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

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

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 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brad Beard. Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

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 Brad Beard, welcome in to the good, the bad, the ugly Monday after and a show of hands, Alabama fans. How many of you went from a first half cussing to a second half crushing? Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you?

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 Happy Monday to you and the listeners. We'll review Alabama, Auburn, and Tennessee's impressive wins during the course of the show.

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 Matt St. Charles of the Times daily recups UNA's loss in Louisiana and some high school football results.

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 But Adam is here right now to recap a very interesting week two in the SEC.

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 I bet he also got some details of a border war early in the season. Adam Spencer is the man there at Saturday Down South. Adam, welcome in. How are you?

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 Hey guys, I'm doing pretty well. That was a fun border war. So, yeah. How are you guys?

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 We're doing fine, man. If you're just joining us, what is Adam talking about? Adam is from the Show Me State of Missouri.

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 And let's start there. Let's indulge you, Adam. You showed your buddies from across the state line there, Kansas.

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 The people in this neck of the woods, they realize how much you guys love each other.

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 hopefully that is the discourse around that. Hopefully it showed people just like how intense this rivalry actually is

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 and how little it has to do with actual football sometimes. So, yeah, I mean, this is, that was nice to shut them up a little bit.

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 You know, it used to be the game played at the end of the year in rivalry week.

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 But, you know, no matter when you play, the Jayhawks, it's always nice to make them eat crow a little bit.

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 Let's talk about Bama and Kentucky, Adam. Obviously, you saw, we saw.

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 When's the last time you've seen a game like that one where Kentucky, they led for over 40 minutes of the game

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 and they end up losing by four touchdowns, 28 points. That game was weird, was it not?

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 Yeah, it was. I mean, you know, Alabama's defense played pretty well all day.

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 The offense just took a while to get going. But, yeah, I mean, that was just a classic situation there

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 where, you know, one pick six just snowballs. And, you know, you get a score from your defense

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 and then, you know, you get another stop. It just feels like an avalanche to Kentucky.

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 So, yeah, once that got out of hand, it was over. Yeah, that was impressive. You know,

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 that's the first-time starting quarterback going into his first true hostile SEC remote environment.

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 And, you know, he had some early struggles. That's to be expected.

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 But then he righted the ship and figured some things out and the offense took off from there.

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 Absolutely. Adam, the marquee win over the weekend. Texas rallies in the fourth quarter with three touchdowns.

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 Ended up being the biggest win in Steve Sarkeesian's coaching career.

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 Down 24-3 and then, or 23-3 and then come back late in the game.

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 Three long drives. Arch Manning in control of the offense.

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 Ohio State looks like they were going to win a yawner.

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 But the fourth quarter happened and Texas gets a huge win.

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 Yeah, I mean, in credit to, you know, they made second-half adjustments, clearly.

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 One of the big ones on defense there was that Will Muschamp moved his corners up

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 and stopped letting Jeremiah Smith get a free release, which was just a terrible game plan going into it.

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 So, yeah, once that got sorted out and Jeremiah Smith, you know, you can't stop him.

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 And once he was a little bit more contained, then, you know, that's when, you know,

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 Ohio State only scored three points in the second half.

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 And that gave the defense, time and time again, gave the offense a chance to get it together.

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 So, like, credit to the defense for figuring stuff out at halftime.

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 And then credit to the offense for getting it going finally in the fourth quarter there.

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 I thought that was really impressive.

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 Adam Spencer, Saturday down south.

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 Overall, the SEC, pretty impressive.

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 Are they riding the ship?

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 Because, let's face it, pretty much going as scripted,

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 except Oklahoma not bearing up under their burden there with Michigan.

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 Overall, right now, the top two teams, the poll out, top two teams, no surprise,

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 Texas and Georgia heavily dominated in the top ten.

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 So, your thoughts overall, what do we know now about the SEC through the second week?

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 Yeah, I think that the SEC is proving that it does have some championship contenders in Texas, especially.

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 I mean, we'll see.

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 Georgia hasn't really been tested yet.

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 But, like, they haven't looked this good against similar opponents in years past.

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 Well, I mean, this is, you've got to be encouraged there from Georgia.

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 You know, and then they get a trip to Arkansas this week.

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 So, that's a little step up in competition.

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 But, yeah, I mean, I think that, you know, Ohio State probably is still one of the best two teams in the country.

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 You know, they went into Austin and dominated the first half and the first three quarters until that late comeback.

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 But, yeah, Texas definitely proved that it's a championship contender.

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 And, you know, just wait until Ryan Wingo and Cam Coleman get going a little bit.

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 As far as sleepers, are people sleeping on that team from Starkville, Mississippi, and that quarterback?

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 You know, I thought that Minnesota was getting hyped up a little too much here.

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 which we kind of already knew.

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 when they head to South Carolina for what should be a thrilling game on Saturday.

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 I think Kamario Taylor is not going to be intimidated at all by that atmosphere, will he be?

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 Adam, I was disappointed in Oklahoma.

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 Michigan played much better after, again, that first, should have lost the first game of the season.

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 John Mateer was 17-33 for 189, but in the fourth quarter he was 3 of 10.

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 The Sooners, again, last year struggled offensively.

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 They've got a very good defense, finished 79th last year.

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 Tough loss for Oklahoma in the big house.

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 You know, we could be sitting here with just one SEC team with a non-conference loss,

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 and that would have been Arkansas.

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 But, yeah, I mean, Oklahoma didn't deserve to win that game.

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 You know, the defense played well, but lost, you know, lost Kip Lewis, which is big moving forward.

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 So there's some definite cracks in the armor there at Oklahoma,

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 and that's not what you want to see with a trip to Georgia coming up in a couple weeks.

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 So, yeah, panic time in Norman, they need to figure out some answers with this offense.

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 Speaking of coming up, Adam, what do we know about Auburn, and what do we know about Florida?

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 I think we're going to find out to answer both those questions this weekend.

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 The two shall come together, and I think the quote of the week is going to be hard to beat.

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 I don't know if you saw it or not today from John Somrall.

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 Quote, grew up in Huntsville, which is obviously Alabama.

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 His wife is an Auburn grad.

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 He was asked, does anybody in your family, are they going to be rooting against you,

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 being, you know, given that background?

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 He said, look, Florida pays my mortgage.

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 Anybody in my family that roots against me this weekend is not a part of my family.

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 I don't care what their last name is.

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 John Somrall doesn't beat around the bush, does he?

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 He's delivered some good quotes here, too.

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 You know, I like what he's said.

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 You know, I think that, you know, he said he wasn't happy with the offense in the second half of this past weekend's game.

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 And, you know, I think that there's, you know, you've got to like what the intensity that he brings to that job.

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 You know, I think that we haven't learned too much about Florida yet.

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 Like, you know, there, it seems like they have, they've got a good quarterback.

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 Running back, they, and then they have, Burnell Brown has been really exciting so far this year.

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 But, yeah, we haven't, Auburn, we've, we've learned that maybe they're not quite as, like, I, we talked on this show ahead of week one that if, if Auburn didn't beat Baylor by two scores, that I was going to consider that a red flag.

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 Adam, Ole Miss beats Charlotte 41-9.

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 Trinidad Chambliss has another impressive game.

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 225, two touchdowns.

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 Deuce Alexander, one of the best receivers in the country.

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 They lead the nation in total defense and sacks.

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 So, yeah, this is, you know, it's just a shame that this one goes up against Florida Auburn, you know,

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 because I think Florida Auburn is going to get overshadowed a little bit there, clearly, because, you know, the Lane Kiffin Bowl.

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 Your thoughts about the rematch between Alabama and Florida State and some breaking news this morning.

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 Michael offered the AD will not be making the trip because he was fired.

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 Bruce Warwick is the interim FSU AD.

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 Your thoughts about the scene from FSU coming into Tuscaloosa this weekend?

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 Like, you know, I think that the football team will be fine.

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 You don't want a distraction going into a game like this because I guarantee you Kalen DeBoer has his guys locked in and ready for this one because of the week one loss last year.

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 Adam, great stuff.

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 Always enjoy beginning the week with you, bud.

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 I know you've got your power rankings for the SEC coming out probably a little bit later today.

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 A lot of pregame coverage.

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 Some great games on town for Saturday.

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 A chance for us each Monday as we get it to share with you starting times, not for this

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 be with a moonshade on, so 6 o'clock kick on ESPN.

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 shows, but I know that that and the spirits are going to be high for UNA, not only football,

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 but for the program.

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 Matt St. Charles, I think, would agree with that.

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 He follows UNA there.

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 With the Times Daily, Matt, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Hey, guys.

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 Thanks for having me back.

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 I'm doing pretty good.

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 How's it going?

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 I appreciate it.

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 Yeah, it's doing fine.

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 Before we talk about, obviously, history and the making, I think by now we know what's

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 going on.

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 Let's talk about the journey of UNA to this point.

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 They've been all over the place, been on the road.

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 The bags have been packed to Huntsville, to Fayetteville this past weekend down to Louisiana.

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 Matt, your thoughts about this team so far?

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 Yeah, I think, you know, there's certainly some mixed feelings to be had with a few of

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 these results you can look at.

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 You can take some good things away from the Arkansas loss, but I think the overall sentiment

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 at this point definitely took a dip on Saturday with that loss to Southeast Louisiana, but

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 you know, I would tell you, and I think Brent Dierman would tell you the same, is that this

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 program is still trending in the right direction compared to the last few years, but definitely

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 wasn't a fun Sunday for this group, I would say.

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 Let me ask you about some of the missed opportunities.

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 You do a really good job.

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 Three things of note, then you do the grades, then you do the recap of the story, but anytime

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 you lose a game like this, when you've got a lead, it should have been a larger lead.

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 If you make some plays, UNA got down to the five-yard line, but a high snap gave Southeast

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 or Louisiana the ball back.

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 A missed field goal would have put UNA up 21-7.

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 A missed pass on third and seven.

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 Jalen Cowan was open over the middle.

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 And it's just a lot of little things, unfortunately, Matt, as you chronicled, that lead to losses.

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 Yeah, I think there's a lot to be said for that.

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 Number one is those are mostly fixable things, in all honesty.

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 I think some of the trickery that they wanted to get into paid dividends in the beginning.

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 I mean, they did jump out to a big lead, but that Wildcat set with Camor Harris in the shotgun

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 at the one-yard line on the first drive.

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 I mean, you can look at that and think that they were trying to get a little too fancy,

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 but they needed one yard, and they had 900 pounds of man there to get that one yard.

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 And I would tell you, Destin Wade isn't catching that snap.

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 I mean, that thing sailed over Camor Harris' head.

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 When it comes to the field goal, the missed field goal by Vashon,

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 it was simply a couple of penalties that stalled the drive

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 and pushed that field goal back way farther than it should have been.

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 But I think the biggest takeaway that I wrote a little bit about is the inaccuracies of Destin Wade,

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 especially when it comes to big moments.

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 You mentioned the one to Calhoun.

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 There was one to Snap Reid on the third down that he would have had a chance to convert.

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 And I think it all kind of starts with his feet and kind of just wanting to hang in the pocket.

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 And I think that's something that he and Partridge have kind of drilled in the one day since the loss,

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 and you'll see a lot of that throughout practice this week.

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 And then another big thing on the defensive side was tackling.

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 Like Brent Dierman was very vocal about how poor the tackling was,

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 and he would tell you that a p*****-off Clint Bowen is probably good for this defense at this point in time.

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 Matt St. Charles got it covered there with the Times Daily.

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 Matt, the good news is after the start of the season with three road games,

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 finally coming home, and I won't steal your thunder, coming home is one thing.

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 Coming home to this first game of the season has a little bit different feel.

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 So, Matt, where are you starting talking about this weekend's matchup with Alcorn State?

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 Yeah, I mean, I haven't looked a lot at Alcorn State so far.

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 I'll do some prep on them today and see what they're all about.

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 I've heard they're certainly better than they were expected to be,

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 but the North Alabama Braffs would tell you that this is their first home game in school history.

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 So, it's definitely trending to be one of the more, I guess, consequential or monumental games in the school's history.

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 This is a huge investment from a lot of donors and other people that have interest in this program,

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 and Alcorn State is certainly a winnable game, as improved as they are,

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 and you definitely don't want to see this team kind of, A, come out flat in this new stadium

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 that they'll have two weeks to practice in.

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 You definitely don't want to see some three and outs and things like that out of the gate,

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 and then you also don't want to see them kind of repeat the sins of Saturday,

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 where, you know, in a lot of ways, they kind of gave the game away when they had it.

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 So, definitely want to get out to a good start here at Bank Independent Stadium.

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 Absolutely, and I think you made a good point.

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 All of the mistakes they made are correctable.

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 The Florence Falcons did not make many mistakes Friday night.

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 You covered that game.

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 Undefeated teams going in with Russellville and Florence.

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 It was tied for a long time, and then the Falcon defense shut out Russellville for 23 minutes

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 until Taurus Davis, who's a really good running back, ran for 161 for Russellville.

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 But this is a much better Florence program.

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 Excellent leadership as far as administratively.

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 The guys have been in the weight room.

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 A big win for Florence to remain unbeaten in Class 5A Region 7.

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 Yeah, I would tell you this is a – I've been very, very impressed with this Florence team,

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 especially when it comes to those two running backs,

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 and the Carson Johnson and Kion Williams.

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 You know, I was walking back and forth on the Russellville sideline when it was tied 14-14,

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 and Florence started to kind of hand the ball off to those two guys and get them going,

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 and I heard one of the assistant coaches say,

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 they're going thunder and lightning.

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 And that's certainly what they did for the rest of the half.

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 I think they had almost 300 total rushing yards.

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 And then, you know, something I mentioned in my article is the quarterback, Mahan,

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 has just – has really, really accepted his role as a game manager

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 and made some big throws when they needed him.

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 But, I mean, that defense really, really stepped up in the second half.

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 They've got some big boys up front that can definitely make an impact

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 when it comes to stopping Higgins' kind of funky offense.

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 And they kind of just put everything together in the second half and ran away with it.

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 Yeah, he still runs that wing T very well, but Florence shut it down.

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 Also a tip of the count to some undefeated teams in the show.

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 Central 3-0, Langston 4-0, Hanton 4-0, Hackerberg 3-0,

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 Red Bay 3-0, and Rodgers 3-0 and undefeated on the season.

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 Matt, great stuff.

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 Should be a lot of fun Saturday night with the first game ever for Florence,

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 first home game ever.

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 And I know you'll be covering a high school game Friday night.

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 Where can we get online to get all the good stuff?

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 Online, you can find us at timesdaily.com.

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 I'm not sure where I'll be Friday night, but I'm sure it'll be a good one.

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 Looking forward to Saturday as well.

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 Hard to believe half of the regular season of the books after this week's games.

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 Matt, enjoy, and thank you so much for your time today.

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 Yeah, thanks, guys, for having me.

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 Thank you, bud.

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 Absolutely.

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565
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 How are you?

566
00:35:51,900 --> 00:35:54,140
 Well, it's college football season, guys.

567
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 I mean, what do you think?

568
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 We saw some warm-up games the last couple of weeks.

569
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 But, guys, coming up this week, you know where I am.

570
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 We're sitting over here just 50 miles outside Oxford, Mississippi.

571
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 And that's going to be the football capital of the world Saturday night.

572
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 Let me ask you this, Max.

573
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 It's known for the Grove and Chandeliers and Southern Bales.

574
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 But Lane is coming to Oxford.

575
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 Is this enough to make a Southern Bale cuss in your backyard this week, Max?

576
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 Well, you know, a lot of people have all kinds of opinions about Lane giving.

577
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 But, you know, here's the thing, particularly for the Ole Miss fans.

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 You know, Ole Miss would not be in a position as they are in right now

579
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 had it not been for Lane giving.

580
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 I mean, they tried 60 years since Johnny Ball.

581
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 They finally got there.

582
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 And I understand leaving at the time he left.

583
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 But he left half his coaching staff there.

584
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 And so, you know, I get a little confused sometimes

585
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 if where all the lower teams lie when it comes down to it.

586
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 I understand game time.

587
00:36:55,720 --> 00:36:56,460
 Don't get me wrong.

588
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 I'll be really anxious.

589
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 That team's going to fly in here on Friday.

590
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 And they're going to land in Tupelo.

591
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 And they're going to stay in Tupelo.

592
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 It's going to kickoff time.

593
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 I'll tell you that.

594
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 You've been five minutes before game time, right?

595
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 That's right.

596
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 And that's 50 miles away.

597
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 So, I mean, we all know what's going to happen.

598
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 I mean, look, if you recall, he was welcome with mustard, you know,

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 with mustard ball and golf ball when he went to Tennessee.

600
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 What you can imagine?

601
00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:25,760
 That game's been sold out.

602
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 I'll just give you a little insight quickly on this.

603
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 That game has been sold out since mid-summer.

604
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 The cheapest ticket to get in on the top row, at the top, was $650 a ticket.

605
00:37:37,300 --> 00:37:43,800
 The tickets behind the box on the field, behind the beach, is $1,450 a week.

606
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 Oh, my gosh.

607
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 And they sold it.

608
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 It's the biggest gate they've ever had.

609
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 And probably the biggest gate ever seen in the state of Mississippi.

610
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 Yeah.

611
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 Max, I thought LSU, it was the proverbial, we're looking forward or overlooking Louisiana Tech.

612
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 LSU turned the ball over four times, 10 penalties for 101 yards.

613
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 A lot of people are overlooking the LSU defense.

614
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 It leads the nation in total defense, giving up only 142 yards, ranked second in rush defense.

615
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 Yeah, they were looking forward to Ole Miss and still won 45-14.

616
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 I guarantee you, they did not run a snap for Louisiana Tech all week.

617
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 Yeah.

618
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 All they want to go was Ole Miss.

619
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 And Ole Miss did the same thing.

620
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 I mean, they beat Charleston, you know, about the same thing.

621
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 And look, that's the way you do it.

622
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 That's the intricacies of college football.

623
00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:49,840
 If you've got a big one coming up, you try to schedule something before so you can get by.

624
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 Don't matter about mistakes and all that stuff.

625
00:38:52,100 --> 00:38:57,220
 Because I can guarantee you, they will do walk-throughs after the film on Sunday morning.

626
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 I can promise you that.

627
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 They're ready.

628
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 I mean, they come into town.

629
00:39:01,620 --> 00:39:04,660
 It's going to be probably one of the best football games we'll see this season.

630
00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:05,400
 Without a doubt.

631
00:39:06,660 --> 00:39:12,200
 Max, let's talk about a weird game over the weekend up in Lexington, Kentucky.

632
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 It was the Charles Dickens special.

633
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634
00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:24,320
 Your thoughts, what was your takeaway from basically Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at K.A. Alabama?

635
00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:31,380
 I think what's happened, basically, is everybody at Alabama is used to just be in Kentucky year in and year out.

636
00:39:31,540 --> 00:39:32,960
 I think they're much better.

637
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 I think they're better coached.

638
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 And I think they're better prepared.

639
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 And Alabama with him with kind of a lackadaisical attitude.

640
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 Again.

641
00:39:40,020 --> 00:39:42,140
 You know, that's to be expected.

642
00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:44,360
 But on the other side of that, you're right.

643
00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:52,360
 That's kind of a tendency sometimes that's going to get you beat down the road when you come out there and your kids can't catch up.

644
00:39:52,900 --> 00:39:58,580
 So, you know, I was pleased to see Alabama improve and get a win out of that.

645
00:39:58,940 --> 00:40:03,680
 But I think everybody that's got to play Kentucky also watch that Kentucky is going to be prepared.

646
00:40:04,140 --> 00:40:06,680
 They will come to play this whole season.

647
00:40:07,220 --> 00:40:09,100
 So, it was an entertaining game.

648
00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:13,420
 But we saw some entertaining football, guys, this past weekend, I'm going to tell you.

649
00:40:13,720 --> 00:40:16,840
 Let's talk about what's coming up this weekend because you know FSU.

650
00:40:17,020 --> 00:40:17,980
 You've been there and done that.

651
00:40:18,060 --> 00:40:19,900
 They fired their AD this morning.

652
00:40:19,900 --> 00:40:23,000
 And what a way to get ready for a game to Tuscaloosa, Max.

653
00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:30,020
 Well, I mean, look, they did very well last year against Alabama in the opening game, if you recall.

654
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655
00:40:37,900 --> 00:40:42,620
 They don't, first of all, they don't have the financial backing that the major universities do.

656
00:40:42,760 --> 00:40:45,660
 It's really a weird, here's something most people don't know.

657
00:40:46,780 --> 00:40:51,540
 Florida State was a girls' college up to about 10 to 15 years before Coach Bass got there.

658
00:40:52,180 --> 00:40:56,100
 And people don't realize how long it takes to, you know, create and build.

659
00:40:56,160 --> 00:41:00,340
 I was very fortunate to get there after about six or seven years that he had on the staff.

660
00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:01,060
 We were rolling.

661
00:41:02,020 --> 00:41:10,500
 I came right off of a high school staff with Emmitt Smith, where we sent 17 players to Division I school in high school.

662
00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:16,700
 We went straight to Florida State, where we had down first and second-round draft picks at D.U. and Leroy Butler at the corners,

663
00:41:16,840 --> 00:41:21,440
 and two safeties that went in the second round, one to Dallas, one to the 49ers.

664
00:41:21,780 --> 00:41:28,240
 So I'm just saying, I was fortunate enough to see really, really good high school and college football at the end of my career.

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00:41:29,060 --> 00:41:30,380
 Now, back to them.

666
00:41:30,760 --> 00:41:38,120
 Coach Bowden had a system that what he did when we signed a kid, we assigned an alumni to that family.

667
00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:43,800
 If they needed outside stuff, the family could go to this alumni and he would take care of it.

668
00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:49,660
 They did not have an NIL situation where they could reach in and get $10 million and buy a quarterback.

669
00:41:50,020 --> 00:41:50,940
 And they still don't.

670
00:41:51,260 --> 00:41:52,600
 They don't have that kind of backing.

671
00:41:52,700 --> 00:41:54,060
 A lot of people don't realize that.

672
00:41:54,560 --> 00:41:59,480
 All that big facility that they've got down there with the office complex that sits on top of the stadium and all,

673
00:41:59,720 --> 00:42:01,160
 that was all paid by state money.

674
00:42:01,660 --> 00:42:04,640
 That had nothing to do with Florida State, the university itself.

675
00:42:05,100 --> 00:42:08,060
 So, I mean, there's a lot of things that have gone on in that system.

676
00:42:08,540 --> 00:42:14,520
 And I firmly believe that they'd have had a coaching change last year if they'd have had $57 million to buy him out.

677
00:42:14,780 --> 00:42:19,240
 Of course, that has fallen to 40, I think it's in 45 or 46 now.

678
00:42:19,480 --> 00:42:20,600
 They still don't have enough.

679
00:42:21,100 --> 00:42:24,880
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680
00:42:25,260 --> 00:42:28,960
 They didn't have enough to pay the power bill to get the lights turned over on quick.

681
00:42:29,320 --> 00:42:31,440
 Now, that's just a poke at them.

682
00:42:31,820 --> 00:42:40,160
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683
00:42:40,260 --> 00:42:43,460
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684
00:42:43,640 --> 00:42:45,020
 They don't have the talent to compete.

685
00:42:45,380 --> 00:42:47,240
 They don't have the offensive and defensive front.

686
00:42:47,240 --> 00:42:48,460
 I can tell you that right now.

687
00:42:48,860 --> 00:42:53,220
 They're going to get their head handled to them coming up this week in Tuscaloosa.

688
00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:54,320
 I can tell you that also.

689
00:42:55,480 --> 00:43:00,400
 Max, a lot of people were wondering, could Steve Sarkeesian win a big game?

690
00:43:00,500 --> 00:43:04,780
 And entering the fourth quarter, when they were down by 20 points,

691
00:43:04,820 --> 00:43:08,600
 a lot of people started clicking and looking at some of the other games.

692
00:43:09,140 --> 00:43:11,160
 But Arch Manning has some other ideals.

693
00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:13,500
 They come back with a tremendous comeback.

694
00:43:13,740 --> 00:43:15,100
 Three long drives.

695
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:17,120
 Win the game at the end.

696
00:43:17,300 --> 00:43:22,120
 Max, your thoughts on Texas rallying to beat number one Ohio State?

697
00:43:22,600 --> 00:43:26,000
 I think they've pulled the waters, is what I'm thinking.

698
00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:28,920
 I don't say it's all the questions have gone away.

699
00:43:29,820 --> 00:43:32,900
 I think Arch Manning has still got some development to do.

700
00:43:33,300 --> 00:43:37,140
 And I think that has to come from practice and influence from the coaching staff.

701
00:43:37,240 --> 00:43:39,220
 And I'm hoping they've got the guys that can do that.

702
00:43:39,460 --> 00:43:41,400
 I don't think there's any doubt about the kids' talent.

703
00:43:41,940 --> 00:43:46,740
 I mean, look at what the first two touchdowns scored was on picks.

704
00:43:46,980 --> 00:43:48,040
 It was interceptions.

705
00:43:48,740 --> 00:43:53,240
 And they, you know, they just, but coach, well, let me say this for you.

706
00:43:54,020 --> 00:43:56,740
 They've only won one national championship in 20 years.

707
00:43:57,260 --> 00:44:02,120
 And that's, quote, that's supposed to be the most affluent university in America

708
00:44:02,120 --> 00:44:06,860
 as far as academics and already more than money, more than anything else,

709
00:44:07,060 --> 00:44:08,320
 or access to that.

710
00:44:08,620 --> 00:44:10,420
 Well, why don't they use it?

711
00:44:10,420 --> 00:44:11,600
 That's all I'm saying.

712
00:44:11,940 --> 00:44:17,980
 You know, I can't quite put my finger on where it's the organization

713
00:44:17,980 --> 00:44:23,420
 or it's the rich alumni behind them that's calling some opportunities

714
00:44:23,420 --> 00:44:25,400
 or darn opportunities that they have,

715
00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:28,620
 or Sarkeesian just can't step up to the plate and get it done.

716
00:44:28,720 --> 00:44:30,660
 I can't put my finger on all of that.

717
00:44:31,060 --> 00:44:33,100
 But, hey, they won the ball game at the end.

718
00:44:33,600 --> 00:44:37,840
 And you know, guys, when it's all over, that game's in the record books now.

719
00:44:38,200 --> 00:44:39,040
 And Texas is rolling.

720
00:44:39,040 --> 00:44:41,880
 You know, we'll be interested to see how they finish the season now.

721
00:44:42,840 --> 00:44:45,100
 Max, you know Auburn inside and out.

722
00:44:45,540 --> 00:44:47,900
 They've answered the bell through the first two games.

723
00:44:48,100 --> 00:44:49,620
 Florida, who knows what they've got.

724
00:44:49,680 --> 00:44:51,760
 They look good on paper relative to their competition.

725
00:44:51,760 --> 00:44:56,140
 But one thing I think we're going to find out, how good is Auburn, how good is Florida after this weekend?

726
00:44:57,240 --> 00:44:58,960
 I don't think it's in a doubt about that.

727
00:44:59,440 --> 00:45:00,720
 Now, guys, I've heard a rumor.

728
00:45:00,840 --> 00:45:07,600
 I can't confirm it, but it came from pretty good sources that Auburn has stepped out and taken a consultant way down the line.

729
00:45:07,680 --> 00:45:08,680
 He don't go in the field.

730
00:45:09,080 --> 00:45:11,240
 He may go in the operating room and so forth.

731
00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:15,800
 But I heard Gus Mazal is coming back just as a consultant.

732
00:45:16,020 --> 00:45:18,120
 I don't know that to be fact or not.

733
00:45:18,260 --> 00:45:22,660
 But that's a rumor in the media right now going around the media.

734
00:45:22,780 --> 00:45:23,480
 It's a lower level.

735
00:45:23,620 --> 00:45:24,460
 I can tell you that.

736
00:45:24,940 --> 00:45:28,500
 So, I don't know why that will help him or not right now.

737
00:45:28,980 --> 00:45:31,140
 I'm a big Summerall fan.

738
00:45:31,360 --> 00:45:32,040
 I saw him at Troy.

739
00:45:32,200 --> 00:45:33,600
 I saw him, you know, two seasons.

740
00:45:33,780 --> 00:45:34,960
 He only lost two ballgames.

741
00:45:35,500 --> 00:45:37,860
 He went to Tulane, only lost two ballgames.

742
00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:40,480
 He comes in with a glowing track record.

743
00:45:40,920 --> 00:45:44,820
 And he would have been at Auburn if it had some things that they wouldn't have done

744
00:45:44,820 --> 00:45:49,100
 or that they put stipulations on him to keep a couple of coaches.

745
00:45:49,640 --> 00:45:51,220
 Because that's one thing about him.

746
00:45:51,340 --> 00:45:52,500
 They didn't know much about it.

747
00:45:52,500 --> 00:45:58,320
 John goes based on what he can do, not somebody else telling him what needs to be done.

748
00:45:58,740 --> 00:46:00,480
 But I think it's going to be a good ballgame.

749
00:46:00,940 --> 00:46:02,800
 It'll be 95,000 people there.

750
00:46:02,860 --> 00:46:04,120
 They'll be screaming and hollering.

751
00:46:04,340 --> 00:46:05,500
 And I know that's going to help.

752
00:46:05,600 --> 00:46:09,920
 I'll be really interested to see that and see part of that ballgame.

753
00:46:10,580 --> 00:46:13,360
 I've got two TVs, split-screen TV in my bin.

754
00:46:13,860 --> 00:46:18,100
 And I'll be watching that game with whatever else is on

755
00:46:18,100 --> 00:46:21,700
 and certainly waiting more than anything else to see.

756
00:46:22,360 --> 00:46:24,560
 That's what goes on in Auburn, Mississippi.

757
00:46:25,020 --> 00:46:25,700
 There you go.

758
00:46:26,100 --> 00:46:28,600
 Unless the National Guard is down there trying to keep the crowd

759
00:46:28,600 --> 00:46:31,580
 control, your thoughts about Auburn's offensive line and the penalties.

760
00:46:31,700 --> 00:46:33,560
 That was the big takeaway from this past weekend.

761
00:46:33,560 --> 00:46:33,840
 Right.

762
00:46:34,380 --> 00:46:37,360
 How is this old line stack up against Florida?

763
00:46:38,300 --> 00:46:41,420
 Well, see, here we are the second week of the season.

764
00:46:41,780 --> 00:46:42,600
 You know that.

765
00:46:42,880 --> 00:46:44,300
 The team's going to get better.

766
00:46:44,880 --> 00:46:50,860
 And Auburn, Tony's brought 16 players from his previous program.

767
00:46:50,980 --> 00:46:52,380
 So he should have known all those.

768
00:46:52,380 --> 00:46:56,540
 I don't know how many coaches he brought, but I can guarantee you probably two or three at least.

769
00:46:57,280 --> 00:47:01,840
 All they did, they just stepped up in a different environment is what they've stepped up.

770
00:47:02,340 --> 00:47:09,060
 However, it's going to be interesting to see if those starters off of that program that he brought in and had to rebuild,

771
00:47:09,560 --> 00:47:11,240
 if they could adjust to a lot of pressure.

772
00:47:11,440 --> 00:47:16,720
 This game for Auburn, at Auburn right now, is as big as the one with Ole Miss and LSU.

773
00:47:17,160 --> 00:47:17,700
 That's right.

774
00:47:18,020 --> 00:47:20,360
 I mean, it's a huge ballgame for them.

775
00:47:20,360 --> 00:47:21,600
 It could be a turning point.

776
00:47:21,600 --> 00:47:24,220
 If Auburn can win it, it'll be a turning point for the season.

777
00:47:25,040 --> 00:47:26,080
 Most people don't.

778
00:47:26,320 --> 00:47:27,980
 I mean, I'm being the first to tell you.

779
00:47:28,280 --> 00:47:33,100
 It took me a while to wrap my head around seven consecutive years of losing season.

780
00:47:33,420 --> 00:47:37,860
 Well, I'm going to tell you, that's something that's just unheard of, in my opinion.

781
00:47:38,740 --> 00:47:44,500
 And I always point, when things like that happen, I stay on a college campus long enough to go.

782
00:47:45,020 --> 00:47:51,880
 Normally, there's some outside influence going on with that athletic department that's never revealed.

783
00:47:52,580 --> 00:47:55,120
 And I'm not sure that that's not to happen with Auburn.

784
00:47:55,320 --> 00:47:57,060
 But that's neither said or done.

785
00:47:57,440 --> 00:47:58,920
 The fact is that they've got to play.

786
00:47:59,020 --> 00:48:00,000
 The kids have to get ready.

787
00:48:00,100 --> 00:48:02,900
 They've got to play when they line them up and blow a whistle.

788
00:48:03,480 --> 00:48:07,060
 And we'll evaluate them based on the outcome of that ballgame.

789
00:48:07,560 --> 00:48:11,800
 Max, one of the more interesting games flying under the radar to me,

790
00:48:12,400 --> 00:48:16,340
 Saturday is going to be Mississippi State at South Carolina.

791
00:48:17,220 --> 00:48:21,700
 Listen, Mississippi State went to Minnesota and just cleaned their clock.

792
00:48:22,280 --> 00:48:27,780
 38-13, Camario Taylor is an incredible quarterback.

793
00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:29,260
 Just a dynamic player.

794
00:48:29,400 --> 00:48:33,340
 Fluff Boswell added 113 yards.

795
00:48:33,480 --> 00:48:37,520
 Anthony Evans had 121 yards and a touchdown.

796
00:48:38,180 --> 00:48:40,820
 Way too early to get too excited, Max.

797
00:48:40,820 --> 00:48:45,200
 But is Jeff Lebby and Mississippi State going in the right direction?

798
00:48:46,320 --> 00:48:51,980
 Well, you know, what I think right now about Mississippi State is that he knows he

799
00:48:51,980 --> 00:48:53,420
 he had to win six or more this year.

800
00:48:53,560 --> 00:48:56,020
 He was going as hard to have written in the contract.

801
00:48:56,800 --> 00:48:59,920
 I mean, if they won two, they won four in the first two years he was here.

802
00:49:00,240 --> 00:49:03,080
 He had to break that six or seven game mark.

803
00:49:03,400 --> 00:49:05,660
 And I think he showed some promise with that kid.

804
00:49:06,140 --> 00:49:08,320
 The kid's 6'4", 230 pounds.

805
00:49:08,460 --> 00:49:09,300
 I mean, he's legit.

806
00:49:09,680 --> 00:49:10,740
 I don't think he's in a doubt.

807
00:49:11,420 --> 00:49:15,860
 I think he was a project coming out of high school.

808
00:49:15,860 --> 00:49:16,680
 Big kid.

809
00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:20,660
 They knew he had some talent, but kind of went overlooked with a lot of the major schools,

810
00:49:20,800 --> 00:49:25,280
 but kind of an in-state kid, family, really family-oriented from all I can tell.

811
00:49:25,580 --> 00:49:27,560
 But he stepped up and getting the job done.

812
00:49:27,640 --> 00:49:29,080
 If they could just maintain that.

813
00:49:29,860 --> 00:49:34,580
 Sometimes when you have a big jump in your program like that, a lot of kids can't hang on.

814
00:49:34,700 --> 00:49:38,340
 They can't get accustomed to the bright lights, so to speak.

815
00:49:38,840 --> 00:49:43,760
 I'm certainly hoping that Coach Libby's got them lined up to do that and keep the beater out of there

816
00:49:43,760 --> 00:49:44,580
 and let him go by.

817
00:49:45,000 --> 00:49:52,320
 I don't have any doubt about coaching the team, but I think there's been some lovely influences over there.

818
00:49:52,740 --> 00:49:55,380
 And I think that we had probably weeded some of that out.

819
00:49:55,460 --> 00:49:57,800
 That's what my observation has been, what I've heard.

820
00:49:58,260 --> 00:49:59,520
 So I hope so.

821
00:50:00,400 --> 00:50:02,820
 He's a good, solid football coach.

822
00:50:03,260 --> 00:50:09,940
 But I can tell you guys, the point today has gone way beyond just what you see on the field

823
00:50:09,940 --> 00:50:13,020
 is the end result of a lot of other things that's happening.

824
00:50:13,700 --> 00:50:18,300
 And with the money thing like it is, Mississippi State's got a few good people, guys,

825
00:50:18,360 --> 00:50:20,480
 but they don't have the money, the LSUs.

826
00:50:21,000 --> 00:50:24,080
 And even the old businesses, they don't have it, but they're raising it.

827
00:50:24,720 --> 00:50:31,700
 Those schools have got the men's school and the legal system behind them, the law school,

828
00:50:32,140 --> 00:50:33,420
 turnout lawyers and doctors.

829
00:50:33,740 --> 00:50:34,900
 That's where the money is.

830
00:50:35,420 --> 00:50:40,220
 But you've got to have something to present to them that's realistic to go get the money.

831
00:50:40,220 --> 00:50:44,220
 That's where it amounts to some of these schools don't have the leadership and that ability.

832
00:50:44,880 --> 00:50:49,940
 Just to give you just one other point, I know for a fact, Tuesday night of this past week,

833
00:50:50,460 --> 00:50:57,060
 the LSU people had 40 of the biggest contributors in the state in the governor's office Tuesday night for a meeting.

834
00:50:57,760 --> 00:50:59,360
 You know how much they raised?

835
00:51:00,080 --> 00:51:03,280
 100 million out of that group.

836
00:51:03,280 --> 00:51:08,260
 See, so to me, that's an endless pipeline down there.

837
00:51:08,420 --> 00:51:09,820
 And that's the reason Kiffin went.

838
00:51:10,140 --> 00:51:11,380
 And I understand all that.

839
00:51:11,520 --> 00:51:14,100
 And you can question how he left and why and all that.

840
00:51:14,360 --> 00:51:17,080
 But you also have to give him the benefit of the doubt.

841
00:51:17,660 --> 00:51:21,460
 Leaving it at any time at the college level is different.

842
00:51:21,800 --> 00:51:24,700
 At the NFL level, the way he was raised, that's common.

843
00:51:25,060 --> 00:51:27,680
 I mean, they fire people at halftime.

844
00:51:28,100 --> 00:51:31,860
 I mean, the NFL, they didn't pack them up and have them gone by the end of the ballgame.

845
00:51:32,200 --> 00:51:33,960
 That's just commonplace up there.

846
00:51:34,320 --> 00:51:39,580
 Well, guys, hold on and get ready because the college game is going to get just like that over the next few years.

847
00:51:40,040 --> 00:51:40,940
 Yeah, absolutely.

848
00:51:41,300 --> 00:51:42,680
 Listen, have a great week.

849
00:51:42,780 --> 00:51:43,840
 We always appreciate it.

850
00:51:43,840 --> 00:51:48,180
 You've been on the road the last couple of weeks working for some folks.

851
00:51:48,540 --> 00:51:51,940
 And, listen, if you're in their corner, they're going to be very successful.

852
00:51:52,620 --> 00:51:55,780
 Should be a fun Saturday, Max Howell.

853
00:51:56,000 --> 00:51:57,160
 Listen, have a great week.

854
00:51:57,260 --> 00:51:58,740
 Let's do this again next Monday.

855
00:51:59,400 --> 00:52:03,300
 All you've got to do, bud, is just tack me in and you know I'll be here.

856
00:52:03,420 --> 00:52:04,020
 Thank you, guys.

857
00:52:04,700 --> 00:52:05,100
 Absolutely.

858
00:52:05,220 --> 00:52:05,920
 Thank you, Max.

859
00:52:05,980 --> 00:52:08,600
 Max Howell, hooking up with us for the Magnolia State.

860
00:52:08,700 --> 00:52:11,160
 BB, your thoughts about the weekend and the Braves?

861
00:52:11,780 --> 00:52:16,860
 The Braves really took advantage, Harold, winning two out of three.

862
00:52:17,020 --> 00:52:22,400
 They lost yesterday, nine to four, and gave up eight runs or seven runs in the eighth inning.

863
00:52:22,820 --> 00:52:29,340
 Again, they're in the catbird seed, but they are facing the Cubs at Wrigley for the next three days.

864
00:52:29,460 --> 00:52:31,400
 And then they got Houston this weekend.

865
00:52:32,100 --> 00:52:38,320
 Just because they had a great series with Philadelphia, they've got to keep winning.

866
00:52:38,320 --> 00:52:44,260
 I think they're certainly in much better shape than they were, but they've still got to close out.

867
00:52:44,640 --> 00:52:45,160
 Two weeks.

868
00:52:45,260 --> 00:52:48,300
 I'm going to bring James Moody in here, our esteemed producer.

869
00:52:48,900 --> 00:52:53,800
 We can talk about lost speech in a minute, but a few changes to the schedule tonight.

870
00:52:54,520 --> 00:53:01,500
 If you would, I know Crimson Rewind, UNA night, and then it may be Braves after that.

871
00:53:01,580 --> 00:53:03,280
 What's the schedule change tonight?

872
00:53:03,520 --> 00:53:09,460
 6 p.m., Crimson Tide Rewind, 7 p.m., UNA football night, and then at 8 o'clock, we'll join the Braves in progress.

873
00:53:09,960 --> 00:53:13,680
 And what did we have just a few minutes ago for a little snack?

874
00:53:13,920 --> 00:53:16,300
 We had sliders from Lost Pizza.

875
00:53:16,500 --> 00:53:16,980
 They were good.

876
00:53:17,120 --> 00:53:21,500
 They are part of their tailgate playbook menu.

877
00:53:21,760 --> 00:53:22,940
 They're having a tailgating menu.

878
00:53:23,140 --> 00:53:30,480
 And also, when they have tailgating at UNA, because the new Spirit Hill is Pine Street near the stadium,

879
00:53:30,980 --> 00:53:34,600
 they will deliver to the UNA tailgate from this playbook menu.

880
00:53:34,860 --> 00:53:37,240
 And so we had some sliders, and they were excellent.

881
00:53:37,420 --> 00:53:39,500
 I mean, you can't go wrong at Lost Pizza.

882
00:53:39,800 --> 00:53:45,500
 They provide pizza for the scoreboard show and for the stadium crew, and they gave us some sliders.

883
00:53:45,820 --> 00:53:47,520
 And so it's wonderful.

884
00:53:47,660 --> 00:53:48,900
 You can't go wrong at Lost Pizza.

885
00:53:49,200 --> 00:53:53,340
 They're on historic downtown Florence, across from the Shoals Theater, on Mobile Plaza.

886
00:53:53,800 --> 00:53:54,220
 There you go.

887
00:53:54,300 --> 00:53:56,960
 That slider was a 10 on a scale of 10.

888
00:53:56,960 --> 00:54:00,360
 By the way, you and Blair, I don't believe he was there Friday night.

889
00:54:00,740 --> 00:54:02,800
 Y'all do a great job at the scoreboard show.

890
00:54:02,900 --> 00:54:03,140
 Thank you.

891
00:54:03,140 --> 00:54:09,700
 The Florence Games do a great job, but we are very lucky that Harold Bugg to have James Moody as our future.

892
00:54:10,020 --> 00:54:10,460
 Absolutely.

893
00:54:10,600 --> 00:54:11,460
 I'll just ask one thing.

894
00:54:11,580 --> 00:54:13,720
 Slide some of those sliders this way you don't mind here.

895
00:54:13,820 --> 00:54:18,220
 Okay, so we will do the magician's trick and make them disappear again to you.

896
00:54:18,280 --> 00:54:24,760
 Coming up in the next hour, speaking of disappearing, those folks who will be appearing will be the Redfish Barger.

897
00:54:24,820 --> 00:54:27,780
 His critique on Bama's Wild Weekend in Wildcat Country.

898
00:54:27,780 --> 00:54:30,300
 V-Man talking Tennessee in Charlie Trotman.

899
00:54:30,900 --> 00:54:33,340
 Did I say more Auburn fans while he's going to talk about it?

900
00:54:33,340 --> 00:54:34,080
 So I'll start to handle it.

901
00:54:34,100 --> 00:54:34,800
 There'll be more bug shows.

902
00:54:34,900 --> 00:54:35,360
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903
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905
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906
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907
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908
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909
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910
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914
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915
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920
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921
00:55:49,420 --> 00:55:54,700
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 The management of the Montgomery Whitewater Park has confirmed over the weekend that the park is closed indefinitely.

942
00:57:25,400 --> 00:57:30,840
 The posting of this closure says that it's for the season, but there are no reopening dates given.

943
00:57:30,840 --> 00:57:34,900
 Also, the comment section of the Whitewater Park social media pages have been turned off.

944
00:57:35,160 --> 00:57:41,720
 All of these moves come after the Montgomery County Commission criticized the Whitewater Park for its lack of accountability when it comes to finances

945
00:57:41,720 --> 00:57:44,920
 and had questions about its business model and future plans.

946
00:57:45,180 --> 00:57:48,720
 An audit of the Whitewater Park is going to be completed and released this coming October.

947
00:57:49,060 --> 00:57:51,580
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957
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 A pedestrian and vehicle accident occurred in Birmingham and claimed the life of a father and son.

958
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 The victims have been identified as 56-year-old Cornelius Dixon and 22-year-old Jamari Dixon.

959
00:58:35,820 --> 00:58:41,960
 Both men lived in Birmingham and were walking on the northbound lanes of Interstate 65 when they were hit by an oncoming vehicle.

960
00:58:42,640 --> 00:58:49,660
 The Macon County school system has canceled its classes for Monday after a student within their district was shot and is currently in critical condition.

961
00:58:50,000 --> 00:58:54,960
 Tuskegee police say that an adult and a teenager got into an argument that led to the shooting of each other.

962
00:58:54,960 --> 00:58:58,800
 The 19-year-old adult has died from those injuries while the teen remains hospitalized.

963
00:58:59,240 --> 00:59:03,420
 The mayor of Tuskegee told WSFA News that it's been a heartbreaking night for that community.

964
00:59:04,080 --> 00:59:04,800
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965
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977
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981
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 For today, a 20% chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms.

982
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 High around 100.

983
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984
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985
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986
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987
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990
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991
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993
01:00:58,260 --> 01:01:01,620
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994
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995
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996
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997
01:01:13,460 --> 01:01:17,920
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998
01:01:17,920 --> 01:01:21,460
 Welcome back in our tour to the Bumo Bug Show.

999
01:01:21,560 --> 01:01:23,460
 I'm Harold Bugg, alongside Brett Beard.

1000
01:01:23,560 --> 01:01:26,540
 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1001
01:01:26,840 --> 01:01:30,660
 And for Charlie Truck, taking time out of his busy schedule there.

1002
01:01:31,140 --> 01:01:32,400
 Charlie, former Auburn quarterback.

1003
01:01:32,720 --> 01:01:38,620
 Now, doing his thing when it comes to analyzing Auburn football and radio with his buddy, Doug Adams.

1004
01:01:38,740 --> 01:01:39,720
 Charlie, welcome in.

1005
01:01:39,800 --> 01:01:40,400
 How are you?

1006
01:01:41,240 --> 01:01:42,320
 I'm doing great.

1007
01:01:42,420 --> 01:01:45,580
 Wish I was up there in the Tennessee Valley, the beautiful Valley.

1008
01:01:46,140 --> 01:01:47,440
 It would be nice.

1009
01:01:47,440 --> 01:01:52,520
 We're down here in the plains of Montgomery where it's really, really hot.

1010
01:01:53,180 --> 01:01:55,200
 You know what, Charlie?

1011
01:01:55,300 --> 01:01:56,920
 This weekend is going to be a special weekend.

1012
01:01:57,020 --> 01:01:57,880
 I'm proud you brought that up.

1013
01:01:57,920 --> 01:01:59,580
 We'll get to the obvious topic here in a second.

1014
01:01:59,800 --> 01:02:03,680
 But UNA is going to open up a brand new stadium.

1015
01:02:03,820 --> 01:02:07,960
 This is their first really true home game in the history of that program.

1016
01:02:08,240 --> 01:02:11,020
 This atmosphere is going to be electric this weekend, this neck of the woods.

1017
01:02:11,140 --> 01:02:13,180
 Charlie, I appreciate you bringing up this region.

1018
01:02:14,220 --> 01:02:15,200
 Yeah, absolutely.

1019
01:02:15,200 --> 01:02:18,540
 My wife's from Florence and North Alabama.

1020
01:02:18,840 --> 01:02:24,420
 You know, a lot of famous people have come out of North Alabama and that program.

1021
01:02:25,060 --> 01:02:28,040
 You know, I've always enjoyed it up there.

1022
01:02:28,280 --> 01:02:29,680
 You know, what do they call it?

1023
01:02:29,680 --> 01:02:31,560
 The Quad Cities, Muscle Shoes.

1024
01:02:32,080 --> 01:02:32,560
 Yeah.

1025
01:02:32,820 --> 01:02:33,120
 Yeah.

1026
01:02:33,340 --> 01:02:36,700
 Florence and Tuscumbia and so forth.

1027
01:02:36,800 --> 01:02:37,020
 Yeah.

1028
01:02:37,100 --> 01:02:38,360
 It's a great area.

1029
01:02:39,020 --> 01:02:42,540
 You, I assume, it's going to be a great weekend this weekend in Florence.

1030
01:02:42,660 --> 01:02:47,400
 I would assume you're having, what, back-to-back good weekends following this Auburn program.

1031
01:02:47,540 --> 01:02:51,720
 Charlie, what have you learned about this latest chapter of Auburn football?

1032
01:02:53,120 --> 01:02:59,200
 Well, we are a little bit better running the football than we were the week against Baylor.

1033
01:02:59,340 --> 01:03:04,140
 That may be because Baylor's defense is a little bit better than Southern Miss' defense.

1034
01:03:04,260 --> 01:03:11,920
 I don't know, but, you know, to run the football is really important against, you know, a team

1035
01:03:11,920 --> 01:03:18,320
 like Florida and the people that they're going to put up and on that defensive line and linebackers.

1036
01:03:18,600 --> 01:03:24,000
 You know, I think it's important to be able to throw the football, that you run it well,

1037
01:03:24,140 --> 01:03:26,940
 that you get the play action going and things like that.

1038
01:03:27,140 --> 01:03:33,760
 It's going to be a difficult situation if Auburn can't run the football against Florida.

1039
01:03:34,880 --> 01:03:38,520
 They haven't played really anybody yet either.

1040
01:03:39,520 --> 01:03:48,400
 So, it's a, I think this is a flip-em game, you know, it's a toss-up because whichever team,

1041
01:03:48,760 --> 01:03:52,420
 you know, the old Maximo, whoever takes care of the football, doesn't have turnovers

1042
01:03:52,420 --> 01:03:56,000
 and plays good defense and runs the football probably wins the game.

1043
01:03:56,780 --> 01:03:58,060
 Charlie, I agree with you.

1044
01:03:58,060 --> 01:03:59,980
 I think that's going to be one of the keys.

1045
01:04:00,160 --> 01:04:01,780
 Run the ball, stop the run.

1046
01:04:02,340 --> 01:04:09,040
 Florida, Jayden Ball, their all-SEC running back, ran for 136 yards against Campbell.

1047
01:04:09,520 --> 01:04:11,580
 And that's not the soup company.

1048
01:04:12,120 --> 01:04:16,020
 Aaron Philo was 16-21 for 242.

1049
01:04:16,140 --> 01:04:19,080
 Dallas Wilson, 5 for 104.

1050
01:04:19,500 --> 01:04:24,440
 Vernell Brown, the third, scored three touchdowns himself.

1051
01:04:24,760 --> 01:04:35,000
 Charlie, John Summerall has brought a tough, mentally tough, physicality mantra to this Florida team.

1052
01:04:35,080 --> 01:04:36,340
 And again, you're exactly right.

1053
01:04:36,420 --> 01:04:37,840
 They haven't played anybody yet.

1054
01:04:37,920 --> 01:04:39,220
 They will Saturday night.

1055
01:04:39,640 --> 01:04:44,420
 But I'll tell you what, I think Summerall's got this Florida program going in the right direction.

1056
01:04:45,420 --> 01:04:53,720
 Well, you know, my radio co-host, Doug Amos, has made the saying, he said it over and over and over,

1057
01:04:53,720 --> 01:05:02,300
 that he thinks whoever did not get John Summerall as a coach three years from now is going to regret it.

1058
01:05:02,720 --> 01:05:06,160
 So he really thinks a lot of Coach Summerall.

1059
01:05:06,360 --> 01:05:07,440
 And I do, too.

1060
01:05:07,560 --> 01:05:09,400
 I think he did a great job at Troy.

1061
01:05:10,440 --> 01:05:15,080
 You know, he obviously did a really nice job down at Tulane.

1062
01:05:15,720 --> 01:05:18,960
 And, you know, he's just a good football coach.

1063
01:05:19,160 --> 01:05:20,800
 And he's going to have his team prepared.

1064
01:05:21,400 --> 01:05:23,020
 They know how big this game is.

1065
01:05:23,440 --> 01:05:27,920
 Of course, you know, Alex Golesh and all of Auburn knows how big this game is.

1066
01:05:28,160 --> 01:05:36,860
 This could be the difference, guys, between an 8-4 or even a 9-3 season and a 6-6 and a 7-5 season.

1067
01:05:37,660 --> 01:05:41,900
 So, you know, it's that important an outing for Auburn.

1068
01:05:42,300 --> 01:05:43,380
 It is at home.

1069
01:05:43,960 --> 01:05:46,120
 That gives us a big advantage.

1070
01:05:47,140 --> 01:05:50,120
 You know, I liked what Byron Brown did last week.

1071
01:05:50,320 --> 01:05:52,520
 I thought that he ran the ball well.

1072
01:05:52,520 --> 01:05:54,900
 I thought that he made good decisions.

1073
01:05:55,180 --> 01:05:59,820
 He threw a beautiful pass for a touchdown that was called back that, you know,

1074
01:05:59,880 --> 01:06:02,800
 was probably his best pass of the year.

1075
01:06:03,840 --> 01:06:08,160
 You know, if they can put together a good offensive performance,

1076
01:06:08,260 --> 01:06:10,000
 because I like this Auburn defense.

1077
01:06:10,360 --> 01:06:12,780
 I think the Auburn defense is going to play well.

1078
01:06:13,500 --> 01:06:16,420
 Now, you know, Florida's got a great running game.

1079
01:06:16,560 --> 01:06:18,640
 And Fowler, I know he's throwing the ball well.

1080
01:06:18,640 --> 01:06:20,720
 And, you know, they've got good receivers.

1081
01:06:21,180 --> 01:06:29,160
 And so Jon Sumrall is going to have them playing, in my opinion, some very, you know,

1082
01:06:29,300 --> 01:06:32,740
 they're going to execute well, let's just say it that way.

1083
01:06:33,160 --> 01:06:36,040
 And Auburn's going to have to play their best game.

1084
01:06:36,120 --> 01:06:36,840
 There's no question.

1085
01:06:36,940 --> 01:06:41,520
 If they play like they did offensively against Baylor, if they play, you know,

1086
01:06:41,600 --> 01:06:47,400
 and make mistakes, they had a lot of holding calls and things like that this past weekend.

1087
01:06:47,400 --> 01:06:51,380
 If they had those kind of, you know, mistakes, it's going to be a long night.

1088
01:06:51,380 --> 01:06:57,900
 So, but what a great opportunity for Alex Goalish and the Tigers.

1089
01:06:58,740 --> 01:07:05,000
 In the huddle with Charlie Trotman, let's talk a little bit about that, because I like what Coach Goalish did.

1090
01:07:05,160 --> 01:07:07,320
 He didn't come out and do the verbal bouquets.

1091
01:07:07,420 --> 01:07:08,540
 He told it like it was.

1092
01:07:08,580 --> 01:07:10,360
 And I think Sumrall is equal at Florida.

1093
01:07:10,440 --> 01:07:13,960
 They don't mind taking off the coach speaking, speaking their minds.

1094
01:07:14,520 --> 01:07:15,580
 Upset with the penalties.

1095
01:07:15,800 --> 01:07:16,980
 Yeah, you're facing Southern Miss.

1096
01:07:17,080 --> 01:07:19,540
 And let's be honest, that is not a sterling team at Southern Miss.

1097
01:07:19,600 --> 01:07:21,340
 All those guys last year now in Memphis.

1098
01:07:21,820 --> 01:07:23,260
 And they have no budget down there.

1099
01:07:23,360 --> 01:07:24,480
 But you've got to take care of business.

1100
01:07:24,580 --> 01:07:25,480
 That's not Auburn's fault.

1101
01:07:25,560 --> 01:07:26,760
 They did what they had to do.

1102
01:07:27,060 --> 01:07:30,720
 But your thoughts about that, and conversely, who has Florida played?

1103
01:07:30,820 --> 01:07:34,440
 So how do we know where these two teams stack up?

1104
01:07:34,580 --> 01:07:39,460
 Your thoughts, diving a little deeper into it, Charlie, you know offensive lines better than us.

1105
01:07:39,460 --> 01:07:43,420
 Your thoughts, what kind of critique would you give this O-line for Auburn so far?

1106
01:07:44,960 --> 01:07:47,540
 I would say probably a C+.

1107
01:07:47,540 --> 01:07:58,080
 I wouldn't go any higher than that, because, you know, we had, what, five, maybe six sacks against Baylor that they gave up.

1108
01:07:58,360 --> 01:08:02,740
 And Baylor put pressure on the quarterback even when he didn't get sacked.

1109
01:08:03,040 --> 01:08:05,340
 So they didn't have much of a running game.

1110
01:08:05,340 --> 01:08:12,120
 And we did run for 130 yards against Baylor, but they were hard yards, and they didn't come with any consistency.

1111
01:08:12,640 --> 01:08:16,300
 And so, you know, I think they did better.

1112
01:08:17,020 --> 01:08:22,260
 They probably played at maybe a B-, something like that.

1113
01:08:22,380 --> 01:08:26,560
 You know, I think against Baylor it was probably a D.

1114
01:08:27,020 --> 01:08:33,020
 And, you know, and then against a team like Southern Miss, you should play well.

1115
01:08:33,120 --> 01:08:37,120
 It was probably a B-, and, you know, you take that whole thing together.

1116
01:08:37,400 --> 01:08:43,520
 And I would grade them, you know, a little bit on the south side of a level C.

1117
01:08:44,100 --> 01:08:48,140
 So it remains to be seen.

1118
01:08:48,140 --> 01:08:57,840
 And, you know, a team like Auburn, when you have transfer, Cole Best is the center from south Florida that has to gel.

1119
01:08:57,960 --> 01:08:59,960
 He has to gel with that offensive line.

1120
01:09:00,100 --> 01:09:09,140
 And it takes you maybe a couple of games to get your sea legs under you and to feel like you're going to perform well as a unit.

1121
01:09:09,880 --> 01:09:21,460
 And I think the litmus test is this Saturday night at Jordan-Hare where they're going to go up against some defensive players that, you know, maybe even including Baylor,

1122
01:09:21,960 --> 01:09:31,080
 you're not going to see the talent level that you see that Jon Sumrall is going to bring on the, you know, the edge rushers they have

1123
01:09:31,080 --> 01:09:38,960
 and the defensive tackles, the linebackers, and DBs are going to be better athletes than Auburn has faced this year.

1124
01:09:39,380 --> 01:09:42,340
 Charlie, let me ask you about Auburn's defense.

1125
01:09:42,960 --> 01:09:47,460
 Cody Sigler is from New Hope High School in our neck of the woods.

1126
01:09:47,600 --> 01:09:51,080
 Dallas Walker, Jared Smith, Womack.

1127
01:09:51,240 --> 01:09:58,000
 I think Auburn's got one of the best linebacker rooms in the country with Atkins, Diaz, Melendez, et cetera.

1128
01:09:58,520 --> 01:10:01,640
 I know they were a little bit concerned about the secondary.

1129
01:10:02,300 --> 01:10:04,780
 Charlie, your thoughts on this defense maturing?

1130
01:10:06,020 --> 01:10:07,720
 I think they played well.

1131
01:10:08,420 --> 01:10:18,500
 You know, I think to hold Baylor and DJ Lagway, even though he was injured in the game, to 16 points, you know, I feel good about that.

1132
01:10:18,500 --> 01:10:25,000
 Now, you know, they only gave up eight points against Southern Miss, but Southern Miss is, again, you know,

1133
01:10:25,000 --> 01:10:32,520
 not the kind of offense that is going to really test a defense like Auburn.

1134
01:10:32,520 --> 01:10:34,660
 But they're going to be tested this weekend.

1135
01:10:35,380 --> 01:10:45,480
 If Auburn holds up defensively against a team like Florida and holds Florida to, say, 21 or less points, they've got to win the football game.

1136
01:10:45,680 --> 01:10:51,520
 They cannot allow Florida's defense to dictate everything to our offense.

1137
01:10:51,760 --> 01:10:58,340
 Because, you know, Auburn had, what, six games last year that were one-score games that they lost.

1138
01:10:59,100 --> 01:11:05,920
 And, you know, if you get into a one-score game against Florida, you've got to come out with a win just like they did against Baylor.

1139
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 And that's going to be the difference in the record this year.

1140
01:11:08,840 --> 01:11:22,620
 You know, whether Auburn goes to a bowl game or whether you stay home, you know, in December, that is really the mark of a great team is defensively,

1141
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 if you can hold a team to a certain number of points, and then if your offense takes advantage of the opportunities that your defense gives you.

1142
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 Charlie, you mentioned staying home.

1143
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 This is the third straight week Auburn stays home.

1144
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 They'll stay home next week.

1145
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 How critical were the way the schedule is cranking right now for this?

1146
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 We know that there's a lot of ramifications for this game for obvious reasons, but especially given the timing of it.

1147
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 You've got Florida this week at home, Vanderbilt, who knows?

1148
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 I call that the Forrest Gump special there.

1149
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 It's like a box of chocolates.

1150
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 You never know what you're going to get with the Commodores.

1151
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 But we do know after that, you have got a heck of a challenge on the road to now number 13, Tennessee.

1152
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 And after that, over the way, on the road to the South's oldest rivalry to Georgia.

1153
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 That makes this game even more important to get in a W column without what's facing you down the road here quickly.

1154
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 Yeah, no doubt about those two games.

1155
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 But then think about going to Ole Miss and then you're going to go to Alabama.

1156
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 So, you know, I mean, and I think it's critically important to win this game for Auburn.

1157
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 And I think the game against Vanderbilt is critically important because Auburn has not had success against Vanderbilt in the last couple of years.

1158
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 And I know they had Pavia as their quarterback, and that was kind of an ace in the hole for them.

1159
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 But still, you should beat Vanderbilt if you're Auburn or Alabama.

1160
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 You just should.

1161
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 And, you know, that's a big game.

1162
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 I mean, again, the record is going to depend on games like that.

1163
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 Even the Arkansas game, you know, you've got to beat Arkansas.

1164
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 Arkansas played poorly against Utah, but you never know.

1165
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 They've done the same thing before and come into Jordan-Hare and won.

1166
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 So, you know, this year is going to be really critically important, these games that we have at home.

1167
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 That's exactly right.

1168
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 In fact, Charlie, we're going to find out a lot more about the SEC this weekend.

1169
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 Some big conference games.

1170
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 I cannot think of a better way to begin Monday than talking to Charlie Trotman about football and life.

1171
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 Nobody does a better job of it.

1172
01:13:41,220 --> 01:13:42,660
 Charlie, have a great week.

1173
01:13:42,820 --> 01:13:45,620
 Hopefully, we can do this with you again maybe next Monday.

1174
01:13:46,520 --> 01:13:47,580
 Thank you, Brett.

1175
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 I appreciate it, guys.

1176
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 Harold, y'all are the best.

1177
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 Hey, listen, I think that girl from Florence says you're the best too, Charlie.

1178
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 So, keep up the good word down there, okay?

1179
01:13:57,620 --> 01:13:58,140
 All right.

1180
01:13:58,240 --> 01:13:58,720
 See you guys.

1181
01:13:58,720 --> 01:13:59,380
 Thank you, buddy.

1182
01:13:59,860 --> 01:14:02,020
 Former Auburn quarterback, Charlie Trotman.

1183
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 Coming up, we mentioned Tennessee.

1184
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 More big talk about the big orange with the big beast.

1185
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 Right ahead.

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 Summer has a way of feeling like a fresh start.

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1263
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 Here are post-game thoughts from Alabama football head coach Kalen DeBoer after Alabama defeated Kentucky 45-17 on Saturday.

1264
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 Far from perfect game, but one of those games that just I'm really proud of the guys and just told them that.

1265
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 And again, it's not indicative of the things that we got to clean up, but we face a lot of resiliency in different ways.

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 A lot of things, just stuff you don't expect to come up and losing comms even in the third quarter from coordinator to quarterback.

1267
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 Just, you know, about everything you had to face was thrown at us.

1268
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 So just really proud of the way the guys fought.

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 I felt at a halftime, you know, it wasn't this crazy energy that we had to have.

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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 Drives to work their air every morning up in a place called Knoxville, Tennessee.

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 How are you?

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 What's up, boys?

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 How we doing?

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 I listen to V-Man.

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 I can tell it in your voice.

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 You're almost to the point of hyperventilating, getting ready for that big showdown this weekend with Kennesaw State.

1298
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 Go ahead and admit it, Vance.

1299
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 Well, it's the first of three coaches going to Neyland Stadium this year that coached at Tennessee.

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 And Jerry Mack, the head coach, is running back's coach under Josh Heupel for a couple of years.

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 And got them massive turnaround last year to up to 10 wins.

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 So, won the conference.

1303
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 And, you know, they have a much different team this year.

1304
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 But, you know, Tennessee's open is a 35-and-a-half point favorite.

1305
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 So, it is what it is.

1306
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 And Tennessee typically takes care of business in these kind of games.

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 So, yeah, I think there'll be a little look-ahead this week from the fan base to who's looming on deck after that.

1308
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 We'll talk about it after that.

1309
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 But let's, in the meantime, take a sneak peek back at Kennesaw State's neighbors, Georgia Tech.

1310
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 Tennessee wrecking the Ramblin' Wreck this weekend.

1311
01:21:54,460 --> 01:21:58,400
 Your thoughts, what was your takeaway from UT's win this past weekend?

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 Yeah, I had a firsthand look.

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 I made the drive to Atlanta.

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 And the first time I had been to on campus and had been to Georgia Tech.

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 I was obviously driven by it a zillion and three times.

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 But it was a cool venue.

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 A really cool tailgating set up through, you know, through kind of the neighborhoods right there on downtown.

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 And they did a nice job.

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 They had, like, a shuttle, like golf cart shuttles to the stadium from the parking that was quite a ways away.

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 And just really cool to kind of see, you know, all the whole layout and everything.

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 And there were so many Tennessee fans.

1322
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 That was just incredible.

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 That was supposed to be part of the point of having it on campus, right?

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 And so they wouldn't, Tennessee fans wouldn't take over at Mercedes-Benz.

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 And apparently Georgia Tech fans were willing to sell their tickets to Tennessee fans.

1326
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 In fact, Georgia Tech got booed.

1327
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 Mike Keith mentioned that on our show this morning.

1328
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 They got booed when they came out in their own stadium because of all the fans in orange.

1329
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 But Tennessee started out strong in the first drive.

1330
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 And then kind of like in game one, had a little bit of a lull.

1331
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 But, man, the running game is outstanding.

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 And it was a better performance overall by the offensive line.

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 Had a couple guys banged up, but both of them came back.

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 Their two tackles.

1335
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 And Tennessee ran for just under 300 yards, 299.

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 So it was, you know, that's kind of their deal is their run-first team, weigh-down.

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 And then suddenly the three, four-yard gains turn in the 6-7 or explosive runs in the fourth quarter

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 in the second half.

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 And that's what happened.

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 There's things to correct.

1341
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 There's no doubt about it.

1342
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 They give up nine catches to their three of their tight ends in the game.

1343
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 And so they had a tough time defending that.

1344
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 And then, you know, they had some drops on offense, which impacted Paisal Brandon's numbers.

1345
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 He was 10-21, but he had two touchdowns.

1346
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 You know, a lot of his incompletions were not his fault.

1347
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 And they handled things with poise, didn't put the ball in harm's way or turn it over.

1348
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 First road start.

1349
01:24:19,960 --> 01:24:22,680
 I think he was excellent in the game.

1350
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 Not perfect, but excellent.

1351
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 And just kind of continues to show that maturity and that kind of, you know, level, you know,

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 emotion that you like to see from your QB1.

1353
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 V, I know Josh Heupel wasn't happy about 14 penalties for 142 yards.

1354
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 Georgia Tech blocked a punt.

1355
01:24:47,240 --> 01:24:49,720
 But let me reiterate a point you made.

1356
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 That 299 yards rushing, that is the 37th game in Josh Heupel's career where Tennessee ran for 200 yards or more.

1357
01:25:02,400 --> 01:25:06,760
 Deshaun Bishop won 47, Dwayne Morris in for 98.

1358
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 So many people think, well, you know, with Heupel, he throws the ball 60 times a game.

1359
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 No, he doesn't.

1360
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 That's something about him.

1361
01:25:15,820 --> 01:25:22,420
 If you don't follow Tennessee closely, Tennessee's one of the best teams in the league and the nation running the ball.

1362
01:25:23,380 --> 01:25:24,540
 No, you're absolutely right.

1363
01:25:24,720 --> 01:25:27,420
 And they're 35-2 in those 37 games.

1364
01:25:27,540 --> 01:25:29,580
 They've rushed for 200-plus yards.

1365
01:25:29,680 --> 01:25:30,680
 That's quite the recipe.

1366
01:25:31,640 --> 01:25:40,040
 And, you know, if you still don't realize that Tennessee is a run-first offense, you know,

1367
01:25:40,100 --> 01:25:49,980
 six years at the University of Tennessee, three years at UCF, like, how much longer does he need to coach before you figure that out?

1368
01:25:51,720 --> 01:26:02,840
 And then another thing that numerically leads to winning is Tennessee has had 15 defensive touchdowns in the Josh Heupel era.

1369
01:26:04,480 --> 01:26:07,880
 They're 13-0 when they have at least one defensive score.

1370
01:26:08,020 --> 01:26:16,800
 So people talk about the turnovers, but when you turn the turnovers or at least one into points directly, that leads to winning also.

1371
01:26:17,000 --> 01:26:25,120
 Tennessee had two huge interceptions, the Dajon Lane was what Jeremiah Tilland called their bread-and-butter play on defense,

1372
01:26:25,120 --> 01:26:31,780
 where he was showing blitz off the edge of the safety, backed out, kind of they call it pulling the pin,

1373
01:26:32,340 --> 01:26:40,860
 but then he jumped the flat route, the wide receiver screen, while Spillman, another linebacker, was in the quarterback's face,

1374
01:26:41,340 --> 01:26:44,400
 didn't see Lane, and he jumped it and housed it.

1375
01:26:44,820 --> 01:26:49,880
 And then Georgia Tech was driving to try to get it to within seven in the second quarter,

1376
01:26:50,080 --> 01:26:54,320
 and Jeremiah T. Lander dropped back in coverage, and he intercepted Mendoza.

1377
01:26:54,320 --> 01:27:01,240
 So, you know, if you're going to give up some yards and some catches, you've got to be able to turn opponents over,

1378
01:27:01,380 --> 01:27:02,540
 and they certainly did that.

1379
01:27:02,680 --> 01:27:05,000
 But you mentioned the penalties, man.

1380
01:27:05,280 --> 01:27:12,660
 That tied, you know, that was the most yards in penalties they've allowed under Heupel, tied the most in total penalties.

1381
01:27:12,900 --> 01:27:16,980
 It has always been a topic of conversation with Josh Heupel teams,

1382
01:27:16,980 --> 01:27:25,200
 and eventually that's going to get you beat, because there were 15-yarders and false starts and things like that

1383
01:27:25,200 --> 01:27:26,820
 against the really good teams.

1384
01:27:27,620 --> 01:27:30,060
 You may not be able to overcome those in other ways.

1385
01:27:30,800 --> 01:27:35,580
 B-Man, as far as the MASH report after two games, and one thing about it,

1386
01:27:35,580 --> 01:27:38,940
 the SEC has got some young quarterbacks in the hopper, did they not?

1387
01:27:39,080 --> 01:27:42,400
 We've seen what's going on in Tuscaloosa, Mississippi State,

1388
01:27:43,060 --> 01:27:46,800
 and Faison Brandon named the SEC Freshman of the Week.

1389
01:27:46,940 --> 01:27:48,020
 He's pretty good, isn't he?

1390
01:27:48,980 --> 01:27:55,900
 He is, and, you know, mature and wants to be great, isn't an ego guy,

1391
01:27:56,860 --> 01:27:59,000
 wasn't motivated by NIL.

1392
01:27:59,300 --> 01:28:01,400
 He doesn't act like a five-star freshman.

1393
01:28:01,400 --> 01:28:05,980
 And, you know, we were standing there in the media room at Georgia Tech,

1394
01:28:06,140 --> 01:28:10,000
 and Brandon was up first after Heupel, and when he was leaving,

1395
01:28:10,100 --> 01:28:14,980
 Jeremiah Thielander was taking his place at the podium, so they crossed paths and they hugged out.

1396
01:28:15,600 --> 01:28:19,220
 And Thielander was like, great job, man, so proud of you.

1397
01:28:19,720 --> 01:28:24,920
 And, you know, Brandon was just, you know, really, you know, really thankful and appreciative of that.

1398
01:28:25,040 --> 01:28:27,360
 And, you know, they know he's super talented.

1399
01:28:27,360 --> 01:28:32,440
 He gives them a chance on every play, even as when Deshaun Bishop called sticky situations,

1400
01:28:32,540 --> 01:28:33,720
 he can get them out of it.

1401
01:28:34,480 --> 01:28:41,520
 And, you know, he's one where his stats, I think, outshine his performance,

1402
01:28:41,700 --> 01:28:43,860
 outshines his stats in some times.

1403
01:28:44,080 --> 01:28:46,700
 And that was the case in this game.

1404
01:28:46,820 --> 01:28:53,500
 So glad people looked past just the numbers to recognize just how impressive it was for him to win

1405
01:28:53,500 --> 01:28:57,100
 on the road in his first-ever road start as a quarterback.

1406
01:28:57,660 --> 01:28:58,140
 Absolutely.

1407
01:28:58,520 --> 01:29:05,000
 Tennessee, what, a 35.5-point favorite over Kennesaw State.

1408
01:29:06,220 --> 01:29:10,960
 Saturday night, I think that's 6.45 on NCC Network Central Time.

1409
01:29:11,520 --> 01:29:12,880
 V-Man, great stuff.

1410
01:29:13,540 --> 01:29:14,920
 You've got it covered.

1411
01:29:15,520 --> 01:29:20,840
 You've got the videocast after the game normally, this time in Atlanta.

1412
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 Where else can we get online, get all the good stuff,

1413
01:29:24,500 --> 01:29:29,680
 and give Daphne Wonder Dog a pet for Harold and I when you get home?

1414
01:29:30,280 --> 01:29:31,220
 I will do that.

1415
01:29:31,260 --> 01:29:32,580
 I'm actually here now.

1416
01:29:32,700 --> 01:29:36,180
 She was asking to go outside and then looked at me like, okay, I guess he's busy.

1417
01:29:36,680 --> 01:29:38,060
 So I'll ask her again in a moment.

1418
01:29:38,220 --> 01:29:39,420
 So I will do that for you guys.

1419
01:29:40,260 --> 01:29:45,300
 There is a video from the field there at BobbyDot Stadium afterwards.

1420
01:29:45,500 --> 01:29:46,940
 If you want to check that recap out.

1421
01:29:47,420 --> 01:29:52,880
 And on all the socials, it's at VinceSports, V-I-N-T, sports, Instagram, Facebook,

1422
01:29:53,160 --> 01:29:54,400
 and Twitter slash X.

1423
01:29:54,460 --> 01:29:58,140
 And we're going to have Kennesaw State head coach Jerry Mack on our show

1424
01:29:58,140 --> 01:30:02,640
 at 7.20 Eastern, 6.20 Central Thursday morning for an opponent preview.

1425
01:30:02,800 --> 01:30:05,200
 So it's always cool when we get to talk to the opposing head coach,

1426
01:30:05,560 --> 01:30:08,060
 including one this time, the coach of Tennessee.

1427
01:30:08,720 --> 01:30:09,380
 That's great.

1428
01:30:09,380 --> 01:30:10,940
 V-Man is always a great job.

1429
01:30:11,000 --> 01:30:11,820
 What do you say next week?

1430
01:30:11,880 --> 01:30:14,260
 We talk about UT facing UT.

1431
01:30:14,500 --> 01:30:15,200
 Will that work for you?

1432
01:30:15,600 --> 01:30:16,300
 Yeah, that's right.

1433
01:30:16,360 --> 01:30:19,920
 We'll see if Josh Heupel has got any jabs at the other.

1434
01:30:22,220 --> 01:30:23,620
 Well, great to talk to you guys.

1435
01:30:23,680 --> 01:30:24,160
 Have a great week.

1436
01:30:24,380 --> 01:30:25,460
 You do the same.

1437
01:30:25,580 --> 01:30:27,740
 Obviously, UT Tennessee, UT Texas.

1438
01:30:28,020 --> 01:30:28,740
 That's next week.

1439
01:30:28,820 --> 01:30:30,780
 First, mighty Kennesaw State.

1440
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 Coming up, what do the Vets say about Alabama's performance in Kentucky?

1441
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 The man who's been there and done it, the Redfish.

1442
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 Welcome back in.

1542
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 When you and James was good, BB, we didn't know he was that good.

1543
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 He just got done talking about the defensive line.

1544
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 Everybody's talking about the rough start for Alabama's offense and his new camp sugarcoat.

1545
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 It was absolutely beyond horrible.

1546
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 Thank goodness they're starting it out.

1547
01:37:00,820 --> 01:37:07,200
 But on the other side of that coin, I tell you what, BB, whoever identified Devin Tompkins coming in with a portal,

1548
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 they did a pretty doggone good job, did they not?

1549
01:37:10,140 --> 01:37:13,480
 Harold, I think you can break down Alabama.

1550
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 And by the way, William Redfish Barger will join us here in a couple of minutes.

1551
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 He's getting out of a meeting.

1552
01:37:19,340 --> 01:37:21,140
 Transfer home runs on defense.

1553
01:37:21,840 --> 01:37:28,220
 Devin Tompkins, as you mentioned, Terrence Green, Bingley Jones, Caleb Woodson, who had 12 tackles.

1554
01:37:28,360 --> 01:37:30,120
 The defense is elite.

1555
01:37:30,680 --> 01:37:32,640
 Special teams is very good.

1556
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 Tall teams have been a very pleasant surprise.

1557
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 And they snuffed out or sniffed out that fake punt.

1558
01:37:39,360 --> 01:37:42,180
 The offense is a work in progress.

1559
01:37:42,780 --> 01:37:48,420
 Again, you've got what I call a freshman quarterback who is learning and growing,

1560
01:37:48,420 --> 01:37:50,820
 but he's going to continue to make mistakes.

1561
01:37:51,040 --> 01:37:55,820
 Again, the pick six for them, if you call it a pick six, was awful.

1562
01:37:56,280 --> 01:38:02,640
 You also, Harold, this is one of my bugaboos, don't get down to third and gold at the two-yard line

1563
01:38:02,640 --> 01:38:10,660
 and call a pass and get in the tight end, miss the block, and he got sacked,

1564
01:38:11,160 --> 01:38:17,900
 put the pullback in front of the tailback and run the dadgum ball into the end zone.

1565
01:38:18,240 --> 01:38:22,900
 Yeah, a lot of folks, and I think it's rightful, too, Ryan Grubb, this is not his first year.

1566
01:38:22,960 --> 01:38:26,860
 He knows these guys, and I think that's, to me, that's constructive criticism.

1567
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 It's merited.

1568
01:38:27,940 --> 01:38:31,640
 But before we get off on that stuff, we're going to get Redfish here in a second.

1569
01:38:32,480 --> 01:38:33,920
 Yeah, he's on now, Harold.

1570
01:38:34,200 --> 01:38:34,660
 Oh, okay.

1571
01:38:34,820 --> 01:38:38,520
 Well, I'll just shut up and say hello to William Redfish Barger.

1572
01:38:38,520 --> 01:38:43,940
 He's been there and done it for Alabama offensive linemen now to call their bounds radio.

1573
01:38:44,280 --> 01:38:44,980
 William, welcome in.

1574
01:38:45,080 --> 01:38:45,740
 How are you?

1575
01:38:46,760 --> 01:38:57,600
 Well, I'll tell you what, after the d*** Monday morning I've had so far, I think I might have been more willing to go through that first-half struggle Saturday.

1576
01:38:58,200 --> 01:38:59,200
 What's wrong, William?

1577
01:38:59,280 --> 01:39:00,320
 How's your morning been, buddy?

1578
01:39:00,440 --> 01:39:01,660
 I'm going to be bold and ask.

1579
01:39:01,720 --> 01:39:02,840
 How's your morning been, William?

1580
01:39:03,420 --> 01:39:06,700
 H***, it might have been a simpler outcome for me.

1581
01:39:08,600 --> 01:39:10,780
 Did Ryan Grubb call your Monday morning?

1582
01:39:10,880 --> 01:39:11,700
 Oh, my goodness.

1583
01:39:12,680 --> 01:39:17,140
 Well, you know, my Monday morning was already somewhat dysfunctional.

1584
01:39:17,180 --> 01:39:19,520
 I wouldn't want to add Ryan to the mid-day party.

1585
01:39:22,000 --> 01:39:22,680
 William, honestly.

1586
01:39:22,680 --> 01:39:26,280
 I did a poor job of scripting my Monday morning job.

1587
01:39:26,540 --> 01:39:30,040
 I didn't do as bad a job as Ryan did scripting the first half.

1588
01:39:30,040 --> 01:39:31,840
 I'm getting a lot of myself.

1589
01:39:32,220 --> 01:39:33,320
 Your thoughts overall.

1590
01:39:33,480 --> 01:39:37,540
 To me, this is a perfect game if you're a coach because the kid, this is his first road game.

1591
01:39:37,600 --> 01:39:38,320
 He's a teenager.

1592
01:39:39,020 --> 01:39:41,480
 This coach up there, he's full of moxie and hormones.

1593
01:39:41,620 --> 01:39:43,200
 He had that fan base ramped up.

1594
01:39:43,300 --> 01:39:45,080
 It's still football season in Kentucky.

1595
01:39:45,200 --> 01:39:46,640
 They ain't got around to basketball yet.

1596
01:39:46,800 --> 01:39:47,500
 The weather was great.

1597
01:39:48,080 --> 01:39:52,940
 It was a perfect environment for Kentucky to do it, to go into that, do what they did.

1598
01:39:53,040 --> 01:39:54,500
 To me, these are learning moments.

1599
01:39:54,640 --> 01:39:55,980
 Thank goodness they got the ship right.

1600
01:39:55,980 --> 01:39:59,980
 Before we get into the good on the defense, what did you take away overall?

1601
01:40:00,320 --> 01:40:01,600
 Let's not sugarcoat it.

1602
01:40:01,660 --> 01:40:05,660
 That was as absolutely a terrible first half as first quarter as you could get.

1603
01:40:05,740 --> 01:40:07,240
 What did you learn from it, Redfish?

1604
01:40:08,540 --> 01:40:10,360
 It's not what I learned from it.

1605
01:40:10,680 --> 01:40:17,920
 I think as long as an organization, they can hold each other accountable.

1606
01:40:18,460 --> 01:40:20,720
 The players weren't properly prepared.

1607
01:40:21,300 --> 01:40:21,640
 Thank you.

1608
01:40:22,460 --> 01:40:24,380
 The staff had a poor plan.

1609
01:40:25,340 --> 01:40:42,380
 But at the end of the day, they're both going to, if they handle it the right way, they're both going to be better coaches and better players for being able to go into that locker room at halftime and figuring out a way to right the ship and dig their way out of the hole that they dug themselves.

1610
01:40:42,620 --> 01:40:49,000
 And, you know, they were fortunate to not have much, you know, a much bigger hole to dig themselves out of.

1611
01:40:49,240 --> 01:40:52,380
 They can thank those guys on the other side of the ball for that.

1612
01:40:53,100 --> 01:40:58,460
 But I really do, I think, you know, a young quarterback is going to learn from this.

1613
01:40:58,580 --> 01:40:58,680
 Yeah.

1614
01:40:58,940 --> 01:41:06,560
 You know, if I'd have been, you know, I'm trying to think who is the most veteran guy on that offensive line that was out there.

1615
01:41:06,620 --> 01:41:08,720
 They're all brand new with Mike Carroll being gone.

1616
01:41:08,980 --> 01:41:12,860
 You know, Jarvin James, I guess at this point, he's got the most experience.

1617
01:41:13,340 --> 01:41:20,480
 You know, at some point, you know, if you go to your position, Coach Adrian Clemens, say, Coach, you know, stop this nonsense.

1618
01:41:20,900 --> 01:41:22,840
 Tell them let's just start running the ball.

1619
01:41:22,980 --> 01:41:24,020
 Yes, thank you.

1620
01:41:24,020 --> 01:41:32,560
 And to be honest with you, stop the slow to develop outside zone plays and let's run it between the tackles.

1621
01:41:32,820 --> 01:41:41,400
 And I don't know if y'all saw it or not, but Cole Kubelik put up a play, tweeted out a play over the weekend down there on the goal line.

1622
01:41:42,040 --> 01:41:50,560
 And I mean, from the center going to the right all the way to, you know, Jackson Lloyd and Josh Ford out at tight end and even Caleb Edwards.

1623
01:41:51,260 --> 01:41:53,400
 It was a thing of beauty.

1624
01:41:54,460 --> 01:41:59,360
 Jackson Lloyd drove the five technique defensive end so far down the line of scrimmage.

1625
01:41:59,360 --> 01:42:05,360
 He put them over where William Sanders had been in his stance before the ball was snapped.

1626
01:42:06,500 --> 01:42:09,380
 You know, Josh Ford KO'd the linebacker down.

1627
01:42:09,540 --> 01:42:13,100
 Caleb Edwards cut the outside linebacker off.

1628
01:42:13,560 --> 01:42:20,920
 And lo and behold, a running back named Danny Hill, there's one guy that's left unblocked and unaccounted for.

1629
01:42:21,400 --> 01:42:25,140
 He met Danny at the three-yard line and Danny drug him into the end zone.

1630
01:42:25,240 --> 01:42:27,260
 And that's how a running play is drawn up.

1631
01:42:27,260 --> 01:42:31,100
 The running back's responsible for, in this case, running the guy over.

1632
01:42:31,360 --> 01:42:34,400
 But in a perfect case, you want to make one guy miss.

1633
01:42:34,700 --> 01:42:41,240
 But there's some really good stuff developing along that offensive line as far as it pertains to run block.

1634
01:42:41,360 --> 01:42:44,920
 And I've been, you know, pleased with the pass pros so far.

1635
01:42:45,880 --> 01:42:51,060
 You know, but lean on that stuff to give your young quarterback time to get comfortable.

1636
01:42:51,360 --> 01:42:59,120
 And, you know, this isn't trying to bisect the nucleus of an atom.

1637
01:42:59,340 --> 01:43:03,700
 You know, football's a simple game played by simple-minded people for the most part.

1638
01:43:04,060 --> 01:43:08,460
 So, you know, let's just don't make it harder than it needs to be.

1639
01:43:08,840 --> 01:43:13,120
 Well, the numbers sometimes lie, but I don't think in this case, if you look at the rushing yards at the half,

1640
01:43:13,180 --> 01:43:15,480
 and you look at the scoreboard, look at that, with three turnovers,

1641
01:43:16,040 --> 01:43:18,900
 and then you go to the second half and you look at the rushing yards,

1642
01:43:19,120 --> 01:43:21,640
 what amazing things happened there, Redfish.

1643
01:43:21,900 --> 01:43:23,580
 They picked up the running game.

1644
01:43:23,720 --> 01:43:26,780
 First time in a long time you saw, like you said, the guy running over somebody

1645
01:43:26,780 --> 01:43:29,140
 and topping 100 yards against a worthy opponent.

1646
01:43:30,140 --> 01:43:31,240
 It's common sense.

1647
01:43:31,380 --> 01:43:34,140
 What is going on, in your opinion, with Ryan Grubb?

1648
01:43:34,260 --> 01:43:35,980
 At what point does he get the memo?

1649
01:43:37,680 --> 01:43:41,560
 He may have gotten it, you know, after the first drive of the second half.

1650
01:43:42,100 --> 01:43:43,840
 At least it appeared to me that he did.

1651
01:43:44,520 --> 01:43:50,220
 But, you know, if you want to move on past that first half,

1652
01:43:51,220 --> 01:43:54,940
 you know, something that I haven't seen in years,

1653
01:43:55,540 --> 01:43:58,760
 maybe going as far back as 2020,

1654
01:43:59,900 --> 01:44:02,900
 but, you know, that offense collectively,

1655
01:44:03,080 --> 01:44:06,980
 I'm not going to just give the offensive line credit for this

1656
01:44:06,980 --> 01:44:08,980
 because the running backs played a part in it,

1657
01:44:09,020 --> 01:44:10,860
 the wide receivers played a part in it,

1658
01:44:10,900 --> 01:44:12,500
 and the tight ends played a part in it.

1659
01:44:12,800 --> 01:44:17,140
 That's the first time I've seen Alabama's offense

1660
01:44:17,440 --> 01:44:25,600
 make an opposing team's defense at their place late in the game

1661
01:44:25,600 --> 01:44:29,020
 to steal the old quote from Nick Saban.

1662
01:44:29,660 --> 01:44:32,840
 That's the first time in a long time I've seen Alabama's offense

1663
01:44:32,840 --> 01:44:34,540
 make the other team's a** quit.

1664
01:44:34,660 --> 01:44:34,920
 That's right.

1665
01:44:34,920 --> 01:44:35,620
 There you go!

1666
01:44:35,720 --> 01:44:36,140
 That's right.

1667
01:44:37,720 --> 01:44:42,640
 And so, that erases the bad taste in my mouth from the first half.

1668
01:44:42,780 --> 01:44:45,820
 I mean, them making that breakthrough,

1669
01:44:46,120 --> 01:44:50,160
 and, you know, so many different people contributed to it.

1670
01:44:50,940 --> 01:44:53,160
 So, you know, that's a big positive.

1671
01:44:53,780 --> 01:44:53,860
 Yeah.

1672
01:44:54,040 --> 01:44:56,860
 You know, the defense did their part all day long.

1673
01:44:57,920 --> 01:45:00,180
 You know, I've got a, you know,

1674
01:45:00,420 --> 01:45:06,520
 Jay Nunez is running away after two games for the most improved position coach on the team.

1675
01:45:06,660 --> 01:45:06,980
 Yes.

1676
01:45:07,400 --> 01:45:10,580
 You know, that's two games in a row that the special teams were perfect.

1677
01:45:10,580 --> 01:45:13,220
 So, you know, man, there's positive signs here.

1678
01:45:13,300 --> 01:45:14,760
 It's not all doom and gloom.

1679
01:45:14,960 --> 01:45:20,920
 And, you know, there's other pieces other than this wonderful defense through two games,

1680
01:45:21,540 --> 01:45:26,840
 which, you know, the best stat you can say about this defense, it just blows my mind.

1681
01:45:27,060 --> 01:45:27,280
 Yeah.

1682
01:45:27,320 --> 01:45:29,020
 This is hard to do against Ayer.

1683
01:45:29,960 --> 01:45:30,200
 Yeah.

1684
01:45:30,280 --> 01:45:34,380
 They've had 23 third-down attempts through two games.

1685
01:45:34,400 --> 01:45:34,820
 That's right.

1686
01:45:34,860 --> 01:45:35,400
 Only one of them.

1687
01:45:35,460 --> 01:45:35,840
 That's right.

1688
01:45:36,900 --> 01:45:38,660
 I mean, that's big time right there.

1689
01:45:39,340 --> 01:45:43,820
 They lead the nation in that incredible third-down stat,

1690
01:45:43,820 --> 01:45:48,520
 and they're in the top five to ten in about three or four others.

1691
01:45:49,160 --> 01:45:53,420
 Talent evaluation is something we've talked with you about the last couple of years.

1692
01:45:53,900 --> 01:45:57,940
 I would say this stay-off, Courtney Morgan, et cetera,

1693
01:45:58,520 --> 01:46:04,180
 did a pretty good job in hitting home runs with Devin Tompkins, Terrence Green,

1694
01:46:04,360 --> 01:46:09,800
 Bingley Jones, Caleb Woodson, all the 12 tackles, and a couple of sacks.

1695
01:46:10,040 --> 01:46:13,540
 William, I'm like you, throwing out the verbal buquets.

1696
01:46:13,540 --> 01:46:16,580
 I don't know where to stop with this defense.

1697
01:46:17,140 --> 01:46:21,300
 I mean, if they stay healthy, this could be an elite defense.

1698
01:46:23,060 --> 01:46:26,900
 You know, I'll say this, and people are going to get tired of me saying it,

1699
01:46:26,940 --> 01:46:31,000
 because if this season continues to go the way I think it has a chance to,

1700
01:46:31,800 --> 01:46:38,620
 I think there was a distinct decision made after that Georgia performance

1701
01:46:38,620 --> 01:46:43,420
 in the SEC championship game and the Indiana performance in the playoffs.

1702
01:46:44,500 --> 01:46:49,420
 They sat there as a staff and watched themselves get out-physicaled,

1703
01:46:49,420 --> 01:46:53,980
 and let's just call it what it was, dominated on both sides of the line of scrimmage.

1704
01:46:54,700 --> 01:47:03,160
 They made a calculated decision to not renew contracts with some overrated five-star players

1705
01:47:03,160 --> 01:47:07,020
 and told them to go get their checks elsewhere.

1706
01:47:07,440 --> 01:47:14,920
 And they went out to the portal and upgraded their roster on both sides of the line of scrimmage.

1707
01:47:15,020 --> 01:47:19,940
 And through the first two games, it's been an obvious good decision,

1708
01:47:19,940 --> 01:47:24,040
 and one that I think is going to bode well for them as the season goes deeper and deeper.

1709
01:47:24,640 --> 01:47:27,860
 You know, to your point, evaluation this day and time is the key.

1710
01:47:28,020 --> 01:47:30,780
 You look at a couple of guys standing in some thunder right now.

1711
01:47:30,920 --> 01:47:32,560
 Brown running the ball a three-star.

1712
01:47:33,040 --> 01:47:37,520
 You go to the other side of the ball, Mets a three-star, and you can't underrate what he's doing.

1713
01:47:37,860 --> 01:47:41,380
 But your thoughts just about the potential from Jaira Edwards.

1714
01:47:41,380 --> 01:47:48,260
 I don't remember the last time I've seen someone with that kind of speed, with first-step speed, do what he did Saturday.

1715
01:47:49,120 --> 01:47:54,520
 Well, I think he's just kind of the cherry on top of the sundae.

1716
01:47:55,020 --> 01:47:59,380
 But this staff has done such a great job moving away from the portal.

1717
01:47:59,920 --> 01:48:06,700
 You know, with high school recruiting as well, they've got so much young talent on this roster.

1718
01:48:06,700 --> 01:48:13,680
 You know, Ivan Taylor, you know, you're getting to see a top-15 draft pick blossoming three years from now,

1719
01:48:13,740 --> 01:48:17,980
 and Jackson Lloyd, you know, Caleb Woodson.

1720
01:48:18,520 --> 01:48:24,460
 I mean, I know he's not a young player, but, you know, there's just so many of them that we don't get to see

1721
01:48:24,460 --> 01:48:27,480
 because they've got more experienced, older players in front of them.

1722
01:48:27,520 --> 01:48:28,260
 Chuck McDonald.

1723
01:48:28,580 --> 01:48:28,940
 Absolutely.

1724
01:48:29,180 --> 01:48:31,580
 You know, the list goes on and on and on.

1725
01:48:31,580 --> 01:48:38,800
 And so that just, you know, and there again, you look at they bring in a punter and a place kicker in the portal

1726
01:48:38,800 --> 01:48:43,660
 that pretty much were probably told, yeah, you're going to have to go out there and earn it,

1727
01:48:43,720 --> 01:48:47,500
 but we expect you to be the starting kicker and the punter going into 2026.

1728
01:48:47,940 --> 01:48:50,920
 And the two incumbents ended up keeping their jobs.

1729
01:48:51,180 --> 01:48:55,760
 So that tells me that that locker room is bought in across the board.

1730
01:48:55,760 --> 01:49:01,440
 It tells me that you've got good position coaches to develop those guys because, you know,

1731
01:49:01,500 --> 01:49:06,680
 if you'd have asked me February 1st who the punter and the kicker were going to be for this year,

1732
01:49:06,920 --> 01:49:10,720
 it would not have been whatever eight days last did in the totality.

1733
01:49:10,800 --> 01:49:11,720
 I promise you that.

1734
01:49:12,480 --> 01:49:18,660
 William, does your impeccable sources tell you that Michael Carroll will make a return

1735
01:49:18,660 --> 01:49:21,440
 to the offensive line for Florida State?

1736
01:49:22,480 --> 01:49:22,960
 Yes.

1737
01:49:24,000 --> 01:49:32,100
 And, you know, a free, unimpeccable source said it, basically hinted to that in his press conference earlier today.

1738
01:49:32,380 --> 01:49:38,640
 So, you know, again, I still want to know when Michael Carroll got this concussion, you know,

1739
01:49:38,660 --> 01:49:43,360
 was it in the last 10 minutes of the East Carolina game, was it in practice?

1740
01:49:44,320 --> 01:49:51,660
 But, you know, like I said, I felt good about, you know, how they were going to go about replacing him.

1741
01:49:52,240 --> 01:49:56,980
 You know, again, both Sanders and Waldrop had rough first halves.

1742
01:49:57,720 --> 01:50:03,440
 But, man, when it came down to crunch time in the second half, when they needed those, you know,

1743
01:50:03,500 --> 01:50:08,500
 four- to six-yard games on running calls and stuff, man, that offensive line responded.

1744
01:50:09,500 --> 01:50:18,260
 You know, I think one thing that they need to work on over the next three games going into the bye week is, you know,

1745
01:50:18,260 --> 01:50:22,660
 let's get Keelan Russell more comfortable with the RPO game.

1746
01:50:23,540 --> 01:50:25,020
 You know, he needs to start.

1747
01:50:25,120 --> 01:50:31,920
 You know, we're not paying him that kind of money to run RPOs like Cooper Bateman did against Ole Miss, you know,

1748
01:50:31,920 --> 01:50:32,940
 back in the day.

1749
01:50:32,940 --> 01:50:38,320
 We want that to be a successful facet of the offense, not something that gets negative yards.

1750
01:50:38,780 --> 01:50:40,080
 A flash in the past.

1751
01:50:40,220 --> 01:50:41,600
 All right, let's talk about the past.

1752
01:50:41,660 --> 01:50:42,740
 Let's talk about this weekend.

1753
01:50:42,880 --> 01:50:44,820
 What's going to be the final score, Redfish?

1754
01:50:45,940 --> 01:50:48,760
 Man, you know, I'm all over the place with this.

1755
01:50:49,000 --> 01:50:53,920
 You know, what happened this morning with the athletic director at FSU getting fired.

1756
01:50:54,040 --> 01:50:57,020
 I mean, we all know who's next when that happens.

1757
01:50:57,120 --> 01:50:59,400
 They get rid of the guy that hired you, and guess what?

1758
01:50:59,480 --> 01:51:01,480
 You're the next one up in the batter's box.

1759
01:51:01,480 --> 01:51:03,740
 So, I mean, I'll say this.

1760
01:51:03,820 --> 01:51:09,840
 I do think if Alabama jumps up to an early lead, I wouldn't be shocked to see Florida State lay down.

1761
01:51:10,920 --> 01:51:17,720
 You know, outside of a couple of skilled players, I don't think this is a very talented football team.

1762
01:51:18,980 --> 01:51:25,200
 You know, maybe it's – let's take out how the Kentucky game went to the half.

1763
01:51:25,460 --> 01:51:28,520
 I could see this being a game, you know, for the first half.

1764
01:51:28,940 --> 01:51:31,560
 But I think Alabama will pull away in the second.

1765
01:51:32,000 --> 01:51:37,560
 You know, that wouldn't surprise me either to see them, you know, go into halftime winning, you know, 17-3 or something like that.

1766
01:51:37,680 --> 01:51:43,620
 But this is just not, you know, they know what they're going to get from, you know, Ashton Daniels, the quarterback.

1767
01:51:44,000 --> 01:51:53,620
 They've seen him before, you know, outside of that, you know, those two or three home run balls that he threw to Cam Coleman against Vanderbilt last year when he was at Auburn.

1768
01:51:53,740 --> 01:51:57,960
 It's been a pretty unflattering, you know, body of work on tape.

1769
01:51:58,340 --> 01:52:03,600
 So, you know, Florida State does have some decent skilled players, not at the quarterback position.

1770
01:52:03,780 --> 01:52:07,560
 But they're pretty inadequate on both sides of the line of scrimmage.

1771
01:52:07,660 --> 01:52:10,100
 So, I mean, I really like Alabama in this matchup.

1772
01:52:10,320 --> 01:52:12,280
 Yeah, their secondary is terrible.

1773
01:52:12,660 --> 01:52:14,980
 Now, their running back, Croma, is pretty good.

1774
01:52:15,220 --> 01:52:15,380
 Yes.

1775
01:52:15,960 --> 01:52:18,660
 He's the best player on the team that I've seen to this point.

1776
01:52:18,840 --> 01:52:20,120
 That's exactly right.

1777
01:52:20,120 --> 01:52:25,120
 Well, listen, I hope your afternoon and night's a h*** of a lot better than you watch this morning.

1778
01:52:25,120 --> 01:52:26,380
 Hey, you know what?

1779
01:52:26,480 --> 01:52:29,240
 I guess, as it turns out, I'm just a masochist.

1780
01:52:29,480 --> 01:52:36,100
 I have a rough morning, and then I call into y'all thinking it's going to change, and y'all make me realize the first half of the contestant game.

1781
01:52:36,340 --> 01:52:38,200
 I should have just stayed in bed this morning.

1782
01:52:38,560 --> 01:52:39,260
 I'm sorry, man.

1783
01:52:39,260 --> 01:52:40,040
 It would have been better.

1784
01:52:40,120 --> 01:52:41,580
 We'll try to do better going forward.

1785
01:52:44,680 --> 01:52:45,400
 Thank you, bud.

1786
01:52:45,460 --> 01:52:46,240
 Have a great week.

1787
01:52:46,840 --> 01:52:48,240
 Here's how we have a better day.

1788
01:52:48,240 --> 01:52:48,680
 Okay.

1789
01:52:49,360 --> 01:52:51,120
 A better day first when we get through the week.

1790
01:52:51,120 --> 01:52:52,080
 Oh, my goodness.

1791
01:52:52,300 --> 01:52:56,080
 Maybe let's hope the Braves have a better night than they did in the last game of the fields.

1792
01:52:56,160 --> 01:52:57,820
 Overall, a good weekend for the Braves.

1793
01:52:58,000 --> 01:53:00,260
 They won two out of three from the Phillies.

1794
01:53:00,400 --> 01:53:04,360
 They're in better shape, but I tell you, they got three with the Cubs at Ripley.

1795
01:53:04,820 --> 01:53:05,960
 Then they got Houston.

1796
01:53:06,200 --> 01:53:07,900
 You need to keep winning.

1797
01:53:08,700 --> 01:53:09,820
 Dozen games to go.

1798
01:53:09,980 --> 01:53:11,680
 Five up on the fields heading into the ninth.

1799
01:53:11,760 --> 01:53:12,940
 The Magic number seven.

1800
01:53:13,040 --> 01:53:16,520
 If they win tonight, that goes to six and takes another game off the schedule.

1801
01:53:16,640 --> 01:53:17,240
 How will it go?

1802
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 Of course.

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 Check it out later on tonight here on 93.9 The Score.

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 It's going to take care of business for now on behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, and the entire crew here.

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 Peril Bug, thank you so much for your time today.

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 Let's do it again tomorrow, noon to two, for the Boomo Bugg Show, back here on Sports Radio, 93.9 The Score.