:29,160 --> 01:10:31,600
 Whether they can do it or not, I don't know.

1089
01:10:32,820 --> 01:10:35,820
 Charlie, what's your message to fellow Auburn fans in your case?

1090
01:10:35,900 --> 01:10:38,500
 I mean, sometimes after game one, things go well,

1091
01:10:38,500 --> 01:10:41,200
 and according to Vegas, it's looking even better now.

1092
01:10:41,260 --> 01:10:42,720
 They get open at six, six and a half.

1093
01:10:42,800 --> 01:10:43,620
 It's now up to seven.

1094
01:10:43,720 --> 01:10:44,560
 Auburn is the favorite.

1095
01:10:45,000 --> 01:10:50,320
 But sometimes fans can sit here and it's so-called, quote, easy in the first game.

1096
01:10:50,420 --> 01:10:52,340
 And then we saw last year after what happened there.

1097
01:10:52,800 --> 01:10:56,160
 What is your message to Auburn fans to kind of get an even keel?

1098
01:10:56,340 --> 01:10:58,400
 Yeah, you won't success in that first game,

1099
01:10:58,560 --> 01:11:01,860
 but certain things you might want to look for going forward with that schedule.

1100
01:11:03,140 --> 01:11:05,540
 Yeah, I think you just have to be realistic.

1101
01:11:06,540 --> 01:11:11,520
 You know, I do think that Baylor is a very good first game test for Auburn.

1102
01:11:11,660 --> 01:11:11,780
 Yeah.

1103
01:11:12,440 --> 01:11:17,140
 It's not like, you know, playing, you know, a team that...

1104
01:11:17,680 --> 01:11:17,920
 Furman.

1105
01:11:18,600 --> 01:11:20,600
 Yeah, Furman or somebody like that.

1106
01:11:20,660 --> 01:11:22,200
 It's not like that.

1107
01:11:22,320 --> 01:11:25,060
 You're going to be playing against a Big 12 team,

1108
01:11:25,100 --> 01:11:28,860
 a team that's got the same, you know, physicality that you do.

1109
01:11:28,860 --> 01:11:33,380
 And they've got a big-time quarterback who could have a big game.

1110
01:11:33,500 --> 01:11:35,200
 You never know what Lagway's going to do.

1111
01:11:35,420 --> 01:11:40,300
 And, you know, if Lagway throws for 400 yards and four touchdowns,

1112
01:11:40,440 --> 01:11:45,020
 this game could be, you know, an overtime game in the 40s.

1113
01:11:45,060 --> 01:11:45,620
 Who knows?

1114
01:11:45,800 --> 01:11:50,140
 So we just have to hope that Lagway's not going to be at his best

1115
01:11:50,140 --> 01:11:53,320
 and that Byron Brown is at his best.

1116
01:11:53,460 --> 01:11:56,380
 But to Auburn fans, I would say be patient.

1117
01:11:57,580 --> 01:12:00,840
 Don't expect Auburn to come out and win 52-0.

1118
01:12:00,840 --> 01:12:07,560
 And, you know, expect this team to do what Coach Golesh has said,

1119
01:12:07,660 --> 01:12:12,820
 to come out and be very physical, establish the running game,

1120
01:12:13,100 --> 01:12:15,320
 play great defense in the kicking game.

1121
01:12:15,900 --> 01:12:19,100
 A little bit like Bill Belichick, you know, kind of.

1122
01:12:19,560 --> 01:12:22,480
 He wants to establish that running game

1123
01:12:22,480 --> 01:12:25,600
 and he wants to throw the passes off play action

1124
01:12:25,600 --> 01:12:29,060
 and, you know, take advantage of a great defense

1125
01:12:29,060 --> 01:12:33,560
 and play field position and win the game that way.

1126
01:12:33,940 --> 01:12:34,100
 Yep.

1127
01:12:34,500 --> 01:12:38,780
 Charlie, I think that's one of the big advantages for Auburn going into the season

1128
01:12:38,780 --> 01:12:41,960
 is they know who they are.

1129
01:12:42,420 --> 01:12:43,440
 What's their identity?

1130
01:12:43,840 --> 01:12:45,420
 You know, again, I've joked about it,

1131
01:12:45,460 --> 01:12:47,640
 but Alex Golesh said coming in,

1132
01:12:48,080 --> 01:12:49,920
 look, we're going to run the frigging ball.

1133
01:12:50,980 --> 01:12:52,480
 And you're exactly right.

1134
01:12:52,560 --> 01:12:54,440
 I know people think, well, that's old school,

1135
01:12:54,640 --> 01:12:57,040
 but believe me, it wins football games.

1136
01:12:57,720 --> 01:12:58,800
 Well, it does.

1137
01:12:58,800 --> 01:13:04,240
 And, you know, the thing is we're going to really have to see early

1138
01:13:04,240 --> 01:13:07,820
 whether Auburn's offensive line can gel together

1139
01:13:07,820 --> 01:13:09,480
 and come together and have chemistry

1140
01:13:09,480 --> 01:13:14,320
 and create running lanes for Cobb and for Bryson Washington.

1141
01:13:14,520 --> 01:13:16,500
 You know, Bryson Washington came from Baylor

1142
01:13:16,500 --> 01:13:19,720
 and he's Auburn's backup running back.

1143
01:13:19,900 --> 01:13:23,860
 And so it's going to be, and he's finally healthy.

1144
01:13:24,060 --> 01:13:29,020
 He's finally healthy after a spring and an early fall where he wasn't.

1145
01:13:29,620 --> 01:13:32,940
 It'll be fun to watch him play against his old teammates.

1146
01:13:33,460 --> 01:13:37,820
 And, you know, if Jeremiah Cobb can do the things that he's capable of doing

1147
01:13:37,820 --> 01:13:41,260
 and the Auburn running game does what it can do,

1148
01:13:41,360 --> 01:13:43,460
 then Auburn's passing game should be fine

1149
01:13:43,460 --> 01:13:48,920
 because the play action is going to make a lot of those receivers, you know,

1150
01:13:48,960 --> 01:13:50,360
 get a step on their defender.

1151
01:13:50,360 --> 01:13:55,580
 And Byron Brown, even though he's throwing motion, a lot of people critique it,

1152
01:13:55,940 --> 01:13:57,160
 he's very accurate.

1153
01:13:57,660 --> 01:14:00,420
 And we'll see what kind of game he has.

1154
01:14:00,580 --> 01:14:03,880
 But, you know, he threw for over 3,000 yards last year.

1155
01:14:03,960 --> 01:14:09,480
 That's averaging, you know, 270 yards a game, throwing the ball or something like that.

1156
01:14:09,560 --> 01:14:12,660
 That's a pretty successful day.

1157
01:14:12,860 --> 01:14:18,260
 So that would be great if Auburn could, you know, have 250 on the ground and 250 in the air.

1158
01:14:18,640 --> 01:14:22,360
 That's exactly what I think Coach Goalich would be looking for.

1159
01:14:22,620 --> 01:14:25,260
 Yeah, Charlie, I think they come close to that.

1160
01:14:25,340 --> 01:14:31,620
 In fact, I think they run for over 500 yards again unless that Baylor defense is much improved.

1161
01:14:31,880 --> 01:14:37,820
 What a wonderful trip, talking to you, going down memory lane and also previewing the Baylor game.

1162
01:14:38,260 --> 01:14:40,840
 Charlie, enjoy the weekend, Labor Day weekend.

1163
01:14:41,120 --> 01:14:43,700
 Let's do this again with you as soon as we can.

1164
01:14:44,560 --> 01:14:45,760
 Guys, thanks so much.

1165
01:14:45,840 --> 01:14:46,700
 I appreciate it.

1166
01:14:46,740 --> 01:14:47,200
 War Eagle.

1167
01:14:47,740 --> 01:14:48,460
 There you go.

1168
01:14:48,520 --> 01:14:50,760
 The one, the only, Charlie Trotman.

1169
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 The president of Tuskegee University is doubling down on a dress code that was put in place

1226
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 before students return to campus for a new year.

1227
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 President Mark Brown is a retired Air Force major general who says the university

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1229
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1230
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1231
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1232
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 Brown said that if you raise the bar high, the students will reach it,

1233
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 Brown also revealed that the school has a community clothes closet for anyone

1236
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1250
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 The Battle of the Bands event to be held at Legion Field at the end of August

1251
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1252
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 The event was going to continue the yearly competition between nine HBCU marching bands

1253
01:19:15,980 --> 01:19:17,700
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1254
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 Full refunds will be given to those who did already purchase tickets for that event.

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1259
01:19:35,040 --> 01:19:39,600
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1260
01:19:39,660 --> 01:19:40,260
 Welcome back in.

1261
01:19:40,300 --> 01:19:44,160
 I think most folks would agree the weather nor the final score could be much better

1262
01:19:44,160 --> 01:19:47,000
 if you were an EUNA fan over the weekend.

1263
01:19:47,520 --> 01:19:49,560
 Got a feeling Matt St. Charles would agree with that.

1264
01:19:49,560 --> 01:19:52,000
 He follows the lines there with the Times Daily.

1265
01:19:52,160 --> 01:19:52,980
 Matt, welcome in.

1266
01:19:53,020 --> 01:19:53,520
 How are you?

1267
01:19:54,320 --> 01:19:55,120
 Hey, I'm good.

1268
01:19:55,180 --> 01:19:55,600
 How are you guys doing?

1269
01:19:55,600 --> 01:19:55,940
 Hey, man.

1270
01:19:56,180 --> 01:19:56,980
 Man, we're doing all right.

1271
01:19:57,020 --> 01:19:58,180
 What a weekend for EUNA.

1272
01:19:58,260 --> 01:20:00,800
 Are they going to play every game at Joe Davis Stadium, Matt?

1273
01:20:02,380 --> 01:20:07,620
 No, I think they've got some new digs opening up here in Florence they might prefer to use.

1274
01:20:08,020 --> 01:20:09,980
 But it was good over there in Huntsville.

1275
01:20:10,300 --> 01:20:12,040
 The X-Man coming out.

1276
01:20:12,180 --> 01:20:17,080
 Everybody, it's always when you break in a brand new quarterback, they want to know what to look for.

1277
01:20:17,280 --> 01:20:23,780
 And boom, I mean, almost from the beginning, the team sets a new record from scrimmage with a pass.

1278
01:20:24,240 --> 01:20:28,660
 The X-Man delivering, what, from 95 yards out kind of set the tone for the night, did it not?

1279
01:20:29,620 --> 01:20:30,440
 Yeah, for sure.

1280
01:20:30,560 --> 01:20:36,960
 It was definitely saw some weak zero, not jitters, but some uncertainties, I guess.

1281
01:20:37,500 --> 01:20:44,180
 Took a little bit for the offense to kind of get settled into that game, especially with how much Sanford was blitzing.

1282
01:20:44,180 --> 01:20:57,080
 A lot of credit to the offensive coordinator, Travis Partridge, and now a veteran quarterback in Destin Wade able to kind of create the free play by getting Sanford to jump off sides.

1283
01:20:57,320 --> 01:21:06,300
 And then, you know, I think one of Destin Wade's biggest strengths is that deep ball, and now they have a really good deep threat in Xavier Johnson,

1284
01:21:06,460 --> 01:21:12,460
 something they haven't had in the past, and all things kind of lined up there for a big play.

1285
01:21:13,020 --> 01:21:18,420
 Matt, I know something else lined up for them was the defensive effort.

1286
01:21:19,160 --> 01:21:19,640
 Incredible.

1287
01:21:20,440 --> 01:21:28,660
 UNA broke Division I records in tackles for loss, 13, tackles for loss, yardage, 58.

1288
01:21:29,020 --> 01:21:30,560
 They had six sacks.

1289
01:21:30,960 --> 01:21:34,560
 I thought you had a good point in your article.

1290
01:21:35,140 --> 01:21:39,780
 The first game of the season, you never really know what the other team's going to do,

1291
01:21:39,900 --> 01:21:42,440
 and particularly if they've got a new coaching staff.

1292
01:21:42,860 --> 01:21:52,200
 But Coach Bowen thought, well, Coach Gross and his coaching staff had a background with the air raid from the Big 12,

1293
01:21:52,840 --> 01:21:54,880
 so they prepared for that.

1294
01:21:55,440 --> 01:22:02,600
 Man, mission accomplished as far as Sanford had minus eight rushing yards for the game.

1295
01:22:03,060 --> 01:22:03,380
 Wow.

1296
01:22:03,380 --> 01:22:11,420
 Yeah, I mean, I'll tell you, I talked a little bit with Clint before the game, and I think I wrote about it a little bit.

1297
01:22:11,480 --> 01:22:17,900
 He's just one of those coaches that, you know, doesn't sleep the night before, doesn't eat, and he was like, we might give up 70.

1298
01:22:18,900 --> 01:22:25,540
 It didn't quite happen that way, but, you know, they took a shot at what they thought Gross was going to do.

1299
01:22:25,680 --> 01:22:27,780
 Obviously, a weird scenario.

1300
01:22:28,280 --> 01:22:34,880
 Gross hasn't been a head coach or a play caller in four years, so, you know, they watched some Jack State from back in the day.

1301
01:22:34,980 --> 01:22:36,220
 They were watching a lot of Clemson.

1302
01:22:37,180 --> 01:22:43,440
 Obviously, Sanford didn't name a quarterback, so they had to look at three quarterbacks taped from three different schools.

1303
01:22:43,840 --> 01:22:51,260
 And, in my opinion, Bowen is as class as it gets as a defensive coordinator, especially at this level.

1304
01:22:51,560 --> 01:22:59,640
 And, you know, with that beefed-up defensive front, they were able to create a lot of pressure and definitely worked out for the best.

1305
01:23:00,180 --> 01:23:02,400
 Matt St. Charles, looking up with us at times daily.

1306
01:23:02,540 --> 01:23:08,160
 Matt, obviously, the coaching staff, normally, most coaching staffs after game one is never going to compliment them that much.

1307
01:23:08,220 --> 01:23:13,000
 They know down deep what's good, but a lot of coaching staff wants to focus on what was not so good.

1308
01:23:13,080 --> 01:23:20,120
 In your opinion, now that we have one game under their belt, your thoughts about what UNA would like to work on going forward?

1309
01:23:21,320 --> 01:23:27,520
 Yeah, I'd say offensively, you know, you want to start sustaining drives a little bit more.

1310
01:23:27,660 --> 01:23:29,460
 Obviously, the big plays are good.

1311
01:23:31,060 --> 01:23:39,940
 But, you know, there were a couple of scenarios in that game that, you know, UNA kind of could have got up into the 30s when it came to points.

1312
01:23:40,020 --> 01:23:43,240
 Obviously, there was a drive kind of early.

1313
01:23:43,240 --> 01:23:52,640
 They got into one of their three quarterback looks that they've, you know, been looking at a little bit with Wade and Banks Bowen and Ty Watkins.

1314
01:23:53,180 --> 01:23:56,140
 And Banks Bowen ended up grabbing the wrong helmet.

1315
01:23:56,480 --> 01:23:58,860
 So you had two biked-up helmets on the field.

1316
01:23:58,980 --> 01:24:03,840
 That cost you some penalty yards, which you ultimately could have punched in.

1317
01:24:03,980 --> 01:24:08,820
 And then, you know, going forward on fourth down there towards the end of the game,

1318
01:24:09,500 --> 01:24:13,320
 fourth and one to kind of just really put the game away.

1319
01:24:14,420 --> 01:24:19,380
 Just didn't, you know, execute to the level that they wanted to and didn't convert there.

1320
01:24:19,380 --> 01:24:24,980
 So, you know, a couple of things there when it comes to really finishing drives and sustaining them.

1321
01:24:25,440 --> 01:24:30,300
 Defensively, I think, obviously, you want to start to patch up the big plays.

1322
01:24:30,440 --> 01:24:42,220
 The two biggest things that hurt UNA as much as they did in that game, obviously, it was like an 86-yard touchdown where, you know, UNA was in man coverage.

1323
01:24:42,220 --> 01:24:45,640
 And, you know, unfortunately, a guy just got beat on a double move.

1324
01:24:45,940 --> 01:24:54,620
 And, you know, Navy Curry's got to understand that a 10-yard curl route won't beat you, you know, but an 86-yard touchdown will.

1325
01:24:54,780 --> 01:25:02,420
 And then, you know, there was a crossing route there at the end of the third quarter that Sanford kind of connected on that led to that field goal there at the fourth.

1326
01:25:02,420 --> 01:25:11,640
 But, you know, it was a good job then of bending, not breaking, but, you know, those big plays will hurt you, especially against some of these teams in the UAC.

1327
01:25:12,240 --> 01:25:16,320
 Man, obviously, UNA's going after a different animal.

1328
01:25:16,940 --> 01:25:20,840
 Saturday afternoon with the Hogs in Fayetteville.

1329
01:25:21,340 --> 01:25:25,840
 Does this game give UNA players and coaches some confidence?

1330
01:25:26,580 --> 01:25:28,940
 Again, you've got a little bit of the same situation.

1331
01:25:29,380 --> 01:25:33,280
 Overfield coming from Memphis, but he's got a new staff.

1332
01:25:33,420 --> 01:25:35,000
 They've got a ton of new players.

1333
01:25:35,220 --> 01:25:39,260
 I heard at one point it was over 60 new players here.

1334
01:25:39,740 --> 01:25:42,400
 We'll see more or less how this goes.

1335
01:25:42,920 --> 01:25:49,120
 The coaches and players, and I know the week's still early, are they pretty confident about having a good showing in Fayetteville?

1336
01:25:50,120 --> 01:25:56,620
 Yeah, I mean, they're as confident as you can be for what's essentially a bye game or a guarantee game.

1337
01:25:57,520 --> 01:26:02,940
 Definitely easier to game plan for than Sanford was this past week.

1338
01:26:03,980 --> 01:26:12,080
 You know, they've been watching a lot of Memphis from the past few years, which, you know, Silverfield had that as one of the best offenses in the country.

1339
01:26:12,980 --> 01:26:19,180
 So, a lot of prepping there, and then Arkansas has named a quarterback in K.J. Jackson.

1340
01:26:19,180 --> 01:26:34,220
 So, able to kind of go through and watch whatever clips he's had over the past couple years will definitely give them more of a sense of security going into this game and kind of knowing what they're going to see for the most part.

1341
01:26:34,440 --> 01:26:40,940
 But, again, it's a game against an SEC and FBS opponent, so it kind of is what it is.

1342
01:26:41,060 --> 01:26:44,200
 But, you know, they're definitely not going to go out there and lay down, I'll tell you that.

1343
01:26:44,740 --> 01:26:50,980
 Matt, you wear two heads, one primarily for UNA, but also cover some high school.

1344
01:26:51,200 --> 01:26:56,040
 And you and I saw one of the most amazing halftimes I've ever seen.

1345
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 I mean, we're not trying to be critical of Colbert County.

1346
01:26:59,060 --> 01:27:01,720
 Dasher lost to Russellville by one point.

1347
01:27:01,820 --> 01:27:03,420
 They missed the two-point conversion.

1348
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 Well, they got it together Friday night.

1349
01:27:06,480 --> 01:27:09,540
 They led at halftime 52-0.

1350
01:27:10,220 --> 01:27:14,060
 I've been watching high school football for over 40 years.

1351
01:27:14,500 --> 01:27:17,380
 I don't remember too many 52-0 leads.

1352
01:27:18,460 --> 01:27:21,720
 Yeah, that was certainly an interesting one to watch.

1353
01:27:21,720 --> 01:27:28,020
 And I think Stacey Long, my editor, would tell you the biggest,

1354
01:27:28,840 --> 01:27:32,300
 Dasher's biggest win in the history of that rivalry is 82-7.

1355
01:27:32,600 --> 01:27:35,260
 So this isn't as big.

1356
01:27:35,640 --> 01:27:41,040
 But, yeah, you could just tell that Dasher took that loss to Russellville hard.

1357
01:27:41,280 --> 01:27:46,320
 And, you know, they kind of told me that they really let that drive them throughout the week.

1358
01:27:46,380 --> 01:27:49,480
 And you could tell with the sense of urgency they came out with.

1359
01:27:49,480 --> 01:27:53,060
 I went up 28-0 in the first quarter, scored on a block punt.

1360
01:27:53,340 --> 01:27:55,640
 Like, from the jump, they were just ready to go.

1361
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 And it really kind of informed their performance in that game.

1362
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 Absolutely.

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1367
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 Thanks for having me on.

1368
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1369
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 Absolutely.

1370
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 Thank you so much.

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 You and I on their way to Arkansas.

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1376
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1377
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1378
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1379
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1380
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1381
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1382
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1384
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1386
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 Today, he upset the 10th seed, Arthur Feast.

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1388
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 The Italian Matteo Barrettini against Stan Vavrenka, age 41.

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 You know it's getting close when you hear the voice of the Redfish.

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 William Barger, former University of Alabama offensive lineman, now co-host of Bounce Radio.

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 William, welcome in.

1504
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 Are you ready for some football?

1505
01:34:46,660 --> 01:34:47,580
 I sure am.

1506
01:34:48,580 --> 01:34:50,080
 I'm going to be real.

1507
01:34:50,080 --> 01:34:58,120
 I had a former teammate that called me yesterday and is wanting to give his four tickets away for Saturday,

1508
01:34:58,380 --> 01:35:02,740
 and I said, well, I can probably find somebody that wants me, just don't expect it to be me.

1509
01:35:05,260 --> 01:35:08,560
 William, obviously, where's your gut with this team right now?

1510
01:35:08,660 --> 01:35:12,500
 And I know I love talking with you, and we love talking with you for that matter,

1511
01:35:12,540 --> 01:35:14,900
 because you're a fan, obviously.

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01:35:14,900 --> 01:35:15,940
 You've been there as a player.

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 You've earned extra stripes.

1514
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 But you're also objective.

1515
01:35:19,180 --> 01:35:22,320
 And the reason I say that is, this time last year, everybody was sky high,

1516
01:35:22,420 --> 01:35:26,240
 and we saw what happened in that first game and how that set the tone for the season.

1517
01:35:26,360 --> 01:35:30,280
 They were able to come back from that, not necessarily by Alabama standards,

1518
01:35:30,380 --> 01:35:31,460
 but relative to last year.

1519
01:35:31,540 --> 01:35:34,700
 Where are you with your gut right now, this many days out from game one?

1520
01:35:35,760 --> 01:35:38,580
 Well, I'm in the same place that I was last year.

1521
01:35:38,660 --> 01:35:39,660
 I'm optimistic.

1522
01:35:40,160 --> 01:35:46,500
 You know, most successful people that I've ever been around in my life tend to learn from their mistakes.

1523
01:35:46,900 --> 01:35:47,300
 Right.

1524
01:35:47,300 --> 01:35:53,260
 And, you know, they don't view failure as a, you know, just a bust.

1525
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 You know, they use it as a learning experience.

1526
01:35:55,360 --> 01:35:55,720
 Learning.

1527
01:35:56,680 --> 01:35:58,500
 And tend to grow from it.

1528
01:35:58,560 --> 01:36:04,980
 So that's, you know, what I think this coaching staff has done, and I think this locker room has done.

1529
01:36:05,660 --> 01:36:13,120
 And, you know, they've, you know, shored up a lot of position groups by bringing in, you know, guys from the portal.

1530
01:36:13,420 --> 01:36:26,740
 And, you know, a lot of them weren't in situations last year where, you know, they were playing for an organization that had a chance to, you know, go to the college football playoffs and have a successful season.

1531
01:36:26,980 --> 01:36:30,500
 So, you know, there's motivation with those guys.

1532
01:36:30,500 --> 01:36:38,700
 You know, I think having a, you know, a new first-year starter at quarterback is exciting, especially the type of player that he is.

1533
01:36:38,840 --> 01:36:45,020
 But, you know, and I hate to, you know, show where my bias and my loyalty lies.

1534
01:36:45,120 --> 01:36:53,900
 But, you know, I'm really excited to see, you know, the growth on both sides of the line of scrimmage from 2025 to 2026.

1535
01:36:53,900 --> 01:37:01,100
 I think they've brought in, you know, some more physical players on both sides of that area.

1536
01:37:01,460 --> 01:37:21,040
 And I'm looking forward to see, you know, because let's be honest, even against lesser programs last year, neither one of those two position groups, you know, speaking of the offensive line and the defensive line, were really good at running the football or stopping the run.

1537
01:37:21,040 --> 01:37:29,180
 So, you know, I think that's, you know, people are like, well, you know, when are we going to know if there's an improvement in both of those areas?

1538
01:37:29,260 --> 01:37:37,160
 And I'm like, well, this Saturday, because they weren't very good at either, you know, establishing the run or stopping the run last year against lesser opponents.

1539
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 William, in the preseason, a lot of people don't want to talk about special teams until the kicker's going to make a 37-yard field goal with 10 seconds in Knoxville to beat Tennessee.

1540
01:37:50,720 --> 01:37:52,440
 And then they're quite interested.

1541
01:37:53,800 --> 01:38:10,180
 Connor Talti, who could have quit after the Oklahoma game, I can assure you a lot of fans in the stadium wanted him to, put his hand down and he just worked and was named by the coaching staff to handle field goals and extra points.

1542
01:38:10,800 --> 01:38:13,760
 Quinn is going to be handling kickoffs.

1543
01:38:14,320 --> 01:38:19,120
 Well, you know, your thoughts on that, and secondly, returning kicks.

1544
01:38:20,520 --> 01:38:22,660
 Lottie Brooks did kickoffs.

1545
01:38:23,460 --> 01:38:25,460
 Coleman Williams did punts.

1546
01:38:25,880 --> 01:38:27,820
 Who's going to return kicks this year?

1547
01:38:28,680 --> 01:38:32,160
 Well, it's even expanded beyond Connor Talti.

1548
01:38:32,400 --> 01:38:47,020
 You know, both of the transfer portal specialists, you know, Quinn, the place kicker, and the punter from North Alabama that were both brought in to improve those areas have both been beaten out.

1549
01:38:47,240 --> 01:38:47,300
 Yeah.

1550
01:38:47,700 --> 01:38:54,940
 You know, those might be, you know, like you said, nobody wants to really talk about special teams until they're not special.

1551
01:38:55,200 --> 01:38:55,380
 Right.

1552
01:38:55,580 --> 01:39:01,840
 And so I think those are two of the biggest surprises of fall camp, to be honest with you.

1553
01:39:02,500 --> 01:39:11,880
 And, you know, I would expect to see, you know, a Ryan Coleman Williams or a Lottie Brooks, you know, back there handling the return duties.

1554
01:39:13,300 --> 01:39:30,200
 You know, you want somebody, you know, that was kind of a point of contention with me back during the Saban era is, you know, you never really saw, you know, one of the more dynamic players in some cases, you know, back there doing that stuff.

1555
01:39:30,400 --> 01:39:34,940
 And, you know, it was almost like Saban was, you know, fine.

1556
01:39:35,360 --> 01:39:38,620
 You know, his teams were so good, maybe that was the mindset.

1557
01:39:38,620 --> 01:39:43,800
 But, you know, he was almost like he was satisfied with a fair catch and let's just spot the ball where it lays.

1558
01:39:43,960 --> 01:39:47,300
 But, you know, I like seeing dynamic guys back there.

1559
01:39:47,420 --> 01:39:51,920
 You know, I don't expect a Javier Arenas or a David Palmer.

1560
01:39:52,160 --> 01:39:52,240
 Yeah.

1561
01:39:53,140 --> 01:40:03,480
 You know, a guy that, you know, wasn't really an explosive high-end speed guy that was pretty good at it was Kool-Aid McKinstry.

1562
01:40:03,480 --> 01:40:09,260
 So, you know, I would expect to see Lottie Brooks or Ryan Williams back there.

1563
01:40:10,180 --> 01:40:15,560
 You know, they are the two most dynamic guys that I see on that roster.

1564
01:40:16,220 --> 01:40:22,680
 But, yeah, I think, you know, seeing both of those portal guys kind of come up on the short end of the stick.

1565
01:40:22,740 --> 01:40:22,920
 Yeah.

1566
01:40:23,600 --> 01:40:28,860
 Whereas the place kicker and the punter are two of the bigger storylines at this point so far in 2026.

1567
01:40:29,480 --> 01:40:30,980
 Brad Fish, Barger, and Huddle with us.

1568
01:40:31,000 --> 01:40:36,940
 Let's expand a little bit on the punter because the young man we're referring to here, in case you missed it, is Adam Watford.

1569
01:40:37,020 --> 01:40:37,920
 Why is that important here?

1570
01:40:37,960 --> 01:40:41,160
 He transferred from UNA to Alabama.

1571
01:40:41,840 --> 01:40:47,120
 And I'm going to give you the privilege of pronouncing the guy who beat him out, his last name, Alex A., we'll call him.

1572
01:40:47,440 --> 01:40:48,780
 Here's the thing about it.

1573
01:40:48,840 --> 01:40:52,880
 All things being equal, this kid was not that bad coming out of high school.

1574
01:40:52,880 --> 01:40:57,980
 In fact, he was ranked the number three punter in DeBoer's first recruiting class in 25.

1575
01:40:58,180 --> 01:41:00,120
 He was hurt, didn't see the field last year.

1576
01:41:00,620 --> 01:41:06,600
 But on paper, you know, Watford was beat out by what was the number three punter in the country coming out of high school.

1577
01:41:08,300 --> 01:41:14,860
 Yeah, and I was hoping you were going to give me an easy out there and not pronounce Alex A.'s last name.

1578
01:41:14,920 --> 01:41:15,820
 That's for us.

1579
01:41:15,820 --> 01:41:25,220
 You know, I try to avoid sounding like Eli Gold when I'm on these shows, but that one's a little bit hard to get around.

1580
01:41:26,140 --> 01:41:34,800
 But, yeah, you know, it's not like, and there again, you know, we've talked about this with some of the position battles like an inside linebacker and at the left guard spot.

1581
01:41:35,840 --> 01:41:39,760
 And, you know, that's a depth creation scenario there.

1582
01:41:40,140 --> 01:41:55,080
 You bring two guys in that you expect to win those jobs, and, you know, the two guys that were, for lack of a better term, on the chopping block, so to speak, you know, rose to the occasion and, you know, won the job.

1583
01:41:55,400 --> 01:41:59,020
 So, you know, I think that's a positive overall for the program.

1584
01:41:59,020 --> 01:42:05,720
 Now, we'll have to wait and see if it's still a positive in January, you know, if they stick around.

1585
01:42:06,000 --> 01:42:12,780
 But, you know, and I think there's multiple instances of, you know, this taking place.

1586
01:42:12,960 --> 01:42:19,620
 You know, it's looking more and more like William Sanders is going to get to start Saturday at left guard.

1587
01:42:20,000 --> 01:42:25,620
 You know, there's some whispers out there that maybe Mal Waldrop's a little bit dinged up.

1588
01:42:25,620 --> 01:42:30,080
 But regardless, there again, that's a depth creation there.

1589
01:42:30,800 --> 01:42:41,320
 And, you know, whether Waldrop starts or not, I do expect him to be, you know, the first guy, you know, off the bench, you know, at both of those, you know, offensive guard positions.

1590
01:42:41,920 --> 01:42:53,740
 And, you know, that's a byproduct of, you know, the reps that he got in the spring and the reps that he's gotten and, you know, a fantastic fall camp that he's had, you know, while Will Sanders was recovering from his injury.

1591
01:42:54,740 --> 01:42:59,940
 Well, Redfish, obviously some more news that's, I guess, semi-breaking today, if you want to call it that.

1592
01:43:00,420 --> 01:43:03,560
 A lot of folks with a question mark over Crowell's status for the game.

1593
01:43:03,640 --> 01:43:08,100
 And according to the coaching staff, as they put it, he will be available.

1594
01:43:08,380 --> 01:43:13,140
 Now, does that mean he's going to play or is this going to be in Jersey in case he can go out there?

1595
01:43:13,580 --> 01:43:15,540
 Your thoughts about the progress of Crowell?

1596
01:43:16,920 --> 01:43:21,540
 Well, y'all are both old enough to remember the reference that I'm fixing to use.

1597
01:43:22,100 --> 01:43:34,860
 I've just resigned myself to the belief that Crowell is basically the new generation version of one Charles Jefferson.

1598
01:43:35,420 --> 01:43:39,260
 Y'all remember Charles Jefferson moving fast times to Ridgemont High?

1599
01:43:39,600 --> 01:43:43,460
 I guess they're just going to fly Crowell in for the weekends for the games.

1600
01:43:43,720 --> 01:43:46,320
 He just gets the Bo Jackson treatment during the week.

1601
01:43:47,020 --> 01:43:49,520
 See you Saturday about noon, boss.

1602
01:43:49,780 --> 01:43:50,300
 That's right.

1603
01:43:53,100 --> 01:43:58,360
 William, we've talked a lot about this defensive front.

1604
01:43:59,080 --> 01:44:03,220
 They seem, according to a lot of reports, to be improved.

1605
01:44:03,360 --> 01:44:08,280
 Terrence Green from Oregon, Tompkins from USC, Bingley Jones.

1606
01:44:08,960 --> 01:44:10,740
 William, it's something to run.

1607
01:44:11,020 --> 01:44:16,940
 Can these guys get the quarterback on the ground without a call blitz?

1608
01:44:17,480 --> 01:44:28,860
 And besides Pierre, Yonse Pierre, Justin Hill, Marion Latham, Desmond Yu, Xavier Griffin, even though he's a pure freshman.

1609
01:44:29,540 --> 01:44:36,180
 As far as getting quarterbacks on the ground, how is Alabama going to do that, improve that this year?

1610
01:44:36,900 --> 01:44:42,580
 Well, I think that's going to be one of the things I'm looking for Saturday from Kane Womack.

1611
01:44:42,580 --> 01:44:55,760
 So, this will be his first year at Alabama that he's got proven commodities and pretty close to considering both locked down corners and Dijon Lee and Xavier Brown.

1612
01:44:55,960 --> 01:44:59,840
 And, you know, the middle of that secondary might be just as talented.

1613
01:45:00,540 --> 01:45:06,760
 So, you know, that gives him, you know, some opportunities to expand his playbook.

1614
01:45:06,760 --> 01:45:12,100
 You know, he can, you know, show some zone looks and play man and vice versa.

1615
01:45:12,460 --> 01:45:13,660
 You know, that'll help.

1616
01:45:13,920 --> 01:45:22,240
 I tell people all the time, you know, as good as, you know, two guys on my team were in John Copeland and Eric Curry.

1617
01:45:22,980 --> 01:45:30,500
 When the quarterbacks only got about two seconds to get rid of the ball, you know, a lot of DBs look good on the back end of the Dijon.

1618
01:45:31,120 --> 01:45:34,700
 And so, you know, we already know these DBs are good.

1619
01:45:34,920 --> 01:45:43,960
 So, if they can just get a, you know, a working man's pass rush consistently, you know, there's probably going to be, you know,

1620
01:45:44,020 --> 01:45:47,720
 in Kane Womack's defense is kind of constructed to generate turnovers.

1621
01:45:48,680 --> 01:45:55,100
 And so, you know, I do think that that other edge guy is still to be determined.

1622
01:45:55,400 --> 01:46:02,060
 You know, maybe the JUCO transfer Henry, you know, comes in there and becomes that guy.

1623
01:46:02,120 --> 01:46:12,140
 But I do think that is one of the few question marks that still has to be answered to be determined style is who that other edge rusher is.

1624
01:46:12,140 --> 01:46:19,580
 You know, I think other than Tompkins, you know, those other guys that were brought in were brought in to be run stuffers first.

1625
01:46:20,060 --> 01:46:36,720
 You know, I haven't seen, you know, the other two defensive tackles play enough to, you know, lead me to believe whether they're, you know, Terrence Cody or are they, you know, are they Warren Sapp?

1626
01:46:36,720 --> 01:46:41,180
 I mean, are they twitchy enough to affect the quarterback on pass rush plays?

1627
01:46:41,320 --> 01:46:42,900
 You know, I still don't know yet.

1628
01:46:43,320 --> 01:46:47,800
 And there again, another place that depth has been created.

1629
01:46:48,100 --> 01:47:00,320
 You know, you've got guys like London Simmons and Eldrick Hill that, you know, have kind of taken a backseat to these transfers because they were coming back from injuries.

1630
01:47:00,320 --> 01:47:09,560
 But, you know, if they're 100 percent, that's a lot of depth along that, you know, that front four or five group there that's been generated by these transfer additions.

1631
01:47:09,560 --> 01:47:12,940
 And, you know, it should prove to be a positive for Kane Womack.

1632
01:47:13,220 --> 01:47:20,760
 It'd be interesting if Womack takes a word from the old man by the name of Saban, maybe play more man this year in the secondary.

1633
01:47:20,760 --> 01:47:26,100
 But 28 and a half points, that's what Vegas says Bama should win by.

1634
01:47:26,640 --> 01:47:29,880
 I think Florida State over the weekend was a 31 and a half point favorite.

1635
01:47:30,000 --> 01:47:35,340
 Anytime you have that big of a lead coming in and you don't meet it, expectations can go south.

1636
01:47:35,520 --> 01:47:39,200
 28 and a half, are you up or down with that margin?

1637
01:47:40,320 --> 01:47:45,240
 Yeah, I don't know if they'll cover that number or not.

1638
01:47:45,360 --> 01:47:47,840
 I mean, I can certainly see it being a possibility.

1639
01:47:48,400 --> 01:47:52,620
 You know, I've kind of got it more of like a 34 to 10 type of a game.

1640
01:47:53,660 --> 01:48:07,340
 Now, if Alabama gets up and, you know, let's say at the beginning of the fourth quarter and, you know, they put Austin Mack in and, you know, they let him run the full offense, I could see him covering that number.

1641
01:48:07,560 --> 01:48:13,500
 But, you know, first start for a new quarterback, I mean, I think Alabama wins comfortably.

1642
01:48:14,500 --> 01:48:26,600
 But, you know, I could see a busted play on defense where they get a cheap touchdown or, you know, for all of, you know, Keelan's, you know, great attributes.

1643
01:48:27,000 --> 01:48:30,520
 I mean, he is a gambler and he takes risks.

1644
01:48:30,920 --> 01:48:36,540
 It wouldn't surprise me if there's an interception, you know, along the way.

1645
01:48:36,540 --> 01:48:42,380
 So, you know, I just don't, without seeing this product, you know, I don't know if they cover that number or not.

1646
01:48:42,440 --> 01:48:43,960
 I won't be shocked if they do.

1647
01:48:45,060 --> 01:49:00,060
 But, you know, I would love to see, you know, a steady dose of Daniel Hill and Kevin Riley and Crowell in the third quarter just, you know, grinding that clock out and beating ECU down in that d*** god-awful heat you're going to see Saturday.

1648
01:49:00,560 --> 01:49:01,580
 Yeah, exactly.

1649
01:49:01,580 --> 01:49:05,640
 You have impeccable sources, which I mention quite often.

1650
01:49:05,940 --> 01:49:15,900
 We've talked about who is the third receiver behind Coleman, Williams, of course, and Lottie Brooks, Derek Meadows, or Sidarian Morgan.

1651
01:49:16,660 --> 01:49:24,120
 Could there be a Noah Rogers signing by, say, the Florida State game or South Carolina?

1652
01:49:24,120 --> 01:49:30,820
 I think by, you know, those two games, it's a possibility.

1653
01:49:31,140 --> 01:49:35,780
 I feel real comfortable that, you know, he'll be back for Georgia.

1654
01:49:36,600 --> 01:49:44,000
 And, you know, I think that a lot of Alabama fans are really overlooking that South Carolina matchup, you know.

1655
01:49:44,600 --> 01:49:52,060
 Truth be told, probably the only reason why South Carolina lost that game last year was because Mike Shula was their offensive coordinator.

1656
01:49:52,900 --> 01:49:54,000
 That's exactly right.

1657
01:49:54,580 --> 01:49:55,940
 I mean, I mean, let's just be honest.

1658
01:49:56,000 --> 01:49:56,260
 Yes.

1659
01:49:56,580 --> 01:50:01,220
 You know, you've got a dual-threat quarterback and you're trying to turn him into Tom Brady back there.

1660
01:50:01,260 --> 01:50:01,560
 Right.

1661
01:50:02,380 --> 01:50:12,620
 But, you know, now that he's got the younger Riley brother as the OC back there, I think that's a dangerous game.

1662
01:50:13,720 --> 01:50:15,820
 Especially where it falls in the schedule.

1663
01:50:16,600 --> 01:50:22,880
 They've taken Alabama, you know, down to the last few minutes of the fifth quarter, the last two years in a row.

1664
01:50:22,980 --> 01:50:27,260
 So, that's one of my – I've got two hiccup games circled on my schedule.

1665
01:50:27,440 --> 01:50:29,040
 South Carolina is the first one.

1666
01:50:29,640 --> 01:50:33,800
 And I would be a lot more concerned about this one if it was at College Station.

1667
01:50:34,380 --> 01:50:38,660
 But that A&M game doesn't sit very well in the schedule lineup for me either.

1668
01:50:38,660 --> 01:50:47,100
 Especially when you look at where Alabama's going to be coming from and the fact that A&M's basically had an off week the week prior playing the Citadel.

1669
01:50:48,480 --> 01:50:49,720
 That's exactly right.

1670
01:50:49,820 --> 01:50:51,420
 And, William, it's also homecoming.

1671
01:50:52,080 --> 01:50:56,360
 Can you imagine naming Texas A&M the homecoming opponent?

1672
01:50:57,300 --> 01:50:58,720
 We'll hear about that.

1673
01:50:58,860 --> 01:51:01,140
 Listen, always enjoy the conversation.

1674
01:51:01,880 --> 01:51:03,900
 Should be a fascinating week.

1675
01:51:04,280 --> 01:51:06,660
 Let's do this again real, real soon.

1676
01:51:07,620 --> 01:51:08,420
 Sounds good, guys.

1677
01:51:08,420 --> 01:51:09,300
 Always enjoy it.

1678
01:51:09,360 --> 01:51:09,720
 All right, buddy.

1679
01:51:09,860 --> 01:51:11,060
 Sam, right back at you.

1680
01:51:11,080 --> 01:51:12,940
 The Redfish, William Barger.

1681
01:51:13,040 --> 01:51:16,060
 BB, the Braves have had a very good week.

1682
01:51:16,320 --> 01:51:17,740
 Can they continue tonight?

1683
01:51:18,040 --> 01:51:19,280
 That's the key, Harold.

1684
01:51:19,460 --> 01:51:21,940
 Again, they've got a make-up game today.

1685
01:51:21,940 --> 01:51:26,640
 But they've got a tough, tough schedule for the next two and a half weeks.

1686
01:51:26,740 --> 01:51:29,940
 And then, oh, by the way, they play Philly seven games.

1687
01:51:30,700 --> 01:51:31,040
 Wow.

1688
01:51:31,040 --> 01:51:34,060
 Four games up there, three in Atlanta.

1689
01:51:34,220 --> 01:51:35,720
 They've also got the Cubs.

1690
01:51:35,840 --> 01:51:36,880
 They've got Houston.

1691
01:51:37,600 --> 01:51:39,960
 You know, can the pitchers stay healthy?

1692
01:51:40,120 --> 01:51:42,220
 Can they keep hitting home runs?

1693
01:51:42,500 --> 01:51:42,740
 Yeah.

1694
01:51:42,900 --> 01:51:43,580
 We'll see.

1695
01:51:43,740 --> 01:51:48,280
 But one thing is for sure, you can hear the game on 93.9, the score.

1696
01:51:48,580 --> 01:51:52,600
 They will start tonight five games up on the aforementioned fields.

1697
01:51:52,820 --> 01:51:55,340
 25 games to go in the regular season.

1698
01:51:55,420 --> 01:51:56,000
 Go Braves.

1699
01:51:56,060 --> 01:51:57,260
 Again, you can catch it.

1700
01:51:57,600 --> 01:52:00,000
 The latest right here on 93.9, the score later on tonight.

1701
01:52:00,100 --> 01:52:01,400
 It's going to take care of biz for now.

1702
01:52:01,680 --> 01:52:04,520
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1703
01:52:04,600 --> 01:52:06,560
 Carol Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1704
01:52:06,620 --> 01:52:08,980
 Let's do it again tomorrow, noon to two for the Boom on Buck Show.

1705
01:52:09,400 --> 01:52:11,540
 Now you're on Sports Radio 93.9, the score.

1706
01:52:11,540 --> 01:52:41,520
 We'll see you next time.

1707
01:52:41,540 --> 01:52:42,540
 Thank you.