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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.

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

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

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 We're going to prepare the right way this week and get locked in and get focused.

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 A lot going on. You got LL Angley, you got game day, you got so much other stuff.

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 But to me, it's like high school homecoming for these dudes.

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 Like if you focus on the wrong s***, right, that homecoming dance ain't very fun after you get your butt beat on a Friday night.

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 So we got to make sure we're doing everything right throughout the week to get the outcome that we want.

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 Hey, Hammett, the boss of the Rams, Pete Golden, talking about a game.

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 And we kid you not, my friend, they are bringing in the Horse County Police from Mobile and New Orleans for Lane's return to Oxford.

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 Good afternoon. Welcome in. I'm Harold Bugg. That's Fred Beard.

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 How you doing, my friend?

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 Happy Tuesday to you and the listeners. Pete Golding is a football coach, isn't he?

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 We'll be talking about this game throughout the day and the week.

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 But Andre Adelson of ESPN will give us some more insight into the FSU Athletic Director Change.

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 Las Vegas insider Bruce Marshall recamps week two and previews week three in college football.

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 But Roger is here right now to recamp a big second half for the Alabama Crimson Tide in Lexington.

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 Roger Hoover is on the Alabama Crimson Tide Network.

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 Or put it another way, he gets that kind of security every time he does the walk up to do a game with the Alabama Crimson Tide Network.

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 Roger, welcome in. How are you?

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 Doing my bug. Doing really well. Hope you guys are.

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 Hey, bud.

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 Yeah, we're doing all right. Thank goodness we're not in Oxford.

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 There's going to be enough madness in your backyard this weekend.

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 It is the rematch, FSU.

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 And, boy, I tell you what, where are we in the world now, Roger?

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 FSU dismisses their AD.

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 What a difference that your mates about a year ago, he was walking on water in Tallahassee.

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 Now it's like, get out of here.

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 Roger, your thoughts, a couple of things before we get into what's going on this weekend.

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 Where were your emotions for the Alabama game at Kentucky over this past weekend?

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 I liked the fact more that it was a tough first half followed by a great second half.

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 I think some adversity is good.

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 Anytime you have adversity and still win the ballgame, that's a great lesson you can take a lot from.

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 So, I think this was an Alabama football team that needed to be punched in the mouth a little bit after things pretty much went to plan against East Carolina.

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 We found out that this defense is rock solid.

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 Only giving up one offensive touchdown in the ballgame.

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 No points in the second half.

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 And just playing fast and physical.

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 Just the speed of Alabama's defense is on display.

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 But this is one thing I don't think is going to slump.

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 Speed doesn't slump.

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 And Alabama's defense is going to be in really good shape there all throughout the rest of the season.

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 And Keelan Russell got better as the game went along after some mistakes.

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 Three turnovers in the first half.

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 And the running game really took over.

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 Speed Daniel Hill.

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 And we saw that with over 100 yards.

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 Just love what he is able to do along with EJ Crowell and everybody that cycles in.

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 Being down by four on the road.

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 Hostile environment at halftime.

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 I thought all of a sudden that was back in 2016 or 2017.

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 You know, Roger, I was thinking about this as far as Keelan Russell.

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 It goes back to when, remember when you were a kid trying to get your driver's license.

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 But until you got behind the wheel and you had the pressure of the one that was going to say you either failed or passed.

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 I think all those things are going to be very valuable and help his decision making this week against Florida State and just in general moving forward.

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 He's talked about his leadership and other players, talked about the fact that Keelan was cool as a cucumber all throughout that first half and the halftime and in the second half, even when things are going against him.

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 The SEC agrees with Roger Hoover about a rock-solid defense.

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 They named Luke Matts, Kelly Woodson, the co-defensive players of the week.

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 Devin Tompkins named co-defensive lineman of the week.

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 Roger, they have allowed just 19 first downs for two opponents through two games.

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 That ranks fifth in the nation, but one that blows my mind, the Alabama defense leads the nation in third down conversions.

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 with a really good running back in C.J. Baxter and then another good option in Jason Patterson and just could not convert on the ground or mention when he went back to pass.

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 So, I love the way the defense was fast and physical to the ball, and I think Mets and Woodson is good.

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 They're getting some flowers right now because I think they're still going to be overshadowed postseason by how good the secondary is going to be and how good that deep lineman rotation is going to be.

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 Led by Devin Tompkins, as you mentioned, one of the players the week, but Kedrick Bingley-Jones, Terrence Green, who I have an interview coming out with on Thursday.

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 Like, those guys are playing at such a high level, and then you almost forget about Yonsei Pierre flying off the edge, Justin Hill in Missoulu.

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 I mean, there's playmakers all over the place on this defense, and I think that should give Alabama fans a lot of reason for optimism when we do get to the tougher parts of the schedule.

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 And, Roger, again, to your point, I mean, looking at Saturday's forecast, it is going to be in a neighborhood between 100 and 105, and depth is going to be a factor.

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 You look at FSU, can they sit here in the second half, particularly you saw last week at Kentucky with the Wildcats' depth.

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 Because you've got to believe, with the competition being what it is, you come out like two boxers, you trade blows, but in the second half, the late rounds in boxing, you see the cream come to the top.

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 On the first game, pretty handily against New Mexico State, and then it seemed like in that ballgame, they faded down the stretch against the Southern Rangers on Labor Day night.

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 So, after playing pretty well, I think there were some really good playmakers on the defense for Florida State, and guys that anybody in the SEC or ACC would love to have on their team.

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 But, that's a group that had a really tough night against the pass as that game went along against Kevin Jennings, leading that Mustang offense for SMU.

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 So, I think if you're an Alabama fan, kind of with that in mind, you've got to feel good about the number of bodies Alabama has healthy and able to go in a matchup like this.

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 Connor Talty, to his credit, he could have left after the Oklahoma game, and a lot of fans would have probably helped him pack.

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 QB Reese and Ivan Taylor sniff that out, kept Kentucky from getting a first down.

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 But, kept you in the ballgame, kept whittling away at that Kentucky advantage, and he's been doing that even going back to the Oklahoma playoff game last year.

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 He had some key early kicks that if Alabama doesn't get, you know, could we have seen that dramatic comeback on the road in Norman?

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 It's going to be exciting to see if this group can stay as consistent as they have been through the first two games.

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 Roger, Hoover, Alabama Crimson Tide Network.

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 Let's give a shout-out to some of the young bloomers coming up.

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 It was almost like in the modern era where somebody hits a speed button.

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 Did you kind of get that impression, particularly one play there by Jaira Edwards.

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 Roger, I thought Kalen DeBoer had a very promising or optimistic report as far as the injuries.

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 He insinuated Michael Carroll should be back at right guard for the Florida State game.

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 And A.K. Deer, as he put it, he's making good progress, getting closer.

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 Noah Rogers actually went on the trip, which I thought was interesting.

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 It's going to be hard to take somebody like Rico Scott off the field after he had a great touchdown this past week.

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 We've got to beat him.

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 All these things.

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 Depth is going to be important, especially if this season turns out to be what we hope it is.

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 Roger, obviously, what was it?

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 The late John Lennon said they're playing those mind games again.

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 At the first half, I think a lot of Alabama fans were saying, oh, boy, here we go again.

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 On the road, boom, let down.

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 This coaching staff has to sit here and go, whew, thank you.

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 A heavy lift off the shoulders of being able to go on the road after the history of the last couple of years

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 And, you know, it would have been easy for this team to be like, all right, season's done.

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 I'm going to hit the portal.

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 I'm out of Tuscaloosa, blah, blah, blah.

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 They found a way to play hard and win that ball game when there was a lot of outside chatter about,

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 you know, what would a loss mean for Kalen DeBoer if Michigan wanted to pursue him.

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 a very winnable Tennessee game before that.

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 Monday night, Crimson Rewind with Tyler Watts and Roger Hoover.

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 you're going to be in the Tennessee Valley at Greenbrier meeting with the North Alabama Tider and Sider group

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 Really looking forward to getting up there next week to see all you guys in person.

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 Yeah, we're doing all right.

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 We know you've interviewed a lot of folks.

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 Have you interviewed Steve Sarkeesian this week by chance?

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 Not this week, fellas, but I feel like I have a few words to say to him if I can.

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 This is kind of family radio, but if you want to take an exception here, the stage is all yours, Andrea.

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 Well, it is family radio, so I'm going to be measured in my comments, but I just didn't think it was a good look the way that he blew off Holly, and I understand that there were technical difficulties during halftime that prevented his halftime interview, and I believe there were some postgame.

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 But the thing is, he was standing right there, right?

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 It's not as if she had to go and he was waiting.

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 I mean, she was there and asked a question, and he responded in that manner.

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 I don't think it would have – I get he was annoyed, but what does it hurt if you stand there and answer two questions when you know you want to celebrate?

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 So there's a lot of folks who are defending him.

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 I just don't think it was the best look, and as a result of the way he handled that, there have now been these terrible AI videos that have been made that depict him slapping her,

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 and then that leads to a question at a press conference yesterday with Arch Manning laughing at it, and so the whole thing could have been prevented if he had simply said,

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 I'm so happy, Arch did great, we believed in him this whole time, what a win, and then you get to go and celebrate.

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 The aftermath of it is what really makes me upset, because I get that AI images are fake, but if you're laughing at something that is depicting a woman who's getting hit, that hits home,

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 and I would think that would hit home to a lot of people when they see that.

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 Well, it's class, it's what it is, and to me, I haven't seen it, maybe he has, if he has, I haven't seen it.

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 Let's just say that people being human, that in the heat of the moment he did that, what would be wrong later saying,

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 you know what, it was the heat of the moment I did that, I apologize?

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 Nothing wrong with giving an apology ever, and I know it's hard sometimes to admit that you didn't handle things in the right way,

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 or that you wish you could have done something different, we're all human, we make mistakes,

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 and sometimes when you've made a mistake, it's okay to apologize, he has not apologized,

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 and I understand Holly keeping a low profile because of the absolute garbage that has been posted on social media

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 as a result of her just trying to do her job.

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 I mean, she wasn't doing anything different than any other sideline reporter after a game.

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 Every sideline reporter in America after a game tries to find the head coach to get two or three questions,

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 so she wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary, that's what she was supposed to do,

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 and the heat that she's taken for that because of the way Sarkeesian responded,

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 I can't get past that, right?

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 I mean, she is getting flack for something the coach did when she was just trying to do her job.

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 If he had done his job and answered the question, then we wouldn't still be talking about this on a Tuesday afternoon.

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 Double A, he's making $10 to $11 million a year.

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 He can handle standing there for 90 seconds answering two questions.

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 excuse me, I'm going to go celebrate with my team.

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 Even that would have been something that you could agree with, but you've had a long week herself.

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 Florida State's had a long couple of years.

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 You wrote the article for ESPN.

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 Michael Alford, who was actually at the University of Alabama, I think from 2004 to 2008,

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 with the Crimson Tide Sports Network, fired yesterday the athlector at Florida State.

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 where the administration felt there were some missteps that were made.

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 Doak had not been touched in decades.

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 because you have all of these different pieces that are not united,

447
00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:18,360
 and you don't have the alignment that you need.

448
00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:20,940
 So it reached a breaking point.

449
00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:23,920
 I thought the timing was a little weird to do it this week.

450
00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:28,140
 They had an open date last week where maybe it would have been a little bit better

451
00:28:28,140 --> 00:28:31,380
 from a timing perspective that this is something that had been in the works

452
00:28:31,380 --> 00:28:32,700
 and kind of a long time coming.

453
00:28:33,260 --> 00:28:37,820
 Nonetheless, I think people are right to believe that this is the first step

454
00:28:37,820 --> 00:28:41,560
 along the way towards figuring out what is football going to look like.

455
00:28:42,140 --> 00:28:45,260
 Offer may not be making it to Tuscaloosa, but the team will.

456
00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:48,660
 As far as the X's and O's and Jimmy's and Joe's,

457
00:28:48,660 --> 00:28:51,240
 what's going to happen this weekend in Tuscaloosa, Andrea?

458
00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:56,300
 You know, I don't have high hopes for Florida State going into this game.

459
00:28:56,700 --> 00:29:00,300
 Now, I will say I didn't have high hopes for them going into the game last year,

460
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 and the performance was the best performance of the year in week one.

461
00:29:05,420 --> 00:29:10,540
 I feel like it's a little bit different right now because both teams have played a game

462
00:29:10,540 --> 00:29:16,740
 under their belt, and Florida State simply doesn't have a passing offense right now.

463
00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:23,280
 And when you're going against this defense, obviously you want to try and keep them a little bit off balance.

464
00:29:23,340 --> 00:29:25,440
 And the only thing Florida State can do right now is run.

465
00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:27,840
 And they've got some terrific runners.

466
00:29:28,620 --> 00:29:31,160
 Usman Kroma has had a terrific start to the year.

467
00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:33,660
 They're averaging over 200 yards on the ground.

468
00:29:33,860 --> 00:29:36,520
 And they ran the ball against SMU.

469
00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:41,440
 The problem was on third down, when they absolutely needed to complete some passes,

470
00:29:42,060 --> 00:29:46,120
 they either didn't throw and they still tried to run, or they threw incomplete.

471
00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:53,180
 And so that's where Ashton Daniels' inability to be effective as a passer really hurt them against SMU

472
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 because the defense created some turnovers, put them in some great spots.

473
00:29:57,440 --> 00:29:59,320
 They just couldn't do anything with it.

474
00:29:59,500 --> 00:30:02,000
 And a lot of that falls at the feet of Ashton Daniels.

475
00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:06,440
 And Mike Norvell is the play caller now, by the way, since Gus stepped down.

476
00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:11,080
 So I think it's going to be really tough flooding against this defense,

477
00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:14,340
 and Florida State's defense has been an absolute disaster on third down.

478
00:30:15,380 --> 00:30:17,480
 And they can't really stop the run either.

479
00:30:17,820 --> 00:30:21,100
 So I think it's going to be a long day for Florida State.

480
00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:22,860
 Double A, I agree with you.

481
00:30:22,940 --> 00:30:26,460
 New Mexico State embarrassed the FSU secondary.

482
00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:28,900
 And they've got some players.

483
00:30:29,060 --> 00:30:33,640
 I think the best chance for FSU to keep this game close is do what they did against SMU,

484
00:30:33,780 --> 00:30:36,160
 run the ball, control the clock, shorten the game.

485
00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:38,800
 I think that's the only chance they've got.

486
00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:42,780
 And you bring up a good point with the Florida State AD.

487
00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:44,980
 Jeremy Foley had this same problem.

488
00:30:45,380 --> 00:30:50,160
 He never upgraded the facilities out of arrogance more than anything else.

489
00:30:50,260 --> 00:30:52,860
 But that's one thing that you've got to do.

490
00:30:53,260 --> 00:30:55,120
 We've got to run to a break, dear.

491
00:30:55,220 --> 00:30:58,900
 But I always wanted to catch up with you and get your thoughts on FSU.

492
00:30:58,900 --> 00:31:00,900
 Should be a very interesting game.

493
00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:07,440
 Where can we get your article about the athletic director firing and yours and the team's good stuff?

494
00:31:08,220 --> 00:31:09,240
 Appreciate that, fellas.

495
00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:10,920
 It's on ESPN.com.

496
00:31:10,980 --> 00:31:13,600
 Just click on the college football page and you'll see it up there.

497
00:31:13,700 --> 00:31:19,400
 And, guys, I will be coming to your city, not where you guys are actually based out of,

498
00:31:19,420 --> 00:31:19,960
 but Alabama.

499
00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:21,460
 I will be at the game on Saturday.

500
00:31:21,700 --> 00:31:22,220
 Oh, good.

501
00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:24,020
 If y'all are there, we'd love to see you.

502
00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:24,480
 Absolutely.

503
00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:30,720
 Just bring a ton of SPF temperatures between 100 and 105.

504
00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:32,580
 I have a hot time in your town, Andrea.

505
00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:33,120
 Yes.

506
00:31:33,420 --> 00:31:34,280
 Yes, it is.

507
00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:35,420
 Yes, it is.

508
00:31:36,860 --> 00:31:38,560
 I'm going to throw you some shade, okay?

509
00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:39,920
 All right.

510
00:31:39,980 --> 00:31:41,140
 Going to hydrate now, fellas.

511
00:31:41,220 --> 00:31:41,600
 That's right.

512
00:31:41,700 --> 00:31:42,220
 There you go.

513
00:31:42,300 --> 00:31:43,140
 Safe travels, Andrea.

514
00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:44,380
 Thanks so much for your time today.

515
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 Double A, Andrea Adelson.

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 ESPN on her way to see FSU and Alabama play.

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 How are you?

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 Hey, I'm pretty good.

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 I'm sorry to hear.

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 But college football.

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 Before we get into what's coming up this weekend, quickly, your thoughts about the Texas and Ohio State.

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 Something must be happening to me, because, I mean, I was actually sort of cheering for Ohio State in that game.

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 Oh, no?

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 Really?

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 I don't know.

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 Maybe it's just when I go to SEC media days, if I put that Texas shirt on, I get so much grief.

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 And all of these, and the prognosticators, okay, he's a definite top, high pick in the NFL draft.

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 Please.

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00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:35,040
 He is nowhere near that.

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 He has got a perfect, I mean, and by the way, he's losing a lot of these games now.

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 You know, Indiana last year, Miami last year, now Texas.

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 Close games, the offense doesn't do anything.

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 He is a product of that offense.

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 And whatever he's done is because he generally has time to throw.

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 But when he has to, when the plays break down a little bit, it just goes sour for him.

691
00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:05,620
 He can't move out of the pocket.

692
00:40:06,620 --> 00:40:09,860
 And I thought, as the game went on, Arch did a better job.

693
00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:15,480
 So, that wasn't as much Archer's show as it was Texas got the running game going.

694
00:40:16,180 --> 00:40:20,940
 And Hollywood Smothers, maybe, was a really nice portal ad for them.

695
00:40:21,460 --> 00:40:25,040
 They really didn't run that great in the opener against Texas State.

696
00:40:25,780 --> 00:40:32,980
 You know, after Smothers had a big run on the first play, they only gained about three yards per carry on the runs the rest of the night in the opener.

697
00:40:33,120 --> 00:40:34,720
 But they were running rather effectively.

698
00:40:35,100 --> 00:40:40,520
 And I think Sark can pat himself on the back because the play calling.

699
00:40:41,480 --> 00:40:44,160
 I mean, he was just taking what Ohio State was giving him.

700
00:40:44,200 --> 00:40:47,420
 And I thought Ohio State sort of wore down late in that game.

701
00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:49,540
 And it was just very sort of methodical.

702
00:40:50,220 --> 00:40:51,900
 And it was also like Sark had planned this out.

703
00:40:51,940 --> 00:40:53,020
 We're going to have three possessions.

704
00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:59,100
 And I think, after they scored the first time, he said, you know, we're going to get the ball back again because I don't think Ohio State's going to move.

705
00:40:59,940 --> 00:41:01,600
 And let's just be patient about it.

706
00:41:01,620 --> 00:41:03,540
 We can work our way downfield against these guys.

707
00:41:03,620 --> 00:41:06,360
 But that was also happening because Ohio State wasn't going anywhere.

708
00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:10,860
 Because Sam cannot get off script and do much at all.

709
00:41:10,920 --> 00:41:12,260
 He is very overrated.

710
00:41:12,920 --> 00:41:22,000
 And this could be another one of these cases of, you know, the talking heads just convincing themselves that somebody is great, just like they did in the NFL.

711
00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:28,220
 How many of these guys who were talking up Cam Ward two years ago would take him over Jackson Dart right now?

712
00:41:29,180 --> 00:41:30,740
 They're doing the same thing as Sam.

713
00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:32,380
 And I just don't think he's that good.

714
00:41:32,460 --> 00:41:34,280
 And I think this is going to keep Ohio State back.

715
00:41:34,380 --> 00:41:36,200
 They just don't have a playmaker at quarterback.

716
00:41:36,940 --> 00:41:38,080
 Bruce, you bring up a good point.

717
00:41:38,140 --> 00:41:38,860
 You're very insightful.

718
00:41:39,080 --> 00:41:40,320
 You know our zip code here.

719
00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:41,720
 Sam came from Alabama.

720
00:41:41,860 --> 00:41:44,140
 He was all that in the bag of chips coming out of high school.

721
00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:49,700
 So were Smith and Roussall coming out of high school in Montgomery, committed to Alabama.

722
00:41:49,700 --> 00:41:51,200
 They had more stars in the heavens.

723
00:41:51,900 --> 00:41:54,300
 And basically, Alabama couldn't do anything with them.

724
00:41:54,420 --> 00:41:55,720
 Say and jump ship early.

725
00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:58,120
 We saw what happened last year with Smith and Roussall.

726
00:41:58,260 --> 00:42:00,100
 It was like Swiss cheese, very holy.

727
00:42:00,820 --> 00:42:02,880
 They let Ohio State pick up that payroll.

728
00:42:03,060 --> 00:42:05,920
 They go out and get two guys right now that's lining it up.

729
00:42:06,060 --> 00:42:11,900
 So to me, this kind of illustrates the power of people who know how to evaluate and spend money wisely.

730
00:42:13,480 --> 00:42:13,880
 Absolutely.

731
00:42:14,380 --> 00:42:20,460
 And even, you know, college football, no different than anything else, like the pros and these guys who are the general managers and all.

732
00:42:20,460 --> 00:42:27,940
 You know, you want to fit the guys in where you think they can work and you get selective about it.

733
00:42:28,820 --> 00:42:33,540
 Although, I guess this is enlightening.

734
00:42:34,040 --> 00:42:44,140
 And all the media days I went to in the summer, the one quote that stuck with me was what Bill O'Brien at Boston College said.

735
00:42:44,920 --> 00:42:49,260
 And somebody, we asked him what was the hardest thing about recruiting and, you know, the portal and all that.

736
00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:53,120
 And he said, the hardest thing is, I don't know what the other guys are offering.

737
00:42:54,040 --> 00:42:58,660
 And he said, I know what I can offer.

738
00:42:59,700 --> 00:43:01,280
 He said, but there's no stick.

739
00:43:01,380 --> 00:43:03,500
 It's not like a real estate listing.

740
00:43:03,660 --> 00:43:05,000
 You've got a price on the house.

741
00:43:05,140 --> 00:43:07,000
 He said, you just don't know who.

742
00:43:07,060 --> 00:43:08,100
 And you don't know who to believe.

743
00:43:08,240 --> 00:43:10,740
 He said, it's a big game of chicken out there.

744
00:43:10,880 --> 00:43:14,480
 So, boy, I feel for these coaches having to go out there and not spending.

745
00:43:14,620 --> 00:43:16,100
 And then they have to find the right guys, too.

746
00:43:16,100 --> 00:43:23,660
 And I think that the schools that do that best and the general managers that do that best, those are the ones who work the portal the best.

747
00:43:24,620 --> 00:43:27,160
 We want to get into as many games as we can.

748
00:43:27,260 --> 00:43:36,140
 But just very quickly, I got laughed at when I told people I thought Oklahoma State was going to be the most improved team in the country or one of them.

749
00:43:36,620 --> 00:43:38,520
 Eric Morris coming from North Texas.

750
00:43:38,520 --> 00:43:40,040
 They got Drew Mestermaker.

751
00:43:40,880 --> 00:43:45,940
 Dan Lanning has not been able to replace Will Stein or Tosh LaPoi.

752
00:43:46,700 --> 00:43:48,480
 That was not an upset.

753
00:43:48,780 --> 00:43:50,800
 They got their butt handed to them.

754
00:43:51,840 --> 00:43:54,140
 554 yards to 281.

755
00:43:54,760 --> 00:44:00,620
 And I'll be curious to see where Oregon goes from here after that embarrassing loss.

756
00:44:00,760 --> 00:44:04,220
 But we've got to ask you about LSU and Ole Miss to begin with.

757
00:44:05,200 --> 00:44:09,800
 You know, the emotions, all the other stuff going on, game day.

758
00:44:10,740 --> 00:44:14,820
 LSU leads the nation, though, in total defense with all their issues.

759
00:44:15,880 --> 00:44:17,460
 42-12 sacks.

760
00:44:18,020 --> 00:44:19,640
 Ole Miss is a very good team.

761
00:44:19,800 --> 00:44:22,500
 LSU is a three-and-a-point favorite in Oxford.

762
00:44:23,120 --> 00:44:23,840
 Your thoughts?

763
00:44:24,500 --> 00:44:27,080
 I just hope there's no casualties there.

764
00:44:27,220 --> 00:44:34,260
 And I'm being serious about that this week because the emotions are so high both ways there.

765
00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:38,620
 And with Lane coming back.

766
00:44:38,760 --> 00:44:39,860
 And I was actually kind of scared.

767
00:44:40,240 --> 00:44:41,700
 Brett wanted me to come to this game.

768
00:44:41,880 --> 00:44:43,560
 He wanted me to go to my Ole Miss game this year.

769
00:44:44,200 --> 00:44:45,480
 And he said, come to this one.

770
00:44:45,560 --> 00:44:47,060
 And I said, I'm a little scared.

771
00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:48,140
 Really, I was a little.

772
00:44:48,860 --> 00:44:52,160
 I thought it would be just a little too much going on there.

773
00:44:52,240 --> 00:44:55,260
 So I said, no, I'll catch you, Missouri, or one of the other games later in the year.

774
00:44:56,620 --> 00:44:58,580
 I think Lane's going to get this game.

775
00:44:58,580 --> 00:45:00,480
 And you brought up the point why.

776
00:45:00,880 --> 00:45:04,140
 Because I think Wake Baker's defense is real.

777
00:45:04,900 --> 00:45:06,860
 And maybe Clemson ain't that much.

778
00:45:07,600 --> 00:45:11,380
 But, I mean, they couldn't move an inch in that first game.

779
00:45:12,080 --> 00:45:16,460
 And not for that mistake, Leavitt made that 100-yard pick six late in the first half.

780
00:45:16,640 --> 00:45:18,740
 La Tech, which scored 80 points its first game.

781
00:45:19,140 --> 00:45:20,000
 Might not have done anything.

782
00:45:20,140 --> 00:45:21,440
 Got on the board even last week.

783
00:45:21,920 --> 00:45:23,960
 Their defense looks like it's playing pretty well.

784
00:45:24,460 --> 00:45:27,440
 And Leavitt, though, he did make a couple mistakes last week.

785
00:45:28,120 --> 00:45:31,660
 I think you can see the way he can run out of the pocket.

786
00:45:32,300 --> 00:45:33,060
 What he can do.

787
00:45:33,060 --> 00:45:36,740
 And he has that sort of sidearm delivery a bit.

788
00:45:36,920 --> 00:45:43,540
 But that's what, to get the ball out, release the ball quick,

789
00:45:43,620 --> 00:45:46,420
 you almost have to have that sort of whip-like delivery.

790
00:45:46,620 --> 00:45:49,460
 And I think that will end up working real well for Lane.

791
00:45:49,460 --> 00:45:51,660
 The question I have about Ole Miss is the defense.

792
00:45:52,160 --> 00:45:54,940
 Because, you know, Keene Holtz we saw in the opener.

793
00:45:56,000 --> 00:45:57,140
 And Louisville was moving.

794
00:45:57,700 --> 00:46:00,500
 Once that game got going, I mean, Ole Miss wasn't stopping Louisville.

795
00:46:00,700 --> 00:46:04,920
 And I think if Louisville could move like that, LSU probably will too.

796
00:46:05,420 --> 00:46:08,880
 And, you know, can they win it by more than three, three and a half?

797
00:46:09,400 --> 00:46:10,140
 I think so.

798
00:46:10,240 --> 00:46:12,980
 It might be work in a little higher scoring.

799
00:46:14,680 --> 00:46:16,580
 And Ole Miss will do some damage with Chambliss.

800
00:46:16,680 --> 00:46:18,160
 But it's just so many elements there.

801
00:46:18,280 --> 00:46:21,960
 Lane and Lane's going up against Chambliss and the connections on the staff

802
00:46:21,960 --> 00:46:22,520
 and all that.

803
00:46:23,580 --> 00:46:25,880
 31-24 LSU, I think they win.

804
00:46:25,960 --> 00:46:27,020
 I think they cover on Saturday.

805
00:46:27,440 --> 00:46:31,300
 You bring up a good point, Bruce, because we saw the story today where they're

806
00:46:31,300 --> 00:46:34,940
 bringing in Mounted Police from Mobile and New Orleans.

807
00:46:35,200 --> 00:46:38,220
 And if you've ever been to Oxford, it's a different beast down there.

808
00:46:38,280 --> 00:46:40,980
 They can get liquored up and the Whiskey River can get flowing pretty early.

809
00:46:41,100 --> 00:46:43,040
 So I think you've got a legitimate point.

810
00:46:43,440 --> 00:46:44,940
 Something to keep an eye on there.

811
00:46:45,160 --> 00:46:51,180
 And Tallahassee's dropping the axe on their AD, FSU, coming to Tuscaloosa.

812
00:46:51,860 --> 00:46:55,380
 I don't think the boys from Alabama need to be told about this game from last year.

813
00:46:55,440 --> 00:46:57,320
 Your thoughts about the showdown in T-Town?

814
00:46:58,120 --> 00:47:00,600
 Yes, and that AD story is very interesting.

815
00:47:00,600 --> 00:47:02,800
 And Brett commented to me yesterday on a text.

816
00:47:02,980 --> 00:47:10,560
 It's almost like FSU doesn't want the AD Alfred to be the guy picking Norvell's successor.

817
00:47:11,100 --> 00:47:16,020
 It also suggests to me that the wheels are turning there in Tallahassee to figure out

818
00:47:16,020 --> 00:47:21,260
 how they're going to handle this buyout with Norvell, which is a little north of $50 million,

819
00:47:21,400 --> 00:47:23,540
 I think, and how they're going to structure that.

820
00:47:24,300 --> 00:47:28,700
 And Jimmy Sexton wins again with another one of his deals.

821
00:47:28,700 --> 00:47:34,460
 I don't think Norvell may not last past Halloween if you look at their schedule.

822
00:47:35,960 --> 00:47:37,540
 Now, that's the day I think they play Clemson.

823
00:47:37,660 --> 00:47:39,480
 Maybe that's the day they could win, the way Clemson looks.

824
00:47:39,760 --> 00:47:46,240
 I think it's remote that he laughs to the end of the season because I just don't think Florida State's that good.

825
00:47:46,980 --> 00:47:49,900
 They shouldn't have been within two touchdowns of SMU in that open.

826
00:47:50,020 --> 00:48:00,340
 I was completely down to some bonehead moves by SMU and muffing punts and missing short field goals and, you know, bad penalties.

827
00:48:00,580 --> 00:48:01,820
 And they still won the game.

828
00:48:02,580 --> 00:48:09,300
 This has turned into a mediocre average ACC team in just short order.

829
00:48:10,140 --> 00:48:14,860
 And I think you guys mentioned the portal at the top of the segment here.

830
00:48:15,520 --> 00:48:20,400
 And I think, and you talk to people down there, this is what Norvell has missed the last couple of years.

831
00:48:20,520 --> 00:48:22,460
 He worked the portal pretty hard.

832
00:48:23,380 --> 00:48:25,840
 In mass, two years ago, it didn't work for him.

833
00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:29,680
 Not just DJ Ugalalia quarterback, but the whole offensive line was a mess.

834
00:48:29,900 --> 00:48:31,640
 And it just sort of fell apart.

835
00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:33,500
 Marginally better last year.

836
00:48:33,980 --> 00:48:35,660
 And I'm not sure it's any better this year.

837
00:48:35,720 --> 00:48:37,040
 They just don't look that good.

838
00:48:37,520 --> 00:48:45,780
 And it goes back to me saying that 2023 team was the biggest fluke of my lifetime, all of the fact that team got through the regular season unbeaten.

839
00:48:46,300 --> 00:48:50,040
 Alabama, the second half last week, that was one of the better halves.

840
00:48:50,160 --> 00:48:51,840
 And I didn't see that coming at halftime.

841
00:48:52,480 --> 00:48:54,260
 Kentucky looked like they had a shot.

842
00:48:54,680 --> 00:48:58,140
 But, boy, that second half, once they figured some things out.

843
00:48:58,140 --> 00:49:00,880
 And now Russell maybe is getting on the same page with DeBoer.

844
00:49:01,760 --> 00:49:06,900
 Alabama was just, they looked like the Chiefs last night against the Broncos.

845
00:49:07,000 --> 00:49:07,700
 They were just rolling.

846
00:49:08,540 --> 00:49:10,260
 I think Florida stays in big trouble.

847
00:49:11,100 --> 00:49:16,860
 And Norvell is at risk of a really bad loss of not lasting to Halloween.

848
00:49:17,680 --> 00:49:19,640
 I'd be worried about that if I were him this week.

849
00:49:20,020 --> 00:49:21,540
 Florida and Auburn.

850
00:49:21,820 --> 00:49:23,300
 Florida hasn't played anybody.

851
00:49:23,600 --> 00:49:25,800
 They played the Soup Company last week.

852
00:49:25,800 --> 00:49:27,880
 Auburn had a tough game with Baylor.

853
00:49:28,140 --> 00:49:30,360
 But Florida is much improved.

854
00:49:30,500 --> 00:49:36,280
 The Gators, a one-and-a-half point favorite going into a raucous environment at Auburn.

855
00:49:36,420 --> 00:49:38,500
 Did they win and cover the one-and-a-half?

856
00:49:39,080 --> 00:49:41,900
 I think it's going to be tough.

857
00:49:42,200 --> 00:49:45,600
 And I'm still sort of waiting and seeing on both of these.

858
00:49:45,660 --> 00:49:49,900
 And you mentioned the reason that we're all waiting on Florida a bit.

859
00:49:49,980 --> 00:49:51,600
 We want to see who they're going to play.

860
00:49:51,740 --> 00:49:52,880
 You can see them play somebody.

861
00:49:53,180 --> 00:49:59,240
 I mean, it does look, they looked as good as you could look for some role early.

862
00:49:59,520 --> 00:50:01,720
 But, you know, it would be hard not to.

863
00:50:01,760 --> 00:50:06,960
 And actually, the Florida Atlantic, what they did to them, Florida Atlantic might not be that bad.

864
00:50:07,020 --> 00:50:08,680
 They beat Navy last week, which is surprising.

865
00:50:08,920 --> 00:50:14,080
 But they were moving up and down the field like a hot knife through butter against Florida Atlantic.

866
00:50:14,740 --> 00:50:20,880
 So it looks like Buster Faulkner, who came along from, who brought in, came from Georgia Tech.

867
00:50:21,740 --> 00:50:23,560
 We saw Georgia Tech's missing him, too.

868
00:50:23,780 --> 00:50:25,720
 He's a very clever offensive coordinator.

869
00:50:26,460 --> 00:50:30,140
 And Jaden Baugh might be one of the better running backs in the country.

870
00:50:30,500 --> 00:50:34,740
 So this could be, something might be going on there.

871
00:50:35,400 --> 00:50:38,720
 But I would be reluctant to lay points into Jordan Hare.

872
00:50:40,280 --> 00:50:44,500
 You know, Baylor had a good scheme, and that was, you know, Golesh's first game.

873
00:50:44,560 --> 00:50:47,220
 And I can sort of excuse that, but they found a way to win.

874
00:50:47,800 --> 00:50:51,420
 Byron Brown's looking a little more comfortable now.

875
00:50:51,740 --> 00:50:54,560
 They got the running game going against Southern Miss last week.

876
00:50:54,640 --> 00:50:55,900
 They won that thing very handily.

877
00:50:56,660 --> 00:50:59,180
 So I might lean a little bit to Auburn just at home.

878
00:50:59,280 --> 00:51:05,900
 But this is only because I just haven't seen enough of Florida against, you know, FAU and Campbell.

879
00:51:06,000 --> 00:51:08,040
 Now you're really stepping up, and you've got to go on the road.

880
00:51:08,940 --> 00:51:09,760
 It's going to be tough.

881
00:51:10,040 --> 00:51:11,460
 So I might lean a little bit to Auburn.

882
00:51:11,540 --> 00:51:15,340
 But that is going to be sort of a barometer game for both of them in the SEC.

883
00:51:15,540 --> 00:51:20,240
 Let me ask you about one of the more intriguing games, not only in the SEC, but the nation.

884
00:51:20,500 --> 00:51:24,900
 Mississippi State, South Carolina, the Gamecocks, a seven-and-a-half-point favorite.

885
00:51:25,920 --> 00:51:29,320
 Camario Taylor looks like a Heisman Trophy candidate.

886
00:51:29,320 --> 00:51:36,940
 They went to Minnesota and just spanked the Gophers, 581 yards.

887
00:51:37,880 --> 00:51:42,080
 South Carolina hasn't played anybody either with this.

888
00:51:42,680 --> 00:51:43,400
 Who wins?

889
00:51:43,500 --> 00:51:45,140
 What's your prediction for this?

890
00:51:45,280 --> 00:51:47,680
 And what's your under-the-radar game this week?

891
00:51:49,220 --> 00:51:55,540
 I think that South Carolina might get them here.

892
00:51:55,660 --> 00:51:58,840
 And I'm high on Camario Taylor.

893
00:51:59,060 --> 00:52:03,720
 And they were just faster across the field.

894
00:52:03,980 --> 00:52:04,600
 Not just Camario.

895
00:52:04,700 --> 00:52:06,720
 The whole team was just faster than Minnesota.

896
00:52:06,980 --> 00:52:09,920
 That's what jumped out at me from that game last week.

897
00:52:10,560 --> 00:52:13,120
 And they, Minnesota just couldn't keep pace.

898
00:52:13,540 --> 00:52:16,900
 And they just could not run with Mississippi State.

899
00:52:17,040 --> 00:52:19,640
 So Jeff Webby has something going there.

900
00:52:20,160 --> 00:52:23,000
 And Bothell, I love that name, Fluff Bothell.

901
00:52:23,160 --> 00:52:25,580
 And I think it's a great name for running back.

902
00:52:26,420 --> 00:52:33,260
 My thought about Shane Beamer, though, is that a lot of last year's problems

903
00:52:33,260 --> 00:52:38,780
 were because he made a very bad hire as his offensive coordinator.

904
00:52:39,880 --> 00:52:41,740
 He hired Mike Shula.

905
00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:45,100
 And he was past his sell-by date.

906
00:52:45,860 --> 00:52:48,100
 And that effectively wrecked the season.

907
00:52:48,820 --> 00:52:51,660
 And it wrecked Lenore Sellers last year.

908
00:52:52,360 --> 00:52:55,060
 And they got rid of Shula before the end of the season.

909
00:52:56,080 --> 00:52:57,360
 He rectified that.

910
00:52:57,700 --> 00:52:59,420
 The offense looks in much better shape.

911
00:52:59,540 --> 00:53:03,860
 We've seen Sellers, who two years ago looked like they were talking about him

912
00:53:03,860 --> 00:53:06,600
 as a first-round NFL pick and what he can do.

913
00:53:06,980 --> 00:53:10,980
 And they have looked as good as you could look their first two weeks.

914
00:53:11,660 --> 00:53:14,720
 The latest this spread is now, I'm seeing only four.

915
00:53:15,160 --> 00:53:16,500
 That's the latest number I saw.

916
00:53:16,500 --> 00:53:21,000
 So there's some people obviously jumping on Mississippi State bandwagon after that win.

917
00:53:21,060 --> 00:53:22,160
 And that looked good against Minnesota.

918
00:53:23,060 --> 00:53:25,240
 But I'm going to lean to Shane Beamer a little bit here.

919
00:53:25,920 --> 00:53:29,520
 That they got rid of the problem last year.

920
00:53:29,880 --> 00:53:32,260
 Sellers has done more in his career still than Camario.

921
00:53:33,720 --> 00:53:38,600
 And South Carolina is not going to get overrun and outrun

922
00:53:38,600 --> 00:53:40,500
 by Mississippi State like Minnesota did last week.

923
00:53:40,720 --> 00:53:42,260
 A little bit to the Gamecocks for me there.

924
00:53:42,560 --> 00:53:43,220
 Great stuff.

925
00:53:43,320 --> 00:53:46,200
 You covered all NFL, college, football.

926
00:53:46,400 --> 00:53:50,200
 Where can we get online and get this is just a few.

927
00:53:50,380 --> 00:53:52,360
 I wish we had another 30 minutes with you.

928
00:53:52,600 --> 00:53:55,200
 But how can we get online and get all the good stuff?

929
00:53:56,020 --> 00:53:56,380
 Okay.

930
00:53:56,540 --> 00:53:57,940
 Oh, by the way, one extra one this week.

931
00:53:58,880 --> 00:54:01,240
 I'm going to take Northwestern against Colorado at home.

932
00:54:01,420 --> 00:54:03,780
 By the way, their last game in that little lakeside stadium.

933
00:54:03,940 --> 00:54:07,640
 They move into the refurbished Ryan Field for October 2nd.

934
00:54:07,720 --> 00:54:08,480
 But they get Deion.

935
00:54:08,540 --> 00:54:11,100
 I'm not sure Deion's got Colorado where people think they are.

936
00:54:11,100 --> 00:54:14,240
 I think Northwestern gets them in Evanston this week.

937
00:54:14,780 --> 00:54:17,320
 Yes, it is a Super Tuesday.

938
00:54:17,740 --> 00:54:20,980
 And it means $5 picks on all the games.

939
00:54:21,140 --> 00:54:26,280
 That includes a Syracuse pit Thursday night college game and all the Tuesday baseball picks.

940
00:54:26,940 --> 00:54:28,820
 That's up right now at wagertalk.com.

941
00:54:29,020 --> 00:54:34,480
 You can also go up there at Get the Gold Sheet, which is going to be ready this afternoon at Wager Talk.

942
00:54:34,880 --> 00:54:38,100
 Fix and Parley's Winners and Winers.com is also up there.

943
00:54:38,440 --> 00:54:41,840
 We also have a 5% play on an NFL game Thursday night.

944
00:54:41,940 --> 00:54:45,280
 Lions and Bills, first regular season game at that new stadium in Buffalo.

945
00:54:45,860 --> 00:54:48,100
 All up there now for me at wagertalk.com.

946
00:54:49,260 --> 00:54:54,420
 Should be an interesting weekend for a mutual friend, Brent Norsworthy, for the return of the lane game.

947
00:54:54,480 --> 00:54:57,400
 In the meantime, Bruce, it's always good to catch you with you.

948
00:54:57,440 --> 00:54:59,000
 And thank you so much for your time today.

949
00:54:59,660 --> 00:55:00,980
 Okay, gentlemen, have a good week.

950
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 You too, bud.

951
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 You do the same.

952
00:55:02,220 --> 00:55:06,180
 Bruce Marshall hooking up with us, amongst other places, visiting there at the Gold Sheet.

953
00:55:06,280 --> 00:55:09,740
 Coming up, Matt Merchel got everything covered from one coach to the next.

954
00:55:10,260 --> 00:55:15,240
 Cole Peaks says, what about that game on the plains with John Summerall coming in and Ben Thomas

955
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 from one in the state of Alabama to the next when it comes to the high school story.

956
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965
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966
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968
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971
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973
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974
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975
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976
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977
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978
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979
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980
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981
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982
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983
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986
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998
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1000
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1002
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1027
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 1819 News.

1028
00:59:05,400 --> 00:59:12,840
 A recent report by the Heartland Institute has some good news for the state of Alabama when it comes to its decision to not expand the Medicaid program.

1029
00:59:12,840 --> 00:59:22,700
 The Heartland Institute Medicaid report card for all 50 states has ranked Alabama as 14th, showing it outperformed dozens of other states who did expand Medicaid.

1030
00:59:23,160 --> 00:59:30,740
 The scorecard was based on four categories, fiscal sustainability, enrollment and program design, program integrity, as well as market structure.

1031
00:59:30,740 --> 00:59:37,380
 This report shows that the top 18 states on the list are all states that resisted the call from liberals for the expansion of Medicaid.

1032
00:59:37,720 --> 00:59:46,400
 The report also noted that there is no single method being used by these states to govern Medicaid well, but rather that the states high in these rankings are doing several things well all at once.

1033
00:59:46,400 --> 01:00:02,020
 An interesting fact to add on, as Alabamians will be electing a new governor this November, Democrat Doug Jones was in favor of expanding Medicaid when he was a U.S. Senator, while current U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville is running as the Republican to be Alabama's governor, and he did not.

1034
01:00:02,220 --> 01:00:04,420
 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

1035
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 Do you believe the marketplace is a mission field?

1036
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 Come to the lion's den.

1037
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1039
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1040
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1042
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1043
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1044
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 More details are emerging when it comes to a man found shot to death in a cemetery on September 3rd in Mobile County.

1045
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 Mobile County Sheriff Paul Birch says this case is being looked at as a murder for hire.

1046
01:00:47,440 --> 01:00:49,880
 The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Van Alllucky.

1047
01:00:50,100 --> 01:00:51,920
 Police continue to search for the murder suspect.

1048
01:00:52,520 --> 01:00:53,200
 I'm Andrea Tice.

1049
01:00:53,480 --> 01:00:57,680
 For more news affecting Alabamians, go to 1819news.com.

1050
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 And while you're there, subscribe to the daily newsletter.

1051
01:01:02,180 --> 01:01:04,240
 What's happening this week in college football?

1052
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 The Lindy's Football Report has the answers.

1053
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 30 minutes of college football discussion on the biggest matchups of the week.

1054
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1055
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 With opinions thrown in from some of the most knowledgeable reporters in the business.

1056
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1057
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1058
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1059
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1060
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 Hey everybody, Bill King, Bill King Show.

1061
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 Listen to me.

1062
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1063
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1064
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1065
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1066
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1067
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1068
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1069
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1070
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1071
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1072
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1073
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 Evan Canty and Michelle are unsportsmanlike.

1074
01:01:55,320 --> 01:02:00,080
 We always are going to compare him to his predecessors, that being Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers.

1075
01:02:00,360 --> 01:02:03,560
 Brett Favre won MVP in year four as a starter in Green Bay.

1076
01:02:03,740 --> 01:02:07,320
 Aaron Rodgers won a Super Bowl in year three as the full-time starter in Green Bay.

1077
01:02:07,500 --> 01:02:12,080
 We're going into year four of the full-time starter for Jordan Love, year seven in the national football.

1078
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 It's time on Sportsmanlike.

1079
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1080
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1081
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1082
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1083
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1084
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1085
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1086
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1087
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1088
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1089
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 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of northwest Alabama and southern Tennessee.

1090
01:03:00,340 --> 01:03:04,060
 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

1091
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1092
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1093
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 Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

1094
01:03:15,960 --> 01:03:21,340
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9, The Score.

1095
01:03:21,820 --> 01:03:22,640
 Welcome back in.

1096
01:03:22,640 --> 01:03:23,840
 Welcome back to the Boomo Bugg Show.

1097
01:03:23,920 --> 01:03:25,660
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brad Beard.

1098
01:03:25,740 --> 01:03:28,740
 Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1099
01:03:28,860 --> 01:03:31,320
 And for BT, bringing his express to the table.

1100
01:03:31,480 --> 01:03:32,680
 BT is Ben Thomas.

1101
01:03:33,240 --> 01:03:35,480
 Got it all covered there at AL.com.

1102
01:03:35,560 --> 01:03:36,620
 Ben, welcome in.

1103
01:03:36,680 --> 01:03:37,300
 How are you?

1104
01:03:38,080 --> 01:03:38,720
 How you doing?

1105
01:03:38,800 --> 01:03:38,980
 Great.

1106
01:03:39,040 --> 01:03:39,640
 How you guys doing?

1107
01:03:39,660 --> 01:03:39,940
 Hey, bud.

1108
01:03:40,520 --> 01:03:42,300
 You got to put on your professor hat, Ben.

1109
01:03:43,440 --> 01:03:46,640
 I'm looking at the schedule here and looking at the number of wins.

1110
01:03:46,900 --> 01:03:52,460
 And correct me if I'm wrong, but after this week, it's time to hand out the mid-term grades.

1111
01:03:52,460 --> 01:03:53,300
 It's hard to believe.

1112
01:03:53,300 --> 01:03:55,940
 On the regular season slate, we're coming up on the halfway mark.

1113
01:03:56,280 --> 01:03:58,440
 Is it week five or week four, Ben?

1114
01:03:58,520 --> 01:03:59,660
 Who is correct here?

1115
01:04:00,580 --> 01:04:02,920
 Oh, you know, Harold, you're getting me started on that.

1116
01:04:02,960 --> 01:04:03,960
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

1117
01:04:05,960 --> 01:04:12,300
 Look, we at AL.com call it week five because we start with week one.

1118
01:04:12,520 --> 01:04:13,160
 Thank you.

1119
01:04:13,800 --> 01:04:18,240
 If they're playing real games, it should be week one and not week zero.

1120
01:04:18,240 --> 01:04:25,080
 But the high school association has a week zero, and they're one week behind.

1121
01:04:25,640 --> 01:04:26,260
 Yeah, well.

1122
01:04:26,640 --> 01:04:28,780
 This is week five.

1123
01:04:28,900 --> 01:04:32,520
 I mean, next week probably is truly the halfway point.

1124
01:04:33,020 --> 01:04:34,420
 My teams are off next week.

1125
01:04:34,560 --> 01:04:38,960
 They'll probably be about half the games as normal on a Friday night, next week.

1126
01:04:39,220 --> 01:04:41,540
 But, yeah, you know, and we've talked about it.

1127
01:04:41,620 --> 01:04:44,780
 Once we get started, it goes pretty quick.

1128
01:04:45,380 --> 01:04:46,440
 I'm old-fashioned.

1129
01:04:46,440 --> 01:04:49,000
 If you play five games, that's week five.

1130
01:04:49,120 --> 01:04:49,760
 I agree with you.

1131
01:04:50,040 --> 01:04:52,960
 Ben, if you're going to put on your professor hat and hand out grades,

1132
01:04:53,500 --> 01:04:58,260
 who's getting A's and A-pluses, and who's with Brett and I at the back of the room trying to get a D?

1133
01:04:59,980 --> 01:05:00,380
 Wow.

1134
01:05:01,380 --> 01:05:01,780
 Yeah.

1135
01:05:02,280 --> 01:05:04,920
 Well, I'm probably going to get a D with my picks lately.

1136
01:05:05,260 --> 01:05:05,540
 Yep.

1137
01:05:06,320 --> 01:05:08,140
 No, I actually had a good week last week.

1138
01:05:08,200 --> 01:05:11,080
 I went 17-3, and I'm on the second place.

1139
01:05:11,700 --> 01:05:18,040
 Even though Brett had, you know, Brett promised me on the air last week that he would send me some tips for a couple of games up that way.

1140
01:05:18,040 --> 01:05:19,340
 I never got any of those.

1141
01:05:19,540 --> 01:05:19,900
 Yeah.

1142
01:05:20,020 --> 01:05:20,720
 Well, put it spread.

1143
01:05:20,720 --> 01:05:24,660
 But I still went 17-3, so I'll take it.

1144
01:05:24,660 --> 01:05:24,840
 That's good.

1145
01:05:25,360 --> 01:05:27,280
 That's why you went 17-3, Ben.

1146
01:05:27,680 --> 01:05:28,080
 Yeah.

1147
01:05:28,640 --> 01:05:35,320
 I mean, if you talk about grades, I think, first of all, you know, in the A category, obviously you got Thompson there.

1148
01:05:35,440 --> 01:05:38,120
 I mean, I don't even know if we need to talk about that.

1149
01:05:38,200 --> 01:05:39,460
 I mean, they're just every week.

1150
01:05:40,020 --> 01:05:44,880
 This week they don't play a ranked team, but the previous four they did, and they squashed them all.

1151
01:05:46,480 --> 01:05:51,880
 They seem to be taking a lot of the suspense out of that Class 6A race.

1152
01:05:52,640 --> 01:05:55,960
 Of your way, I mean, I think we need to give an A for the Florent Falcons.

1153
01:05:55,960 --> 01:05:56,560
 There you go.

1154
01:05:56,860 --> 01:05:57,320
 That's right.

1155
01:05:58,260 --> 01:06:04,880
 I mean, 4-0 for the first time since, I believe, Alvin Briggs was the coach up there in 2007.

1156
01:06:05,100 --> 01:06:05,120
 Wow.

1157
01:06:05,120 --> 01:06:05,560
 That's correct.

1158
01:06:05,740 --> 01:06:06,960
 That seems like a long time ago.

1159
01:06:07,020 --> 01:06:11,500
 We've been executive directors since then, so I don't know that they've ever been 5-0.

1160
01:06:11,680 --> 01:06:16,120
 Of course, those two schools consolidated a win in 2020.

1161
01:06:16,840 --> 01:06:18,800
 Was it 2004 or something like that?

1162
01:06:18,800 --> 01:06:23,680
 They consolidated Coffey and Bradshaw, so I don't know if they've ever been 5-0.

1163
01:06:23,800 --> 01:06:24,760
 It was a good win over Russell.

1164
01:06:24,860 --> 01:06:26,840
 That was one of my three losses last week.

1165
01:06:27,200 --> 01:06:33,220
 I had faith in Russell, and I think it was kind of back and forth there for a while before Florence pulled away.

1166
01:06:33,220 --> 01:06:35,620
 And then they get Decatur this week, which has struggled.

1167
01:06:36,560 --> 01:06:39,260
 So they're likely to be 5-0 at the midpoint.

1168
01:06:39,420 --> 01:06:43,380
 So I think we've got to give them an A as well.

1169
01:06:43,540 --> 01:06:46,880
 And then, you know, obviously some other teams, you know, play Chalk was really good.

1170
01:06:47,020 --> 01:06:48,040
 They would get an A.

1171
01:06:49,140 --> 01:06:50,460
 I don't know who gets a D.

1172
01:06:50,580 --> 01:06:54,760
 I mean, there's some teams struggling, obviously, across the state.

1173
01:06:54,980 --> 01:06:57,100
 But we're trying to be positive here.

1174
01:06:57,340 --> 01:06:57,900
 There you go.

1175
01:06:58,040 --> 01:06:58,420
 Absolutely.

1176
01:06:58,620 --> 01:07:01,480
 I think Dasher gets a B-plus or A-minus.

1177
01:07:01,720 --> 01:07:05,840
 They had a tremendous game, won 35-33 over Hamilton.

1178
01:07:07,200 --> 01:07:09,840
 Holloway for Hamilton is an incredible quarterback.

1179
01:07:10,680 --> 01:07:15,660
 Hence 10, the most impactful statewide players in week four.

1180
01:07:15,820 --> 01:07:18,780
 I won't go through all of them, but some of them caught my eye.

1181
01:07:19,560 --> 01:07:20,760
 And that's the point.

1182
01:07:20,860 --> 01:07:22,380
 You even had a kicker.

1183
01:07:23,060 --> 01:07:29,380
 Ali Perrault, Peru, and I'll let you correct me, of McGill Tulin, wasn't even on the team two weeks ago.

1184
01:07:29,380 --> 01:07:33,420
 And then kicks a field goal to beat St. Michael to win the game.

1185
01:07:33,980 --> 01:07:35,520
 That was quite a feat.

1186
01:07:35,940 --> 01:07:40,800
 M.J. Gidding of James Clemens on Randy Kennedy's best Obama fast risers.

1187
01:07:41,420 --> 01:07:44,000
 Five touchdowns, 200 yards.

1188
01:07:44,540 --> 01:07:46,460
 The Auburn commit to Sean Hall.

1189
01:07:47,060 --> 01:07:51,180
 But B.T., one of them that really caught my eye was Jordan McClain.

1190
01:07:51,760 --> 01:07:54,140
 He is a pure freshman at Madison Academy.

1191
01:07:54,700 --> 01:07:59,360
 He ran for 204 yards, three touchdowns, and they beat Westminster Christian.

1192
01:08:00,120 --> 01:08:01,080
 52 to nothing.

1193
01:08:01,280 --> 01:08:05,900
 He's got an older brother by the name of Micaiah who is a defensive end.

1194
01:08:06,600 --> 01:08:09,680
 Who is Jordy and Micaiah's father?

1195
01:08:11,080 --> 01:08:12,280
 Rolando McClain.

1196
01:08:12,280 --> 01:08:18,160
 Believe it or not, he is the former Alabama legend, Decatur, the Cowboys.

1197
01:08:18,920 --> 01:08:23,320
 One of your bench top ten makes us feel a little bit old.

1198
01:08:24,160 --> 01:08:25,600
 Man, you're right about that.

1199
01:08:25,780 --> 01:08:29,080
 But, yeah, Jordan, big game for Madison Academy.

1200
01:08:29,940 --> 01:08:32,360
 And, you know, huge game for them this week.

1201
01:08:32,440 --> 01:08:38,020
 They play Briarwood Christian, which is right now the number one team in that AA private school division.

1202
01:08:38,680 --> 01:08:43,100
 Of course, you know, that division is going to be interesting because, as Phillip Rivers call it,

1203
01:08:43,120 --> 01:08:49,180
 they're all playing pool play right now, which is basically getting seated for the playoffs because they're all going to get into the playoffs.

1204
01:08:49,580 --> 01:08:52,140
 So, I'm having fun with the Ben's 10.

1205
01:08:52,240 --> 01:08:54,940
 It comes out Monday morning on AL.com.

1206
01:08:55,000 --> 01:09:01,640
 As you mentioned, Ali Peru with a soccer player who just came out to the football team at McGill two weeks ago.

1207
01:09:01,640 --> 01:09:05,720
 And he kicks a 32-yard field goal at the buzzer to beat St. Michael.

1208
01:09:05,820 --> 01:09:09,120
 St. Michael now 0-3 for Phillip Rivers.

1209
01:09:09,880 --> 01:09:14,560
 I think Phillip's only lost three straight games once in his tenure as head coach,

1210
01:09:14,620 --> 01:09:19,180
 and that was over two seasons, the last two games of one season and the first one of the next.

1211
01:09:19,340 --> 01:09:25,700
 But, you know, obviously an asterisk beside that because Gunner has not played yet other than the first quarter of the first game.

1212
01:09:26,200 --> 01:09:27,520
 He's looking a little bit better.

1213
01:09:27,660 --> 01:09:29,820
 We're talking about Gunner Rivers, the NC State commit.

1214
01:09:31,200 --> 01:09:33,880
 He looked a little bit better moving on the sidelines.

1215
01:09:34,000 --> 01:09:38,880
 Still not dressed out, obviously, but I think he'll be back probably after the midseason point.

1216
01:09:39,700 --> 01:09:46,160
 And I think there'll be a state title threat still when he comes back because they're losing close games without him.

1217
01:09:46,160 --> 01:09:52,260
 I mean, 20-17 to McGill, 17-14 or 17-13 to UMS the week before.

1218
01:09:52,660 --> 01:09:55,760
 So, it'll be fun to see him come back.

1219
01:09:55,900 --> 01:10:03,620
 Yeah, I hope everybody's enjoying being seeing MJ Gideon, as you mentioned, with five touchdowns for Juan Johnson's team.

1220
01:10:03,900 --> 01:10:08,200
 And, you know, I think James Clements could get maybe an A- so far this season.

1221
01:10:08,560 --> 01:10:13,940
 They lost to Parker, obviously a good Parker team, but I really like what he's doing up there at James Clements.

1222
01:10:14,600 --> 01:10:19,240
 Man, I think one thing that's great about high school football is, especially the smaller markets,

1223
01:10:19,460 --> 01:10:22,420
 is a high school team is all that in a bag of chips.

1224
01:10:22,420 --> 01:10:26,360
 And any time you get to this point in the season, and here's what's amazing about it.

1225
01:10:26,420 --> 01:10:31,760
 It's Central, Lexington, Hatton, Hackleburg, Red Bay, and Rogers.

1226
01:10:31,920 --> 01:10:33,580
 Great high school towns.

1227
01:10:34,140 --> 01:10:37,580
 And while they all got in common, they're all unbeaten at this point.

1228
01:10:37,640 --> 01:10:39,760
 It's electric for those respective campuses.

1229
01:10:41,140 --> 01:10:44,820
 Yeah, of course, Lexington, our buddy, Brett Madsen's coach up there.

1230
01:10:45,100 --> 01:10:47,460
 I've talked to his dad a little bit about it.

1231
01:10:47,460 --> 01:10:52,960
 He's really proud of what the Bears are doing up there 4-0 after their big win over Falkville.

1232
01:10:53,080 --> 01:10:55,480
 They did the next and then an open week.

1233
01:10:55,800 --> 01:10:59,100
 And they got some tougher games down the stretch at Colbert County.

1234
01:10:59,100 --> 01:11:04,340
 I know on October 2nd to, I think, for their last five games, in fact, are on the road.

1235
01:11:04,640 --> 01:11:09,320
 So, I do think, but what you said, Harold, I mean, those small towns, I mean.

1236
01:11:09,360 --> 01:11:10,140
 Oh, that's everything.

1237
01:11:10,700 --> 01:11:15,780
 Nothing against the bigger teams, obviously, the bigger schools like the Thompson's of the world.

1238
01:11:15,960 --> 01:11:19,440
 But, you know, when you go to one of those places or you go to a five,

1239
01:11:19,660 --> 01:11:26,040
 you know, down here you talk about Jackson and Leroy and Sweetwater, Thomasville.

1240
01:11:26,120 --> 01:11:30,980
 By the way, Thomasville's got a big game this week against Laverne, two undefeated teams.

1241
01:11:31,220 --> 01:11:37,360
 Those are, I mean, you know, look, when I judge it by if they close the grocery store

1242
01:11:37,360 --> 01:11:44,220
 and all the stores downtown, and you can walk down there and see Go Bears painted on the window,

1243
01:11:45,580 --> 01:11:47,840
 that's Alabama small town high school football.

1244
01:11:48,140 --> 01:11:50,180
 There's just not a lot better than that.

1245
01:11:50,280 --> 01:11:54,900
 I mean, I think that's why, at age 58, I still like covering it because, you know,

1246
01:11:54,980 --> 01:12:01,580
 at that level particularly, it's the last pure sports that we have, I think.

1247
01:12:02,780 --> 01:12:07,580
 Those guys are playing for their schools and not much else,

1248
01:12:07,580 --> 01:12:12,060
 and a lot of times their dads played for that school and all that type thing,

1249
01:12:12,200 --> 01:12:13,920
 and that's really what it's all about.

1250
01:12:14,360 --> 01:12:16,340
 BT, congratulations to Murphy.

1251
01:12:16,520 --> 01:12:19,280
 They ended a 24-game losing streak.

1252
01:12:19,880 --> 01:12:22,760
 They beat Alberta 23-6.

1253
01:12:23,280 --> 01:12:30,060
 Alabama star Sherry Williams is the coach, and a lot of people remember last year when they got beat 100-0.

1254
01:12:30,660 --> 01:12:36,040
 Yes, it was 100-0, and congratulations to finally end that.

1255
01:12:36,160 --> 01:12:38,280
 The Pruitt boys keep winning at Plainville.

1256
01:12:38,920 --> 01:12:41,400
 Dale Pruitt won his 304th game.

1257
01:12:41,520 --> 01:12:44,560
 They beat D.A.R. 49-0.

1258
01:12:44,920 --> 01:12:47,460
 And, by the way, who's their defensive coordinator?

1259
01:12:47,800 --> 01:12:48,560
 Jeremy Pruitt.

1260
01:12:49,560 --> 01:12:53,040
 So, they've got a little bit of an advantage there, my friend.

1261
01:12:53,180 --> 01:12:55,500
 Ben's 10 on Monday.

1262
01:12:56,000 --> 01:13:02,140
 Thomas Ashworth had a list of all the games, five questions, the state rankings tomorrow.

1263
01:13:02,740 --> 01:13:08,700
 You're lousy, sometimes good picks on Thursday, and then you've got everything covered Friday.

1264
01:13:08,800 --> 01:13:11,160
 Where can we get online and get all that stuff?

1265
01:13:11,960 --> 01:13:15,160
 Yeah, of course, Plainville's also got Kylan Johnson, one of the top prospects.

1266
01:13:15,160 --> 01:13:15,880
 Yes, they do.

1267
01:13:17,100 --> 01:13:18,280
 Transferred up there from Coosa.

1268
01:13:18,400 --> 01:13:19,620
 That's a big help for Dale.

1269
01:13:20,180 --> 01:13:23,120
 And, Murphy, I mean, you know, Sherman's still there.

1270
01:13:23,520 --> 01:13:25,880
 I wouldn't turn, you know, Alberta's now lost 14 straight.

1271
01:13:26,020 --> 01:13:29,900
 So, I don't know that we've seen them turning the page.

1272
01:13:29,980 --> 01:13:31,260
 They've got Gulf Shores this week.

1273
01:13:31,260 --> 01:13:31,680
 Oh, boy.

1274
01:13:32,500 --> 01:13:33,680
 So, yeah, we'll see.

1275
01:13:33,960 --> 01:13:36,720
 But I was happy for Sherman to get a win there.

1276
01:13:36,980 --> 01:13:41,780
 But, yeah, all that stuff, Randy's best in band will be coming out Thursday at 2 o'clock.

1277
01:13:42,060 --> 01:13:46,560
 I think he's teasing a big change in best in band.

1278
01:13:46,720 --> 01:13:51,760
 So, I'm wondering if Gunnar Rivers, who's been number one, may not stay there.

1279
01:13:51,920 --> 01:13:52,960
 But check that out.

1280
01:13:52,960 --> 01:13:59,780
 Obviously, on Friday nights, we do football high live all during the night, updating scores around the state.

1281
01:14:00,100 --> 01:14:02,020
 So, you can find all that stuff on AL.com.

1282
01:14:02,100 --> 01:14:05,280
 Check out our newsletter on Thursdays if you're not a subscriber there.

1283
01:14:05,900 --> 01:14:07,240
 Hope you'll subscribe to us.

1284
01:14:07,480 --> 01:14:09,100
 And hope you guys have a good week.

1285
01:14:09,180 --> 01:14:09,920
 Stay cool up there.

1286
01:14:10,020 --> 01:14:12,500
 I know Harold needs a fan in there or something.

1287
01:14:13,880 --> 01:14:15,560
 I appreciate the shout-out, Ben.

1288
01:14:15,620 --> 01:14:19,360
 Listen, one of these days, the temperature would dip under 100 degrees for these high school games.

1289
01:14:19,460 --> 01:14:22,260
 In the meantime, find the shade and stay safe down there, okay?

1290
01:14:22,520 --> 01:14:22,980
 All right.

1291
01:14:23,060 --> 01:14:23,480
 Thanks, guys.

1292
01:14:23,480 --> 01:14:23,960
 Thank you, bud.

1293
01:14:24,480 --> 01:14:27,520
 The BT Express, Ben Thomas, AL.com.

1294
01:14:27,600 --> 01:14:29,780
 Pretty big game down the plains this weekend.

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1364
01:18:34,440 --> 01:18:35,200
 I'm Roger Hoover.

1365
01:18:35,540 --> 01:18:41,680
 Here are thoughts from Alabama football head coach, Kalen DeBoer, after Alabama's win last Saturday against Kentucky.

1366
01:18:41,680 --> 01:18:46,860
 We've got a lot of tough dudes, and that's toughness physically, that's toughness mentally.

1367
01:18:47,920 --> 01:18:49,740
 I think there's some emotional maturity.

1368
01:18:50,620 --> 01:18:57,940
 You know, we had some penalties, but it wasn't, I have to think back, but I don't think it was anything as far as just foolish late hits and things like that.

1369
01:18:58,020 --> 01:19:01,000
 So we're going to get better as we keep playing.

1370
01:19:01,000 --> 01:19:13,200
 And, you know, even just, you know, getting young guys out there, snaps, offensively probably in particular, getting guys those reps, getting familiar with everything.

1371
01:19:13,840 --> 01:19:16,680
 That's just going to be part of where we're at right now, early part in the season.

1372
01:19:16,880 --> 01:19:22,040
 So doing what we did and winning the second half builds belief, builds trust.

1373
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 You've got to go through those experiences really for it to shape and build your team.

1374
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1375
01:19:27,900 --> 01:19:30,020
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1381
01:19:57,260 --> 01:19:57,800
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1390
01:20:34,260 --> 01:20:38,980
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1391
01:20:39,480 --> 01:20:40,340
 Welcome back in.

1392
01:20:40,400 --> 01:20:45,320
 There's a rumor going around that Cole Pinkston has a big Saturday night date.

1393
01:20:45,380 --> 01:20:50,920
 He can confirm or deny when he's not busy there at AuburnSports.com, part of the On3.com family.

1394
01:20:51,020 --> 01:20:51,680
 Cole, welcome in.

1395
01:20:51,740 --> 01:20:52,260
 How are you?

1396
01:20:53,060 --> 01:20:55,540
 I'm doing good, and the rumor's true.

1397
01:20:56,440 --> 01:21:06,040
 If you will expand on it, Cole, this is one of those that, to me, this is one of the most intriguing matchups in a long time down the plains.

1398
01:21:06,180 --> 01:21:07,820
 I mean, you've got all the drama in the world.

1399
01:21:07,940 --> 01:21:10,920
 I think John Summerall kind of added some, sprinkled some sauce.

1400
01:21:11,020 --> 01:21:15,600
 Everybody's talking about the LSU Ole Miss game, but Summerall coming out this week and saying, you know,

1401
01:21:15,660 --> 01:21:18,380
 yeah, I'm from Alabama, was born and raised in Huntsville.

1402
01:21:18,440 --> 01:21:19,620
 My wife's an Auburn grad.

1403
01:21:20,180 --> 01:21:24,400
 When asked about his family members saying, well, is anybody going to be rooting for Auburn against you?

1404
01:21:24,400 --> 01:21:26,900
 And he said, if they do, I don't know them.

1405
01:21:28,100 --> 01:21:31,580
 This one has some drama on and off the field, does it not?

1406
01:21:32,580 --> 01:21:33,360
 Yeah, it does.

1407
01:21:33,620 --> 01:21:39,160
 We've had this one circled for a while, just from our standpoint, and how big of a week it is for us,

1408
01:21:39,240 --> 01:21:43,800
 because we know Auburn fans are as engaged as they will be all season this week.

1409
01:21:44,740 --> 01:21:50,380
 And it's because John Summerall's name came up so much in Auburn's coaching search,

1410
01:21:50,620 --> 01:21:51,640
 and there's a reason for that.

1411
01:21:51,640 --> 01:21:56,300
 I think they were definitely in communication with him and loved him.

1412
01:21:56,920 --> 01:22:01,140
 And now he's at Florida, which is a program that's in the same shape, sort of, as Auburn.

1413
01:22:01,260 --> 01:22:07,300
 So, really, whoever wins this game, it's a great litmus test to see where these programs are at.

1414
01:22:07,300 --> 01:22:12,500
 It could be a really, really tight game, and if that's the case, you know they're both on similar ground.

1415
01:22:12,640 --> 01:22:19,200
 But if one of these teams pulls away in this game, you start to look at the other program and go, huh, interesting.

1416
01:22:19,720 --> 01:22:20,040
 Yeah.

1417
01:22:20,700 --> 01:22:23,580
 Tell us about the offensive line progress.

1418
01:22:24,160 --> 01:22:29,180
 Wilson Zaire came in at left guard and played the majority of the snaps.

1419
01:22:29,280 --> 01:22:33,100
 So, we talked about Joe Simmons and Skinner and Best and Rameel.

1420
01:22:34,060 --> 01:22:36,780
 Where's the Auburn offensive line going into Florida?

1421
01:22:38,120 --> 01:22:45,140
 I think you're going to see probably more rotation, whereas I'm really looking at the Baylor game.

1422
01:22:45,560 --> 01:22:46,900
 They didn't rotate at all.

1423
01:22:47,360 --> 01:22:53,800
 They had an injury or two at the end of that game and ended up having to put two different guys in the game late

1424
01:22:53,800 --> 01:22:56,560
 who only played three snaps, I think.

1425
01:22:57,100 --> 01:22:59,800
 But in this Southern Miss game, they rotated on purpose.

1426
01:23:00,380 --> 01:23:03,700
 They wanted to get guys like Wilson Zerer, Jack Lehrer.

1427
01:23:04,180 --> 01:23:08,720
 They wanted to get both of those guys some significant reps and see what that looks like.

1428
01:23:09,460 --> 01:23:19,460
 And I think that was very strategic for this week because they know they're going to need, you know, some depth in case of injury or just in general.

1429
01:23:19,800 --> 01:23:21,040
 They might need the depth in general.

1430
01:23:21,160 --> 01:23:25,780
 So, I think Wilson Zerer is the guy to watch this week.

1431
01:23:25,820 --> 01:23:27,900
 He could end up being a starter or he plays a lot.

1432
01:23:29,040 --> 01:23:30,940
 Cole Payson again at auburnsports.com.

1433
01:23:31,020 --> 01:23:38,060
 Cole, I equate these two teams kind of with a baseball pitcher who his record as far as wins and losses may be 0-20,

1434
01:23:38,560 --> 01:23:39,960
 but every game was 1-0.

1435
01:23:40,080 --> 01:23:41,020
 He got no support.

1436
01:23:41,440 --> 01:23:44,320
 The other guy who's won 20 ballgames, but he won 20-19.

1437
01:23:44,600 --> 01:23:47,320
 So, the one loss record doesn't always tell what's going on.

1438
01:23:47,720 --> 01:23:49,560
 I think you know where I'm going with this right now.

1439
01:23:49,680 --> 01:23:54,880
 Certainly with Florida, I don't know how any word you can say this team is good, bad, or ugly relative to their competition.

1440
01:23:55,380 --> 01:23:56,240
 They've handled business.

1441
01:23:56,240 --> 01:23:57,120
 I'll give you that.

1442
01:23:58,020 --> 01:24:00,260
 Let's face it, Southern Miss was an overmatched team.

1443
01:24:00,400 --> 01:24:01,240
 Baylor, not so much.

1444
01:24:01,660 --> 01:24:07,640
 But to me, this is a very instant ballgame because right now, I think both fan bases are wondering just how good are we?

1445
01:24:08,480 --> 01:24:12,020
 Yeah, like I said, it's a great litmus test to find out where you're at.

1446
01:24:12,560 --> 01:24:19,560
 But I think even more so for Florida, I guess, because Auburn has had a pretty good game, pretty good matchup.

1447
01:24:20,380 --> 01:24:25,080
 But I think you can look at Florida and say they've got a lot of talent on offense.

1448
01:24:25,860 --> 01:24:33,580
 It's going to depend a lot on how ready Aaron Filo is for the big moment because this is one of his first.

1449
01:24:33,740 --> 01:24:36,460
 He's had moments, I guess, at Georgia Tech.

1450
01:24:36,540 --> 01:24:37,580
 But this is a big one right here.

1451
01:24:37,720 --> 01:24:39,400
 You're coming into a hostile environment.

1452
01:24:40,320 --> 01:24:40,940
 At night.

1453
01:24:41,000 --> 01:24:44,520
 But you know, Buster Faulkner, their offensive coordinator is really good.

1454
01:24:44,860 --> 01:24:46,240
 They've got talent on offense.

1455
01:24:47,000 --> 01:24:48,640
 I think their offensive line is pretty decent.

1456
01:24:48,740 --> 01:24:50,620
 I've actually been watching them a little bit this morning.

1457
01:24:52,120 --> 01:24:54,480
 And then I think their defense has a lot of stars on it.

1458
01:24:54,740 --> 01:24:56,660
 I'm not sure how well they performed at this point.

1459
01:24:56,720 --> 01:24:58,120
 I'm going to look at them later today.

1460
01:24:58,980 --> 01:25:02,300
 But, again, like you said, they played Campbell and they played FAU.

1461
01:25:02,460 --> 01:25:04,440
 It's really hard to get a grasp on where they're at.

1462
01:25:05,400 --> 01:25:07,380
 And Auburn's played Baylor and found a way to win that game.

1463
01:25:07,500 --> 01:25:11,880
 So, there's – it's the back and forth thing when you try to predict this game, really.

1464
01:25:12,400 --> 01:25:12,720
 Mm-hmm.

1465
01:25:14,480 --> 01:25:16,000
 Who caught your eye?

1466
01:25:16,220 --> 01:25:19,100
 I know Andre Jordan Jr., a pair of interceptions.

1467
01:25:19,920 --> 01:25:23,400
 Elijah Melendez, six tackles, et cetera.

1468
01:25:23,400 --> 01:25:25,360
 And we could probably mention 10 players.

1469
01:25:25,600 --> 01:25:27,340
 But who caught your eye in the game?

1470
01:25:28,800 --> 01:25:34,860
 I'd say Auburn's running backs, aside from Jeremiah Cobb, Omar Mabson, Bryson Washington.

1471
01:25:35,020 --> 01:25:39,380
 Every time he gets a touch, I think it's electric so far.

1472
01:25:39,480 --> 01:25:40,520
 And I'd like to see more of him.

1473
01:25:41,420 --> 01:25:46,360
 And then I would say, obviously, Wilson Zier is somebody who stood out to me a little bit.

1474
01:25:46,480 --> 01:25:47,820
 He had some really nice blocks.

1475
01:25:47,940 --> 01:25:51,240
 He's still a little bit – there was a couple snaps where I was like,

1476
01:25:51,300 --> 01:25:53,600
 yeah, you might not know exactly what to do there.

1477
01:25:54,240 --> 01:25:58,020
 So, that's what they're trying to figure out, to get him worked in as fast as possible.

1478
01:25:58,440 --> 01:26:01,820
 On defense, I thought it was Cody Sigler and Elijah Melendez.

1479
01:26:02,120 --> 01:26:04,860
 And, obviously, Andre Jordan, who had the two picks.

1480
01:26:06,400 --> 01:26:07,880
 Talk to us about it.

1481
01:26:07,880 --> 01:26:10,300
 I think Alex Goldish said it best after the game.

1482
01:26:10,440 --> 01:26:13,480
 I mean, everybody sits here, and if you win, it's like, okay, all sins are forgiven.

1483
01:26:13,980 --> 01:26:17,340
 But I think a good coach is always polishing, especially at this point in the season.

1484
01:26:17,520 --> 01:26:21,380
 Your thoughts about things they can't correct, like foolish penalties.

1485
01:26:23,100 --> 01:26:23,500
 Yeah.

1486
01:26:24,080 --> 01:26:29,440
 Again, I go back to the Baylor game here more so than the Southern Miss game.

1487
01:26:29,620 --> 01:26:31,980
 And they had six penalties in that game.

1488
01:26:32,060 --> 01:26:33,300
 So, relatively clean.

1489
01:26:34,340 --> 01:26:36,380
 The turnovers were not clean in that game.

1490
01:26:36,460 --> 01:26:37,440
 They had three interceptions.

1491
01:26:38,420 --> 01:26:42,180
 So, that's – you know, I think they've got to – here's the thing.

1492
01:26:42,560 --> 01:26:47,400
 You know, last year, they kind of cleaned it up on the turnovers last year

1493
01:26:47,400 --> 01:26:49,300
 as compared to Hugh Freeze's first year.

1494
01:26:49,960 --> 01:26:52,540
 But they became more conservative in doing that.

1495
01:26:53,420 --> 01:26:56,400
 And I just don't think that fits Alex Goldish's style.

1496
01:26:56,400 --> 01:27:00,880
 I think he's okay with a few turnovers here and there if it means they're pushing the envelope

1497
01:27:00,880 --> 01:27:05,020
 and giving themselves more chances at points.

1498
01:27:05,480 --> 01:27:05,880
 Right.

1499
01:27:06,140 --> 01:27:10,180
 So, I really don't think he frets too much over the interceptions total.

1500
01:27:10,400 --> 01:27:13,680
 I think he frets about how it happened, but maybe not the number.

1501
01:27:14,400 --> 01:27:15,740
 So, they're going to push the envelope.

1502
01:27:15,880 --> 01:27:16,600
 They're going to be aggressive.

1503
01:27:16,740 --> 01:27:19,680
 I've never seen an Alex Goldish team not attack a game that way.

1504
01:27:19,960 --> 01:27:21,700
 I really like that style.

1505
01:27:22,880 --> 01:27:25,500
 Byron Brown had a much cleaner game.

1506
01:27:25,500 --> 01:27:28,020
 18-29, 226.

1507
01:27:28,140 --> 01:27:30,500
 The Auburn offense, 6-13, obviously.

1508
01:27:30,700 --> 01:27:35,780
 The game got away in the second half with them.

1509
01:27:36,580 --> 01:27:41,320
 But your thoughts on Byron Brown, his progress from Baylor to Southern Miss?

1510
01:27:42,960 --> 01:27:47,800
 I'm just – the thing I keep coming back to with Brown, it may not always look pretty.

1511
01:27:48,380 --> 01:27:49,640
 His throw in motion is strange.

1512
01:27:50,320 --> 01:27:56,340
 You put all that together and you sometimes come away going, huh, I just don't know if that's how it was supposed to look.

1513
01:27:56,900 --> 01:28:04,780
 But I come away looking at both these games and everything I've seen from him before and go, you know, I just think they're in pretty good hands with him in control.

1514
01:28:06,240 --> 01:28:11,360
 They're probably a lot better off than they have been in several years and I think he's a smart football player.

1515
01:28:11,460 --> 01:28:18,500
 There's a lot of times when he held the ball a little bit too long and maybe got caught between trying to make the play or scramble out of the pocket.

1516
01:28:18,700 --> 01:28:32,420
 But I just think he's a smart football player and he keeps the offense's head above water more times than not, which is more that can be said than the previous quarterbacks and the previous offense, really.

1517
01:28:33,080 --> 01:28:37,060
 So I just – I don't – I think they're in good hands with him.

1518
01:28:37,120 --> 01:28:39,420
 I think they can win a game like this with him in charge.

1519
01:28:40,340 --> 01:28:43,280
 Well, coming in, the monkey is on the back of the Gators.

1520
01:28:43,520 --> 01:28:48,440
 They've got Florida favored by two and a half on Auburn's home turf.

1521
01:28:48,560 --> 01:28:50,480
 Do you agree or disagree with that, Cole?

1522
01:28:51,960 --> 01:28:54,360
 Uh, yeah, I don't know.

1523
01:28:54,400 --> 01:28:54,920
 It's close.

1524
01:28:55,240 --> 01:28:55,500
 It is.

1525
01:28:55,500 --> 01:28:57,820
 I would always put it at a pick-em, right?

1526
01:28:57,920 --> 01:28:59,300
 Just make your pick.

1527
01:28:59,460 --> 01:29:00,520
 Who do you think wins the game?

1528
01:29:01,360 --> 01:29:04,600
 Uh, but I think they do that just because of the points Florida has scored.

1529
01:29:04,700 --> 01:29:09,920
 I think that's been pretty impressive even though their cronets haven't been all that great.

1530
01:29:10,320 --> 01:29:13,580
 Um, and then Auburn's had trouble scoring points.

1531
01:29:13,840 --> 01:29:16,440
 Even against Southern Miss, it took a little while to get going.

1532
01:29:16,880 --> 01:29:21,960
 I think they're maybe basing it on that and they think it could be a low-scoring game that's decided by a field goal.

1533
01:29:22,060 --> 01:29:23,380
 I don't disagree with that at all.

1534
01:29:24,720 --> 01:29:25,660
 Well, you're right.

1535
01:29:25,700 --> 01:29:29,300
 It's going to be one of the more intriguing games, uh, in the country.

1536
01:29:29,420 --> 01:29:31,700
 Boy, the SEC's got some great games.

1537
01:29:32,280 --> 01:29:35,700
 This weekend, you got great stuff all the time.

1538
01:29:35,800 --> 01:29:39,020
 Where can we get online and get your stuff and the teams?

1539
01:29:40,040 --> 01:29:40,720
 Yes, sir.

1540
01:29:40,720 --> 01:29:44,240
 Uh, AuburnSports.com, part of the On 3 Rivals network.

1541
01:29:44,740 --> 01:29:46,260
 We got a lot of stuff going on.

1542
01:29:46,360 --> 01:29:49,900
 I'm breaking down that Florida film right now, if you're interested in that.

1543
01:29:50,560 --> 01:29:53,040
 Um, and of course, we have the coverage of everything.

1544
01:29:53,180 --> 01:29:54,660
 Recruiting's kind of picking up a little bit.

1545
01:29:54,720 --> 01:29:56,160
 So, come check us out there.

1546
01:29:56,960 --> 01:29:57,940
 Sounds great, Cole.

1547
01:29:58,040 --> 01:29:59,140
 Thank goodness it's a night game.

1548
01:29:59,200 --> 01:30:01,680
 I think the temperatures might even jump into the 90s for that game.

1549
01:30:01,760 --> 01:30:02,820
 So, be careful down there, okay?

1550
01:30:03,480 --> 01:30:03,900
 Yes, sir.

1551
01:30:04,180 --> 01:30:04,480
 Will do.

1552
01:30:04,640 --> 01:30:05,280
 Thank you, bud.

1553
01:30:05,700 --> 01:30:06,240
 Cole Pease.

1554
01:30:06,320 --> 01:30:06,920
 Hook it up with us.

1555
01:30:07,000 --> 01:30:09,040
 We'll see you there with AuburnSports.com.

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01:30:09,140 --> 01:30:13,340
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1624
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 The score.

1625
01:34:11,320 --> 01:34:16,260
 In the latest college football top 25 polls, Alabama moved up two spots this week to number

1626
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 10 in both the AP poll and the coaches poll.

1627
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1628
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 Texas is the new number one, while Georgia is number two.

1629
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 Notre Dame is number three.

1630
01:34:27,800 --> 01:34:31,380
 Indiana and Miami round out the top five.

1631
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 The Atlanta Braves lost yesterday as they fell at Wrigley Field in Chicago to the Cubs.

1632
01:34:35,900 --> 01:34:36,960
 Seven to three.

1633
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 The Braves had eight hits in the loss.

1634
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 Ronaldo Lopez took the loss.

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1636
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 Braves are 88 and 63.

1637
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 Braves and Cubs back at Wrigley tonight.

1638
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 Martin Perez will start for Atlanta.

1639
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 He's eight and nine.

1640
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 The Cubs will send out Kevin Gaussman, who is nine and 12.

1641
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 Tune in tonight for Braves baseball as a take on the Cubs in Chicago.

1642
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1673
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1674
01:36:09,340 --> 01:36:10,000
 Thanks for the call.

1675
01:36:10,180 --> 01:36:14,480
 And really, the good news about Elliott calling is we no longer have to have a contest and ask,

1676
01:36:14,580 --> 01:36:15,860
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1677
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1679
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1680
01:36:24,280 --> 01:36:28,740
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1681
01:36:29,420 --> 01:36:30,060
 Welcome back in.

1682
01:36:30,100 --> 01:36:30,540
 What do you say?

1683
01:36:30,600 --> 01:36:35,320
 We take a little road trip down to the big O, Orlando, and Sailor Double M, Matt Michelle,

1684
01:36:35,500 --> 01:36:37,900
 College Insider for the Orlando Center.

1685
01:36:38,020 --> 01:36:41,460
 His podcast is called Gridiron 365 Double M.

1686
01:36:41,580 --> 01:36:42,080
 Welcome in.

1687
01:36:42,140 --> 01:36:42,660
 How are you?

1688
01:36:43,520 --> 01:36:44,260
 I'm doing well.

1689
01:36:44,300 --> 01:36:45,160
 How are you guys doing today?

1690
01:36:45,500 --> 01:36:46,480
 Man, we're doing all right.

1691
01:36:46,520 --> 01:36:48,920
 Our hearts go out to the team that you follow, Matt.

1692
01:36:48,940 --> 01:36:53,300
 I won't steal your thunder, but is it safe to say, by the way, if you're just a first-timer,

1693
01:36:53,560 --> 01:36:54,620
 thank you for joining us.

1694
01:36:54,660 --> 01:36:55,480
 Hope you stay with us.

1695
01:36:55,580 --> 01:36:57,000
 You cover Central Florida.

1696
01:36:57,320 --> 01:37:00,760
 Is the motto when it comes to quarterbacks snake-bitten?

1697
01:37:02,180 --> 01:37:05,720
 Yeah, it seems to have been, especially over the last close to a decade.

1698
01:37:06,140 --> 01:37:11,020
 This program has struggled to get any sort of consistency out of the quarterback position.

1699
01:37:11,020 --> 01:37:16,560
 They thought going out and getting Alonzo Barnett III from James Madison that they had solved that problem.

1700
01:37:16,680 --> 01:37:18,620
 They thought this was the guy that was going to be able to come in.

1701
01:37:18,940 --> 01:37:20,460
 He was going to be able to help lead them.

1702
01:37:21,220 --> 01:37:28,560
 You know, they haven't had a quarterback who had played a full or started a full season since Dylan Gabriel in 2020.

1703
01:37:29,360 --> 01:37:35,180
 And, you know, they've gone through eight different quarterbacks that have taken snaps over the last two years.

1704
01:37:35,300 --> 01:37:39,540
 So they felt like Barnett was going to be this guy who could maybe alleviate that problem.

1705
01:37:39,660 --> 01:37:43,080
 And instead, you know, here we are in the Pittsburgh game, late in the game.

1706
01:37:43,180 --> 01:37:45,140
 He comes up limping with a hamstring injury.

1707
01:37:45,620 --> 01:37:49,620
 And now, according to Scott Frost, the head coach, it's a significant injury.

1708
01:37:49,900 --> 01:37:51,680
 And he's probably going to be out for several weeks.

1709
01:37:52,140 --> 01:37:52,320
 Wow.

1710
01:37:52,560 --> 01:37:54,060
 It's a huge blow for this team.

1711
01:37:54,140 --> 01:37:58,040
 I mean, they thought that this was going to be the guy who was going to lead this offense

1712
01:37:58,040 --> 01:38:00,840
 and get them maybe to contend in the Big 12.

1713
01:38:01,320 --> 01:38:05,700
 And now they've got to hope that maybe some of the bench that they rebuilt in the offseason

1714
01:38:05,700 --> 01:38:11,340
 is strong enough to maybe get them along until they can get Barnett back, hopefully, in the next few weeks.

1715
01:38:12,900 --> 01:38:16,760
 The SEC is beating their chest a little bit.

1716
01:38:17,040 --> 01:38:20,540
 Their non-conference record against our four teams.

1717
01:38:21,300 --> 01:38:24,580
 And impressed of 8-2, the Big 10, 3-7.

1718
01:38:24,820 --> 01:38:30,400
 And you can imagine that resonates in the South after listening for the last three years.

1719
01:38:30,580 --> 01:38:32,120
 Still very early in the season.

1720
01:38:32,880 --> 01:38:37,660
 I think the SEC's only two losses are to Michigan beating Oklahoma.

1721
01:38:37,820 --> 01:38:42,960
 And then Utah routed Arkansas 43-10 Saturday night.

1722
01:38:43,480 --> 01:38:45,160
 We've got a long way to go here.

1723
01:38:45,260 --> 01:38:49,080
 But your thoughts on the SEC leading all the conferences?

1724
01:38:50,080 --> 01:38:52,700
 Yeah, I think it's a good, strong showcase for them.

1725
01:38:52,780 --> 01:38:55,960
 But this is something that, as much as you want to pump your chest out about this,

1726
01:38:56,300 --> 01:38:58,560
 there's still plenty of work that needs to be done.

1727
01:38:58,940 --> 01:39:01,820
 You've got to go out there and win some games.

1728
01:39:01,820 --> 01:39:05,900
 So, I think there's going to be some challenges over the next few weeks.

1729
01:39:06,540 --> 01:39:09,920
 And I think, again, then what happens is you get into conference play,

1730
01:39:10,260 --> 01:39:12,000
 and that's where you start eating on yourself.

1731
01:39:12,200 --> 01:39:14,260
 Then you've got a chance to beat up some teams.

1732
01:39:14,520 --> 01:39:15,220
 Look at this weekend.

1733
01:39:15,320 --> 01:39:16,860
 You've got LSU taking on Ole Miss.

1734
01:39:17,580 --> 01:39:21,300
 That's a game that one of those two teams is obviously going to come away with a loss.

1735
01:39:21,880 --> 01:39:24,900
 And it's going to kind of maybe start to bring the conference back down.

1736
01:39:25,040 --> 01:39:29,920
 But considering the offseason with the SEC worried about looking at the Big Ten

1737
01:39:29,920 --> 01:39:33,960
 and seeing the Big Ten win the last three college football championships,

1738
01:39:34,360 --> 01:39:36,280
 I think it's a good start for them.

1739
01:39:36,400 --> 01:39:40,760
 And I think it should showcase that maybe some of these programs are starting to figure

1740
01:39:40,760 --> 01:39:43,100
 some things out in this new era of college football.

1741
01:39:43,940 --> 01:39:46,560
 Let's talk a little bit more about that Ole Miss-LSU game.

1742
01:39:46,560 --> 01:39:52,540
 I saw today where LSU and Ole Miss are bringing in mounted police on horseback

1743
01:39:52,540 --> 01:39:55,620
 from Mobile and New Orleans for security.

1744
01:39:56,020 --> 01:39:59,580
 You get the impression sometimes, as far as just taking a step back,

1745
01:39:59,700 --> 01:40:03,740
 Lane basically wears Gucci slippers, and Pete Golding is the guy that can't even

1746
01:40:03,740 --> 01:40:06,300
 afford anything past half a case of Pats Blue Ribbon beer.

1747
01:40:06,420 --> 01:40:10,460
 You couldn't have a greater contrast as far as just how these people approach the game.

1748
01:40:10,580 --> 01:40:12,980
 But at some point, that's going to burn off.

1749
01:40:13,100 --> 01:40:14,240
 Hopefully, everything will be safe.

1750
01:40:14,240 --> 01:40:15,860
 What's going to happen at the end of the game?

1751
01:40:16,560 --> 01:40:18,040
 Well, this is going to be a soap opera.

1752
01:40:18,220 --> 01:40:21,040
 I mean, this is the one that everyone's had circled for months, right?

1753
01:40:21,160 --> 01:40:23,540
 I mean, this was the game that they wanted to see what's happening.

1754
01:40:23,680 --> 01:40:28,760
 And I think there are a lot of people that are going to be behind Ole Miss this weekend.

1755
01:40:29,000 --> 01:40:31,760
 You're not a fan of Ole Miss, but you may be a fan of this weekend

1756
01:40:31,760 --> 01:40:35,120
 because they want to see Lane Kiffin kind of get his comeuppance.

1757
01:40:35,340 --> 01:40:35,820
 You know what I mean?

1758
01:40:35,820 --> 01:40:38,340
 And they would love to see it happen on national television.

1759
01:40:38,480 --> 01:40:41,420
 I was telling someone earlier today, this, to me, is the game to watch.

1760
01:40:41,520 --> 01:40:42,700
 I mean, all eyes are going to be on this.

1761
01:40:42,700 --> 01:40:47,040
 I guarantee this will be the highest watched game in college football this season

1762
01:40:47,040 --> 01:40:48,740
 because everyone wants to see what happens.

1763
01:40:49,140 --> 01:40:50,520
 Now, we don't know what's going to happen on the field.

1764
01:40:50,680 --> 01:40:54,360
 I mean, LSU's obviously played really well, and I know Ole Miss has too.

1765
01:40:54,840 --> 01:40:59,560
 But, you know, this is about really kind of getting some comeuppance.

1766
01:40:59,720 --> 01:41:00,840
 You know, this is about coming in.

1767
01:41:01,080 --> 01:41:02,880
 And, you know, you came and left here.

1768
01:41:03,300 --> 01:41:06,180
 You came and decided you wanted to go somewhere better.

1769
01:41:06,280 --> 01:41:07,800
 You thought you want to go to LSU.

1770
01:41:07,940 --> 01:41:10,020
 You want to go try to win a national championship at LSU.

1771
01:41:10,460 --> 01:41:13,060
 We're going to prove to you that we're just as good.

1772
01:41:13,320 --> 01:41:16,860
 And like you said, you've got Lane Kiffin who rides in sports cars

1773
01:41:16,860 --> 01:41:17,780
 and wears Gucci slippers.

1774
01:41:18,280 --> 01:41:20,260
 And you've got Pete Golding, who's a blue-collar guy,

1775
01:41:20,560 --> 01:41:22,600
 that kind of fits in the idea of, like, you know,

1776
01:41:22,800 --> 01:41:25,620
 he's the kind of guy you could see out in the parking lot

1777
01:41:25,620 --> 01:41:27,140
 having a throwdown with somebody.

1778
01:41:27,600 --> 01:41:30,160
 So, I mean, that's what this game is basically going to come down to.

1779
01:41:30,260 --> 01:41:32,560
 It's just who can win this game, who can be more physical.

1780
01:41:33,080 --> 01:41:34,620
 And you hope everyone stays safe.

1781
01:41:34,620 --> 01:41:36,260
 I mean, you know, there's going to be a lot of emotions.

1782
01:41:36,600 --> 01:41:37,680
 This will be an emotional game.

1783
01:41:37,780 --> 01:41:38,980
 A lot of emotions will be high.

1784
01:41:39,440 --> 01:41:41,500
 You know, you hope the players kind of control their emotions,

1785
01:41:41,640 --> 01:41:43,840
 don't get out of, you know, start swinging or anything.

1786
01:41:43,940 --> 01:41:46,280
 And then, you know, we'll see what happens at the end of the game.

1787
01:41:46,520 --> 01:41:50,540
 I don't think rankings have anything to do with this weekend's game.

1788
01:41:50,620 --> 01:41:52,660
 I think it's going to come down to who wants it more.

1789
01:41:53,780 --> 01:41:57,140
 Let me ask you about two games before we look at some more of the game.

1790
01:41:57,300 --> 01:42:01,960
 Saturday, Texas had an incredibly impressive rebound

1791
01:42:01,960 --> 01:42:06,480
 in a rally against Ohio State, overcoming a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit.

1792
01:42:07,180 --> 01:42:10,400
 Steve Sarkeesian's biggest win in his career.

1793
01:42:10,680 --> 01:42:13,380
 Now, he may not have handled the interviews very well,

1794
01:42:13,840 --> 01:42:16,080
 but his team handled Ohio State.

1795
01:42:16,820 --> 01:42:18,880
 And then Oregon should be 0-2.

1796
01:42:18,880 --> 01:42:22,900
 They probably should have lost to Boise the first game of the year.

1797
01:42:23,560 --> 01:42:30,140
 And then Oklahoma State with Eric Morris and Mestermaker just took them to the cleaners.

1798
01:42:30,660 --> 01:42:32,060
 It was 39-31.

1799
01:42:32,280 --> 01:42:33,900
 It wasn't nearly that close.

1800
01:42:34,460 --> 01:42:43,580
 Your thoughts on Texas and Ohio State and what an impressive win for Oklahoma State.

1801
01:42:44,560 --> 01:42:47,940
 Yeah, you know, I think Texas-Oklahoma or Texas-Ohio State was, you know,

1802
01:42:47,980 --> 01:42:49,980
 that was the kind of game that everyone was expecting.

1803
01:42:50,180 --> 01:42:53,220
 You know, I think if you're Texas, yes, you know,

1804
01:42:53,300 --> 01:42:58,140
 it was something that validates Steve Sarkeesian and says,

1805
01:42:58,180 --> 01:43:00,000
 listen, you know, look at some of the things we're trying to do.

1806
01:43:00,140 --> 01:43:02,020
 You would like to see that happen earlier.

1807
01:43:02,360 --> 01:43:03,900
 You don't want to have to rally back.

1808
01:43:04,160 --> 01:43:06,520
 But, you know, I mean, I think the opportunity to do that,

1809
01:43:06,960 --> 01:43:09,560
 Mark Spanning hasn't had that game,

1810
01:43:09,840 --> 01:43:13,200
 that memorable game that his family has had over the years.

1811
01:43:13,340 --> 01:43:15,880
 You know, Peyton and Eli and Archie, you know,

1812
01:43:15,900 --> 01:43:16,940
 he was looking for that game.

1813
01:43:16,940 --> 01:43:19,140
 I think that game puts him in that,

1814
01:43:19,400 --> 01:43:23,160
 starts to pull him back in that realm of being along with his family.

1815
01:43:24,280 --> 01:43:27,660
 And I think it's going to be interesting to see if Texas kind of keeps their focus

1816
01:43:27,660 --> 01:43:31,360
 and continue to run through everything the way they are, you know, at number one.

1817
01:43:31,660 --> 01:43:34,460
 I thought Oregon, listen, Oregon's problems are its defense.

1818
01:43:34,900 --> 01:43:38,100
 And that's surprising considering Dan Lanning is a defensive-minded guy.

1819
01:43:38,500 --> 01:43:40,260
 Their defense can't stop anybody.

1820
01:43:40,860 --> 01:43:42,920
 And I think that's a problem.

1821
01:43:43,120 --> 01:43:46,180
 And I think people overlook that going into the season,

1822
01:43:46,180 --> 01:43:49,240
 saying that, you know, this team was going to be better, and it's not.

1823
01:43:49,840 --> 01:43:53,240
 And I think they're going to have to have some serious questions coming up.

1824
01:43:53,300 --> 01:43:56,220
 Over the next couple of weeks, I thought Eric Morris, listen,

1825
01:43:56,600 --> 01:43:59,420
 he brought in all his talent, you know, from North Texas.

1826
01:43:59,740 --> 01:44:02,880
 They brought in the quarterback, their running back, their receivers.

1827
01:44:03,320 --> 01:44:05,180
 You know, it was going to take a little bit of time.

1828
01:44:05,280 --> 01:44:08,340
 I thought that Tulsa win was a wake-up call.

1829
01:44:08,720 --> 01:44:11,120
 And they turned around and came out and responded.

1830
01:44:11,620 --> 01:44:12,880
 And you've got to give them credit for that.

1831
01:44:13,000 --> 01:44:16,360
 Because I think that's something that a lot of teams probably wouldn't have done

1832
01:44:16,360 --> 01:44:17,960
 with everything that was going on.

1833
01:44:19,120 --> 01:44:21,080
 Yeah, Michelle, the Orlando Sentinel Man.

1834
01:44:21,080 --> 01:44:23,520
 Let's talk about a couple of teams from our neck of the woods,

1835
01:44:23,620 --> 01:44:26,640
 taking on a couple of teams from your neck of the woods this weekend.

1836
01:44:26,820 --> 01:44:30,720
 Let's start with a game of the Plains, Auburn and Florida.

1837
01:44:30,980 --> 01:44:34,080
 Florida fans thought John Somerhal was going to be in this game,

1838
01:44:34,140 --> 01:44:36,300
 but as the head coach of Auburn at one time.

1839
01:44:36,340 --> 01:44:39,540
 Instead, he will be at the game, but he's the head coach of Florida.

1840
01:44:39,620 --> 01:44:40,440
 What's going to happen there?

1841
01:44:41,240 --> 01:44:45,800
 Well, you know, Auburn's got to find a way to slow down, you know, Florida's offense.

1842
01:44:46,320 --> 01:44:47,100
 Don't get me wrong.

1843
01:44:47,200 --> 01:44:52,120
 I know Florida's only played FAU and Campbell, but they've put up 118 points, you know,

1844
01:44:52,140 --> 01:44:52,760
 those two games.

1845
01:44:52,840 --> 01:44:55,560
 And that's something that, you know, Florida fans have been looking for,

1846
01:44:55,680 --> 01:44:58,160
 is this Gators offense to start to kick off.

1847
01:44:58,360 --> 01:44:59,580
 And it's done a really good job.

1848
01:44:59,680 --> 01:45:00,720
 Now, can they continue that?

1849
01:45:00,800 --> 01:45:05,760
 Can they go and play a Power 4 program, an SEC program, and put up big points?

1850
01:45:05,780 --> 01:45:06,900
 That's going to be the test.

1851
01:45:06,980 --> 01:45:11,700
 I know Auburn has had, you know, a hard-fought win, you know, against Baylor early on.

1852
01:45:12,280 --> 01:45:14,500
 This is the challenge right now, is, you know,

1853
01:45:14,540 --> 01:45:16,200
 who's going to come out there and be able to stop them?

1854
01:45:16,360 --> 01:45:20,720
 Florida's defense has played better in the second game than it did maybe in the first,

1855
01:45:20,900 --> 01:45:23,540
 but, you know, those two teams have got to come down to defense.

1856
01:45:23,780 --> 01:45:25,300
 Who could slow someone down?

1857
01:45:25,380 --> 01:45:26,660
 Who could make sure they get the points?

1858
01:45:27,100 --> 01:45:29,320
 You know, for Florida, this would be huge.

1859
01:45:29,540 --> 01:45:33,940
 If John Somerhal could get a win at Auburn, open up his SEC, you know, time,

1860
01:45:34,040 --> 01:45:35,220
 I think it would be huge for them.

1861
01:45:35,220 --> 01:45:37,140
 And I think it would be a huge statement for Florida,

1862
01:45:37,260 --> 01:45:40,960
 which wants to continue to build off of the success they've had so far early on.

1863
01:45:41,380 --> 01:45:45,200
 Matt, has anything happened this week up in the state capsule of the Sunshine State

1864
01:45:45,200 --> 01:45:49,260
 that would add some spice to this rematch between Alabama and FSU?

1865
01:45:50,280 --> 01:45:51,860
 I don't think this is going to add any spice.

1866
01:45:52,020 --> 01:45:55,100
 Listen, Florida State fired its athletic director on Monday.

1867
01:45:55,280 --> 01:45:56,920
 That was probably a long time coming.

1868
01:45:57,100 --> 01:46:00,160
 You know, this program has been in disarray.

1869
01:46:00,240 --> 01:46:02,100
 The athletic department has been in disarray for a while.

1870
01:46:02,100 --> 01:46:06,860
 Now, I think this was, I was telling someone earlier today that this is a Florida State program

1871
01:46:06,860 --> 01:46:14,020
 that kind of leaned on its history and its brand for way too long and felt like just because

1872
01:46:14,020 --> 01:46:16,340
 they were Florida State, things would fall their way.

1873
01:46:16,860 --> 01:46:19,440
 And I don't think that's what needed to happen.

1874
01:46:19,640 --> 01:46:21,760
 You know, they're deeply in debt right now.

1875
01:46:22,240 --> 01:46:27,400
 They spent a lot of money and accumulated a lot of debt for projects around their athletic department,

1876
01:46:27,520 --> 01:46:29,280
 including updating their football stadium.

1877
01:46:29,700 --> 01:46:34,540
 And now they've got a coach in Mike Norvell with his A's who was fired on Monday.

1878
01:46:34,940 --> 01:46:36,600
 Mike Norvell is a dead man walking right now.

1879
01:46:36,800 --> 01:46:38,940
 I mean, there is no way that Mike Norvell survives this.

1880
01:46:39,140 --> 01:46:43,320
 And they're looking at having to pay him $48 million to fire him at the end of the season.

1881
01:46:43,960 --> 01:46:49,180
 So Norvell, who normally on Monday would have been having a press conference talking about this Alabama game,

1882
01:46:49,440 --> 01:46:52,520
 instead had to talk about them firing his athletic director.

1883
01:46:52,900 --> 01:46:54,500
 So it's not a good look.

1884
01:46:54,640 --> 01:46:58,380
 I think going into this game, I'm not sure he gets fired after the game.

1885
01:46:58,480 --> 01:47:01,360
 I still think that it's going to happen at the end of the year.

1886
01:47:01,840 --> 01:47:05,000
 But I think this is going to be, if you're an Alabama fan, take the over.

1887
01:47:05,420 --> 01:47:07,760
 Because I think Alabama is going to put a hurting on Florida State.

1888
01:47:07,980 --> 01:47:13,340
 I just don't think Florida State has the mindset right now to come out there and challenge Alabama.

1889
01:47:13,700 --> 01:47:15,240
 I think you're exactly right.

1890
01:47:15,900 --> 01:47:17,200
 Very intriguing game.

1891
01:47:17,460 --> 01:47:20,360
 Alabama plays South Carolina in two weeks.

1892
01:47:20,360 --> 01:47:22,840
 Then they play Mississippi State in three weeks.

1893
01:47:23,320 --> 01:47:25,500
 These two teams meet in Columbia.

1894
01:47:26,200 --> 01:47:31,660
 Camario Taylor is one of the darlings of the first two weeks of college football.

1895
01:47:31,800 --> 01:47:38,040
 He's had an incredible, already thrown for 581 yards, ran for 145.

1896
01:47:38,560 --> 01:47:41,040
 Dylan Stewart's coming back for South Carolina.

1897
01:47:41,220 --> 01:47:46,220
 They, of course, have got Lenore Sellers, Nick Harbor, and a bunch of talented guys.

1898
01:47:46,220 --> 01:47:49,800
 They're a 7.5 point, well, actually, I think now it's down to four.

1899
01:47:50,420 --> 01:47:54,040
 Your thoughts on an intriguing game, Mississippi State at South Carolina.

1900
01:47:54,980 --> 01:47:59,440
 Well, you know, I think for me, you know, South Carolina's played really, really good defense.

1901
01:47:59,660 --> 01:48:03,460
 Now, again, their opponents have been top stellar, Kent State and Calvin.

1902
01:48:03,580 --> 01:48:07,500
 But, you know, this is a team right now that's playing, that's focused on defense.

1903
01:48:07,660 --> 01:48:11,320
 They figured a way to kind of go out there and stop some teams.

1904
01:48:11,600 --> 01:48:13,280
 They're going to have to do that against Mississippi State.

1905
01:48:13,340 --> 01:48:14,080
 That's the challenge.

1906
01:48:14,420 --> 01:48:16,300
 You know, can you slow down Mississippi State's offense?

1907
01:48:16,500 --> 01:48:19,260
 Can you make sure that you can handle business?

1908
01:48:20,040 --> 01:48:25,540
 You know, again, these are early games, matchups that can kind of start to move the standings around in the SEC.

1909
01:48:25,540 --> 01:48:32,560
 And I think if you're South Carolina and you're Shane Beamer, there's a lot of preseason scuttle that maybe he's on the hot seat.

1910
01:48:32,760 --> 01:48:37,080
 You know, well, you know, this is an opportunity to go out there and take your name out of that listing.

1911
01:48:37,080 --> 01:48:41,820
 If you can beat a Mississippi State and move forward, because it's going to be a challenge the rest of the way.

1912
01:48:41,980 --> 01:48:44,500
 And you need to continue to play at that elite level.

1913
01:48:44,640 --> 01:48:48,660
 And I think that's something right now that Shane has been trying to do with this program.

1914
01:48:48,920 --> 01:48:50,880
 But it's difficult when you're in the SEC.

1915
01:48:51,200 --> 01:48:55,220
 If you don't have elite pieces, it's going to be challenging.

1916
01:48:55,560 --> 01:48:58,000
 You know, they play Mississippi State, as you mentioned.

1917
01:48:58,100 --> 01:48:58,860
 Then they're at Alabama.

1918
01:48:59,140 --> 01:49:00,080
 Then they get Kentucky.

1919
01:49:00,200 --> 01:49:00,840
 Then they get Florida.

1920
01:49:01,000 --> 01:49:04,980
 I mean, there's no easy way for South Carolina to roll up eight or nine wins this season.

1921
01:49:05,500 --> 01:49:08,300
 Let me close with SMU at Louisville.

1922
01:49:09,440 --> 01:49:12,680
 SMU, of course, beat Florida State in the night.

1923
01:49:12,820 --> 01:49:14,260
 The light went off.

1924
01:49:14,260 --> 01:49:17,560
 Kevin Jennings, they had four turnovers in that game.

1925
01:49:18,160 --> 01:49:24,800
 Louisville, Lincoln Conholtz, who everybody saw him in the second half against Ole Miss, having an incredible year.

1926
01:49:24,920 --> 01:49:27,360
 3-19 passing, 55 rushing.

1927
01:49:28,180 --> 01:49:30,380
 Louisville is a two-and-a-point favorite.

1928
01:49:30,560 --> 01:49:32,220
 Very interesting game.

1929
01:49:32,840 --> 01:49:35,900
 I think this is a 2-30 game on ESPN, too.

1930
01:49:36,820 --> 01:49:37,720
 Yeah, very much so.

1931
01:49:37,940 --> 01:49:39,340
 For Louisville, this is a must-win.

1932
01:49:39,660 --> 01:49:40,300
 You're 1-1.

1933
01:49:40,540 --> 01:49:42,480
 You can't fall to 1-2.

1934
01:49:42,740 --> 01:49:43,500
 Not in the ACC.

1935
01:49:43,780 --> 01:49:45,160
 I think you're going to have to find a way to win.

1936
01:49:45,460 --> 01:49:47,320
 For SMU, this is their chance.

1937
01:49:47,400 --> 01:49:49,080
 Remember, they're trailing Miami.

1938
01:49:49,240 --> 01:49:53,100
 They're the ones that feel like they should win the ACC this year.

1939
01:49:53,440 --> 01:49:54,920
 So they've got to continue to play well.

1940
01:49:55,240 --> 01:49:57,580
 They've got to find a way to beat teams like this.

1941
01:49:57,580 --> 01:50:03,860
 The ACC needs these kind of games, much like the Big 12 needs their games, you know, to compete with the Big Ten and the SEC.

1942
01:50:04,220 --> 01:50:06,860
 They've got to showcase some strong talent in their conference.

1943
01:50:07,100 --> 01:50:10,540
 So, for me, it looks like I would take SMU in this game.

1944
01:50:10,640 --> 01:50:12,240
 I mean, I feel like SMU is playing really well.

1945
01:50:12,320 --> 01:50:13,500
 I know they have some turnovers.

1946
01:50:13,760 --> 01:50:17,920
 I feel like this is a team right now that can really kind of surprise some people.

1947
01:50:17,920 --> 01:50:25,360
 If they get beat, you know, it says a lot about the ACC, and it may open the door for Virginia to maybe make a push.

1948
01:50:25,700 --> 01:50:29,180
 And it continues to pave the way for Miami to try to win its first ACC championship.

1949
01:50:29,720 --> 01:50:33,540
 Yeah, Virginia's got an interesting game with West Virginia.

1950
01:50:34,800 --> 01:50:37,560
 That's always quite a rivalry.

1951
01:50:37,720 --> 01:50:40,140
 Great stuff going on.

1952
01:50:40,640 --> 01:50:44,480
 You're coming to Central Florida, as Harold mentioned, and everything else.

1953
01:50:44,840 --> 01:50:47,280
 But where can we get online and get you great stuff?

1954
01:50:48,140 --> 01:50:51,860
 You can go to OrlandoSentinel.com to check out the latest or follow me on social media.

1955
01:50:52,280 --> 01:50:53,180
 I'm with Matt Merchel.

1956
01:50:54,080 --> 01:50:55,180
 Sounds great, WM.

1957
01:50:55,260 --> 01:50:58,140
 Listen, man, thanks for your time today, and stay as cool as you can down there, okay?

1958
01:50:58,720 --> 01:50:59,080
 All right.

1959
01:50:59,140 --> 01:50:59,700
 Thanks a lot, guys.

1960
01:50:59,780 --> 01:51:00,280
 Thank you, buddy.

1961
01:51:00,340 --> 01:51:02,620
 Matt Merchel, the Orlando Sentinel-VB.

1962
01:51:03,040 --> 01:51:06,200
 We've been talking about this Holly Rose, Steve Sarkeesian thing.

1963
01:51:06,280 --> 01:51:07,720
 Arch Manning got caught up in it.

1964
01:51:07,820 --> 01:51:09,300
 They just kind of asked a question.

1965
01:51:09,700 --> 01:51:11,800
 I think in the context, he was just kind of responding.

1966
01:51:11,800 --> 01:51:17,460
 He has apologized for joking about the AI-altered Sarkeesian Holly Rose video.

1967
01:51:17,700 --> 01:51:18,980
 This is a lesson for these kids.

1968
01:51:19,080 --> 01:51:22,440
 The media would bait you, so I think this is a very important lesson for this kid.

1969
01:51:22,600 --> 01:51:27,980
 Yeah, I'm going to be curious to see if Steve Sarkeesian apologizes to Holly.

1970
01:51:28,120 --> 01:51:33,320
 Look, I understand he waited around at halftime, got a little mad about that,

1971
01:51:33,480 --> 01:51:37,300
 and wanted to go celebrate with the team, but he should have handled that a little bit better.

1972
01:51:37,600 --> 01:51:40,340
 Cubs beat the Braves last night.

1973
01:51:40,340 --> 01:51:41,980
 Harold Buggs 7-3.

1974
01:51:43,040 --> 01:51:45,240
 Lopez is not a starting pitcher.

1975
01:51:45,760 --> 01:51:48,080
 He's going on the injured reserve.

1976
01:51:48,220 --> 01:51:53,780
 Martin Perez and Kevin Guzman, who was rumored to go into the Braves a little bit earlier.

1977
01:51:53,940 --> 01:52:01,340
 But the Braves need to win tonight or certainly savage one game out of this series.

1978
01:52:01,920 --> 01:52:04,960
 You can certainly hear it tonight on 93-9, the score.

1979
01:52:05,080 --> 01:52:08,620
 The numbers, the Braves, four and a half up on the field, seven the magic number.

1980
01:52:08,700 --> 01:52:11,120
 By the way, speaking of the fields, they're on the road to the Nationals,

1981
01:52:11,200 --> 01:52:13,780
 so the Braves are a little bit tougher task tonight.

1982
01:52:14,240 --> 01:52:16,120
 And again, catching you on 93-9, the score.

1983
01:52:16,220 --> 01:52:17,380
 It's going to take care of this for now.

1984
01:52:17,440 --> 01:52:19,840
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1985
01:52:20,400 --> 01:52:22,120
 Harold Buggs, thank you so much for your time today.

1986
01:52:22,200 --> 01:52:24,520
 Let's do it again tomorrow, noon to two for the Bumult Buggs show,

1987
01:52:24,600 --> 01:52:26,700
 back here on Sports Radio 93-9, the score.

1988
01:52:26,700 --> 01:52:28,740
 We'll see you next time on Sports Radio 93-9, the Bumult Buggs show,