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 The Boomo Bugg Show.

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

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

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 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show.

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 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

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 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

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 Brett Beaird, finally, are you ready for some game?

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 And Greg Sanky asks, is there a reason Lane rhymes with pain?

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 Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you?

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 Happy Football Friday to you.

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 Yes, thank you, God.

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 It's finally here.

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 And I would guess that 15 presidents and athletic directors in the Southeastern Conference would vote right now to kick LSU out of the league.

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 But besides that, our five-day Labor Day football fee started last night.

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 Harold Bugg with the last-second win by Colorado over Georgia Tech.

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 Zach Pounders in the show's sports report previews week three of high school football.

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 And Jimmy is here right now wearing one of the best Polo Bama shirts I have ever seen to give us his keys to a Bama win against East Carolina.

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 Jimmy Stein, I tell you what, I'm impressed he can afford one.

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 He must be doing well there at Locked On, Bama, part of the Locked On Network.

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 Are you ready for some game, Mr. Polo?

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 Obviously, it is the cusp.

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 The curtain comes up.

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 And if you look at last night, Jimmy, I was just looking at some of the stuff before we get into the obvious about tomorrow's game in the preview.

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 A lot of folks say Alabama's running game has been down over the past few years, maybe because they missed out on some prime targets.

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 You look last night, he was a running back on both sides.

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 You had Haynes and Young, respected transfers from Alabama to Georgia Tech and Colorado.

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 They were all that bag of chips coming out of high school, five stars, but they've never really developed.

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 I know Haynes had a run there at Michigan, but a lot of folks said, yeah, but that basically got most of those yards on long runs, explosive plays.

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 They just haven't really panned out.

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 Every year in the NFL draft, guys are taken in the first, second, and third round that never turn into good NFL players.

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 It's just football.

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 And one of the running backs that I think all Alabama fans will be excited to see tomorrow is Treshawn Brown, a true freshman.

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 Jimmy, I was looking at a compilation of all of the keys to win, and I want to get yours in a few minutes.

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 But when you look at it, the number one thing that I think media and fans want to see, play with effort, intensity, physicality.

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 Alabama's got a lot more good players.

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 Jimmy, obviously, how do we call it now?

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 Is it called a depth chart again?

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 Like, for instance, at the running back position on the depth chart, Daniel Hills listed the first team back, and then the next three guys were all listed as orders,

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 You know, so just because it says it on the depth chart today doesn't mean that's exactly how it will play out tomorrow.

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 Jimmy, did I see earlier this week on your podcast, I believe it was with Travis, that East Carolina, everybody knows they're an older team.

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 You've got, I think, a 25-year-old quarterback, that 17 of 22 starters are juniors or seniors, or they're certainly a veteran team.

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 Jimmy, your thoughts on East Carolina.

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 The other 17 starters are older than true juniors, meaning they are redshirt juniors, seniors, or fifth, and in some cases, sixth-year guys.

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 And, you know, if you were playing a mid-major in basketball, and you're Alabama and Nados, and you're a big favorite, because, you know, you should beat this mid-major team.

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 But when the mid-major shows up with five senior starters, you know, it caused like, hey, this is probably going to be a battle here.

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 You know, football's no different.

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 The very last time Alabama played, they played against an older football team in Indiana, and boy, I didn't go well.

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 Now, of course, East Carolina doesn't have Indiana's talent level, and this isn't that situation.

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 Jimmy, obviously, the talk of the camp has been E.J. Crowell, and we all know the narrative by now.

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 You've got two schools of thought.

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 One, make sure you bubble wrap him, because if he lives up to his expectations, he's going to be all that in a bag of chips.

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 The other one's saying he is, I think, as some people have put him, bicycle boy, meaning he rides the injured list over there until he gets playing time.

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 They remember a guy named Bo Jackson, who didn't probably show up until breakfast on Saturday morning, and Pat Dye said, that's okay, Bo.

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 I don't think, despite the fact they're going to be eager to look at E.J. Crowell, the other guys have practiced more.

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 They've been available more.

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 He was healthy for none of them.

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 So that's got a lot of people wondering, is this guy just going to stay injured all the time?

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 These are some fresh legs.

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 E.J.'s probably a little more fresh than those guys, particularly with the fact he's likely to get, I don't know, just guessing, six or eight touches on Saturday.

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 He's really one of the better in-state high school running backs I've seen.

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 I mean, I would say that, you know, I'm not saying he's Carnell Williams, who's probably the best in-state running back of my cognitive life.

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 I mean, so I think E.J. Crowell, we will see him briefly.

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 Not many touches, but I expect him to be impressive because he always is.

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 Jimmy, final score, Alabama and East Carolina, number one.

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 And number two, where can we get online and get the best podcast for Bama sports, and particularly for the upcoming football season on the planet?

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 I appreciate that.

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 I think Alabama's going to win 42-10.

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 I think they'll get off to a quick start.

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 I think Keelan Russell is going to have a monster debut in his first game, and he's going to put up some SEC Player of the Week numbers.

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 I'm not going to predict he's going to win it, but I think he'll put up SEC Player of the Week-type numbers in his first start.

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 And you can catch my show, Locked on Bama, six days a week with my co-host, Luke Robinson.

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 We're on YouTube or wherever you listen to your audio podcast.

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 You can also see me twice a week on Cover Crimson with my co-host, Travis Reier, also on YouTube or wherever you get your audio podcast.

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 Just a short sentence before you go, Jimmy.

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 Tomorrow, H2O and plenty of AC, if you can find it, okay?

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 How about this?

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 Name one of the 50 legends of the Alabama Sports Writer Association.

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 And the only man rich enough to go ahead and afford his man cave from now all the way through January.

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 Doug Segrist, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I am in a UMass kind of mood today.

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 Well put.

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 UMass whooped some masks last night, did they not?

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 It just shows you in 2026, Doug, all week we've been trying to get folks to give us their biggest upset.

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 They said, ah, these lines are too big.

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 Nobody's really going to pull off an upset this weekend.

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 They may be right, but they did it on a Thursday night.

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 I think Rutgers was 29 and a half.

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 And the first thing I thought of was Tennessee fans are probably proud they passed on Shiano.

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 But it kind of sets its own for the weekend, does it not, in 2026 with all these folks coming in and going out?

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 Yeah.

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 Listen, I think so much can happen now.

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 It's more unpredictable than ever before.

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 When we look at, you know, we used to look at five stars.

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 Now we look kind of at that combo and who's paying what.

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 Yep.

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 Bottom line, you've got to have chemistry on these teams.

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 And you can have the best roster that money can buy.

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 They may be all prima donnas.

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 That's right.

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 They're me's, not we's.

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 Yeah.

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 Yeah.

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 And then you get a UMass team that hadn't won since, uh, uh, depression.

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 You know, they go into a big 10 house and this is supposed to be a much improved Rutgers team.

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 Right?

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 Yeah.

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 Right.

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 So it was, it was phenomenal.

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 So talk to us, Doug, obviously UMass, they were a 29 and a half point dog last night.

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 East Carolina comes in Tuscaloosa.

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 They're only 28 and a half point underdogs.

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 Uh, to me, we were joking earlier in a way Rutgers gave the board and his staff a gift last night.

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 They're not.

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 No, absolutely.

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 You know, if you, if you think you're losing your team and you go back to last year when they came, come out flat against Florida state,

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 this should get their attention.

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 And the thing is nationally, everybody's going, well, this is a cream puff.

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 This is not a cream puff.

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 I mean, this is a team that went nine and four, went to a bowl game.

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 Historically, they've been good, but they just don't get the national respect.

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 So as a coach, you know, all that, but it's hard to convince your team.

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 And now you've, you've got the evidence right in front of you.

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 Doug Auburn's got a rematch with Baylor.

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 They ran for 300 yards last year in Waco.

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 This time it's in Atlanta.

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 Big NIL game.

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 The Tigers, a seven point favorite.

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 DJ Langway, who played at Florida last year, could really have a major impact in this game if he quits throwing the ball to the opponent.

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 He's had 23 interceptions the last two years.

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 Baylor's had a lot of changes, got a new offensive and defensive coordinator.

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 Big year for Dave Aranda, who was the former LSU defensive coordinator.

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 Doug, a lot of questions about Auburn, the offensive line.

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 But Byron Brown is a very solid quarterback.

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 Goldich is a good quarterback.

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 I think this is a similar game.

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 I think Auburn runs for 300 yards again in Atlanta, which is a home game for Auburn, and they win by two touchdowns.

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 I think they've got a chance.

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 Now, the asterisk is Lagway because everything that's coming out of Baylor camp is that this is the guy that Florida expected and never materials because of injuries.

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 He's basically played with shoulder injury the last two years.

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 He has talked about how this offense makes so much sense to him.

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 Everybody's talking about what a great fit he is.

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 I mean, you know, let's not get carried away, but the Baylor people are saying he's the best fit since who?

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 RG3.

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 You know, so we'll see if that, but remember, I mean, Florida basically kept Billy Napier around because Lagway was supposed to be that good.

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 So we'll see.

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 I think, listen, I think Auburn, top to bottom, is the better team.

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 You got a new quarterback, but he's a veteran quarterback.

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 You also got kind of the interior of that offensive line that's got to protect him.

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 They've all played together before.

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 So I expect Auburn to pull away.

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 Doug, what's your take on what's going on with college football now?

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 Isn't it interesting that you've got, what, 15 guys in the SEC saying, come on, LSU, be real.

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 Then you've got LSU being LSU.

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 I think they're from Louisiana.

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 And we joked earlier about laying rhymes with the word pain.

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 At the end of the day, what's going to happen here, and how is this going to impact college football going forward?

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 I think once the federal lawsuit, and you don't have any Homer judges involved anymore, this is going to squash pretty quickly.

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 But I think the threat is legit.

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 You'd threaten to kick them out of the conference.

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 I mean, these rules were established, and some of it has happened since the Betty Aco stuff to make sure this doesn't happen again.

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 And listen, Alabama's culpable in, you know, the fact that we're even thinking along these lines.

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 But LSU has a leadership problem.

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 You know, you get rid of the AD who is well-respected because he wouldn't bring back Will Wade.

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 Then you bring back Will Wade.

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 You know, Kim Mulkey is an incredible coach, but you've basically got a Ukraine player to really count on, and then you don't tell her you're bringing in a Russian.

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 And, oh, I didn't understand, you know, that these countries don't get along.

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 Okay, well, welcome to 2026.

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 And then, of course, Kiffin, you know, after, I mean, it all starts with Jeff Landry, the governor.

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 He wants to be the next kingfish.

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 I'm surprised he's not writing a new fight song for LSU like Huey Long did and building a bridge to get to the stadium.

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 I mean, what did he say when all this started going down with Brian Keller?

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 He talked about the, you know, the financial incompetence and how they're spending too much money.

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 And now they've turned this, I don't know if they're trying to make profit for the state or what, but, I mean, he's overseeing everything, and it's just not a good look.

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 Mm-hmm.

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 Boy, I'll tell you what, Doug is bringing it today.

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 Keep on going.

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 The only upset that I look at when I look at the slate of dates for SEC teams, Ole Miss is the 6.5-point favorite over Louisville in Nashville.

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 Louisville is a good team.

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 Brom is a quarterback whisperer.

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 They brought in Kine Holtz, the backup at Ohio State.

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 Isaac Brown, the Brown boys, run the ball pretty well, but they got Shambliss, Lacey, and a lot of other pretty good dudes, too.

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 Your thoughts, does Ole Miss win this game in cover?

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 I think they win, but I think you're exactly right that they are ripe for an upset.

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 And the reason is we've never gone in a season where Ole Miss is coming off a college football playoff appearance, two postseason wins, and with expectations, oops, they do it again.

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 You know, sorry, Brittany.

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 You know, the idea is that they can be even better this year with an interim coach who's, you know, he's not your typical rookie because he got them through some pretty tough times.

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 So I think the expectations, again, you know, this is something Ole Miss hasn't handled since the Johnny Vaught era.

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 So I just don't know what the mindset is.

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 Now, I think Pete Golding and his staff have been pretty down to earth, but you just don't know how that translates.

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 And listen, Louisville, I would put them second best favorite or third best favorite at worst in the ACC.

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 Yeah.

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 Yeah, absolutely.

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 Listen, we've got to run to an update for U.S. Open Tennis.

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 Get the TV tuned up.

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 Have a great four, actually five days.

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 Let's do this again real soon, my friend.

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 I look forward to it.

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 Absolutely.

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 Bill, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I'm good.

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 Good afternoon.

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 How are you?

561
00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:20,380
 Hey, Bill.

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 Man, you've got to be torn.

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 You've got the dogs bringing up the curtain this weekend against one of the former great names

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 set out of college.

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 Jefferson Street, Gillum, Joe Gillum's team, Tennessee State coming into town.

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 And then the Braves with a pretty big date themselves for the Philadelphia Fields.

567
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 You've got a lot on your plate this weekend, Bill.

568
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 I do.

569
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 It's a great weekend.

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 I love the, of course, first week in the football season and big series for the Bravos.

571
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 So, yep, it's a fun time of the year for sure.

572
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 Let's talk a little bit about the Braves first because, let's face it, I mean, come on.

573
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 Let's be real about the ballgame this weekend.

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 You're going to see kind of who can and who can answer the bill for the football team.

575
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 It's a nice warm-up act.

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 But let's face it, this is make or break time if the Braves are going to lock down that title

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 in the East.

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 Your thoughts about where this team is coming into an extremely important series of the

579
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 Fields.

580
00:36:15,060 --> 00:36:16,060
 Well, they've got four games.

581
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 The Phillies are up by four, so you don't want to get swept, of course.

582
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 You have, you know, you have a lot to do here.

583
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 You've got to face four very good pitchers.

584
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 They're four best pitchers for the Phillies.

585
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 He's one of the best rotations in the sport.

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 You know, you really only have one advantage.

587
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 That's tonight with Chris Sale.

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 But, heck, they've got Chris for Sanchez pitching, and he's been excellent.

589
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 Yeah, under three with the ERA.

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 Yeah, he's 16-3, so he's done very, very well.

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 And so, it's going to be a challenge for the hitters.

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 That's the thing.

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 I mean, I'm not worried about the pitchers.

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 The pitching has been fine for this team.

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 I'm worried about – it's going to be curious, and I'm curious to see what the hitters will

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 do against these good pitchers because the Phillies – look, the Phillies are going to have

597
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 that going into the series.

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 Let's either take three or four or sweep these guys and get, you know, close.

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 And, you know, I would think they would say, let's take three or four, get two wins off

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 the thing, and then come go to Atlanta and win two or three, get another one, and then

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 we're a game back.

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603
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 is the opponent for the Phillies, so they've still got to take care of business.

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 So, it's going to be a real tough weekend for Atlanta, no question.

605
00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:37,480
 That's what I was going to ask you.

606
00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:40,900
 Can they hit with runners in scoring position?

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 Can they manufacture runs?

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 Again, we know this team's been built on hitting the three-run homer, which they did a good

609
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 job of that the other day.

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 But, once again, when you get into a postseason series played during the regular season, you've

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 got to hit with runners in scoring position.

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 You've got to be aggressive.

613
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 Can they do that?

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 I mean, they're 5-1 this year with the Phillies, but they've got a different manager now than

615
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 they did early in the season.

616
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 I agree with you.

617
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 I think the starting pitching could stalemate itself.

618
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 The bullpen's got to come into play, but they've got to score some runs.

619
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 Yeah, we haven't seen this Phillies team.

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 When the crazy Phillies played the last time, Rob Thompson was still a manager.

621
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 We've not seen them, led by Don Mattingly, and he's been excellent.

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623
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624
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 So, it's been a very good bounce back for the Phillies.

625
00:38:48,500 --> 00:38:50,180
 And they're going to want to...

626
00:38:50,180 --> 00:38:52,380
 I mean, I'm telling you, to me, that's their mindset.

627
00:38:52,700 --> 00:38:56,280
 You know, we've got to take three or four at home, and two or three in Atlanta is going

628
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 to be in this thing, and, you know, I mean, they know they're in the playoffs because they've

629
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 got a large lead in the wild card.

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632
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 playoffs or not.

633
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 They're going to do that, but they're going to win the division.

634
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 I mean, I don't blame them.

635
00:39:15,940 --> 00:39:19,080
 I mean, look, you know, a lot can happen in 22 games.

636
00:39:19,260 --> 00:39:20,600
 Rays have shown that over the years.

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00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:26,540
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638
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 start they had.

639
00:39:27,620 --> 00:39:32,280
 So, you've got to take every single game very seriously, and I'm sure they will.

640
00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:36,000
 And the Fields have a history of being on the other side of that equation.

641
00:39:36,160 --> 00:39:38,900
 This goes way back to the 64 season.

642
00:39:39,060 --> 00:39:44,100
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643
00:39:44,180 --> 00:39:46,380
 They lost the six-game lead in the final week.

644
00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:49,880
 So, of course, there's a different structure back then as far as making the postseason,

645
00:39:49,980 --> 00:39:53,100
 but still, you can melt down the stretch, so go Braves.

646
00:39:53,240 --> 00:39:56,860
 Meanwhile, the Dogs, they take the lid off against State, Tennessee State.

647
00:39:56,940 --> 00:40:00,720
 Not going to find out a whole lot as far as wins and losses, but over here, Bill, a lot

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652
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 rocking and rolling.

653
00:40:15,740 --> 00:40:18,960
 Well, they've got a couple of pass catchers who are going to be very important to this

654
00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:19,580
 team, I think.

655
00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:24,120
 One is Caden Frothro, who came out of high school as a tight end because of the receiver.

656
00:40:24,740 --> 00:40:29,400
 I had one of my Georgia guests say that he believes Caden Frothro should be on the field

657
00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:35,320
 80% of the time this year, which is a heck of a recommendation for a true freshman to be

658
00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:37,120
 able to get that many snaps, that's for sure.

659
00:40:37,580 --> 00:40:42,800
 But he's big, he can catch, he can block, he's, you know, you don't want to compare anybody

660
00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:47,800
 to Brock Bowers, but they really have high hopes for this kid and still good about his

661
00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:48,320
 potential.

662
00:40:49,460 --> 00:40:53,620
 Craig Dandridge is a wide receiver that I think is going to be involved in this.

663
00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:58,580
 He's got an offensive lineman who's a guard who's going to be starting from day one, not

664
00:40:58,580 --> 00:41:03,740
 out of necessity, but because he's actually the Kai Hilton, who is going to be the starting

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666
00:41:07,680 --> 00:41:08,440
 He's a very good player.

667
00:41:08,540 --> 00:41:17,420
 On defense, they've got this kid from Virginia named Valdine Sone, S-O-N-E, and he is, you

668
00:41:17,420 --> 00:41:22,940
 know, I mean, look, Georgia is really deep, and everybody talks about, well, you can't

669
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 be deep anymore, and maybe this is the last Georgia deep team they've got, but I'm telling

670
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671
00:41:35,540 --> 00:41:38,860
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672
00:41:38,860 --> 00:41:39,820
 kid going to get snaps?

673
00:41:40,360 --> 00:41:45,340
 And he came back to get snaps, but we've got a kid from middle Georgia here, who played

674
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675
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676
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677
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 team that beats the SEC, he's third team for Georgia, so it's kind of crazy what they have,

678
00:42:11,840 --> 00:42:16,780
 but the Sone kid could be very good, Tyreek Green, a defensive back, I mean, they've got

679
00:42:16,780 --> 00:42:18,460
 some freshmen that will definitely contribute.

680
00:42:18,880 --> 00:42:26,720
 We talked about this yesterday on your award-winning show, the opening weekend for SEC leaves a little

681
00:42:26,720 --> 00:42:28,000
 bit to the imagination.

682
00:42:28,420 --> 00:42:34,120
 Quite frankly, the SEC could go 15-1 this weekend.

683
00:42:34,120 --> 00:42:41,180
 And Missouri looked good last night, Austin Simmons, as they beat Arkansas Pine Bluff 54-14.

684
00:42:42,380 --> 00:42:48,100
 Certainly, the Omin's Louisville game in Nashville is intriguing.

685
00:42:49,020 --> 00:42:57,140
 Will Auburn come out in Atlanta with Baylor here, and everybody and his uncle, who doesn't

686
00:42:57,140 --> 00:43:00,400
 cheer for LSU, won't see Clemson upset the Tigers.

687
00:43:00,600 --> 00:43:08,220
 With that circus that's been going on, your thoughts about the week one of the SEC slate?

688
00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:12,480
 Well, of course, most of them are cast for clunker games, and to be honest with you, I want to

689
00:43:12,480 --> 00:43:17,100
 drag Greg Sanky into court for that right there, because I think you've got to not allow

690
00:43:17,100 --> 00:43:18,900
 cast for clunker games.

691
00:43:19,140 --> 00:43:22,260
 But look, I think they're very interesting games.

692
00:43:22,440 --> 00:43:24,900
 I think that Ole Miss game is interesting.

693
00:43:25,020 --> 00:43:25,900
 They better be careful.

694
00:43:26,820 --> 00:43:31,120
 I think, I mean, they should win, but they've got to be careful.

695
00:43:31,760 --> 00:43:34,000
 I think Auburn ought to win their game tomorrow.

696
00:43:34,240 --> 00:43:36,320
 I mean, I just, I can't imagine.

697
00:43:36,500 --> 00:43:40,560
 I mean, they say Baylor's down, and so I think Auburn will be okay.

698
00:43:41,680 --> 00:43:48,000
 Yeah, I mean, there's some pretty decent games, and the LSU-Clemson game, I mean, what a d***

699
00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:48,360
 circus.

700
00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:48,960
 Oh, really?

701
00:43:49,360 --> 00:43:50,100
 I'm telling you, man.

702
00:43:50,440 --> 00:43:56,000
 It'd be a circus if all of it wasn't going on because of Lane Kiffin and Dabo Swinney,

703
00:43:56,120 --> 00:44:02,540
 two peas for the pod, but nonetheless, you know, it's going to be a circus, especially

704
00:44:02,540 --> 00:44:05,840
 if that tight end right rolls out there and starts playing for the Tigers.

705
00:44:06,100 --> 00:44:10,360
 It's going to be, when did he, well, I want to know when did Daquan Wright, what, did he

706
00:44:10,360 --> 00:44:12,940
 go to class today before he's going to play tomorrow for LSU?

707
00:44:14,140 --> 00:44:15,100
 Class action, baby.

708
00:44:15,100 --> 00:44:15,460
 You can guess.

709
00:44:15,760 --> 00:44:16,720
 You can guess.

710
00:44:17,720 --> 00:44:19,100
 You know the answer to that.

711
00:44:20,440 --> 00:44:22,840
 It's a joke.

712
00:44:23,780 --> 00:44:25,880
 All right, listen, try to stay cool.

713
00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:30,840
 I know it's going to be 72 degrees with low humidity between the hedges tomorrow.

714
00:44:31,040 --> 00:44:36,440
 I'm guessing you're wearing a, are you wearing shorts or pants tomorrow?

715
00:44:37,520 --> 00:44:44,180
 Well, I was on the radio show in Athens yesterday, and I said, I hope the SID guys are listening,

716
00:44:44,180 --> 00:44:47,780
 and I said, can I wear shorts to the press box on Saturday?

717
00:44:48,780 --> 00:44:53,860
 I hadn't heard from him, so I guess that's a no, but yeah, it's going to be brutal.

718
00:44:54,060 --> 00:44:59,780
 It's going to be like 100 degrees, 98, something like that, at kickoff at 3 o'clock, so I can't

719
00:44:59,780 --> 00:45:00,720
 give my tickets away.

720
00:45:00,780 --> 00:45:04,480
 I got tickets, and I just talked to somebody else, and I can't give my tickets away either.

721
00:45:04,880 --> 00:45:05,180
 I know.

722
00:45:05,180 --> 00:45:11,920
 You old people, you know, I ain't going to go to a d*** game in the middle of the day, and it's 100 degrees outside.

723
00:45:12,860 --> 00:45:21,180
 All right, where can we get online, make predictions about this weekend and how bad Alabama is going to beat Georgia October the 10th?

724
00:45:22,860 --> 00:45:26,040
 TheSuperstations.com, TheSuperstations.com.

725
00:45:26,940 --> 00:45:30,240
 Bill, stay cool over there as best you can, and it could be like Brett.

726
00:45:30,280 --> 00:45:36,480
 He's going to wear camouflage shorts to the Alabama game tomorrow, so we'll see your pictures, okay?

727
00:45:36,920 --> 00:45:38,860
 Just don't wear jean shorts.

728
00:45:39,020 --> 00:45:39,500
 Oh, man.

729
00:45:40,780 --> 00:45:43,900
 Save travels, Bill, and enjoy, okay?

730
00:45:44,560 --> 00:45:45,220
 All right, guys.

731
00:45:45,280 --> 00:45:45,700
 Thank you.

732
00:45:45,720 --> 00:45:46,060
 See you, bud.

733
00:45:46,380 --> 00:45:50,520
 Bill Shanks, hooking up with us at TheSuperstations.com.

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 Welcome back in.

804
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 Word is he is going to be busy tonight.

805
00:49:33,100 --> 00:49:37,200
 He's KJ, Kevin Johnson, getting ready for the call of the Florence High Falcons.

806
00:49:37,360 --> 00:49:38,280
 Kevin, welcome in.

807
00:49:38,340 --> 00:49:41,200
 Are you ready for the Iron Bowl and the Shoals tonight?

808
00:49:41,260 --> 00:49:41,720
 How are you?

809
00:49:42,580 --> 00:49:43,600
 I'm doing well.

810
00:49:43,720 --> 00:49:47,980
 I think about Wednesday I was ready for Friday night at 7 p.m.

811
00:49:48,060 --> 00:49:49,760
 It's been a long week.

812
00:49:49,880 --> 00:49:54,400
 A lot of work to do for broadcasters, for coaches, for players.

813
00:49:54,700 --> 00:49:58,420
 I think everybody involved in this game could not wait for tonight to get here.

814
00:49:59,280 --> 00:50:02,520
 Let's talk about the Falcons' flight to this game tonight.

815
00:50:02,980 --> 00:50:03,460
 The start.

816
00:50:03,920 --> 00:50:05,920
 Kevin, you've got a better seat than us.

817
00:50:06,020 --> 00:50:10,620
 I can't imagine things falling in place better for the Falcons so far.

818
00:50:11,760 --> 00:50:13,920
 Well, the month of August was really good.

819
00:50:14,080 --> 00:50:15,340
 Two games and two games.

820
00:50:15,960 --> 00:50:21,780
 And, you know, you play two opponents that, one, one team with a great tradition like Pinson Valley,

821
00:50:21,860 --> 00:50:23,800
 but they're not the Pinson Valley of years past.

822
00:50:24,400 --> 00:50:25,680
 They're rebuilding some.

823
00:50:26,160 --> 00:50:31,220
 But then you play Jasper team at home, and, again, you're playing some really good talent there.

824
00:50:31,420 --> 00:50:34,100
 And, again, you come out and take control of the game.

825
00:50:34,220 --> 00:50:38,780
 So you've got to feel pretty good that your team has the tools to do it.

826
00:50:39,580 --> 00:50:42,020
 That doesn't always translate to every Friday night.

827
00:50:42,140 --> 00:50:45,060
 But so far, so good for Kenny Marson and his Falcons.

828
00:50:45,440 --> 00:50:48,740
 I know they have to feel pretty good being in the catbird seat 2-0.

829
00:50:48,980 --> 00:50:55,740
 You know, when you run for 300 yards, four turnovers, pretty good chance you're going to win,

830
00:50:55,840 --> 00:50:58,000
 which Florence did, 50-21.

831
00:50:58,660 --> 00:51:00,900
 Who are some players who caught your eye?

832
00:51:01,960 --> 00:51:04,600
 Well, you know, Brett, you mentioned the stats.

833
00:51:04,940 --> 00:51:06,120
 Let's make sure we mention it.

834
00:51:06,480 --> 00:51:09,620
 I think the Florence defense is averaging a touchdown a game right now.

835
00:51:09,640 --> 00:51:10,340
 That's about right.

836
00:51:10,560 --> 00:51:12,020
 And they have.

837
00:51:12,100 --> 00:51:15,740
 They've scooped and scored twice and got a safety and really almost had a third one.

838
00:51:16,080 --> 00:51:19,540
 So they have really turned it up, and that defense is the key.

839
00:51:19,980 --> 00:51:24,760
 And I would say, you know, Jaden Martinez is a kid that we don't hear about a lot,

840
00:51:25,120 --> 00:51:27,900
 but he and Bo Burski are the outside linebackers.

841
00:51:28,340 --> 00:51:35,300
 Those two have really stood out to me on the outside, doing a really good job of just pinching

842
00:51:35,300 --> 00:51:36,700
 everything in, making plays.

843
00:51:37,260 --> 00:51:41,760
 Bo Burski caused the fumble on the quarterback last week, and it was Martinez that scooped it

844
00:51:41,760 --> 00:51:43,460
 and took it all the way back to the two-yard line.

845
00:51:43,980 --> 00:51:45,660
 So those two guys have been outstanding.

846
00:51:45,840 --> 00:51:50,420
 And then on the inside, I think Chase Winkles and Jaden Irons, the inside linebackers,

847
00:51:50,500 --> 00:51:52,160
 those two have been outstanding.

848
00:51:52,300 --> 00:51:57,100
 We hear a lot about the defensive line, but I think those four linebackers have really been

849
00:51:57,100 --> 00:52:00,460
 really good about getting to the ball and tackling.

850
00:52:00,940 --> 00:52:03,060
 That's a lost start in high school football.

851
00:52:03,200 --> 00:52:05,020
 It's a lost start in all of football, tackling.

852
00:52:05,260 --> 00:52:07,860
 And these guys tackled the football very well.

853
00:52:08,300 --> 00:52:10,180
 And so that's been impressive to me.

854
00:52:10,540 --> 00:52:12,860
 I think that's something that really stands out to me.

855
00:52:12,940 --> 00:52:18,940
 And then on the other side, you've got three running backs that I cannot sing their praises

856
00:52:18,940 --> 00:52:19,440
 enough.

857
00:52:20,020 --> 00:52:23,960
 And, you know, it doesn't happen with an offensive line that's been great.

858
00:52:23,960 --> 00:52:30,100
 But just to be honest about Elijah Hines and Carson Johnson and Kayon Williams have been

859
00:52:30,100 --> 00:52:31,560
 quite impressive early on.

860
00:52:32,020 --> 00:52:38,580
 And usually a high school may have a great outstanding back and a good second back to come in.

861
00:52:38,920 --> 00:52:40,800
 And then that third back is a drop-off.

862
00:52:41,320 --> 00:52:44,640
 For the Falcons, there's not a drop-off between one and three.

863
00:52:45,220 --> 00:52:47,240
 And honestly, I don't know if there's a starter.

864
00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:49,660
 Any of the three could start at any time.

865
00:52:49,660 --> 00:52:52,160
 So each of them, I balanced in carries.

866
00:52:52,320 --> 00:52:55,840
 I think last week, one got 12 carries, one 11, and one 10.

867
00:52:56,300 --> 00:52:58,380
 So that gives you an idea of how good they are.

868
00:52:58,980 --> 00:53:04,160
 And the good thing about this Falcons run game so far is they have found the end zone a lot.

869
00:53:04,300 --> 00:53:06,200
 But tonight, it's a whole different animal.

870
00:53:06,540 --> 00:53:07,620
 I guarantee you that.

871
00:53:07,900 --> 00:53:11,140
 When you go to multiple shows, you're about to face one of the best defenses around.

872
00:53:11,560 --> 00:53:13,000
 Let's talk about that, KJ.

873
00:53:13,080 --> 00:53:13,880
 I apologize there.

874
00:53:14,060 --> 00:53:16,080
 Obviously, this is a rivalry game.

875
00:53:16,180 --> 00:53:17,140
 They cross the river.

876
00:53:18,100 --> 00:53:22,480
 Obviously, Muscle Shoals, a brand-new coaching staff for the first time in almost two decades.

877
00:53:22,920 --> 00:53:25,400
 They come in 0-1, but don't let that fool you.

878
00:53:25,900 --> 00:53:28,820
 They lose to probably the top brand of the entire state, Hoover.

879
00:53:29,280 --> 00:53:32,760
 Not only that, they had last week off, so they got an extra week of preparation.

880
00:53:32,980 --> 00:53:36,780
 So talk to us about the X's and the O's coming in tonight against Muscle Shoals.

881
00:53:37,600 --> 00:53:41,880
 Well, you said five words that I've heard more than any this week.

882
00:53:42,400 --> 00:53:44,360
 Don't let that fool you.

883
00:53:44,360 --> 00:53:55,040
 That is exactly what has been said all week long because that Muscle Shoals team just played the best program in the state of Alabama in the past 20 years and went toe-to-toe with them.

884
00:53:55,300 --> 00:53:56,280
 That's all you've got to know.

885
00:53:56,580 --> 00:54:01,800
 And they have, you know, yes, there's a transition in coaching, and yet there's not a transition in coaching.

886
00:54:02,280 --> 00:54:04,060
 It's what Scott Basin has built.

887
00:54:04,140 --> 00:54:05,440
 He's turned it over to Coach Darden.

888
00:54:05,860 --> 00:54:07,760
 Coach Darden is a fabulous coach.

889
00:54:07,980 --> 00:54:14,840
 I'm telling you, this is going to be a knock-down, drag-out, four-quarter battle, no doubt about it.

890
00:54:15,280 --> 00:54:16,600
 There's still Muscle Shoals.

891
00:54:16,700 --> 00:54:17,600
 There's still as good.

892
00:54:17,820 --> 00:54:19,160
 There's still the top of the heap.

893
00:54:19,660 --> 00:54:21,320
 And it's going to be a great game.

894
00:54:21,500 --> 00:54:23,360
 It's what high school football is supposed to be like.

895
00:54:23,440 --> 00:54:26,540
 I think the X's and O's, if you want to know, I think it's in the trenches.

896
00:54:26,920 --> 00:54:34,840
 The side of the teams that win the trenches, we hear that often, but whichever team can control that line of scrimmage wins the game tonight.

897
00:54:35,220 --> 00:54:38,680
 And obviously, the other thing is you've got to take care of the football.

898
00:54:39,220 --> 00:54:41,220
 Muscle Shoals is great at taking away the football.

899
00:54:41,740 --> 00:54:45,040
 And another little secret about Muscle Shoals is always in the back of my line.

900
00:54:45,500 --> 00:54:48,840
 They are one of the best teams at blocking punts in the state of Alabama.

901
00:54:49,280 --> 00:54:51,900
 And a special teams play can turn a game in a heartbeat.

902
00:54:52,140 --> 00:54:57,220
 So, I think those three things, line of scrimmage, taking care of the football, and win the special teams.

903
00:54:57,280 --> 00:55:00,020
 If you do that, I think you've got a chance to win either side.

904
00:55:00,260 --> 00:55:06,820
 Tell us about pre-game, kickoff, and then an abbreviated coach's breakfast on Saturday morning.

905
00:55:07,880 --> 00:55:11,500
 Well, we'll do a pre-game meal at Lost Pizza tonight, which is nice.

906
00:55:11,500 --> 00:55:16,420
 They are a sponsor for our meals on home games, and they'll take care of us tonight as well.

907
00:55:16,520 --> 00:55:21,020
 And we'll be on the air for the TNT fireworks pre-game at 6, kickoff at 7.

908
00:55:21,280 --> 00:55:25,100
 Kevin Johnson, Mike Albertson, Jeffrey Jones, John McDaniel, always bringing the call.

909
00:55:25,520 --> 00:55:30,020
 A big shout-out to my friend Tim Underwood over at Muscle Shoals, who has been very hospitable,

910
00:55:30,180 --> 00:55:32,020
 getting everything set up for us to be there.

911
00:55:32,500 --> 00:55:34,180
 So, it's going to be a fun game.

912
00:55:34,420 --> 00:55:36,220
 And it's what high school football is supposed to be like.

913
00:55:36,500 --> 00:55:39,700
 They're already saying that they're probably going to have to turn people away tonight.

914
00:55:40,060 --> 00:55:41,380
 Already talking about that.

915
00:55:41,500 --> 00:55:42,920
 Because it's going to be such a crowd.

916
00:55:43,100 --> 00:55:46,020
 So, it's going to be one of the great high school football out in the spares.

917
00:55:46,340 --> 00:55:47,600
 I can't wait to get there.

918
00:55:47,860 --> 00:55:50,720
 If you can't get there, listen in on 93.9 The Score.

919
00:55:51,860 --> 00:55:54,360
 Literally a hot time in the old town tonight.

920
00:55:54,520 --> 00:55:56,580
 KJ, I have another great call, you and the guys.

921
00:55:56,660 --> 00:55:58,220
 And thanks so much for your time today.

922
00:55:59,340 --> 00:56:00,040
 Thank you, guys.

923
00:56:00,100 --> 00:56:00,800
 And go Falcons.

924
00:56:00,900 --> 00:56:01,320
 Thank you, bud.

925
00:56:01,820 --> 00:56:05,560
 KJ, Kevin Johnson, getting ready for the call for the Florence High Muscle Shoals game.

926
00:56:05,560 --> 00:56:07,480
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927
00:56:07,480 --> 00:56:11,280
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928
00:56:11,400 --> 00:56:14,500
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929
00:56:14,580 --> 00:56:15,140
 Stay with us.

930
00:56:20,940 --> 00:56:27,220
 President Trump has chosen an Alabama native to become the next U.S. Secretary of the Army.

931
00:56:27,440 --> 00:56:32,620
 This comes on the heels of Dan Driscoll suddenly resigning earlier this week from that position,

932
00:56:32,780 --> 00:56:37,500
 reportedly due to the tension occurring between him and the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

933
00:56:37,720 --> 00:56:42,540
 Now the president has chosen Adam Tell to become the acting U.S. Secretary of the Army.

934
00:56:42,540 --> 00:56:47,520
 Tell has been in the position of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.

935
00:56:47,820 --> 00:56:50,920
 President Trump called Tell a great patriot who is respected by all.

936
00:56:51,080 --> 00:56:56,120
 He's a native of Northport who has worked for Tennessee Senator Bill Haggerty and Mississippi

937
00:56:56,120 --> 00:57:01,280
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938
00:57:02,140 --> 00:57:04,680
 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

939
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940
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 To have someone that's just going to love you and make you feel important.

941
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 They encourage you to be in church.

942
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943
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944
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945
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946
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947
00:57:34,600 --> 00:57:40,920
 An investigation is underway in Mobile County after a pedestrian was struck by a freight train at a crossing in Irvington.

948
00:57:41,120 --> 00:57:48,660
 An employee at a nearby gas station told WKRG News that two men who appeared to be under the influence of a substance were seen jumping between the tracks.

949
00:57:48,860 --> 00:57:54,640
 The train crash delayed the Amtrak Mardi Gras service due to the fact that it uses the same tracks.

950
00:57:54,640 --> 00:58:01,780
 A weapons detection system that employs artificial intelligence has now been launched at Calera High School for its football games.

951
00:58:02,000 --> 00:58:05,900
 The AI weapons detector will be used as football fans enter the stadium.

952
00:58:06,200 --> 00:58:09,900
 This past July, the Calera City Council approved this new security method.

953
00:58:10,260 --> 00:58:11,000
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954
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955
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956
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959
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961
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962
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963
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967
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968
00:59:02,160 --> 00:59:03,680
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969
00:59:04,020 --> 00:59:05,520
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970
00:59:05,840 --> 00:59:08,900
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971
00:59:09,060 --> 00:59:10,960
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972
00:59:11,180 --> 00:59:15,860
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973
00:59:15,860 --> 00:59:16,940
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977
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978
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979
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980
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981
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982
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983
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984
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985
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986
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987
01:00:02,340 --> 01:00:05,700
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988
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989
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990
01:00:13,820 --> 01:00:16,780
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991
01:00:17,580 --> 01:00:23,000
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992
01:00:23,740 --> 01:00:24,620
 Welcome back in.

993
01:00:24,660 --> 01:00:25,860
 I want to do a little bit more Bug Show.

994
01:00:25,960 --> 01:00:27,480
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995
01:00:27,580 --> 01:00:30,720
 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

996
01:00:30,900 --> 01:00:34,360
 And for Mike Huganen taking time out of his busy schedule there.

997
01:00:34,440 --> 01:00:37,480
 It's National College Football Slash Basketball Analyst.

998
01:00:37,700 --> 01:00:38,620
 Mike, welcome in.

999
01:00:38,620 --> 01:00:41,820
 Are you ready for week one of college football?

1000
01:00:42,600 --> 01:00:43,140
 Oh, definitely.

1001
01:00:43,660 --> 01:00:49,460
 Last night, two interesting games involving Power 4 schools.

1002
01:00:50,240 --> 01:00:53,340
 We got a couple ag games today.

1003
01:00:53,500 --> 01:00:56,300
 And then tomorrow, obviously, the season truly kicks off.

1004
01:00:56,440 --> 01:01:03,480
 So, it is a little bit disappointing that there is not a few more marquee games.

1005
01:01:03,480 --> 01:01:14,420
 Mike, obviously, we were saying earlier, the UMass-Ruckers game with me was very interesting because I think Rutgers came in like 29.5 point favorite.

1006
01:01:14,900 --> 01:01:15,940
 It is 20-26.

1007
01:01:16,200 --> 01:01:19,760
 I go back, and I'm not trying to get carried away here, but the principles I'm trying to establish.

1008
01:01:20,340 --> 01:01:24,500
 In the modern era, can you sit here and basically say, well, this is UMass and Rutgers.

1009
01:01:24,580 --> 01:01:25,880
 It's going to go 29.5.

1010
01:01:25,940 --> 01:01:27,500
 We saw Indiana last year.

1011
01:01:28,000 --> 01:01:30,580
 Where are we as far as college football now?

1012
01:01:31,080 --> 01:01:37,380
 And I've always said, wait until about three games in any time, especially in this modern era, until you see these rosters starting to gel.

1013
01:01:38,380 --> 01:01:42,060
 I think that's, to an extent, that's true.

1014
01:01:42,180 --> 01:01:46,500
 At the same time, this is a Big Ten school playing at home.

1015
01:01:47,240 --> 01:02:00,480
 Two guys expected to go in the first 50 picks of the draft playing against a UMass team that had lost 16 in a row and had not beaten a power conference foe in 1978.

1016
01:02:01,600 --> 01:02:11,760
 So, that, I think, it was the first Thursday of the season, but it's going to end up being, I still think, one of the five most unreal upsets of the year.

1017
01:02:12,380 --> 01:02:17,960
 Even if Rutgers is horrible, you don't lose a home to UMass.

1018
01:02:18,040 --> 01:02:27,260
 UMass' home to UMass last night was playing NAIA ball last year, and he rumbled through a Big Ten defense.

1019
01:02:27,840 --> 01:02:29,960
 So, that's just an embarrassing loss.

1020
01:02:29,960 --> 01:02:33,020
 Mike, very interesting game tomorrow.

1021
01:02:33,260 --> 01:02:37,740
 Both teams kind of reformed themselves, metamorphosis.

1022
01:02:37,900 --> 01:02:41,880
 Auburn, the seven-point favorite over Baylor in Atlanta.

1023
01:02:42,040 --> 01:02:44,240
 This is a big NIL game.

1024
01:02:45,760 --> 01:02:49,980
 Auburn with Golesh brought a lot of players, brought a lot of coaches.

1025
01:02:50,280 --> 01:02:52,740
 Byron Brown, I think, is a very good quarterback.

1026
01:02:53,440 --> 01:02:54,500
 They're going to run the ball.

1027
01:02:54,500 --> 01:02:59,540
 They ran for 300 yards last year, and Baylor in Waco and won that game.

1028
01:02:59,960 --> 01:03:02,660
 D.J. Lagway is a real wild card here.

1029
01:03:02,940 --> 01:03:06,440
 Will he improve 23 interceptions in two years?

1030
01:03:06,960 --> 01:03:08,780
 Would the Baylor defense be better?

1031
01:03:08,880 --> 01:03:11,100
 They allowed nearly 200 yards rushing.

1032
01:03:11,740 --> 01:03:14,260
 Auburn's seven-point favorite in Atlanta.

1033
01:03:14,400 --> 01:03:15,420
 Do they win in cover?

1034
01:03:15,920 --> 01:03:16,980
 Yeah, I think so.

1035
01:03:17,140 --> 01:03:21,700
 Dave O'Reilly is counting on D.J. Lagway to save his job.

1036
01:03:21,840 --> 01:03:24,660
 I'm not sure that's a terrible revelation to be in.

1037
01:03:25,420 --> 01:03:29,340
 You mentioned Byron Brown, led the nation last year in total offense.

1038
01:03:30,200 --> 01:03:34,920
 I believe 10 USF guys, 10 USF offensive players came with him.

1039
01:03:34,920 --> 01:03:45,060
 Worth noting, though, in two games against power four schools last year, Brown totaled 529 yards total.

1040
01:03:45,360 --> 01:03:49,860
 That was about 90 yards per game, fewer than he normally averaged.

1041
01:03:50,520 --> 01:03:54,140
 That said, Baylor, I don't think, is very good.

1042
01:03:54,260 --> 01:03:58,380
 Their defense was really bad last year.

1043
01:03:58,440 --> 01:04:01,240
 I don't know how much it has improved in one offseason.

1044
01:04:03,000 --> 01:04:05,420
 Goalish certainly is talking big.

1045
01:04:07,840 --> 01:04:13,040
 Yeah, I think his initial game with Auburn is going to be quite successful.

1046
01:04:13,420 --> 01:04:15,640
 But I think a lot of that has to do with the opponent.

1047
01:04:15,820 --> 01:04:17,780
 I just don't think Baylor is very good.

1048
01:04:18,320 --> 01:04:20,040
 And let's face it, it's an Auburn home game.

1049
01:04:20,120 --> 01:04:21,580
 I know they call it neutral, but come on.

1050
01:04:21,620 --> 01:04:24,240
 If you ever been to the Dome, Auburn basically is right down the interstate.

1051
01:04:24,320 --> 01:04:26,340
 So that's basically a home game.

1052
01:04:26,660 --> 01:04:29,860
 Mike, we know what Vegas is saying about Bama's date with East Carolina.

1053
01:04:29,980 --> 01:04:31,720
 What's Mike Hugan saying about it?

1054
01:04:32,180 --> 01:04:35,900
 Yeah, I think if I'm an Alabama fan, I'm looking at two things.

1055
01:04:36,080 --> 01:04:42,380
 One, how Keelan Russell, how calm and in control he looks.

1056
01:04:43,120 --> 01:04:48,580
 And secondly, I'm thinking if we don't run the ball effectively on East Carolina,

1057
01:04:49,020 --> 01:04:51,080
 that is not a good sign.

1058
01:04:52,020 --> 01:04:55,580
 East Carolina, they had a solid year last year.

1059
01:04:55,680 --> 01:04:57,320
 They lost a bunch of dudes to the portal.

1060
01:04:57,720 --> 01:05:01,560
 You know, that's the life of a group of six school now.

1061
01:05:02,080 --> 01:05:05,000
 But, yeah, I don't think Alabama is going to be sweating at all.

1062
01:05:05,140 --> 01:05:06,360
 Well, the heat is going to bother them.

1063
01:05:06,400 --> 01:05:09,340
 But this is not a game I think that they should worry about.

1064
01:05:09,480 --> 01:05:12,540
 But, again, I think there's two aspects to look at.

1065
01:05:12,820 --> 01:05:14,260
 How well does Russell play?

1066
01:05:14,400 --> 01:05:16,040
 How in control does he look?

1067
01:05:16,460 --> 01:05:23,200
 And you've got to think that after two years of sort of inoffensive rushing attacks,

1068
01:05:23,980 --> 01:05:26,980
 Alabama wants to run the ball better this fall.

1069
01:05:27,480 --> 01:05:31,240
 Mike, Notre Dame and Wisconsin is kind of an intriguing game.

1070
01:05:31,320 --> 01:05:36,780
 When you look at it on paper, Notre Dame should win and cover the 20-and-a-half-point spread.

1071
01:05:37,160 --> 01:05:39,380
 But, once again, you've got to play the game.

1072
01:05:39,500 --> 01:05:42,740
 I hear that Wisconsin is supposedly better.

1073
01:05:42,880 --> 01:05:44,060
 I heard that last year.

1074
01:05:44,140 --> 01:05:45,420
 They're going to be more physical.

1075
01:05:46,220 --> 01:05:48,820
 Colton Joseph is their quarterback.

1076
01:05:49,080 --> 01:05:50,700
 But, C.J. Carr is really good.

1077
01:05:50,800 --> 01:05:52,420
 They're secondary intercepted.

1078
01:05:52,860 --> 01:05:54,920
 21 passes last year.

1079
01:05:55,800 --> 01:05:59,620
 But, can Wisconsin keep this game a little closer and be more competitive?

1080
01:06:00,420 --> 01:06:01,240
 Yeah, I think so.

1081
01:06:02,280 --> 01:06:06,500
 Wisconsin's defense last year, last half of the season, played extremely well.

1082
01:06:07,540 --> 01:06:09,440
 They went with sort of a youth movement.

1083
01:06:10,020 --> 01:06:11,120
 It paid off.

1084
01:06:12,180 --> 01:06:14,960
 And Wisconsin has finally spent some money in the portal.

1085
01:06:15,940 --> 01:06:19,060
 Colton Joseph, you mentioned him, played against Indiana.

1086
01:06:19,080 --> 01:06:22,220
 Indiana last year, had a big game, ran for more than 100 yards.

1087
01:06:23,100 --> 01:06:24,620
 He is a legit quarterback.

1088
01:06:25,260 --> 01:06:29,140
 The question I have is about Wisconsin.

1089
01:06:29,460 --> 01:06:30,680
 Okay, you spent money.

1090
01:06:31,300 --> 01:06:32,220
 You got a quarterback.

1091
01:06:32,840 --> 01:06:35,480
 Do you have any receivers and how good your running game is going to be?

1092
01:06:35,480 --> 01:06:39,100
 I think the Wisconsin defense will do its part.

1093
01:06:39,900 --> 01:06:44,080
 Wisconsin's not going to win, but I think there is some intrigue about Notre Dame.

1094
01:06:44,260 --> 01:06:45,380
 You mentioned C.J. Carr.

1095
01:06:45,900 --> 01:06:48,080
 Well, C.J. Carr last year handed off a lot.

1096
01:06:48,240 --> 01:06:50,540
 He had two first-round running backs behind him.

1097
01:06:51,760 --> 01:06:55,000
 And he was able to focus on those guys.

1098
01:06:55,380 --> 01:06:56,500
 Passing game opens up.

1099
01:06:56,940 --> 01:06:59,740
 Okay, let's see how well Notre Dame runs the ball this year.

1100
01:07:00,000 --> 01:07:01,620
 Sort of a revamped offensive line.

1101
01:07:01,720 --> 01:07:02,460
 New running backs.

1102
01:07:02,980 --> 01:07:06,940
 I'm still not 100% convinced that the Notre Dame wide receiver core is all that good.

1103
01:07:08,100 --> 01:07:11,680
 Let's see what C.J. Carr does without two first-round running backs.

1104
01:07:11,680 --> 01:07:15,160
 Again, I think Notre Dame wins, but that is a large spread.

1105
01:07:15,160 --> 01:07:16,520
 I think it's 21-and-a-half.

1106
01:07:16,940 --> 01:07:19,200
 I would take Wisconsin in the points.

1107
01:07:19,760 --> 01:07:20,780
 Great insight, Mike.

1108
01:07:20,820 --> 01:07:24,840
 As always, let's go from 21-and-a-half to 22-and-a-half.

1109
01:07:25,540 --> 01:07:28,940
 USC tonight, matter of fact, taking on Fresno State.

1110
01:07:29,020 --> 01:07:31,660
 A lot of folks make this a trendy pick for an upset.

1111
01:07:32,200 --> 01:07:35,800
 Your thoughts about tonight's showdown with USC and Fresno State.

1112
01:07:36,460 --> 01:07:37,360
 Yeah, I don't think.

1113
01:07:37,760 --> 01:07:39,960
 Fresno State's always a pretty solid program.

1114
01:07:40,560 --> 01:07:43,880
 I think it helps that USC has a game under its belt.

1115
01:07:44,340 --> 01:07:46,860
 You look at the score from last week, you're like, oh, my God.

1116
01:07:46,920 --> 01:07:48,800
 USC gave up 27 points to San Jose.

1117
01:07:49,360 --> 01:07:52,000
 Well, I think USC led 35-0.

1118
01:07:52,180 --> 01:07:52,540
 They did.

1119
01:07:52,840 --> 01:07:53,200
 Right.

1120
01:07:53,200 --> 01:07:54,340
 They just led 28-0.

1121
01:07:54,680 --> 01:07:57,580
 So I'm not worried about the USC defense that much.

1122
01:07:58,580 --> 01:08:01,360
 Jaden Maiava looked quite good.

1123
01:08:01,480 --> 01:08:01,740
 He did.

1124
01:08:02,380 --> 01:08:05,860
 The receiving core looks good as well.

1125
01:08:05,860 --> 01:08:07,360
 It's been rebuilt quickly.

1126
01:08:07,560 --> 01:08:10,440
 They spent a lot of money on their freshman class.

1127
01:08:10,560 --> 01:08:11,340
 It's paid off.

1128
01:08:12,420 --> 01:08:14,800
 The running game is solid.

1129
01:08:15,020 --> 01:08:24,120
 I think the big thing for USC, Maiava and Lincoln Riley are extremely comfortable with each other.

1130
01:08:24,700 --> 01:08:30,680
 And every time Riley has a quarterback he's comfortable with, he puts up a boatload of yards and points.

1131
01:08:31,740 --> 01:08:35,780
 Fresno State does not have the firepower to hang with USC.

1132
01:08:36,600 --> 01:08:41,400
 I think they can make things a little bit more difficult for SC than San Jose State did.

1133
01:08:42,120 --> 01:08:46,200
 But I don't think this game is going to be that close in the fourth quarter.

1134
01:08:46,600 --> 01:08:52,560
 Mike, Labor Day night, SMU is a three-point favorite over Florida State.

1135
01:08:53,140 --> 01:08:58,680
 Kevin Jennings is a very talented quarterback if he'd play with a little bit more consistency.

1136
01:08:59,020 --> 01:09:02,060
 He does have, I think, a better running game this year.

1137
01:09:02,260 --> 01:09:07,520
 But Florida State holds on last Saturday night to beat New Mexico State.

1138
01:09:08,240 --> 01:09:14,020
 The New Mexico State quarterback shredded the Florida State secondary.

1139
01:09:14,480 --> 01:09:17,580
 In fact, they dropped a touchdown in the end zone.

1140
01:09:19,020 --> 01:09:21,740
 Bama plays Florida State in a couple weeks.

1141
01:09:22,220 --> 01:09:25,300
 Mike, does SMU win and cover the three?

1142
01:09:25,960 --> 01:09:26,820
 Yeah, I think so.

1143
01:09:27,720 --> 01:09:33,300
 FSU, this game went into the fourth quarter last week.

1144
01:09:33,380 --> 01:09:36,360
 FSU, New Mexico State, and it wasn't decided.

1145
01:09:37,380 --> 01:09:42,460
 And that's an example of how far FSU has fallen.

1146
01:09:42,700 --> 01:09:47,860
 They had trouble along the line of scrimmage with New Mexico State.

1147
01:09:49,460 --> 01:09:54,340
 Ashton Daniels, the former Auburn quarterback, is not a good passer.

1148
01:09:55,700 --> 01:09:57,800
 FSU has really good running backs.

1149
01:09:58,360 --> 01:10:00,100
 They have a solid receiving core.

1150
01:10:00,800 --> 01:10:03,260
 They have two new linebackers who are pretty good.

1151
01:10:03,360 --> 01:10:06,000
 The rest of the team is not good.

1152
01:10:07,080 --> 01:10:08,140
 You mentioned SMU.

1153
01:10:08,220 --> 01:10:13,740
 Kevin Jennings, if he has time to throw, I think will torch the FSU secondary.

1154
01:10:14,400 --> 01:10:16,860
 They brought in Kendrick Raphael, a transfer.

1155
01:10:17,320 --> 01:10:19,180
 He is a high-level running back.

1156
01:10:19,660 --> 01:10:25,220
 And one guy to watch for sure is Randy Pittman, the SMU tight end.

1157
01:10:25,220 --> 01:10:33,220
 He is an FSU transfer who began his career at UCF, transferred with Gus Malzahn to FSU.

1158
01:10:34,460 --> 01:10:41,780
 I think Pittman could have a – Pittman conceivably could feast against FSU's linebackers

1159
01:10:41,780 --> 01:10:43,560
 who are not good in coverage.

1160
01:10:44,320 --> 01:10:52,860
 So, I think that – I've seen – I think the Athletic picked FSU to win, and I'm wondering why.

1161
01:10:55,080 --> 01:11:00,160
 SMU, supposedly the second or third best team in the ACC, I think they are that on paper.

1162
01:11:00,860 --> 01:11:04,820
 To me, FSU is one of the five worst teams in the ACC on paper.

1163
01:11:05,860 --> 01:11:10,000
 I think Mike Norvell leaves this game even more on the hot seat than the audience.

1164
01:11:10,480 --> 01:11:11,600
 You're amazing, Mike.

1165
01:11:11,680 --> 01:11:13,860
 You've got tremendous memory, though, all these rosters.

1166
01:11:14,160 --> 01:11:16,300
 Let's talk about the obvious game.

1167
01:11:17,340 --> 01:11:20,060
 Clemson and LSU, we know the back story this week.

1168
01:11:20,140 --> 01:11:22,900
 Yesterday during the show, a federal judge was dropping hints.

1169
01:11:23,020 --> 01:11:26,220
 Maybe the SEC and Greg Sankey was in the lead on the scoreboard.

1170
01:11:26,300 --> 01:11:29,040
 And, of course, last night we found out the local judge said,

1171
01:11:29,100 --> 01:11:30,180
 not so fast, my friend.

1172
01:11:30,260 --> 01:11:32,480
 I like my boy down the road here in Baton Rouge.

1173
01:11:33,880 --> 01:11:35,520
 Where do you start breaking this down?

1174
01:11:35,640 --> 01:11:38,660
 The off-the-field issues and what it means for college football

1175
01:11:38,660 --> 01:11:40,300
 and where it's going to ultimately wind up.

1176
01:11:40,400 --> 01:11:44,780
 And, oh, by the way, the X's and O's between Clemson and LSU.

1177
01:11:45,300 --> 01:11:50,960
 Yeah, I think that the most interesting thing to me about this game,

1178
01:11:51,560 --> 01:11:54,540
 I don't think a lot of college football fans like Dabo Sweet.

1179
01:11:55,600 --> 01:12:03,080
 But I think everybody in the world other than hardcore LSU fans are calling for that.

1180
01:12:03,200 --> 01:12:04,300
 Craig, right, right.

1181
01:12:04,920 --> 01:12:09,880
 I don't think there's a more, you know, Texas Tech a couple months ago was extremely hated.

1182
01:12:10,000 --> 01:12:14,400
 How can you play a quarterback who gambled on his own team?

1183
01:12:14,500 --> 01:12:15,320
 Oh, my God.

1184
01:12:15,580 --> 01:12:16,080
 Yeah.

1185
01:12:16,080 --> 01:12:17,100
 At least he's not playing.

1186
01:12:17,280 --> 01:12:18,400
 And now you've got LSU.

1187
01:12:18,800 --> 01:12:25,540
 You've got the governor and the attorney general weighing in on how great it is.

1188
01:12:25,660 --> 01:12:28,900
 The LSU might help these three downtrodden players.

1189
01:12:29,100 --> 01:12:30,220
 The kingfish.

1190
01:12:30,440 --> 01:12:31,100
 The kingfish.

1191
01:12:31,540 --> 01:12:32,200
 You're right.

1192
01:12:32,280 --> 01:12:33,520
 Huey Long reincarnated.

1193
01:12:33,520 --> 01:12:33,880
 It is.

1194
01:12:33,880 --> 01:12:37,260
 Jeff Landry is, well, let's not go there.

1195
01:12:38,260 --> 01:12:45,860
 But this would be understandable to me in some respects if these three players were hardcore stars.

1196
01:12:46,560 --> 01:12:47,240
 They're not.

1197
01:12:47,740 --> 01:12:55,500
 And I don't know why LSU and Kiffin feel the need to sort of blur the lines here.

1198
01:12:56,600 --> 01:13:01,660
 Two of these dudes were in NFL camps three weeks ago.

1199
01:13:02,360 --> 01:13:07,240
 In what world should these guys be allowed to play college football in?

1200
01:13:08,120 --> 01:13:14,160
 And, you know, maybe LSU will come to its senses like Texas Tech did and say this is not worth it.

1201
01:13:14,460 --> 01:13:18,840
 If they do play them, I think there's going to be repercussions down the line.

1202
01:13:19,000 --> 01:13:20,840
 I think it's obvious that Sankey's kicked.

1203
01:13:21,160 --> 01:13:25,000
 I think it's obvious that the SEC presidents are kicked.

1204
01:13:25,720 --> 01:13:37,940
 And as bad as Kiffin is, the FSU basketball team with Will Wade, their entire roster is made up to play pro ball overseas or elsewhere in the United States.

1205
01:13:37,980 --> 01:13:42,680
 So, this is the black hat school of all black hat schools.

1206
01:13:43,320 --> 01:13:49,500
 And the fact that Kiffin is the way he is, again, Davo Sweeney is a sympathetic figure.

1207
01:13:49,960 --> 01:13:52,700
 And it takes a heck of a lot to make that happen.

1208
01:13:52,920 --> 01:13:54,160
 And Lane Kiffin has made it happen.

1209
01:13:54,440 --> 01:13:54,920
 Absolutely.

1210
01:13:55,720 --> 01:13:57,320
 Listen, have a great weekend.

1211
01:13:57,320 --> 01:14:00,860
 It is just hot here as it is in Orlando.

1212
01:14:01,100 --> 01:14:02,480
 Maybe a tad more.

1213
01:14:03,100 --> 01:14:07,240
 But with football on the doorstep, it makes us feel a little bit cooler.

1214
01:14:07,400 --> 01:14:08,680
 Mike, have a great weekend, buddy.

1215
01:14:08,740 --> 01:14:10,200
 Let's do this again next Friday.

1216
01:14:10,400 --> 01:14:10,700
 Excellent.

1217
01:14:10,820 --> 01:14:11,200
 Thanks, guys.

1218
01:14:11,300 --> 01:14:12,600
 Have an enjoyable weekend.

1219
01:14:12,680 --> 01:14:13,160
 Thank you, bud.

1220
01:14:13,280 --> 01:14:13,880
 You too.

1221
01:14:13,940 --> 01:14:15,320
 And a happy Labor Day, by the way.

1222
01:14:15,420 --> 01:14:20,140
 Back to you, Mike, you're going to check it in from Orlando, National College football slash basketball analyst.

1223
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1274
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 Calls for the four-man scramble is $400 per team, and breakfast, lunch, and mulligans are included.

1276
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1278
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1279
01:17:49,620 --> 01:17:52,920
 From the University of Alabama, this is Crimson Tide Today.

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1282
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 Hello again, everybody.

1283
01:18:04,080 --> 01:18:05,000
 I'm Roger Hoover.

1284
01:18:05,460 --> 01:18:08,720
 Here are thoughts from Alabama defensive lineman, Devin Tompkins.

1285
01:18:08,900 --> 01:18:19,920
 Let me tell you, like, Coach Clem, I was at SC with Coach Clem last year, so I already had the, you know, you know, his personality is one of a kind, so I like to talk mess to him as well.

1286
01:18:21,000 --> 01:18:22,960
 Coach Grubb, energetic guy, too.

1287
01:18:23,240 --> 01:18:24,260
 Coach Womack, the same.

1288
01:18:24,620 --> 01:18:27,240
 And that's something that I like about, you know, being at Alabama.

1289
01:18:27,240 --> 01:18:32,880
 I didn't have, you know, some of the presence wasn't felt some of the time when I was at the previous school.

1290
01:18:33,040 --> 01:18:38,080
 But, you know, the coaches are into it as well, and I think that carries on throughout the players when they're playing on the field.

1291
01:18:38,200 --> 01:18:48,000
 So, you know, the energy from the coaches when it goes to the players, you know, we just go back and forth, offense to defense, and, you know, that's what makes the competitive practices that we have.

1292
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 I'll have more in a moment.

1293
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1298
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1299
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1300
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1304
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1305
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1306
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1307
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1308
01:20:01,020 --> 01:20:02,040
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1309
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1310
01:20:07,740 --> 01:20:08,420
 Welcome back in.

1311
01:20:08,480 --> 01:20:11,100
 Brett, some good news about the forecast tomorrow in Tuscaloosa.

1312
01:20:11,200 --> 01:20:14,440
 The heat index is now down to a mere 107 degrees.

1313
01:20:14,700 --> 01:20:16,440
 Boy, that makes me feel better, Harold.

1314
01:20:17,640 --> 01:20:22,260
 Hot time in the old town tonight and throughout the entire Shoals area for high school football.

1315
01:20:22,420 --> 01:20:24,340
 Zach Panner's got an eye on that and a whole lot more.

1316
01:20:24,780 --> 01:20:28,820
 There is the founder and editor of the Shoals Sports Report.

1317
01:20:28,940 --> 01:20:29,600
 Zach, welcome in.

1318
01:20:29,640 --> 01:20:30,140
 How are you?

1319
01:20:30,820 --> 01:20:31,260
 Doing good.

1320
01:20:31,320 --> 01:20:31,640
 How are y'all?

1321
01:20:31,740 --> 01:20:32,000
 Hey, buddy.

1322
01:20:32,580 --> 01:20:33,640
 Are you ready for it?

1323
01:20:33,640 --> 01:20:36,560
 We just referred to it there as the hot time in the old town tonight.

1324
01:20:36,700 --> 01:20:37,680
 Doesn't get any better than this.

1325
01:20:37,820 --> 01:20:39,500
 Florence and Muscle Shoals.

1326
01:20:39,560 --> 01:20:41,300
 Zach, where do you start breaking it down?

1327
01:20:42,340 --> 01:20:44,800
 I'll say it's the most anticipated matchup.

1328
01:20:44,800 --> 01:20:46,580
 22 schools, 2021.

1329
01:20:46,760 --> 01:20:50,500
 That was probably the last time Florence had a good chance to win this game.

1330
01:20:51,180 --> 01:20:52,680
 With all the Muscle Shoals talents come through.

1331
01:20:53,720 --> 01:20:56,920
 And both sides are feeling high right now.

1332
01:20:57,400 --> 01:21:01,280
 And I think at this point, it's going to be if Florence gets down early,

1333
01:21:02,080 --> 01:21:06,160
 can they respond and play past the logo and the tradition of Muscle Shoals?

1334
01:21:06,960 --> 01:21:09,420
 Kind of like Deshaun and Larder County College basketball.

1335
01:21:09,760 --> 01:21:13,620
 If you get down early, can you play past the Peck Preppers tradition,

1336
01:21:13,800 --> 01:21:16,600
 the tradition of winning, the standard and all that,

1337
01:21:16,660 --> 01:21:18,920
 and get over that to stay in the game?

1338
01:21:20,200 --> 01:21:21,340
 You're exactly right.

1339
01:21:21,380 --> 01:21:23,440
 In fact, that's your game of the week.

1340
01:21:23,440 --> 01:21:27,440
 And it should be Russellville, 2-0.

1341
01:21:27,580 --> 01:21:29,900
 Daryl Higgins gotten off to a very good start.

1342
01:21:30,080 --> 01:21:37,260
 Playing a Hartzell team that got, maybe use the word, upset by Coleman last week.

1343
01:21:37,360 --> 01:21:41,620
 Trip Cleveland, the quarterback at Russellville, has played really well.

1344
01:21:41,700 --> 01:21:49,900
 11-15, won 79 as they beat Morris Hill and ended Daryl Higgins' former team's 21-game winning streak.

1345
01:21:50,400 --> 01:21:52,720
 Horace Davis has been running very well.

1346
01:21:53,840 --> 01:21:57,560
 But this Hartzell is a very good football team, as you well know.

1347
01:21:57,700 --> 01:21:59,380
 Burton Newton does a great job there.

1348
01:22:00,200 --> 01:22:02,160
 Russellville traveling to Hartzell.

1349
01:22:03,500 --> 01:22:07,700
 I know for a fact, and I'm pretty sure this is the biggest goal coach he's ever pitched against,

1350
01:22:07,700 --> 01:22:10,400
 and Florence will be the biggest goal coach he's ever pitched against next week also.

1351
01:22:11,400 --> 01:22:13,060
 So that's going to be something to watch.

1352
01:22:13,260 --> 01:22:17,600
 But I also say this, at this point in the season, it's a bad season to have a streak going.

1353
01:22:18,320 --> 01:22:19,980
 We've had two weeks so far.

1354
01:22:20,400 --> 01:22:22,000
 With the streak ended each week.

1355
01:22:22,060 --> 01:22:25,740
 With West Morgan, Columbia, and Morris Hill's streak in the last two weeks.

1356
01:22:26,880 --> 01:22:32,280
 But for Russell or Muscle Shoals, it's like, can you play into the streak and keep the streak alive this week?

1357
01:22:32,720 --> 01:22:37,360
 Because Coach Jesus has a 22-game winning streak now from the time of Morris Hill and Russell.

1358
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 And Muscle Shoals has a 10-game streak over Florence on the field.

1359
01:22:42,000 --> 01:22:47,640
 But with Russell or Hartzell, I think Russell and Florence are in an interesting spot where it's all about in college football,

1360
01:22:48,360 --> 01:22:54,460
 where a game day is trying to pick a game for next week to go to, but they need both teams to win this week instead of next week.

1361
01:22:54,920 --> 01:22:59,120
 So if Russell and Florence both win this week, I think the winner of that game next week,

1362
01:22:59,620 --> 01:23:06,600
 if they get to 4-0 in one of those, it's going to be a team on the radar statewide in North Carolina State.

1363
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 And if you've ever been to a game at Hartzell, you know it's one of the best high school environments,

1364
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 unless you're wearing a visitor's jersey, and it's probably the worst place to play a high school game.

1365
01:23:15,560 --> 01:23:16,580
 You mentioned West Morgan.

1366
01:23:17,440 --> 01:23:20,180
 Boy, I tell you what, things can change in a hurry.

1367
01:23:20,180 --> 01:23:25,060
 What are your thoughts about the 0-2 Rebels taking on the 1-1 Brooks Lions tonight?

1368
01:23:25,840 --> 01:23:27,500
 I feel like who they play, first of all.

1369
01:23:27,620 --> 01:23:29,440
 They play Athens and Madison Academy.

1370
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 Athens and Madison Academy are not just in the slouch out.

1371
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 I mean, they play up with Athens, who is a 5A, who is basically a 6A in the old classification system.

1372
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 And Madison Academy is a 5A, 4A range school.

1373
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 So, it's played up, played good programs.

1374
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 It is what it is at this point.

1375
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 Get the region to play.

1376
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 I've seen teams go 0-2 and then finish 8-2 and win the region.

1377
01:23:56,760 --> 01:23:57,200
 Yeah.

1378
01:23:59,100 --> 01:24:02,560
 We talked to you back during the summer, and I asked you one show,

1379
01:24:02,740 --> 01:24:05,580
 who was your surprise team this year?

1380
01:24:05,640 --> 01:24:07,300
 And you mentioned one of them is Wilson.

1381
01:24:07,620 --> 01:24:10,200
 Well, Central is traveling to Wilson.

1382
01:24:10,440 --> 01:24:13,180
 Central is 1-0 with Heathwood.

1383
01:24:13,280 --> 01:24:15,760
 Wilson with Trey Lane is 1-0.

1384
01:24:15,840 --> 01:24:17,620
 Wilson beat Haleville last week.

1385
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 They had 286 yards on the ground.

1386
01:24:21,280 --> 01:24:24,900
 Central beat Phil Campbell 49-14.

1387
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 And Lucas Price ran wild.

1388
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 Seven carries, 204 yards, three touchdowns.

1389
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 In fact, he had 72-51-29.

1390
01:24:34,460 --> 01:24:35,940
 Malik Ball had 1-2.

1391
01:24:36,260 --> 01:24:38,080
 Very interesting game tonight.

1392
01:24:38,340 --> 01:24:39,560
 Central and Wilson.

1393
01:24:40,320 --> 01:24:42,900
 Speaking of streaks earlier, Central has a streak here.

1394
01:24:43,020 --> 01:24:45,320
 I think it's eight straight wins for Central in this series.

1395
01:24:46,800 --> 01:24:52,640
 And with Wilson, if you want a service academy football, Army, Navy, Air Force,

1396
01:24:53,000 --> 01:24:55,560
 type of football, the option, triple option type of ball.

1397
01:24:55,700 --> 01:24:55,860
 Yep.

1398
01:24:56,220 --> 01:24:57,400
 That's what Wilson is.

1399
01:24:57,580 --> 01:24:59,680
 They're going to run it down the field.

1400
01:25:00,400 --> 01:25:01,760
 They threw one pass last week.

1401
01:25:01,860 --> 01:25:03,880
 It ended an interception.

1402
01:25:04,560 --> 01:25:07,480
 So, technically, they're one-for-one on passes, but they're the wrong team.

1403
01:25:08,100 --> 01:25:13,780
 But they ran the ball over and over and over.

1404
01:25:13,920 --> 01:25:17,740
 It's a kind of football where if you get knocked over when it's like 50, 60 degrees at night,

1405
01:25:18,340 --> 01:25:22,560
 they can run it to the point where you can just break the team down mentally.

1406
01:25:23,540 --> 01:25:24,840
 And then they can run the clock also.

1407
01:25:24,940 --> 01:25:26,840
 They ran the clock a pretty good bit last week.

1408
01:25:27,160 --> 01:25:30,360
 And late first half, both teams had a turnover.

1409
01:25:31,080 --> 01:25:34,440
 But Wilson's offense was, they can just run and drive the clock down.

1410
01:25:34,700 --> 01:25:34,780
 Yep.

1411
01:25:34,780 --> 01:25:37,600
 If Wilson wins this game, there's a very good chance.

1412
01:25:37,680 --> 01:25:39,080
 They've caught the first half of the season.

1413
01:25:39,740 --> 01:25:41,540
 3-1 or 4-0 even.

1414
01:25:42,020 --> 01:25:44,340
 With the next couple of weeks before Lawrence County comes in,

1415
01:25:44,680 --> 01:25:46,220
 in that non-region week in the middle.

1416
01:25:47,420 --> 01:25:49,220
 And if Wilson wins this game or not,

1417
01:25:50,080 --> 01:25:54,140
 I think it's one of those teams that will be on the radar up here at least in this part of the stadium.

1418
01:25:55,080 --> 01:25:58,140
 Zach Banners, the show of sports reports, talked about Lawrence County first.

1419
01:25:58,220 --> 01:25:59,240
 They've got to take on Desher.

1420
01:25:59,360 --> 01:26:03,980
 Very interesting way they leveled their record at 1-1 last week, taking on Calvert County.

1421
01:26:04,260 --> 01:26:07,160
 Desher led 52-0 at the half.

1422
01:26:07,340 --> 01:26:07,520
 Yep.

1423
01:26:07,520 --> 01:26:08,440
 I think they won.

1424
01:26:08,620 --> 01:26:11,160
 Your thoughts tonight between Desher and Lawrence County?

1425
01:26:11,820 --> 01:26:15,620
 Yeah, I looked at the end of the first quarter, it was 28-0 at Desher-Calvert County game.

1426
01:26:16,480 --> 01:26:20,640
 Now, imagine somebody, if 58-6 right or 52-0 right, whatever, he said yes.

1427
01:26:20,860 --> 01:26:23,900
 They pulled the starters at halftime though, played the back-up during the game.

1428
01:26:24,660 --> 01:26:28,440
 But that's one of those games you play for the money, both sides coming in from the gate.

1429
01:26:28,980 --> 01:26:32,280
 But Desher-Lawrence County, though, is one of those match-ups that we're going to look back on

1430
01:26:32,280 --> 01:26:37,140
 in basketball season, baseball and softball season, and it was a lot of talk about it there.

1431
01:26:37,860 --> 01:26:39,920
 I think it's a mismatch for Lawrence County in football.

1432
01:26:40,500 --> 01:26:45,380
 Even though Desher is down this year, losing a lot of talent from last year, I do like Desher to win this game tonight

1433
01:26:45,380 --> 01:26:48,660
 and be 2-1 entering next week's game in Hamilton.

1434
01:26:48,660 --> 01:26:53,580
 Yeah, I went to that game last week, left at halftime when it was 52-0.

1435
01:26:54,400 --> 01:27:00,000
 Bryson Williams just did a phenomenal job for Desher this year.

1436
01:27:00,140 --> 01:27:03,560
 And, of course, they tried a two-point conversion against Russellville.

1437
01:27:03,680 --> 01:27:06,340
 You and I saw that and failed.

1438
01:27:06,800 --> 01:27:12,440
 Listen, we've got to run to a break for the tennis, but another great job.

1439
01:27:12,860 --> 01:27:16,820
 You do the standings, you do the previews, you do the recounts.

1440
01:27:17,200 --> 01:27:19,200
 You also cover flag football.

1441
01:27:19,360 --> 01:27:21,680
 We'll talk about that as we get into the season.

1442
01:27:22,320 --> 01:27:27,280
 Where can we get online tonight, tomorrow, this weekend, get previews and recounts?

1443
01:27:27,820 --> 01:27:34,880
 Facebook, Scholes Sports Report, and on Twitter, at lowercase, S-H-O-A-L-S-P-O-R-T-S.

1444
01:27:35,320 --> 01:27:37,600
 And on Twitter, post notifications, you can turn those on.

1445
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 It will send you your phone at the ESPN app or Fox News or CBS app with.

1446
01:27:42,600 --> 01:27:43,560
 Sounds great, Zach.

1447
01:27:43,660 --> 01:27:44,560
 Gatorade's the word.

1448
01:27:44,700 --> 01:27:45,400
 Enjoy it tonight.

1449
01:27:45,540 --> 01:27:46,700
 Zach Patterson, you're going to be with us.

1450
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 This is about our net for the Scholes Sports Report.

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1452
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 Westwood One Sports presents this special tennis update.

1453
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 Jessica Pagula, the top-seeded American at number three,

1454
01:28:08,500 --> 01:28:11,820
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1455
01:28:12,200 --> 01:28:16,200
 She rallied to beat Canadian Leila Fernandez, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3.

1456
01:28:16,700 --> 01:28:20,060
 Elsewhere, two-time defending champ, Arena Sabalenka won in straight sets.

1457
01:28:20,520 --> 01:28:22,700
 American Taylor Townsend could be next for her.

1458
01:28:22,880 --> 01:28:25,740
 Townsend's up a set on the 15-seed Diana Schneider,

1459
01:28:25,740 --> 01:28:29,020
 and Townsend is serving to force a second-set tiebreaker.

1460
01:28:29,720 --> 01:28:33,060
 On the men's side, defending champ Carlos Alcaraz and Wee Bing Wu

1461
01:28:33,060 --> 01:28:34,660
 are underway at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

1462
01:28:35,060 --> 01:28:37,000
 Alcaraz started off with a service break.

1463
01:28:37,360 --> 01:28:41,740
 Also, American Tommy Paul and Alexander Bublik are one set apiece.

1464
01:28:42,360 --> 01:28:46,080
 Coming up tonight, the Williams sisters play their first U.S. Open match together

1465
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1466
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 They've teamed up for two U.S. Open titles, 1999 and 2009.

1467
01:28:53,220 --> 01:28:56,460
 Americans Francis Tiafoe and Ben Sheldon also play tonight.

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 Number 13 Alabama is at home at Bryant-Denny Stadium as they host East Carolina.

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 That's the season opener for both teams.

1560
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1561
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1564
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 Tune in tonight for high school football as Florence plays at Muscle Shoals.

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1585
01:35:13,180 --> 01:35:15,280
 Hey, it's Michelle Smallman.

1586
01:35:15,280 --> 01:35:22,560
 Coming up Monday from Week 1 in college football, all the U.S. Open action and everything in between will react to it all during my Upon Further Review.

1587
01:35:22,880 --> 01:35:27,360
 It's on Sportsman, like 6 a.m. Eastern, right here on ESPN Radio, ESPN2, and ESPNU.

1588
01:35:29,120 --> 01:35:30,240
 The Score.

1589
01:35:30,660 --> 01:35:36,660
 Welcome back in.

1590
01:35:36,760 --> 01:35:43,620
 Lots of folks wondering how in the world do you beat the heat for this opening weekend, first big weekend in the way of college football?

1591
01:35:43,840 --> 01:35:48,780
 I think the Auburn Tigers, the Baylor Bears, and Justin Ferguson may have it all figured out.

1592
01:35:48,920 --> 01:35:50,240
 Justin's there with the Auburn Observer.

1593
01:35:50,380 --> 01:35:51,220
 Justin, welcome in.

1594
01:35:51,300 --> 01:35:54,300
 What's the forecast for Auburn and Baylor's game tomorrow?

1595
01:35:55,320 --> 01:35:57,020
 Yeah, 72 and comfortable.

1596
01:35:57,180 --> 01:35:57,580
 Yeah.

1597
01:35:58,240 --> 01:35:59,540
 That's what it's supposed to be.

1598
01:35:59,680 --> 01:36:02,540
 Yeah, I think it's going to be, I think it's going to be real nice.

1599
01:36:02,680 --> 01:36:08,040
 You know, Auburn, you know, still in this home game, there was a lot of backlash to that.

1600
01:36:08,080 --> 01:36:10,820
 And I think a lot of the reasons for it are still valid.

1601
01:36:11,120 --> 01:36:16,300
 But I think as we get here tomorrow, I think people who have tickets to this game aren't going to complain that they're going to be in the game.

1602
01:36:16,300 --> 01:36:16,940
 No, no.

1603
01:36:17,160 --> 01:36:17,740
 Yeah, at all.

1604
01:36:17,940 --> 01:36:19,580
 So, it's a silver lining for sure.

1605
01:36:20,080 --> 01:36:26,380
 Yeah, no, actually, it's going to be a gold lining because when you get the payout, I'm just saying the bean counters for both sides, they're going to like that as well.

1606
01:36:26,500 --> 01:36:28,080
 Justin, obviously, it's Friday.

1607
01:36:28,800 --> 01:36:30,400
 Been a lot of talking about this game.

1608
01:36:30,400 --> 01:36:34,780
 Where are you starting talking about the X's and O's and Jimmy's and Joe's for the game tomorrow?

1609
01:36:35,640 --> 01:36:40,100
 Yeah, I mean, I think from the Jimmy and Joe perspective, I think Auburn's got the more talented roster.

1610
01:36:40,820 --> 01:36:46,860
 And, you know, this Baylor team, they got a lot of, you know, DJ Lagway, the Florida transfer, you know, coming in.

1611
01:36:46,940 --> 01:36:51,360
 They rebuilt on that defensive front, brought in some new guys there.

1612
01:36:51,840 --> 01:36:58,180
 But then you look at kind of the rest of the picture, you know, for this Baylor team.

1613
01:36:58,340 --> 01:37:04,500
 And it's just like, you know, it's not a ton of, like, can't miss transfers or anything like that.

1614
01:37:04,560 --> 01:37:10,340
 So, I do wonder how much of this game is going to come down to, you know, can Auburn really prove their strength,

1615
01:37:10,400 --> 01:37:11,620
 especially the line of scrimmage.

1616
01:37:11,960 --> 01:37:14,440
 You know, we're the bigger and the better and the deeper team.

1617
01:37:14,440 --> 01:37:18,180
 We're the SEC team against the Big 12 team at the line of scrimmage.

1618
01:37:18,260 --> 01:37:21,000
 I think if Auburn does that, they're in a good position to win this one.

1619
01:37:21,680 --> 01:37:23,600
 I think Baylor's got a good coaching staff.

1620
01:37:23,780 --> 01:37:25,400
 Jake Spavital's a great offensive coordinator.

1621
01:37:25,900 --> 01:37:29,740
 I think Lagway's going to fit in really well with that offense over time.

1622
01:37:29,880 --> 01:37:33,160
 I like their new defensive coordinator they got from Kansas State.

1623
01:37:33,220 --> 01:37:35,860
 I think it's going to be a different game than the one Auburn played last year.

1624
01:37:36,400 --> 01:37:40,200
 But, you know, I think for Auburn, it's just can you win at the point of attack?

1625
01:37:40,280 --> 01:37:44,280
 Can you win at the line of scrimmage and really show your kind of talent disparity there?

1626
01:37:44,340 --> 01:37:49,080
 Because I think if you can, you're in a pretty good spot to win what should be, you know,

1627
01:37:49,080 --> 01:37:51,180
 pretty close to home game tomorrow in Atlanta.

1628
01:37:51,620 --> 01:37:55,200
 So, you know, I'm really looking at the line of scrimmage as, you know,

1629
01:37:55,220 --> 01:37:56,860
 maybe the big determinant factor in this one.

1630
01:37:57,160 --> 01:37:59,780
 Let me ask you about the line of scrimmage for Baylor.

1631
01:37:59,880 --> 01:38:01,400
 I thought it was interesting.

1632
01:38:02,280 --> 01:38:04,180
 They've got two guys from Alabama.

1633
01:38:05,100 --> 01:38:09,500
 UAB transfer Logan Moore is going to get the call at left tackle,

1634
01:38:10,020 --> 01:38:13,340
 starting 11 games at right tackle last year for UAB.

1635
01:38:13,560 --> 01:38:19,640
 And then Asher Hale, all 6'5", 326 of him, a South Alabama transfer.

1636
01:38:19,900 --> 01:38:24,120
 They've got Nate Kibble, I believe, a Texas transfer.

1637
01:38:25,080 --> 01:38:29,240
 But we've talked with you so much about the Auburn line of scrimmage,

1638
01:38:29,420 --> 01:38:33,460
 but with Baylor's line of scrimmage, they've got some new guys there.

1639
01:38:34,020 --> 01:38:40,880
 Can Womack, Sigler, Walker, and friends, and particularly the linebacker unit,

1640
01:38:41,020 --> 01:38:46,080
 get pressure on D.J. Lankway, 23 interceptions over two seasons?

1641
01:38:46,680 --> 01:38:51,280
 Now, I hear that he's healthy, and if he is, he's a very good player.

1642
01:38:51,960 --> 01:38:57,400
 But your thoughts on the UAB, UAB, the Baylor offensive line,

1643
01:38:57,600 --> 01:39:00,340
 and can Auburn get Lankway on the ground?

1644
01:39:01,120 --> 01:39:02,880
 Yeah, I mean, just eyeballing it.

1645
01:39:02,880 --> 01:39:06,060
 You can't be blown away by that Baylor offensive line.

1646
01:39:06,160 --> 01:39:08,620
 They returned one starter left from last season

1647
01:39:08,620 --> 01:39:10,840
 who did give up a good number of pressures.

1648
01:39:11,600 --> 01:39:14,460
 They were really hoping that another transfer would have started for them

1649
01:39:14,460 --> 01:39:15,360
 at center this year.

1650
01:39:15,600 --> 01:39:18,540
 Instead, he didn't get cleared, and so he's not able to play,

1651
01:39:18,600 --> 01:39:19,860
 so they plugged in their sixth man.

1652
01:39:20,280 --> 01:39:22,280
 And then, yeah, you talk about the three transfers that they have.

1653
01:39:22,660 --> 01:39:25,500
 I mean, look, no disrespect, but UAB and South Alabama

1654
01:39:25,500 --> 01:39:27,360
 weren't necessarily a great offense in the last season,

1655
01:39:27,360 --> 01:39:32,380
 so it's not like you're picking from the top of the crop, so to speak,

1656
01:39:32,440 --> 01:39:33,700
 when it comes to those offensive linemen.

1657
01:39:33,820 --> 01:39:37,240
 So I think for Auburn, it's a really big opportunity for this defensive front

1658
01:39:37,240 --> 01:39:41,700
 to come in and try to establish, hey, this is how this game is going to go.

1659
01:39:42,400 --> 01:39:46,020
 You know, this defensive front has had a really good last couple weeks,

1660
01:39:46,080 --> 01:39:48,760
 those pass rushers have, those linebackers can get, you know,

1661
01:39:48,760 --> 01:39:52,980
 and they've got to be able to, you know, make sure Lagway, you know,

1662
01:39:53,020 --> 01:39:58,260
 stays in that pocket and you get to him because he's a guy, he's not a great runner.

1663
01:39:58,520 --> 01:40:01,240
 He doesn't rack up a ton of, like, yards as a runner,

1664
01:40:01,360 --> 01:40:04,500
 but he does play pretty well off-platform, so, you know,

1665
01:40:04,500 --> 01:40:06,220
 keeping him pinned in is going to be big.

1666
01:40:06,520 --> 01:40:08,880
 And then one of the biggest things from last season, if you look at this game,

1667
01:40:09,680 --> 01:40:12,200
 is that, you know, Auburn beat Baylor by running the ball.

1668
01:40:12,280 --> 01:40:13,700
 Baylor couldn't run the ball at all.

1669
01:40:14,120 --> 01:40:16,840
 And so even though they threw the ball a lot and threw it really well

1670
01:40:16,840 --> 01:40:18,400
 with a lot of guys who aren't here anymore,

1671
01:40:19,020 --> 01:40:21,600
 it ended up kind of being empty calories because they couldn't really finish drives.

1672
01:40:22,360 --> 01:40:25,900
 So for Auburn, it's just can you go back to, like, hey, stop the run

1673
01:40:25,900 --> 01:40:29,860
 and then get pressure on Lagway, but keep him contained, keep him in the pocket

1674
01:40:29,860 --> 01:40:33,420
 because the fact of the matter is DJ Lagway's got a great arm.

1675
01:40:33,820 --> 01:40:35,100
 He just hasn't been very consistent.

1676
01:40:35,420 --> 01:40:38,960
 And, you know, his interceptions can sometimes come when there's no pressure

1677
01:40:38,960 --> 01:40:41,080
 where he's just trying to force something or, you know,

1678
01:40:41,080 --> 01:40:43,980
 you think there's a window there and it closes real quick.

1679
01:40:44,120 --> 01:40:47,160
 So for Auburn, it's just don't let him get off schedule

1680
01:40:47,160 --> 01:40:50,740
 and let him get out and run and kind of pop it around and get in a rhythm that way

1681
01:40:50,740 --> 01:40:52,300
 and kind of play that style.

1682
01:40:52,740 --> 01:40:55,660
 For this defensive front is get after him, keep him contained,

1683
01:40:55,660 --> 01:40:59,160
 but also use all that speed to really slow down anything they want to do

1684
01:40:59,160 --> 01:40:59,740
 in the running game.

1685
01:41:00,380 --> 01:41:04,480
 It's the latest attacker talk with Justin, Justin Ferguson, the Auburn observer.

1686
01:41:04,720 --> 01:41:07,780
 It's always fun, speaking of observing the first game of the year,

1687
01:41:07,900 --> 01:41:11,720
 every team's fans out there want to see the new guys, the new kids in town,

1688
01:41:11,860 --> 01:41:13,800
 as the Eagles would say in song.

1689
01:41:13,920 --> 01:41:15,560
 For Alabama, it's E.J. Crowell.

1690
01:41:15,960 --> 01:41:18,460
 Who would be the equivalent for, in the eyes of Auburn fans,

1691
01:41:18,700 --> 01:41:22,260
 who is the one guy that they can't, outside the transfers, as far as freshmen,

1692
01:41:22,380 --> 01:41:24,100
 who's the one guy they can't wait to see?

1693
01:41:25,160 --> 01:41:26,280
 Yeah, that's a great question.

1694
01:41:26,460 --> 01:41:28,580
 I think for freshmen, it's got to be Deshaun Spencer.

1695
01:41:28,900 --> 01:41:31,400
 You know, here's a guy who's probably going to be in the rotation

1696
01:41:31,400 --> 01:41:33,900
 as a slot receiver, as a true freshman.

1697
01:41:34,020 --> 01:41:37,040
 You know, Auburn goes and gets all those USF transfers, a wide receiver.

1698
01:41:37,240 --> 01:41:40,280
 They go and get, you know, Byron Brown and all these USF pieces.

1699
01:41:40,400 --> 01:41:42,640
 And that's going to be the bulk of this all this year.

1700
01:41:42,760 --> 01:41:47,020
 But for a guy like Byron, for a guy like Deshaun Spencer to get into the rotation,

1701
01:41:47,140 --> 01:41:48,880
 to look as good as he did in the preseason,

1702
01:41:49,340 --> 01:41:50,960
 he's a dynamic little slot receiver.

1703
01:41:51,620 --> 01:41:54,980
 And, you know, I think he's, you know, he might be a guy that they say,

1704
01:41:55,080 --> 01:41:59,620
 hey, let's get the ball in his hands a few times tomorrow and see where he goes.

1705
01:41:59,940 --> 01:42:01,860
 He had, obviously, was the 8A MVP.

1706
01:42:02,500 --> 01:42:03,860
 He had a really good fall.

1707
01:42:04,360 --> 01:42:08,980
 And people are really excited about him because he's kind of a steal, you know,

1708
01:42:09,000 --> 01:42:13,120
 for Auburn that, you know, he, this staff was already recruiting him at USF.

1709
01:42:13,220 --> 01:42:17,140
 He was too good to go to USF, so he was going to go play power conference ball.

1710
01:42:17,260 --> 01:42:21,140
 Well, lo and behold, these coaches are now at a power conference school in state,

1711
01:42:21,220 --> 01:42:22,660
 and they get to keep him at home.

1712
01:42:22,820 --> 01:42:25,520
 So, you know, he's definitely the guy a lot of people are going to want to see tomorrow.

1713
01:42:26,040 --> 01:42:30,400
 Are you in particularly also looking for, well, people say, well,

1714
01:42:30,780 --> 01:42:32,420
 Justin's seen Byron Brown.

1715
01:42:32,680 --> 01:42:34,800
 Well, this is tackle football.

1716
01:42:35,360 --> 01:42:39,120
 Are you in particularly looking forward to see what he can do?

1717
01:42:40,040 --> 01:42:41,800
 Oh, 100%, especially running the ball.

1718
01:42:41,800 --> 01:42:44,020
 We have not got to see him run the ball yet.

1719
01:42:44,360 --> 01:42:49,120
 And, you know, that's the thing with him is that it is such a big weapon in his game.

1720
01:42:49,600 --> 01:42:55,680
 And, you know, there's, he's, I think he's seventh in the country in active career rushing yards,

1721
01:42:56,140 --> 01:42:58,660
 second best among quarterbacks in college football.

1722
01:42:58,800 --> 01:43:00,220
 That's such a key part of his game.

1723
01:43:00,340 --> 01:43:02,380
 And I look at this, you know, Baylor defense.

1724
01:43:02,540 --> 01:43:05,660
 Obviously, they gave up a lot on the ground last season to this Auburn team.

1725
01:43:05,700 --> 01:43:06,880
 I think that's going to be different.

1726
01:43:06,880 --> 01:43:11,320
 But if you look at their new defensive coordinator from Kansas State, Joe Klanderman,

1727
01:43:11,860 --> 01:43:15,220
 there were three games last season where, you know, Kansas State had a good defense,

1728
01:43:15,320 --> 01:43:17,900
 but they kind of got torn up on the ground in a few games.

1729
01:43:18,160 --> 01:43:21,140
 Each one of those games is because the other team had a really good running quarterback.

1730
01:43:21,560 --> 01:43:25,480
 And so that, that is something I think is a really interesting dimension.

1731
01:43:25,760 --> 01:43:30,080
 You know, I think Byron Brown has the potential where if he gets going early,

1732
01:43:30,080 --> 01:43:33,480
 I think he's going to be the upgrade that Auburn's really been looking for a quarterback

1733
01:43:33,480 --> 01:43:34,640
 for these last few years.

1734
01:43:34,840 --> 01:43:40,120
 I think he's got a chance to, you know, rack up yards and point, put points on the board

1735
01:43:40,120 --> 01:43:41,920
 and put on a show and get people excited.

1736
01:43:42,180 --> 01:43:47,400
 But I'm really excited to see him run the ball and kind of play real football because,

1737
01:43:47,540 --> 01:43:51,880
 yeah, most of the stuff we've seen from him here in the fall has been, it looks really,

1738
01:43:52,060 --> 01:43:52,400
 really good.

1739
01:43:52,860 --> 01:43:56,660
 But, you know, it's guys, you know, throwing the wide receivers with maybe just the corners

1740
01:43:56,660 --> 01:43:58,760
 on the field or, you know, nobody can get near him.

1741
01:43:58,840 --> 01:44:00,580
 You don't want a pass rush or anything like that.

1742
01:44:00,800 --> 01:44:04,280
 So I'd be interested to see what he looks like when he's fully on the line because Auburn's

1743
01:44:04,280 --> 01:44:04,900
 got a real luxury.

1744
01:44:05,100 --> 01:44:07,040
 This is one of the most experienced quarterbacks in college football.

1745
01:44:07,360 --> 01:44:09,440
 And he knows this offense inside and out.

1746
01:44:10,380 --> 01:44:14,160
 Justin, I get the impression this may be a tough question for you to answer, but what

1747
01:44:14,160 --> 01:44:18,340
 is your biggest concern for this team tomorrow outside of the obvious turnovers and penalties?

1748
01:44:19,240 --> 01:44:22,580
 Yeah, I'm really interested to see if Auburn's offensive line can make the grade tomorrow.

1749
01:44:22,800 --> 01:44:25,740
 I think this Baylor defensive front is going to be better than they were last season.

1750
01:44:25,880 --> 01:44:27,740
 They got Jose O'Wheeler from Indiana.

1751
01:44:27,840 --> 01:44:29,660
 They got a couple of other big transfers.

1752
01:44:30,320 --> 01:44:34,080
 Kind of the talk all week has been how much better Baylor has been, you know, on the defensive

1753
01:44:34,080 --> 01:44:35,520
 front here in camp.

1754
01:44:35,560 --> 01:44:37,660
 And I think Auburn, that has Auburn's full attention.

1755
01:44:38,060 --> 01:44:40,480
 I think Auburn's offensive line has potential to be a solid one this year.

1756
01:44:40,580 --> 01:44:42,560
 Take a step forward, be a good one.

1757
01:44:42,640 --> 01:44:43,620
 But it's new, right?

1758
01:44:43,720 --> 01:44:48,600
 You know, we can say Cole Best has played in this offense a ton at center and Cole Skinner

1759
01:44:48,600 --> 01:44:49,380
 has played a good bit.

1760
01:44:49,900 --> 01:44:52,420
 But the majority of the people who are going to be on the field for Auburn on the offensive

1761
01:44:52,420 --> 01:44:55,320
 line on Saturday have never done it in this offense in a game before.

1762
01:44:55,900 --> 01:44:58,440
 So until you see that, it's just kind of a question mark, right?

1763
01:44:58,500 --> 01:45:02,560
 I think Baylor's biggest improvement has come on the defensive front.

1764
01:45:02,560 --> 01:45:05,220
 I think Auburn's biggest question marks on the offensive front.

1765
01:45:05,320 --> 01:45:09,580
 So that's the spot of the game where I think, okay, this might be, you know, that might be

1766
01:45:09,580 --> 01:45:14,100
 where Baylor really slows Auburn down and gives themselves a chance to walk out of there

1767
01:45:14,100 --> 01:45:14,520
 with a win.

1768
01:45:14,600 --> 01:45:18,340
 So a lot's going to be on this Auburn offensive line to go out there and set the tone.

1769
01:45:18,740 --> 01:45:22,820
 Well, I know you feel like you've been writing about this game for three years.

1770
01:45:23,440 --> 01:45:26,520
 It seems like it takes forever for it to finally get here.

1771
01:45:26,640 --> 01:45:28,780
 Thank you, God, that it finally is.

1772
01:45:29,320 --> 01:45:33,140
 Give us your prediction, young man, for the final score.

1773
01:45:33,720 --> 01:45:39,240
 Wednesday emails, Friday mailbag, the podcast, all the other great stuff.

1774
01:45:39,860 --> 01:45:41,080
 Yeah, auburnobserver.com.

1775
01:45:41,120 --> 01:45:41,660
 Check it out there.

1776
01:45:41,720 --> 01:45:42,560
 Got a ton of stuff.

1777
01:45:42,560 --> 01:45:48,500
 Plenty of breakdowns and analysis on this Auburn-Baylor game from every angle.

1778
01:45:48,820 --> 01:45:51,780
 You have the mailbag, got the podcast previews, have columns up.

1779
01:45:51,860 --> 01:45:53,700
 We're going to be in Atlanta this weekend covering it.

1780
01:45:53,800 --> 01:45:55,240
 So plenty of stuff coming to the site.

1781
01:45:55,600 --> 01:45:56,520
 You can subscribe there.

1782
01:45:56,600 --> 01:45:58,360
 We email everything out to you as soon as it drops.

1783
01:45:58,740 --> 01:46:02,160
 As for my prediction, you know, give me Auburn by two touchdowns.

1784
01:46:02,600 --> 01:46:08,080
 I really like the way this team was operating here towards the end of camp.

1785
01:46:08,180 --> 01:46:09,820
 I think they're coming in with a lot of confidence.

1786
01:46:10,400 --> 01:46:15,260
 I see Baylor with Nunes on both sides of the ball, and I see Auburn, you know,

1787
01:46:15,300 --> 01:46:18,780
 plugging in those USF guys but also bringing back a lot on that defense.

1788
01:46:19,480 --> 01:46:22,960
 You know, I think this could be one of those games where, you know,

1789
01:46:23,120 --> 01:46:24,740
 it's a real tight one early.

1790
01:46:24,900 --> 01:46:26,440
 Teams got to feel each other out and adjust.

1791
01:46:26,980 --> 01:46:28,560
 But I think Auburn's got more talent.

1792
01:46:28,560 --> 01:46:31,620
 I think Auburn's got more depth, and they're going to have the home field advantage

1793
01:46:31,620 --> 01:46:33,740
 in Atlanta, so I can see them pulling away in the second half

1794
01:46:33,740 --> 01:46:35,360
 and get a good win to start the Alex Coles here.

1795
01:46:36,280 --> 01:46:36,840
 Sounds great.

1796
01:46:36,900 --> 01:46:41,620
 Listen, Justin, happy laboring through that Atlanta traffic on this Labor Day weekend.

1797
01:46:41,840 --> 01:46:44,200
 Safe travels to and from, and thanks so much for your time today.

1798
01:46:44,900 --> 01:46:45,580
 Yep, appreciate it, y'all.

1799
01:46:45,740 --> 01:46:46,260
 Thank you, buddy.

1800
01:46:46,760 --> 01:46:48,680
 Justin Ferguson, the Auburn Observer.

1801
01:46:49,160 --> 01:46:54,300
 Ah, could it be that it's back, those picks and the stupid underdog pick?

1802
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1824
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1825
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1828
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1829
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1894
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1895
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 Welcome back again, Brett Beaird.

1896
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 Time to show your hand, but please, no more, okay?

1897
01:51:32,500 --> 01:51:32,980
 Absolutely.

1898
01:51:33,340 --> 01:51:36,760
 Arkansas is a 40-point favorite over UNA.

1899
01:51:36,880 --> 01:51:42,440
 What a great win, but UNA beating Sanford, holding the Bulldogs to eight minus yards, rushing.

1900
01:51:42,440 --> 01:51:50,380
 Eight former Memphis players are quite familiar with Ryan Silverfield schemes, but the Hogs have got too much SEC talent.

1901
01:51:50,580 --> 01:51:58,200
 UNA is getting $550,000 for this game, but for UNA, run the ball, short the game, get out healthy.

1902
01:51:58,800 --> 01:52:01,120
 Arkansas 38, UNA 14.

1903
01:52:01,980 --> 01:52:04,360
 Furman and going to Tennessee.

1904
01:52:04,780 --> 01:52:09,060
 Tennessee is a 46-and-a-point favorite, 230 in Nayland.

1905
01:52:09,680 --> 01:52:10,280
 No TV.

1906
01:52:10,440 --> 01:52:14,540
 Deshaun Bishop controls this game, runs for 150 yards.

1907
01:52:15,040 --> 01:52:18,360
 Brandon makes some big plays, gets a little confidence.

1908
01:52:19,060 --> 01:52:20,580
 Tennessee runs for 250.

1909
01:52:20,800 --> 01:52:23,260
 Tennessee 42, Furman 6.

1910
01:52:24,120 --> 01:52:25,920
 Auburn versus Baylor.

1911
01:52:26,020 --> 01:52:27,220
 I love the sound effects.

1912
01:52:27,760 --> 01:52:31,820
 In Atlanta, Auburn is a seven-point favorite.

1913
01:52:31,980 --> 01:52:34,840
 But Byron Brown, we'll see what kind of a game he has.

1914
01:52:34,920 --> 01:52:41,240
 I think Lagway makes some plays, but Auburn runs for 200 yards, 107 yards less than last year.

1915
01:52:41,400 --> 01:52:43,340
 Lagway does throw a key interception.

1916
01:52:44,040 --> 01:52:45,860
 Auburn sacks Lagway four times.

1917
01:52:45,980 --> 01:52:51,100
 The Tigers win 28-14 in cool Atlanta.

1918
01:52:51,680 --> 01:52:54,160
 East Carolina at the Crimson Tide.

1919
01:52:54,800 --> 01:52:56,700
 That is going to be 11 o'clock.

1920
01:52:56,900 --> 01:52:58,360
 Get off to a fast start.

1921
01:52:58,440 --> 01:52:59,800
 Going to be a big key for Bama.

1922
01:52:59,920 --> 01:53:01,800
 Run the ball for over 200 yards.

1923
01:53:01,800 --> 01:53:02,820
 I think they can.

1924
01:53:03,380 --> 01:53:04,940
 But I didn't approve the offensive line.

1925
01:53:05,040 --> 01:53:06,940
 Russell throws for 200 yards.

1926
01:53:07,420 --> 01:53:07,560
 Yeah.

1927
01:53:07,580 --> 01:53:10,200
 Got to get ready for bubble screen, slap passes.

1928
01:53:10,400 --> 01:53:12,760
 But the Bama defensive front gets four sacks.

1929
01:53:13,240 --> 01:53:16,500
 That will result in Alabama winning 35-14.

1930
01:53:16,760 --> 01:53:19,120
 And my stupid underdog pick.

1931
01:53:19,440 --> 01:53:19,740
 Yeah.

1932
01:53:19,920 --> 01:53:22,580
 UCLA is a two-and-a-point favorite over Cal.

1933
01:53:22,840 --> 01:53:24,260
 Not so fast.

1934
01:53:24,460 --> 01:53:27,080
 Tosh LaPoi, former Saban recruiter.

1935
01:53:27,700 --> 01:53:32,140
 Cal upsets UCLA tomorrow for the stupid underdog pick.

1936
01:53:32,160 --> 01:53:32,440
 Woo!

1937
01:53:33,220 --> 01:53:35,460
 Thanks for taking my stupid underdog pick.

1938
01:53:35,560 --> 01:53:39,260
 In the 20 seconds that's got left, ladies, I know you don't hear this often, but I hope

1939
01:53:39,260 --> 01:53:40,860
 this man is wrong this time.

1940
01:53:40,980 --> 01:53:46,500
 UNA, the David in this Goliath battle with Arkansas, 45-17 hogs.

1941
01:53:46,580 --> 01:53:48,520
 UT and Furman, please.

1942
01:53:49,000 --> 01:53:50,480
 58-7 if we have to.

1943
01:53:50,660 --> 01:53:53,600
 Auburn and Baylor, I think Gullish is on adrenaline here.

1944
01:53:53,700 --> 01:53:57,180
 42-17, Bama in East Carolina.

1945
01:53:57,620 --> 01:53:59,060
 Can they run the ball?

1946
01:53:59,200 --> 01:53:59,580
 Let's see.

1947
01:53:59,720 --> 01:54:02,340
 35-17, Bama Rose in that one.

1948
01:54:02,920 --> 01:54:05,320
 And I was going to pick Cal and UCLA.

1949
01:54:05,880 --> 01:54:07,280
 But guess who spoiled that?

1950
01:54:07,460 --> 01:54:10,680
 I'll take Wyoming over Colorado State, 25-23.

1951
01:54:11,320 --> 01:54:13,800
 Pastor James, can we hear a, ah, please?

1952
01:54:14,620 --> 01:54:15,360
 There you go.

1953
01:54:15,420 --> 01:54:17,040
 That's going to take care of this for now.

1954
01:54:17,040 --> 01:54:21,280
 By the way, if you're out working on those roofs or putting sheets right up and everything

1955
01:54:21,280 --> 01:54:23,360
 on this Labor Day weekend, hats off to you.

1956
01:54:23,660 --> 01:54:25,020
 You're the heart of Labor Day weekend.

1957
01:54:25,160 --> 01:54:26,180
 Be safe out there.

1958
01:54:26,640 --> 01:54:28,040
 BB, Florence, hi tonight.

1959
01:54:28,120 --> 01:54:30,100
 Are you ready for some great high school football?

1960
01:54:30,600 --> 01:54:32,560
 Florence, most of the shows here on 93.9 The Score.

1961
01:54:32,620 --> 01:54:36,280
 And, of course, tomorrow morning, it's Bama and East Carolina, the bacon and egg special.

1962
01:54:36,840 --> 01:54:38,920
 Kick back and enjoy your Labor Day weekend.

1963
01:54:39,100 --> 01:54:40,260
 It's going to take care of this for now.

1964
01:54:40,340 --> 01:54:44,280
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James, whoo, Blair, and the entire crew here.

1965
01:54:44,620 --> 01:54:46,720
 Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1966
01:54:46,800 --> 01:54:49,300
 Let's do it again next time, noon to two, for the Boomer Buck Show,

1967
01:54:49,300 --> 01:54:51,260
 you're on Sports Radio 93.9 The Score.

1968
01:54:52,660 --> 01:54:52,900
 Woo!