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 The Boomo Bugg Show.

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 Your exclusive inside track to the tie, 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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 I think you walk into a storm, you know, like that's what happens a lot of times in these games.

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 You see it all the time. We call him Buzz. It's how you walk in. It's a buildup.

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 So, I guess I had to leave to get him to do that. So, you're welcome.

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 And it's out here on the antenna and also across the world on the 93.9 The Score app.

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 Brett Beaird, welcome in. Good to see Lane graduating from the 6th grade to the 7th grade again, is it not?

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 Happy Football Monday and Overreaction Monday.

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 It's still all about Lane, isn't it, Harold?

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 It never amazed me. Alabama and Tennessee win.

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 And John Summerall proves he may have been the right choice for the Florida Gajers head coaching job.

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 Matt St. Charles will summarize a huge night for UNA football.

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 Where in the world do you start?

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 Well, maybe Adam Spencer can answer that and a whole lot more.

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 Adam, welcome in. What a weekend, huh? How are you?

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 Well, at least they didn't overhype that game, and Oxford did it not.

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 Would you not, Adam? I haven't seen them yet. Have you?

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 but that was the star of the show there, just the way Lane Kiffin liked it.

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 Adam, let's talk a little bit about what that game said besides the obvious.

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 Ole Miss shows they can go toe-to-toe with Lane's old regime there.

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 Does it also not say in some ways where we are in 2026?

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 Because when Lane left, I mean, he's never going to say this.

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 But 10 years ago, you leave Ole Miss for LSU because that's Ole Miss and that's LSU.

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 is it no longer a logo-only team that can pull off these kind of outcomes?

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 I mean, he proved himself in the playoff last year, and, you know, he's said all the right things this offseason.

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 Adam, you alluded to the Florida Gators.

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 we looked like we were revisiting the 2025 FSU-Alabama game.

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 They came out, hit Alabama in the nose, got ahead 21-6.

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 Ran for 250 yards.

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 which, once again, got beat on many occasions.

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 North Carolina State looks like they've got Vandy beat.

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 He fumbles, Vandy recovers it, and wins the game as time expires.

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 Adam, we talked about South Carolina.

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 They lost to Mississippi State in what's becoming the hottest new name at the quarterback spot across the country.

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 It's a good weekend.

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 We've got Texas and Tennessee.

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 Texas A&M at LSU.

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 If they play like that in Starkville, they're going to get blown out because Mario Taylor is doing everything for this team.

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 I'll tell you what, Adam, in closing, let's give a tip of the hat to Kentucky.

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 They just whipped Texas A&M.

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 Well, Marcel Reed had a terrible day.

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 Will Stein saying, yeah, I told you so.

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 I told you so.

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 But that was an incredible win for Kentucky.

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 We'll see how they go, do going on.

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 Adam, great stuff.

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 I know you've got your power rankings coming out.

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 Joe Conks, our good friend, has got some stuff later this week looking at the records, projected records for the rest of the year.

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 Where can we get online and get your stuff and the teams?

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 Yeah, SaturdayDownSouth.com.

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 We'll have some power rankings coming out.

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 We've got three newsletters this week.

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 So, you know, find us at SaturdayDownSouth.com.

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 We've got you covered.

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 Get some ear muffins.

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 Cowbells are ringing for your Tigers this weekend at Stark Vegas.

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 Here's hoping that if you're checking in now that you were one of the 11,000 plus to go out and experience a piece of living history in the shows over the weekend.

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 He's busy covering UNA there with the Times Daily.

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 Matt, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Hey, thanks for having me, man.

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 Man, I'll tell you what, we were just coming into this, Matt, kind of trying to draw a parallel here with Norman Rockwell.

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 Could he have painted a better picture for Historic Weekend for UNA, the community, and this program?

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 Yeah, it was certainly a monumental one.

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 There was, you know, they came out with a lot of energy.

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 You could definitely feel it in the stadium.

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 I mean, at kickoff, there was still a line, you know, way, way out the door to get in.

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 You could feel it from the jump.

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 Bit of a lull there in the middle.

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 But they found a way to kind of get the energy back up and make the most of, you know, one that will definitely go down in history.

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 Let's talk about, before we talk about the game, for all the folks who helped make this a reality.

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 We were talking coming into the game, Matt, that this school was founded in 1830.

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 First football team was in 1912.

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 For all the folks who made this all possible to have a facility like that, they deserve a shout-out.

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 Don't know that I have a whole list of those people prepared for you.

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 this has really been Josh Looney and President Kitts' baby that has come to life here in the past few years.

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 And, you know, they'll point back to the 1973 media guide where they announced, you know, those plans that never really came to fruition.

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 So, yeah, big shout-out to those guys and everybody involved that was able to kind of make this happen.

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 You grade each unit coaching and overall, and also three things.

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 One of the three things was the defense getting back on track after a tough second half,

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 and particularly in southeast Louisiana.

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 Elkhorn State, as Harold and I talked about, they're a good team.

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 And they gained 702 yards in a double overtime win over Arkansas Pine Bluff.

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 They've got a good quarterback and a running back.

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 And as you mentioned in the middle of the game, they scored 17 points on three consecutive drives.

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 But I thought the defense played much better.

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 Clint Bowen and the defense bowed up, and particularly early and late.

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 Your thoughts on an improved defensive effort?

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 One being coming off a tough Southeastern game in which, you know,

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 They were swarming to the ball a lot.

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 and then didn't allow another touchdown.

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 when you compare it to Southeastern last week.

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 Matt, obviously you look at it still early in the season, Matt St. Charles over the times daily.

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 They've already reached and matched their total win total from last year.

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 It's a disappointing 2-10 record.

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 So right now you've reached the number two mark.

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 Your thoughts about two things coming up this weekend to take on Western Illinois back

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 Your thoughts about that matchup.

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 And everybody says, wait a minute, it's a 3 o'clock game.

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 It's going to be hot.

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 It's supposed to feel like football this weekend.

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 Yeah, thank God it's supposed to cool down a little bit.

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 It was, even at a 6 p.m. kickoff before the sun went down, it was pretty hot down there.

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 But Western Illinois is a good team, man.

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 I talked to some of the coaching staff this morning.

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 They were giving them a lot of credit.

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 Clint Bowen said their quarterback is a dude.

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 So I haven't had the chance to cut on the tape on Western Illinois.

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 But, you know, Clint told me they're big on quarterback run, which obviously can provide some problems for really any defense when you get the extra blocker with a running back.

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 So something to look out for, especially if they're running outside the tackles, like Southeastern was able to do against them.

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 Could definitely be a problem.

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 But I would expect Clint and this defense to be prepared for that.

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 Matt, is there any chance the United Athletic Conference renames the freshman of the week, the Xavier Johnson freshman of the week, a trifecta, 75-yard reverse, 161 yards?

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 Matt, just go ahead and change the name of the award.

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 Yeah, my goodness, man.

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 He was a get for this program in so many ways.

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 The way that he's developed throughout spring practice and fall camp, he went from being, you know, somewhat of just a vertical threat to doing really everything for this group.

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 You know, we saw some of the end-round stuff against Southeastern, and they pulled it out again against Alcorn and really got some downfield blocking.

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 And that was just an incredible individual effort on that run.

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 I mean, he should have been tackled at least three times and found a way to score.

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 I mean, he's having an incredible season, and he's such a weapon for this offense, especially for Destin Wade to have at his disposal.

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 You cover high school, too, and first of all, congratulations to a lot of teams in the Shoals.

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 There are three 5-0 undefeated teams, Lexington, Florence, Hatton, and Red Bay.

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 And then there are three 4-0 teams, Rogers, Central, and Heckelberg.

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 And you covered Rogers in what must have been a very entertaining game.

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 They beat Colbert Heights 48-24.

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 C.J. Davis, Rogers' quarterback, had a big game.

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 The dude ran for 200 yards.

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 That must have been quite an entertaining game.

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 Yeah, it definitely was.

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 It felt like Colbert Heights struggled at a lot of times offensively.

457
00:28:00,740 --> 00:28:10,220
 But then when they found something offensively, it was always like a 50-yard touchdown to some extent.

458
00:28:10,220 --> 00:28:16,300
 But I can't say enough about C.J. Davis and the performance that he put on on Friday night.

459
00:28:17,100 --> 00:28:26,940
 You could tell he was comfortable out there and was probably far and away the best player on the field and showed that in a lot of ways.

460
00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:29,420
 It was definitely a fun one to cover.

461
00:28:29,660 --> 00:28:35,000
 And I know Coach Garrett over there at Rogers would like to fix up some of those defensive holes.

462
00:28:35,180 --> 00:28:37,180
 But he's got to be happy with his offense.

463
00:28:37,700 --> 00:28:38,140
 Absolutely.

464
00:28:38,820 --> 00:28:42,640
 First time Lexington has been 5-0 since 1982.

465
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 Incredible for Brett Mask.

466
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 And then Florence, I think the first time ever for 5-0.

467
00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:51,260
 A lot of the high school teams have a bye this weekend.

468
00:28:51,260 --> 00:28:56,000
 In fact, I think about half the teams in the state have got a bye.

469
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 Listen, great stuff.

470
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 Always enjoy your work with UNA in high school.

471
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 Where can we get online to get all the good stuff?

472
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 You can find all my stuff at timesdaily.com or on my Twitter page, Matt underscore St. Charles.

473
00:29:12,420 --> 00:29:14,100
 Matt, it's always good to catch up with you.

474
00:29:14,180 --> 00:29:15,100
 Thanks for your time, Dan.

475
00:29:15,140 --> 00:29:15,880
 Have a great week.

476
00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:16,200
 Okay?

477
00:29:16,780 --> 00:29:17,140
 All right.

478
00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:17,680
 Thanks, guys.

479
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 Thank you, bud.

480
00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:21,600
 Matt St. Charles, the E-Times dealer.

481
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 From Matt to the Max.

482
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 The tales straight ahead.

483
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 Stay with us.

484
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 Let's go.

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556
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557
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558
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559
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562
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563
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564
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565
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567
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568
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599
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 Welcome back, Ken.

600
00:36:05,780 --> 00:36:08,380
 I guess Max is still picking up garbage from the Grove.

601
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 He'll join us as soon as he gets it all in his hefty BB.

602
00:36:11,500 --> 00:36:16,060
 In the meantime, your thoughts about Alabama and Auburn over the weekend.

603
00:36:17,060 --> 00:36:21,780
 Where do you start in breaking down the Monday after good, bad, and ugly show from the respective camps?

604
00:36:21,780 --> 00:36:26,600
 Well, Harold, as far as Auburn is concerned, Florida just came out and hit them in the mouth,

605
00:36:26,720 --> 00:36:28,640
 and they did respond later.

606
00:36:29,180 --> 00:36:36,660
 Harold, again, we were nearly making light of, and I've heard this for a week, of course, all summer, too,

607
00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:40,920
 about, well, did we hire the right coach with Alice Gullich?

608
00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:43,420
 I think Alice Gullich is a good coach.

609
00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:46,400
 But, again, they've still got to work out.

610
00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:48,860
 Their offensive line has got issues.

611
00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:50,400
 There's no question.

612
00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:54,940
 We're going to talk with our good friend Charlie Trotman about this at 1 o'clock.

613
00:36:55,220 --> 00:37:01,600
 But, quite frankly, I think Florida won the game more than Auburn lost the game.

614
00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:03,200
 They won the line of scrimmage.

615
00:37:03,300 --> 00:37:08,020
 Jayden Ball is the best running back right now in the SEC.

616
00:37:08,860 --> 00:37:12,120
 The Florida defense was very aggressive.

617
00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:13,720
 They've got playmakers.

618
00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:15,860
 Philo is really good.

619
00:37:16,860 --> 00:37:18,300
 Adam Spencer had a good point.

620
00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:25,120
 Philo, I mean, Buster Faulkner coming over, the offensive coordinator, has made a tremendous difference.

621
00:37:25,300 --> 00:37:29,020
 Believe me, I heard from quite a few Florida fans over the weekend.

622
00:37:29,160 --> 00:37:32,340
 They are real happy with Jon Sumrall right now.

623
00:37:32,900 --> 00:37:34,340
 Well, he brings an edge.

624
00:37:34,540 --> 00:37:38,100
 He and Stein at Kentucky right now, they are full of hormones.

625
00:37:38,300 --> 00:37:40,620
 Let the love flow, if you will.

626
00:37:40,780 --> 00:37:44,560
 But, if you're Auburn, to me, they've got to start doing some basic stuff.

627
00:37:44,660 --> 00:37:45,420
 It's called tackling.

628
00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:47,020
 So many missed tackles.

629
00:37:47,120 --> 00:37:49,900
 If you don't clear that up, it doesn't really matter what else happens.

630
00:37:50,380 --> 00:37:51,860
 It's still basic football.

631
00:37:52,020 --> 00:37:57,880
 You can bring all this fancy stuff you want to the table, but it's still pretty much block, throw, catch, and all that good stuff.

632
00:37:57,960 --> 00:37:59,080
 Play good special teams.

633
00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:00,860
 And, I think, right now, that's a big concern.

634
00:38:00,980 --> 00:38:03,540
 Quickly, as far as Alabama, will they get the memo?

635
00:38:03,680 --> 00:38:04,860
 The game starts at what?

636
00:38:04,980 --> 00:38:06,400
 It's this weekend.

637
00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:07,900
 Have you shared that with the coaching staff, bro?

638
00:38:07,900 --> 00:38:10,120
 Well, they're going to have to get the memo, Harold.

639
00:38:10,240 --> 00:38:12,280
 Again, I give credit to Florida State.

640
00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:14,800
 They utilize their bi-week well.

641
00:38:15,540 --> 00:38:19,220
 In fact, we talked to several of the Florida State media after the game.

642
00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:26,960
 And they said, look, they did some things in this game I haven't seen Florida State do in two years, which was an interesting comment.

643
00:38:27,580 --> 00:38:29,260
 And, again, they got out.

644
00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:30,720
 They hit Alabama in the mouth.

645
00:38:30,840 --> 00:38:31,820
 They didn't respond.

646
00:38:31,820 --> 00:38:36,780
 But, once this team responds, they're one of the better teams in the country.

647
00:38:36,940 --> 00:38:38,700
 The offensive line got better.

648
00:38:39,560 --> 00:38:43,240
 But, really, to me, Harold, Helen Russell's progression.

649
00:38:43,580 --> 00:38:45,360
 Now, again, he was a little bit hesitant.

650
00:38:45,900 --> 00:38:50,960
 Once he starts what I call letting it rip, you can see the potential.

651
00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:55,300
 The other thing, Alabama ran for 247 yards.

652
00:38:55,900 --> 00:38:57,300
 And they just took over.

653
00:38:57,380 --> 00:39:04,220
 The offensive line, the four-yard touchdown, we're going to talk to William Redfish Barger at 135.

654
00:39:04,220 --> 00:39:06,740
 I guarantee you one of his favorite plays.

655
00:39:06,900 --> 00:39:12,720
 When Alabama got on the four-yard line, they ran student body right.

656
00:39:13,260 --> 00:39:16,900
 They had three tight ends in front of Crowell.

657
00:39:17,300 --> 00:39:19,320
 And he walked into the end zone.

658
00:39:19,740 --> 00:39:24,760
 Now, the defense, the secondary's got some issues, communication issues.

659
00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:26,420
 They have got that worked out.

660
00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:29,260
 Harold, I give Ashton Daniels credit.

661
00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:33,140
 Now, Alabama started getting after him as the game progressed.

662
00:39:33,140 --> 00:39:38,840
 But when he had a clean pocket, he hurt Alabama pretty bad in the secondary.

663
00:39:39,240 --> 00:39:40,860
 And, of course, that's against Florida State.

664
00:39:40,940 --> 00:39:44,560
 The question is, you start getting into the judges and others, what would be the case there?

665
00:39:44,620 --> 00:39:46,540
 But, quickly, you mentioned Crowell.

666
00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:50,180
 He came up hobbling a little bit there on his latest run.

667
00:39:50,240 --> 00:39:52,580
 Have you heard anything on the Monday after as far as his situation?

668
00:39:52,700 --> 00:39:56,120
 Yeah, I was looking at Kalen DeBoer's press conference.

669
00:39:56,380 --> 00:39:59,860
 He said by the weekend, by this Saturday, he should be good.

670
00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:02,480
 He said Daniel Hill is fine.

671
00:40:02,900 --> 00:40:05,700
 He also said, look for Noah Rogers.

672
00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:15,660
 Look for Noah Rogers and AK Beer to possibly play some against South Carolina.

673
00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:17,700
 Well, and that's the thing about it.

674
00:40:17,700 --> 00:40:22,760
 I think a lot of fans, obviously, they read all this hype about this kid's a five-star and he can't miss.

675
00:40:22,860 --> 00:40:24,660
 But I don't care how good the grapes are.

676
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 It takes time for it turning to good wine.

677
00:40:27,300 --> 00:40:28,840
 And he's learning as he goes.

678
00:40:28,940 --> 00:40:31,800
 His pre-snap decisions, he's starting to read defenses better.

679
00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:33,340
 So, you've got to take them baby steps.

680
00:40:33,340 --> 00:40:36,860
 I don't care if you win a gold medal in the Olympics, you start out crawling, right?

681
00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:39,320
 Then you start running and then you start polishing.

682
00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:42,140
 And I think that's where Russell is in his progression.

683
00:40:42,280 --> 00:40:43,920
 I see a lot of potential there.

684
00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:47,500
 The running game, a lot of folks saying, is this a credit of the coaching staff?

685
00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:51,500
 Or could it be that maybe this room of running backs is just flat out better?

686
00:40:51,700 --> 00:40:55,600
 And to me, it's easy to sit here and offer criticism.

687
00:40:55,760 --> 00:40:56,780
 That's the nature of fans.

688
00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:59,000
 Remember, fan is short for fanatics.

689
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 So, everybody is smart and coaches are dumb across the board.

690
00:41:02,340 --> 00:41:04,220
 That's the fans at NC State right now.

691
00:41:04,700 --> 00:41:10,320
 But when you look at maybe the silent plus year, it's Mr. Clem coaching that offensive line.

692
00:41:10,480 --> 00:41:12,180
 Maybe that has something to do with it as well.

693
00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:14,160
 I don't think there's any question about that.

694
00:41:14,280 --> 00:41:16,740
 Now, Mal Walter did not play in the game.

695
00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:20,840
 Will Sanders, I thought, played really well in the game.

696
00:41:20,900 --> 00:41:30,700
 The tight ends, the tight end blocking, we'll talk to Redfish a little bit later.

697
00:41:31,320 --> 00:41:38,120
 But they've been phenomenal, Harold, as far as Lindsey and Josh Ford and company.

698
00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:42,760
 They have been and also incorporated the tight ends more in the passing game.

699
00:41:43,040 --> 00:41:47,260
 Now, again, Ryan Williams did his thing.

700
00:41:47,740 --> 00:41:49,840
 I'm telling you, I'll tell you one thing, though, Harold.

701
00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:52,500
 Lonnie Brooks is one of the best receivers in the SEC.

702
00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:55,980
 Yeah, and I think the coaches did a good thing there.

703
00:41:56,060 --> 00:42:00,560
 Because last year, Ryan was never happy being in that slot.

704
00:42:00,620 --> 00:42:01,580
 He wanted to move outside.

705
00:42:01,720 --> 00:42:03,940
 And since they moved Brooks, to me, that's a good coaching move.

706
00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:05,920
 Don't be sitting here full of ego and all that stuff.

707
00:42:05,960 --> 00:42:07,060
 Just listen a little bit.

708
00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:11,940
 But, B, B, all summer long, people have been sitting here and pumping up this secondary.

709
00:42:12,760 --> 00:42:14,780
 It was the best in the country, perhaps.

710
00:42:14,840 --> 00:42:16,400
 That was in July and August.

711
00:42:16,520 --> 00:42:23,220
 And now that the ball is rolling, your overall critique of maybe not living up to those expectations.

712
00:42:23,780 --> 00:42:27,680
 And let's face it, Womack, during the first two games, relative to the competition,

713
00:42:28,300 --> 00:42:32,320
 could get away with rolling the dice, doing more blitzing, playing man-to-man.

714
00:42:32,320 --> 00:42:36,920
 Do you see maybe going forward, after Saturday's performance, maybe less blitzing,

715
00:42:37,120 --> 00:42:42,160
 pick your poison, and maybe mixing more zone in with the man-to-man coverage in the secondary?

716
00:42:42,300 --> 00:42:44,340
 Harold, I think they're going to have to do that.

717
00:42:44,780 --> 00:42:50,560
 Again, I'm the one who beefed up the secondary, promoted them during the summer,

718
00:42:50,660 --> 00:42:52,200
 and they just haven't lived up to it.

719
00:42:52,260 --> 00:42:54,260
 Now, again, they're going to force turnovers.

720
00:42:54,900 --> 00:42:56,820
 Another three, they got three sacks.

721
00:42:56,940 --> 00:42:58,700
 That's certainly going in the right direction.

722
00:42:59,120 --> 00:43:00,560
 But there's no question about it.

723
00:43:00,560 --> 00:43:04,560
 The communication in the secondary is going to have to improve because, as you alluded to,

724
00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:08,120
 they got a lot of real good quarterbacks coming up on the schedule.

725
00:43:09,340 --> 00:43:13,960
 Well, and let's face it, Sellers is not a bad quarterback, and we know what happens after that.

726
00:43:14,100 --> 00:43:17,000
 I mean, if you think about it, Alabama played at home this past weekend.

727
00:43:17,100 --> 00:43:18,700
 They play at home this coming weekend.

728
00:43:18,780 --> 00:43:22,240
 And then they take probably the shortest drive in the SEC down 82 to the state.

729
00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:24,740
 Plenty of time to talk about that.

730
00:43:25,120 --> 00:43:31,820
 But, B.B., first of all, the big concerning thing right now is I've always said when you look at a final score,

731
00:43:31,900 --> 00:43:36,800
 let's just say you were out all weekend doing this or that, and you came home and you saw the score,

732
00:43:37,020 --> 00:43:41,480
 and Alabama wins by two touchdowns, and you say, I can't believe Alabama fans are upset.

733
00:43:41,860 --> 00:43:43,180
 We'll get into the reasons why.

734
00:43:43,640 --> 00:43:46,600
 Sometimes it's not the final score, it's how you get to it.

735
00:43:46,640 --> 00:43:52,320
 In other words, if Alabama jumped out to a 50-0 lead and then lit up a little bit and they got to 36,

736
00:43:52,380 --> 00:43:53,120
 it would be one thing.

737
00:43:53,220 --> 00:43:57,740
 But the fact that they're starting so cotton-picking late, quickly, Max, I know, is ready,

738
00:43:57,820 --> 00:43:59,420
 but quickly, your thoughts about that?

739
00:43:59,500 --> 00:44:04,060
 Harold, I think there were really two plays that upset Alabama fans more.

740
00:44:04,920 --> 00:44:07,260
 Florida State had third and 14.

741
00:44:08,200 --> 00:44:11,580
 They were about to turn the ball over and Alabama was going to take over,

742
00:44:11,700 --> 00:44:16,960
 and they let Florida State loose on a 60-yard pass and run.

743
00:44:17,160 --> 00:44:21,680
 And then that touchdown to get within seven midway through the fourth quarter.

744
00:44:22,440 --> 00:44:27,360
 And then that they were literally walking in the end zone for the two-point conversion.

745
00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:30,480
 Those are the two that you've got to keep from happening.

746
00:44:30,600 --> 00:44:33,740
 And I'm guessing Max Howell's got an opinion about that.

747
00:44:34,160 --> 00:44:34,640
 Absolutely.

748
00:44:34,900 --> 00:44:39,560
 He's the pioneer in the cause of sports talk of the entire southeastern part of the USA.

749
00:44:40,020 --> 00:44:43,560
 Max Howell, also a former assistant at Florida State and Ole Miss.

750
00:44:43,660 --> 00:44:44,440
 What a coincidence.

751
00:44:45,360 --> 00:44:46,620
 Max, welcome in.

752
00:44:46,620 --> 00:44:50,380
 Is it true that the Guinness Book of World Records added a page this weekend?

753
00:44:50,800 --> 00:44:54,240
 I saw a report where there was the most birds through a middle finger

754
00:44:54,240 --> 00:44:56,940
 for a top tiger in the history of mankind.

755
00:44:57,240 --> 00:44:58,100
 Can you concur that?

756
00:44:59,400 --> 00:45:00,020
 I can.

757
00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:01,300
 I wasn't there.

758
00:45:01,780 --> 00:45:03,020
 That was by design.

759
00:45:07,020 --> 00:45:10,380
 I've been in a lot of crowds before, but that's one I didn't want to do it.

760
00:45:10,520 --> 00:45:11,380
 I'll be honest with you.

761
00:45:11,680 --> 00:45:14,080
 And let's talk about that Alabama situation.

762
00:45:14,560 --> 00:45:19,020
 What bothers me, guys, is they're bringing it together,

763
00:45:19,160 --> 00:45:22,360
 but they're going to run into somebody and they're going to get too far behind for me.

764
00:45:22,360 --> 00:45:22,840
 Thank you.

765
00:45:23,400 --> 00:45:24,100
 I'm telling you.

766
00:45:24,700 --> 00:45:28,840
 And that's the concern I think everybody's got with them.

767
00:45:28,840 --> 00:45:30,900
 I don't think there's any doubt about the talent level.

768
00:45:31,820 --> 00:45:36,320
 Maybe I question sometimes a little bit of the coaching thing, but that's not my job.

769
00:45:36,640 --> 00:45:39,740
 But the bottom line is they've won the ball game.

770
00:45:39,880 --> 00:45:41,040
 They came from behind.

771
00:45:41,520 --> 00:45:43,540
 But I will say this.

772
00:45:44,260 --> 00:45:48,720
 When I was at Florida State, we'd have had a lead that played like that at the first,

773
00:45:48,820 --> 00:45:49,900
 and Alabama played like that.

774
00:45:49,960 --> 00:45:51,060
 We'd have won about four then.

775
00:45:51,700 --> 00:45:52,480
 I will tell you.

776
00:45:53,200 --> 00:45:54,420
 Well, Matt, what is it?

777
00:45:54,480 --> 00:45:56,320
 I mean, this is not the first time this has happened.

778
00:45:56,420 --> 00:45:58,640
 If you go back, this is kind of the boring.

779
00:45:58,720 --> 00:46:01,280
 If you go back to his days at Washington, and even before that,

780
00:46:01,320 --> 00:46:03,800
 he won a lot of ball games, but a lot of one-score games.

781
00:46:04,940 --> 00:46:06,800
 What goes on during the week?

782
00:46:06,880 --> 00:46:10,460
 I mean, I'm assuming he's got the same schedule as us this weekend at 6.

783
00:46:10,460 --> 00:46:15,480
 Why not get ready going into the game, and that puts so much pressure on you

784
00:46:15,480 --> 00:46:18,040
 as far as, like you said, you go back to Indiana last year.

785
00:46:18,160 --> 00:46:21,040
 Indiana got out, and they just threw more gasoline on the fire.

786
00:46:21,300 --> 00:46:26,720
 As a coach, what is it during the week that keeps this on a consistent level?

787
00:46:27,320 --> 00:46:29,780
 The deal is you start on Sunday afternoon.

788
00:46:30,180 --> 00:46:34,260
 You can't wait until Thursday or Friday to try to put in the rest of your game plan.

789
00:46:34,780 --> 00:46:38,920
 I mean, to me, I hate to be critical about it,

790
00:46:38,980 --> 00:46:43,660
 but having been there for as many years as I did, I saw all this stuff in action.

791
00:46:44,140 --> 00:46:48,200
 And the fact is, if you don't start, you get that with over on Saturday,

792
00:46:48,720 --> 00:46:51,680
 you take a little time, Sunday, you look at the tape, and that's gold.

793
00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:53,060
 You start with the team.

794
00:46:53,060 --> 00:46:57,200
 With the team, the coaches better be starting on Saturday morning,

795
00:46:57,640 --> 00:46:58,620
 Saturday morning, rather.

796
00:46:59,500 --> 00:47:01,320
 But it's a delay.

797
00:47:01,540 --> 00:47:02,020
 I don't know.

798
00:47:02,080 --> 00:47:04,300
 It's almost like delayed gratification with him.

799
00:47:04,620 --> 00:47:08,180
 There's nothing to say between urging about what he's trying to do.

800
00:47:08,260 --> 00:47:13,080
 I know that must fit his personality, but you guys have been around a long time.

801
00:47:13,180 --> 00:47:15,480
 That doesn't fit the fans' personality at all.

802
00:47:17,380 --> 00:47:21,840
 Max, I saw a way too early Hasbro Trophy ballot this morning.

803
00:47:21,840 --> 00:47:30,680
 And the top two players on this guy's Hasbro Trophy ballot, Trinidad Chambliss, who I think will eventually win it,

804
00:47:31,100 --> 00:47:32,380
 and Camario Taylor.

805
00:47:33,200 --> 00:47:40,580
 Ole Miss and Mississippi State, the top two players in the nation, Max, they had impressive wins.

806
00:47:41,340 --> 00:47:41,760
 They did.

807
00:47:41,880 --> 00:47:42,860
 I don't think it was any doubt.

808
00:47:43,060 --> 00:47:49,060
 The only thing Mississippi State's got to worry about, you know, they had two wins two years ago, four wins last year.

809
00:47:49,440 --> 00:47:54,180
 I knew they had to do six about this year to keep his job.

810
00:47:54,940 --> 00:48:00,420
 But I'm going to tell you, keeping his job is going to be keeping his quarterback.

811
00:48:00,980 --> 00:48:03,040
 That guy is, I mean, he's for real.

812
00:48:03,360 --> 00:48:08,560
 And I guarantee there's some folks who lose in, I'll count the booty right now to see how they can get it to LSU.

813
00:48:08,980 --> 00:48:09,800
 I promise you that.

814
00:48:10,080 --> 00:48:11,000
 And Teos.

815
00:48:11,480 --> 00:48:12,400
 And that in Texas.

816
00:48:13,100 --> 00:48:14,320
 Max, Al, hooking it with us.

817
00:48:14,360 --> 00:48:21,320
 Max, obviously, the game that was overshadowed, you almost felt sorry for Auburn and Florida because they had, just face it,

818
00:48:21,380 --> 00:48:24,660
 I mean, it's big in this neck of the woods, but across the country, we know the headliner.

819
00:48:24,780 --> 00:48:26,140
 It was Tom Cruise there in Oxford.

820
00:48:26,940 --> 00:48:29,620
 What is your critique coming out of the game of the Plains?

821
00:48:31,140 --> 00:48:32,920
 Oh, here we go again.

822
00:48:33,980 --> 00:48:36,320
 They already did through seven seasons.

823
00:48:36,720 --> 00:48:37,960
 They're not having a winter season.

824
00:48:37,960 --> 00:48:40,280
 It looks like they headed down that path again.

825
00:48:40,840 --> 00:48:43,240
 I don't know what's going on over there.

826
00:48:43,580 --> 00:48:50,820
 I know that historically, when programs that operate that have been at the top for many years,

827
00:48:51,160 --> 00:48:56,980
 in fault of history, there's some kind of other influence going on behind the scene that we don't know about.

828
00:48:57,120 --> 00:48:58,140
 I don't know where it is.

829
00:48:58,500 --> 00:49:04,080
 I'm not about to call names or anything like that, but I can guarantee you that's what's happening in Auburn.

830
00:49:04,080 --> 00:49:14,980
 And that goes for the selection of players, that goes for the selection of coaches, that goes for the whole composite that makes up a football program at a university,

831
00:49:15,500 --> 00:49:17,800
 particularly if they've had great success before.

832
00:49:18,080 --> 00:49:24,060
 You don't just fall off a cliff, you know, and go to where this program is.

833
00:49:24,160 --> 00:49:25,780
 And here's what's ironic about it.

834
00:49:25,780 --> 00:49:31,720
 How many losing seasons are they going to have before that 95,000 quips coming to the ball game?

835
00:49:33,580 --> 00:49:36,220
 That's what is not pushing the right button right now.

836
00:49:36,340 --> 00:49:44,200
 You let 50,000 show up on Good Saturday, or you look like they did in Arkansas this past weekend with bags over their heads.

837
00:49:44,520 --> 00:49:48,480
 I guarantee you, somebody's going to lose a job right off the bat.

838
00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:52,840
 But I don't, you know, I don't know how they can continue to do that way.

839
00:49:53,640 --> 00:49:57,780
 When you fathers going to be better, I mean, I don't think anybody doubted that.

840
00:49:57,900 --> 00:50:01,720
 If you watch it, John Summerall, if you look at his track record, they're going to be better.

841
00:50:03,560 --> 00:50:05,820
 Erotically enough, they're favored over Ole Miss this weekend.

842
00:50:06,060 --> 00:50:06,620
 You see that?

843
00:50:07,460 --> 00:50:07,980
 That's right.

844
00:50:08,220 --> 00:50:08,440
 Yeah.

845
00:50:08,940 --> 00:50:17,080
 So, you know, I know the game's changing right before I talked about that before.

846
00:50:17,700 --> 00:50:24,060
 And, you know, the teams that have been there before, I think they have to work twice as hard to stay there.

847
00:50:24,240 --> 00:50:24,940
 I really do.

848
00:50:25,060 --> 00:50:27,120
 Particularly the conference with bad ball games.

849
00:50:27,660 --> 00:50:29,700
 And I don't think that, you know, I don't think there was any.

850
00:50:31,160 --> 00:50:39,700
 Now, for instance, it would be good at the conference games because it actually increases the cash flow for the individual schools during the season.

851
00:50:40,200 --> 00:50:43,140
 But it certainly weakens your chance to get to the playoffs.

852
00:50:43,740 --> 00:50:46,640
 And I don't know whether that was even considered at that particular time or not.

853
00:50:47,240 --> 00:50:51,580
 Max, you've had an incredible coaching career, and you've seen a lot of things.

854
00:50:52,000 --> 00:51:03,860
 Have you ever seen anything like the last play of the North Carolina State-Vandy game to where C.J. Bailey, the North Carolina State quarterback, is trying to run out the clock.

855
00:51:04,280 --> 00:51:05,860
 Oh, he forgot the ball.

856
00:51:06,320 --> 00:51:08,480
 Vandy recovers and wins the game.

857
00:51:08,660 --> 00:51:10,680
 Max, how can you explain that?

858
00:51:11,540 --> 00:51:12,800
 I don't think you can.

859
00:51:12,900 --> 00:51:18,620
 But, you know, you go back and look at things that have been at NC State with the leadership that they're supposed to have.

860
00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:20,840
 I mean, we can afford to some other things.

861
00:51:21,020 --> 00:51:21,920
 It's just that bad.

862
00:51:23,000 --> 00:51:24,800
 I mean, of course, that was on national TV.

863
00:51:25,280 --> 00:51:28,720
 That was another thing I think that really, you know, really emphasized that.

864
00:51:29,080 --> 00:51:30,020
 But the fact, I don't know.

865
00:51:31,420 --> 00:51:32,740
 What do they do all week?

866
00:51:32,860 --> 00:51:34,740
 They don't work on drills like that all week.

867
00:51:34,940 --> 00:51:36,060
 You've got to have the ball.

868
00:51:36,540 --> 00:51:38,340
 I mean, after all, that's what it's all about.

869
00:51:39,340 --> 00:51:40,180
 I don't know.

870
00:51:40,180 --> 00:51:43,740
 I'm completely, completely lost at how that happened.

871
00:51:44,960 --> 00:51:51,020
 And I'm sure when they looked at the tape, North Carolina, when they tried to break it down to find out

872
00:51:51,020 --> 00:51:54,000
 what was going on, I don't know.

873
00:51:54,200 --> 00:51:55,040
 I don't know where you have it.

874
00:51:55,060 --> 00:51:58,020
 Just the bird, the enthusiasm just got to you.

875
00:51:58,100 --> 00:51:59,600
 I don't know what could happen to you.

876
00:52:00,000 --> 00:52:03,460
 But it sure put a wrinkle in their program.

877
00:52:03,620 --> 00:52:04,480
 Let's put it that way.

878
00:52:05,660 --> 00:52:07,780
 Max, we always enjoy the conversation.

879
00:52:08,000 --> 00:52:13,280
 By the way, Will Stein said during the summer, Kentucky's going to win because of me.

880
00:52:13,380 --> 00:52:15,560
 Well, they did in College Station.

881
00:52:15,740 --> 00:52:20,920
 They just whipped Texas A&M 31-21.

882
00:52:21,100 --> 00:52:25,500
 Listen, we always enjoy beginning the week with you to break down the games.

883
00:52:26,000 --> 00:52:27,700
 I know you're busy on the road.

884
00:52:28,020 --> 00:52:30,000
 We can't tell you how much we enjoy it.

885
00:52:30,100 --> 00:52:31,540
 Let's do this again next Monday.

886
00:52:31,780 --> 00:52:36,260
 I'd do it, and I'm sure I was a little late today, but I promise you that won't happen again.

887
00:52:36,460 --> 00:52:36,680
 Okay?

888
00:52:37,680 --> 00:52:38,740
 That's what Lane says.

889
00:52:38,840 --> 00:52:39,260
 You're left off.

890
00:52:39,440 --> 00:52:39,660
 Yeah.

891
00:52:41,920 --> 00:52:42,780
 That's what he said.

892
00:52:42,860 --> 00:52:43,360
 You're right.

893
00:52:43,880 --> 00:52:46,760
 The difference is he's got nearly $1 million by the year.

894
00:52:46,820 --> 00:52:47,180
 Exactly.

895
00:52:48,180 --> 00:52:49,920
 Max H*** hooking up with us.

896
00:52:50,040 --> 00:52:51,500
 And then what's the final question, BB?

897
00:52:51,500 --> 00:52:57,900
 What will $102 million get you for LSU and old-fashioned buck whipping in North Mississippi over the weekend?

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

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 Welcome back in.

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 Our tour of the Boomo Bugg Show.

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 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

1025
01:01:24,840 --> 01:01:28,180
 Thank you so much for giving us the free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1026
01:01:28,360 --> 01:01:33,500
 And who better to know about the Auburn Tigers than the man who has been there and done that as a Tiger quarterback.

1027
01:01:34,640 --> 01:01:35,980
 Charlie Trotman in the huddle with us.

1028
01:01:36,040 --> 01:01:38,420
 Also busy as radio analyst for Auburn football.

1029
01:01:38,560 --> 01:01:40,180
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1030
01:01:40,500 --> 01:01:45,160
 And I would imagine a fellow with an opinion or two after the latest game of the plains.

1031
01:01:45,480 --> 01:01:46,920
 Charlie Trotman, welcome in.

1032
01:01:47,000 --> 01:01:47,540
 How are you?

1033
01:01:48,440 --> 01:01:49,600
 Doing good, Harold.

1034
01:01:49,760 --> 01:01:50,580
 Doing good, Brett.

1035
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 I appreciate you guys having me.

1036
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 Man, we appreciate you because, Charlie, on the Monday compared to where this fan base was on a Friday,

1037
01:02:00,900 --> 01:02:06,520
 I would imagine there's a lot of head-scratching because you just assume this is obviously one of those games.

1038
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 You've changed the coaches.

1039
01:02:08,300 --> 01:02:09,480
 It's a new mindset.

1040
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 This is a team like Auburn.

1041
01:02:11,320 --> 01:02:13,660
 Florida's trying to come and get back to the glory days.

1042
01:02:13,900 --> 01:02:21,040
 Now that we've seen the two teams in action, Charlie, where do you start in breaking down the Auburn game with Florida over the weekend?

1043
01:02:22,660 --> 01:02:27,580
 Well, Harold, I think, number one, we couldn't get off the field on defense.

1044
01:02:28,820 --> 01:02:38,180
 Auburn, you know, started the game off very poorly on offense by throwing the interception and getting down 7-0.

1045
01:02:38,180 --> 01:02:49,880
 But as far as trying to stop Florida's offense, they were 7 out of 15 on third downs, and they were 3 out of 3 on fourth downs.

1046
01:02:50,060 --> 01:02:50,500
 Wow.

1047
01:02:50,680 --> 01:02:55,380
 And one of their fourth downs, a fourth and one, went 53 yards for a touchdown.

1048
01:02:55,380 --> 01:03:04,660
 So, you know, it was a situation where our defense, we would hold them for a couple of plays.

1049
01:03:04,800 --> 01:03:12,980
 It would be third down, and we just could not keep Florida from converting and keeping the offensive drive going.

1050
01:03:13,280 --> 01:03:14,720
 And they were very effective.

1051
01:03:15,020 --> 01:03:18,480
 Philo, the quarterback, threw the ball extremely well.

1052
01:03:19,060 --> 01:03:21,160
 His receivers seemed to get open.

1053
01:03:21,940 --> 01:03:29,820
 You know, our defensive line had a hard time trying to contain what's probably the best running back in the nation in ball.

1054
01:03:29,820 --> 01:03:41,120
 Yeah, and then, you know, offensively, I felt good about Auburn coming back in the first half

1055
01:03:41,120 --> 01:03:46,620
 and tying the ball game at 17, and we were down by a field goal at halftime.

1056
01:03:46,620 --> 01:03:58,720
 But, you know, the second half was really more of Florida's offensive juggernaut because we just couldn't stop them.

1057
01:03:58,980 --> 01:04:01,960
 I mean, they're very well coached.

1058
01:04:02,100 --> 01:04:08,220
 I think, you know, John does a really nice job with his team.

1059
01:04:08,440 --> 01:04:10,040
 He's an outstanding coach.

1060
01:04:10,100 --> 01:04:14,420
 He was at Troy, he was at Tulane, and he's going to be at Florida.

1061
01:04:14,420 --> 01:04:24,920
 So, you know, I'm not completely discouraged because I like the way we fought until the end of the game.

1062
01:04:25,240 --> 01:04:28,560
 I like the way we didn't give up on offense or defense.

1063
01:04:29,620 --> 01:04:35,400
 We kept, you know, going out there and doing what we could.

1064
01:04:36,140 --> 01:04:38,100
 We just were outmanned.

1065
01:04:38,100 --> 01:04:47,020
 I mean, I saw a couple of times our left tackle and our left, excuse me, our right guard were just completely overwhelmed

1066
01:04:47,020 --> 01:04:50,900
 and panicked backwards, you know, by their defensive line.

1067
01:04:51,640 --> 01:04:56,740
 And on both occasions, Brown got sad.

1068
01:04:56,740 --> 01:05:04,420
 So, you know, it was a game where if Auburn had started out a little differently

1069
01:05:04,420 --> 01:05:10,440
 and maybe we go and score on that first drive, then the game may be a little different.

1070
01:05:10,720 --> 01:05:15,020
 But we gave, you know, Florida's away from home.

1071
01:05:15,280 --> 01:05:19,060
 We encouraged them right off the bat by throwing the interception.

1072
01:05:19,820 --> 01:05:25,320
 We didn't stop them and make them kick a field goal and, you know, keep ourselves in the game.

1073
01:05:25,440 --> 01:05:26,900
 We gave them the touchdown.

1074
01:05:27,340 --> 01:05:31,040
 And it just seemed to snowball from there, really, honestly.

1075
01:05:31,220 --> 01:05:33,660
 I didn't think Byron Brown had a bad game.

1076
01:05:34,200 --> 01:05:37,900
 He ran the ball pretty effectively and he threw the ball pretty effectively.

1077
01:05:38,020 --> 01:05:39,440
 He had three touchdown passes.

1078
01:05:39,600 --> 01:05:48,500
 Now, one of them came on the jump ball at the end, but still he threw, you know, for 250-some-odd yards and three scores.

1079
01:05:48,500 --> 01:05:55,380
 So, it wasn't a terrible game that he had, but we didn't run the ball very well either, guys.

1080
01:05:56,120 --> 01:06:01,000
 You know, offensive line just couldn't create a lot of movement on that Florida front.

1081
01:06:01,960 --> 01:06:04,280
 Charlie, obviously, this is going to be one of those games.

1082
01:06:04,440 --> 01:06:07,940
 Regardless of the outcome, fans are going to say, we had a chance to get some raw.

1083
01:06:08,520 --> 01:06:09,900
 In this case, it's like, wow.

1084
01:06:10,220 --> 01:06:13,660
 And if it lost, Florida fans say, why didn't you take Jon Sumrall?

1085
01:06:13,800 --> 01:06:14,980
 Because that was going to be inevitable.

1086
01:06:15,760 --> 01:06:18,420
 But critiquing it, and let's face it, you've been there.

1087
01:06:18,480 --> 01:06:23,400
 This is one of the toughest environments to win any time, especially a night game when both teams are here.

1088
01:06:23,960 --> 01:06:26,020
 And not only that, you look at Auburn's schedule.

1089
01:06:26,320 --> 01:06:29,980
 Is it safe to say this is one of those games that, boy, it's going to be tough to get it back,

1090
01:06:30,060 --> 01:06:34,220
 given the schedule to get back to that seven- or eight-game win total at the end of the year?

1091
01:06:35,420 --> 01:06:37,140
 Well, it appears that way.

1092
01:06:37,280 --> 01:06:41,060
 I think it's going to depend on how the guys react to this loss.

1093
01:06:41,680 --> 01:06:47,060
 Because, you know, a Vanderbilt team coming in, you know, Vanderbilt had this huge win,

1094
01:06:47,260 --> 01:06:50,120
 a very emotional win at the end of their game.

1095
01:06:51,200 --> 01:06:58,700
 And, you know, Auburn, you know, has lost, you know, to Vanderbilt a couple years in a row.

1096
01:06:59,600 --> 01:07:02,940
 And so, you know, that's a game that Auburn should win.

1097
01:07:03,440 --> 01:07:08,740
 Now, if Auburn doesn't win that game, then you're talking about a tough year

1098
01:07:08,740 --> 01:07:11,900
 and probably, you know, not going to a bowl game.

1099
01:07:12,040 --> 01:07:16,620
 But if Auburn can get back on the horse, you know, when you get knocked down,

1100
01:07:16,720 --> 01:07:17,780
 you've got to get back up.

1101
01:07:17,780 --> 01:07:23,800
 So, I think it's going to depend on the leadership in the locker room.

1102
01:07:25,040 --> 01:07:27,560
 I know Coach Golesh feels good about that.

1103
01:07:28,300 --> 01:07:29,660
 He likes his leaders.

1104
01:07:30,260 --> 01:07:38,080
 He thinks that he's got some guys in there that are dogs and are going to play to the end of the game no matter what.

1105
01:07:38,440 --> 01:07:46,900
 And so, you know, with the guys coming up like Georgia and Tennessee, you know, and LSU and Ole Miss,

1106
01:07:47,020 --> 01:07:48,020
 I mean, it's tough.

1107
01:07:48,240 --> 01:07:52,700
 I mean, it's a tough road to hoe.

1108
01:07:52,700 --> 01:07:59,660
 So, and Auburn's going to have to be at their best to win, you know, a couple of those games, if any.

1109
01:08:00,000 --> 01:08:03,260
 So, yeah, it was disappointing.

1110
01:08:04,000 --> 01:08:07,200
 It kind of makes you, you know, scratch your head a little bit.

1111
01:08:07,380 --> 01:08:09,440
 But I will tell you this.

1112
01:08:09,440 --> 01:08:16,020
 I think this team has the people in the locker room that are going to keep it together.

1113
01:08:16,560 --> 01:08:24,460
 And they're not going to, you know, be bickering among themselves and pointing fingers and that kind of thing.

1114
01:08:24,540 --> 01:08:26,160
 I think they'll keep it together.

1115
01:08:26,280 --> 01:08:28,900
 And I think Coach Golesh will be good at that.

1116
01:08:29,140 --> 01:08:36,240
 Charlie, I mentioned this earlier, and it's very easy to second-guess coaches, and particularly after a loss like this.

1117
01:08:36,680 --> 01:08:39,660
 I thought Florida won the game more than Auburn lost it.

1118
01:08:41,260 --> 01:08:46,960
 Running the ball, the running backs had a total of 12 carries.

1119
01:08:47,680 --> 01:08:51,300
 I would think Jeremiah Cole would have 15 carries in the game.

1120
01:08:52,060 --> 01:08:53,320
 I know they got behind.

1121
01:08:53,320 --> 01:08:56,760
 Did they go away from the run a little bit too soon?

1122
01:08:57,380 --> 01:09:02,320
 And do you anticipate more changes on the offensive line?

1123
01:09:04,320 --> 01:09:06,260
 Well, Brett, that's a great question.

1124
01:09:06,840 --> 01:09:14,420
 Number one, I think that Auburn would have stayed with the running game had it been a 10-point or less game.

1125
01:09:14,900 --> 01:09:19,720
 When they got down by 17, they almost had it just from a clock standpoint.

1126
01:09:20,080 --> 01:09:22,920
 They almost had to go away from the running game.

1127
01:09:22,920 --> 01:09:28,400
 They had to try to get big chunk yards and put some points on the board pretty quickly.

1128
01:09:29,120 --> 01:09:34,560
 So I think from that standpoint, Florida just took them out of the running game.

1129
01:09:35,700 --> 01:09:48,000
 And then the other thing I think is that when you've got offensive linemen that are being beaten pretty badly,

1130
01:09:48,580 --> 01:09:50,220
 you've got to look for an alternative.

1131
01:09:50,220 --> 01:09:58,780
 So I think we will probably see some new faces in the offensive line, at least some different combinations.

1132
01:10:00,840 --> 01:10:05,980
 Now, the guys that I was talking about getting pancaked, they didn't do that the whole game.

1133
01:10:06,060 --> 01:10:07,960
 They just did it on a play or two.

1134
01:10:08,060 --> 01:10:13,140
 But still, it looked pretty bad and caused a sack.

1135
01:10:13,400 --> 01:10:16,780
 And, you know, that's something that, you know, is a drive killer.

1136
01:10:17,380 --> 01:10:24,920
 So, you know, if you're going to let your quarterback get pressured and sacked as many times as Auburn has this year in three games,

1137
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 you know, it's a concern.

1138
01:10:28,980 --> 01:10:30,920
 Former Auburn quarterback Charlie Trotman.

1139
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 Something else I think that's concerning for a lot of Auburn fans,

1140
01:10:33,760 --> 01:10:37,400
 and this comes back to football 101, missed tackles.

1141
01:10:37,960 --> 01:10:41,300
 I assume you agree with the masses out there in Auburn Nation.

1142
01:10:41,420 --> 01:10:43,800
 There are just too many missed tackles so far.

1143
01:10:44,880 --> 01:10:46,200
 Well, there have been.

1144
01:10:46,520 --> 01:10:56,920
 And, you know, I tell you what, this ball kid, we had three or four opportunities to tackle him for a full five-yard loss.

1145
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 We only made one tackle on him for a loss, and I remember he just either stiff-armed or just ran away from or dodged

1146
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 or did whatever he had to do to get away from the people that were the cornerbacks,

1147
01:11:13,080 --> 01:11:16,120
 especially that in linebackers that had him in the backfield.

1148
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 And this guy's a tremendous running back.

1149
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 I don't know that anybody else that I've seen could do that time and time again.

1150
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 So, he made Auburn look bad.

1151
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 And that's not – Auburn won't be the first team that he makes look bad.

1152
01:11:34,560 --> 01:11:36,660
 He's a tremendous running back.

1153
01:11:36,820 --> 01:11:43,120
 There were – I saw a list of 40 running backs in the country, the top 40, and he was number one.

1154
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 So, you know, he's a pretty strong runner.

1155
01:11:47,640 --> 01:11:50,940
 Charlie, this D.J. Durkin defense is really good.

1156
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 In fact, a lot of people don't know this.

1157
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 When Nick Saban retired, he advised Greg Byrne for a defensive coordinator was D.J. Durkin to go hire him.

1158
01:12:01,800 --> 01:12:03,680
 And, of course, obviously it didn't work out.

1159
01:12:04,120 --> 01:12:10,160
 Pro football focus said Auburn missed 24 tackles, the most since 2013.

1160
01:12:11,060 --> 01:12:14,980
 Florida had nine explosive plays of 20 yards or more.

1161
01:12:16,520 --> 01:12:19,940
 Yeah, it was – I mean, it was devastating.

1162
01:12:20,280 --> 01:12:23,700
 Florida's offense and their chunk yards were devastating.

1163
01:12:23,920 --> 01:12:29,380
 I mean, even the double pass that they ran, you know, was a dagger.

1164
01:12:29,380 --> 01:12:38,040
 I mean, when you get a team and they're on their own 47-yard line is fourth and one

1165
01:12:38,040 --> 01:12:41,720
 and you're stacked on the line of scrimmage and you know they're going to run the football,

1166
01:12:42,160 --> 01:12:47,020
 you know Bob's going to run the football, and they run it for 53 yards and a touchdown,

1167
01:12:47,820 --> 01:12:50,580
 you know, it breaks you emotionally.

1168
01:12:51,000 --> 01:12:55,980
 You know, I mean, not only were the fans, I'm sure, you know, so disappointed,

1169
01:12:55,980 --> 01:13:01,900
 but that was a turning point in the game, and had they not scored there,

1170
01:13:02,060 --> 01:13:04,320
 it would have been a better game in the fourth quarter.

1171
01:13:04,620 --> 01:13:09,600
 But I tell you guys, you've got to give Sumrall a lot of credit.

1172
01:13:09,600 --> 01:13:09,920
 Absolutely.

1173
01:13:10,820 --> 01:13:17,280
 That Florida team last year would not have done what they did this year.

1174
01:13:17,540 --> 01:13:22,660
 I mean, this is a well-coached, a fine football team.

1175
01:13:22,760 --> 01:13:23,900
 He's got a lot of talent.

1176
01:13:24,300 --> 01:13:30,380
 Now, you know, he's not playing with guys that you brought in from South Florida.

1177
01:13:30,580 --> 01:13:35,420
 He's playing with, you know, some really outstanding talent.

1178
01:13:35,900 --> 01:13:40,280
 So, you know, Auburn's got to pick themselves up, and they can do it.

1179
01:13:40,340 --> 01:13:44,180
 I feel confident that they can, you know, be in games.

1180
01:13:44,340 --> 01:13:50,420
 Not everybody is going to be as explosive as Florida is offensively.

1181
01:13:50,420 --> 01:13:58,880
 And you've got to remember, one of their wide receivers, Singleton, who played at Auburn last year, was an excellent wide receiver.

1182
01:13:59,020 --> 01:13:59,800
 He didn't play.

1183
01:14:00,540 --> 01:14:06,300
 So, you know, they're still not at full strength when they played Auburn Saturday night.

1184
01:14:06,800 --> 01:14:11,460
 Boy, I'll tell you one thing, that Ole Miss-Florida game is going to be a Jim Dandy come Saturday.

1185
01:14:11,880 --> 01:14:14,540
 Incredible schedule for the SEC.

1186
01:14:15,260 --> 01:14:23,540
 On Saturday, I knew that's what you'd do, is you'd give credit to Sumrall, because he's got that Florida program turned around.

1187
01:14:23,800 --> 01:14:25,120
 We'll see where they go.

1188
01:14:25,640 --> 01:14:27,380
 Charlie, Auburn will get better.

1189
01:14:27,480 --> 01:14:28,660
 I think we all know that.

1190
01:14:28,740 --> 01:14:30,920
 I still think they're going in the right direction.

1191
01:14:31,580 --> 01:14:33,960
 Always enjoy talking with you.

1192
01:14:34,020 --> 01:14:35,640
 It's one of the highlights of the week.

1193
01:14:36,100 --> 01:14:38,240
 Charlie, enjoy the conversation.

1194
01:14:38,400 --> 01:14:39,140
 Have a great week.

1195
01:14:39,240 --> 01:14:41,520
 Let's do this again, hopefully, next Monday, if you can.

1196
01:14:42,460 --> 01:14:44,580
 Okay, guys, let me say one last thing.

1197
01:14:44,580 --> 01:14:44,740
 Sure.

1198
01:14:44,740 --> 01:14:57,900
 I want to credit Alex Golesh, because just because Jon Sumrall beat Auburn and embarrassed Auburn from a defensive standpoint, I like what Alex Golesh is doing.

1199
01:14:58,180 --> 01:15:05,440
 I think he's doing the right thing at Auburn, and I'm behind him, and, you know, we'll get better.

1200
01:15:06,480 --> 01:15:08,220
 It's easy to be there when they win.

1201
01:15:08,340 --> 01:15:10,700
 It's tough to be there when they lose and still be optimistic.

1202
01:15:10,840 --> 01:15:11,900
 Good job of you, Charlie.

1203
01:15:11,900 --> 01:15:14,120
 Thanks so much, and have a great week, okay?

1204
01:15:15,000 --> 01:15:16,000
 Okay, thanks, guys.

1205
01:15:16,040 --> 01:15:16,500
 Thank you, bud.

1206
01:15:16,960 --> 01:15:20,100
 Former Auburn quarterback, Charlie Trotman, coming up.

1207
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 It's UT versus UT Week.

1208
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 The V-Man with the tails next.

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 Quickly, time's released for not this weekend.

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 It's Monday, so the SEC comes out and talks about the starting times for a week from Saturday.

1304
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 In the case of Alabama, BB, I believe they're getting a break.

1305
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 Anytime you go to start for Pat Dye said this is one of the most underrated home field disadvantages

1306
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 for a visiting team in the SEC.

1307
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 That is an 11.45 kick.

1308
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 I know that's not exactly your prime time, but if you're Alabama, you don't want to play

1309
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 under the lights there with those cowbells ringing.

1310
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 Yeah, it's okay.

1311
01:20:53,180 --> 01:20:58,040
 On the road, Harold and Bryant-Denny Stadium is where I have a problem with 11 a.m. kickoff.

1312
01:20:58,240 --> 01:20:58,600
 Yeah.

1313
01:20:58,940 --> 01:21:04,220
 Also, Auburn's game that weekend will be at a place called Tennessee.

1314
01:21:04,520 --> 01:21:06,360
 It is a 2.30 kickoff.

1315
01:21:06,420 --> 01:21:07,200
 So, there you have it.

1316
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 A week from Saturday.

1317
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 The V-Man, speaking of Tennessee, is busy there, driving you to work mornings up on 99.1,

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1319
01:21:17,100 --> 01:21:18,200
 V-Man, welcome in.

1320
01:21:18,300 --> 01:21:22,480
 We know about a week from Saturday, does Tennessee have a game this weekend that we can talk about?

1321
01:21:23,340 --> 01:21:28,040
 It's a little underrated and not really being discussed much.

1322
01:21:28,180 --> 01:21:30,880
 There's no star power at quarterback.

1323
01:21:31,220 --> 01:21:34,340
 There's no hype or money behind the program at playing.

1324
01:21:34,740 --> 01:21:35,900
 So, yeah, nothing much.

1325
01:21:36,680 --> 01:21:40,260
 Is Peyton going to come and who's he going to root for, Vince?

1326
01:21:40,820 --> 01:21:44,540
 Well, he said that in the summer at the Manning Passing Academy.

1327
01:21:44,740 --> 01:21:45,880
 His young reporter said,

1328
01:21:46,100 --> 01:21:53,100
 So, Peyton, who are you rooting for when Arch Manning in Texas goes to Knoxville to play your alma mater in Tennessee?

1329
01:21:53,340 --> 01:21:53,980
 And he said,

1330
01:21:54,360 --> 01:21:55,840
 Well, it's pretty easy.

1331
01:21:56,120 --> 01:21:58,140
 I'm going to side with family.

1332
01:21:58,860 --> 01:22:02,420
 I think some people were taken aback by that.

1333
01:22:02,820 --> 01:22:05,340
 I don't know why you would declare that.

1334
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 I think you could play both sides.

1335
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 And that's how I would anticipate him.

1336
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 Yeah, good luck having him wear a Longhorns Arch Manning jersey into Neyland Stadium.

1337
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 I don't know what he did.

1338
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 He may feel that Lane Kiffin on his homecoming if he does that.

1339
01:22:25,020 --> 01:22:29,700
 But your thoughts about this team today, because let's be honest about it.

1340
01:22:29,740 --> 01:22:31,800
 Tennessee has a lot of pluses.

1341
01:22:32,140 --> 01:22:33,120
 But what's the old saying?

1342
01:22:33,180 --> 01:22:34,920
 It's all relative to the competition.

1343
01:22:35,680 --> 01:22:37,920
 I look at Georgia, and I don't care what they're playing.

1344
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 Those guys are hitting on all eight cylinders.

1345
01:22:39,500 --> 01:22:41,240
 They're playing the Cowboys right now.

1346
01:22:41,440 --> 01:22:46,460
 But your thoughts about Tennessee as objectively as you can to date.

1347
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 Yeah, I think they've done good things.

1348
01:22:50,300 --> 01:22:53,500
 They're not without questions, which is the case for a lot of people.

1349
01:22:54,040 --> 01:22:59,180
 Texas is clearly more battle-tested because of the Ohio State game.

1350
01:23:00,340 --> 01:23:06,300
 But that also is different because it was at home.

1351
01:23:06,760 --> 01:23:08,260
 We also haven't been on the road.

1352
01:23:08,780 --> 01:23:13,020
 So it's a big jump in competition for Tennessee, there's no doubt.

1353
01:23:13,260 --> 01:23:16,620
 But there will be some unknowns on Texas' side also.

1354
01:23:17,960 --> 01:23:20,340
 I think Texas is good.

1355
01:23:20,560 --> 01:23:22,580
 I actually don't think they're as good as Georgia.

1356
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 And Georgia has been tested, hasn't been tested like Texas.

1357
01:23:27,160 --> 01:23:32,200
 So you kind of have to look at some of those things as, you know, with a grain of salt.

1358
01:23:32,620 --> 01:23:36,520
 And project, all right, this team's abilities will translate.

1359
01:23:36,520 --> 01:23:42,720
 I don't think Tennessee is like Georgia to where they look unstoppable.

1360
01:23:43,260 --> 01:23:44,440
 They have some questions.

1361
01:23:44,860 --> 01:23:53,040
 You know, probably the biggest thing that we take calls on and text on, and a lot of us that watch them have the biggest question mark.

1362
01:23:53,400 --> 01:23:58,460
 There's something that seemingly, on paper, they've done really well, and that's the offensive line.

1363
01:23:58,460 --> 01:24:06,900
 You know, when you rush for 299 and 268 in consecutive weeks, you have to be opening up holes.

1364
01:24:07,120 --> 01:24:07,920
 You have to look good.

1365
01:24:07,960 --> 01:24:14,540
 And even Cole Kublaik has been pretty bullish on the Tennessee offensive line.

1366
01:24:14,880 --> 01:24:19,240
 But a lot of us that watch them are like, eh, kind of expected a little bit more.

1367
01:24:19,240 --> 01:24:31,080
 Not that they've been, you know, terrible or, you know, a massive, massive issue going in, but not quite as stout as we thought.

1368
01:24:31,580 --> 01:24:36,160
 And I don't think they're 100% settled either on the right side of the offensive line.

1369
01:24:36,380 --> 01:24:48,100
 So, it is something that, you know, could be a problem with the front that Texas has with Colin Simmons, who might be a top-five pick.

1370
01:24:48,200 --> 01:24:51,860
 I mean, that's how good in the NFL draft, that's how good and talented he is.

1371
01:24:52,680 --> 01:24:55,380
 So, and they've got big bodies.

1372
01:24:55,620 --> 01:24:57,300
 They've got athletic bodies.

1373
01:24:57,860 --> 01:25:02,920
 They've got terrific linebackers that are really good at stopping the run.

1374
01:25:02,920 --> 01:25:18,740
 And so, Tennessee's strength has been the run game, but I think a lot of it has been the running backs creating and then also the tight ends getting better and better and run blocking even without starter Ethan Davis out for the year.

1375
01:25:18,860 --> 01:25:23,840
 So, there's plenty of unknowns about just how good this Tennessee team is.

1376
01:25:23,840 --> 01:25:34,360
 I think they have a shot, but I don't, I don't think it's, well, Texas, you know, is going to Sarkisian their way, you know, into a loss.

1377
01:25:34,540 --> 01:25:45,480
 I don't, I think they're so talented that, and Arch is better than he was last year that I think some of that you can only go so far with.

1378
01:25:45,480 --> 01:25:56,340
 V, that was the 38th game, if I'm not mistaken, where Tennessee's ran for over 200 yards and Josh Heupel's coaching career at Tennessee.

1379
01:25:56,980 --> 01:25:58,540
 Let me ask you about the running backs.

1380
01:25:58,680 --> 01:26:05,800
 Dwayne Morris runs for 116 in the touchdown, but Deshaun Bishop has an injury in the second quarter.

1381
01:26:06,080 --> 01:26:10,460
 I know Javon Gordon and Justin Baker were not available.

1382
01:26:10,880 --> 01:26:14,100
 V, are these minor injuries to the running backs?

1383
01:26:15,100 --> 01:26:18,340
 Well, Baker had his hand in the, in the cast.

1384
01:26:18,460 --> 01:26:24,000
 I don't know if that was a precaution or if that's a long-term thing.

1385
01:26:24,060 --> 01:26:26,480
 I mean, he's, he's fourth in the pecking order.

1386
01:26:27,160 --> 01:26:38,040
 Javon Gordon is two slash three, maybe after Morris' performance, maybe the three, but he's, he was terrific and arguably the two going into the year.

1387
01:26:38,540 --> 01:26:40,640
 I, we don't know what his setback is.

1388
01:26:40,700 --> 01:26:44,000
 I think his was a little bit more precautionary than Baker's.

1389
01:26:44,720 --> 01:26:56,760
 And then Deshaun Bishop, it looked like he did, you know, it's a hip injury and he came back in the game and he looked like he was favoring it after he came back in the game in the third quarter.

1390
01:26:56,760 --> 01:26:59,480
 And then they, they shut him down after that.

1391
01:27:00,060 --> 01:27:03,120
 So, um, Josh Heiper was asked how he's feeling.

1392
01:27:03,240 --> 01:27:03,900
 And he said, I don't know.

1393
01:27:03,960 --> 01:27:04,880
 I hadn't talked to him today.

1394
01:27:05,360 --> 01:27:07,440
 Which, you know, of course, tells you he didn't practice.

1395
01:27:08,060 --> 01:27:20,120
 You had talked to him, you know, that that's, and that's not a, an absolute, but normally he, you know, you would talk to your starting running back if he's at practice, you know, especially coming off of what happened to him.

1396
01:27:20,220 --> 01:27:25,440
 So, but they, Tennessee is very tight lived with the injury info.

1397
01:27:25,980 --> 01:27:31,180
 Um, I think they need, they need three, three of their backs to be healthy.

1398
01:27:31,180 --> 01:27:42,040
 And they even got good production out of a, their fifth guy was a former walk-on in Hunter Barnes from, from Memphis who hit, you know, scored his first touchdown, but he's not going to be a factor in this game.

1399
01:27:42,220 --> 01:27:47,740
 They need to meet Gordon, a healthy Bishop and Duan Morris.

1400
01:27:47,940 --> 01:27:53,040
 And then the, cause they're all just a slight little bit different, even though their size is very similar.

1401
01:27:55,000 --> 01:27:57,040
 It's 99.1, the sports animal.

1402
01:27:57,160 --> 01:28:02,440
 It's going to be a zoo game day, bringing their show for the battle of the UT Tangle.

1403
01:28:02,660 --> 01:28:04,140
 Uh, it's going to be a wild atmosphere.

1404
01:28:04,280 --> 01:28:06,320
 Your thoughts about the week in K-Town.

1405
01:28:06,860 --> 01:28:07,340
 Yeah.

1406
01:28:07,460 --> 01:28:12,440
 And they're, they're doing checker kneeling as well, which is always a, an incredible visual.

1407
01:28:12,440 --> 01:28:30,480
 And what they're doing, they say it's by popular demand is they're actually alternating the sections in the colors that fans in those sections where they wanted to freshen it up because they've had the same section and, and color assignment, you know, since they started it.

1408
01:28:30,480 --> 01:28:32,940
 So they're, they're flip-flopping everything.

1409
01:28:33,080 --> 01:28:36,980
 So now fans can wear something different to the games in terms of color.

1410
01:28:37,500 --> 01:28:42,620
 Uh, it always looks, looks incredible, you know, in person and on TV.

1411
01:28:42,840 --> 01:28:44,500
 So that's a big part of it.

1412
01:28:44,840 --> 01:28:47,080
 You know, it, it, it's, it's going to be really early.

1413
01:28:47,080 --> 01:28:53,960
 Like, uh, Brian Rice, who hosts the show after me with Eric Gange, he and I do, uh, one of the pregame shows called the SEC notebook.

1414
01:28:54,440 --> 01:29:00,640
 Our pregame show, the first live one of the day starts at 6 a.m. on Saturday.

1415
01:29:00,640 --> 01:29:01,080
 That's early.

1416
01:29:01,400 --> 01:29:03,420
 So, yeah, it is, it is early.

1417
01:29:03,620 --> 01:29:06,240
 And hopefully someone's serving me breakfast somewhere.

1418
01:29:06,500 --> 01:29:07,560
 Yeah, lots of coffee.

1419
01:29:09,000 --> 01:29:10,440
 At our location.

1420
01:29:10,440 --> 01:29:14,420
 But, um, yeah, it just, you know, it's, it's going to be crazy.

1421
01:29:14,420 --> 01:29:18,080
 And, and there's obviously going to be a ton of people starting at 5 a.m.

1422
01:29:18,080 --> 01:29:25,260
 They're not going to allow fans to camp out like you do for game day at some sites because it's really quick.

1423
01:29:25,260 --> 01:29:36,480
 And they're going to be already strained with security personnel and everything that the one be around game day and then to get inside for, uh, you know, for the actual game.

1424
01:29:36,480 --> 01:29:54,660
 So, um, but, you know, it will, it will be a circus and, um, you know, lots of the real UT versus the other UT and, you know, uh, the real or orange versus brown, like John Wilkerson, my partner, just call them straight brown.

1425
01:29:54,900 --> 01:29:58,780
 So all that kind of stuff is, is well underway from the fans.

1426
01:29:59,120 --> 01:29:59,600
 Absolutely.

1427
01:29:59,600 --> 01:30:04,600
 A lot of the fans wish this was a six o'clock night game, V-Man.

1428
01:30:05,040 --> 01:30:05,780
 And the bartender.

1429
01:30:06,060 --> 01:30:06,960
 Uh, yeah, yeah.

1430
01:30:07,080 --> 01:30:08,540
 You bet you got that right.

1431
01:30:08,680 --> 01:30:10,440
 Listen, uh, have a great week.

1432
01:30:10,480 --> 01:30:11,360
 Should be fun.

1433
01:30:11,480 --> 01:30:22,640
 Once again, the SEC is going to be incredible at the slate of games on Saturday, but where can we get online and get your post-game stuff after Kennesaw State and everything else?

1434
01:30:23,200 --> 01:30:24,280
 Yeah, I appreciate that.

1435
01:30:24,280 --> 01:30:35,340
 And wouldn't you know it, Stephen A. Smith causing problems because he apparently said on some platform, oh yeah, they'll change the kickoff time for Tennessee, Texas.

1436
01:30:35,760 --> 01:30:38,720
 So everyone's like asking us, hey, are they going to change the kickoff time?

1437
01:30:38,820 --> 01:30:40,560
 Is he, is he just full of it?

1438
01:30:40,900 --> 01:30:42,380
 Uh, he's wrong.

1439
01:30:42,580 --> 01:30:44,780
 They're not changing those kickoff times.

1440
01:30:45,720 --> 01:30:56,660
 Um, so it's called, that is all causing confusion, but anyway, for the real kickoff time in coverage of Tennessee, Texas, the one team coming to town, you can follow me on all the socials.

1441
01:30:56,720 --> 01:30:58,720
 It's at Vince Sports, B-I-N-T-E Sports.

1442
01:30:59,200 --> 01:31:00,080
 I'm disappointed, V-Man.

1443
01:31:00,140 --> 01:31:01,240
 We know you got a lot of muscle.

1444
01:31:01,400 --> 01:31:03,100
 Pull that, use your pull up there.

1445
01:31:03,120 --> 01:31:04,480
 Okay, V-Man, you got to Saturday.

1446
01:31:04,500 --> 01:31:04,900
 All right?

1447
01:31:05,560 --> 01:31:11,280
 Yeah, I guess Stephen A. Smith has more, uh, more something.

1448
01:31:11,280 --> 01:31:14,900
 Yeah, it's pull, but it ain't, it ain't pull.

1449
01:31:15,100 --> 01:31:17,820
 Hey, listen, V-Man, have a great week and have fun this weekend.

1450
01:31:17,920 --> 01:31:18,260
 All right?

1451
01:31:18,520 --> 01:31:19,660
 You boys are the best.

1452
01:31:19,740 --> 01:31:20,260
 Thank you, buddy.

1453
01:31:20,800 --> 01:31:23,960
 V-Man, 99.1, the sports animal in Knoxville.

1454
01:31:24,140 --> 01:31:29,580
 So what do former Alabama players say through three games for the team in Tuscaloosa?

1455
01:31:30,140 --> 01:31:31,200
 The Redfish next.

1456
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 Again, that's 256-648-5710.

1463
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 Football season is back at the carriage.

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 There are a few things we love more than a good Saturday in the South, and football season

1475
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1476
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1480
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 Stock up in our markets before kickoff with plenty of snacks, dips, cheeses, something sweet,

1481
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1482
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1518
01:35:27,460 --> 01:35:31,500
 Progressive presents the Sports Flash on 93-9, the score.

1519
01:35:31,820 --> 01:35:35,660
 Alabama fell behind early on Saturday, but the Crimson Tide rallied.

1520
01:35:35,760 --> 01:35:41,820
 They dominated after quarter number one as Alabama defeated Florida State 50-36.

1521
01:35:42,220 --> 01:35:44,400
 Alabama is now 3-0 on the season.

1522
01:35:44,820 --> 01:35:47,260
 Auburn Tigers opened up conference play Saturday night.

1523
01:35:47,340 --> 01:35:50,180
 They were outscored at home by Florida, 44-39.

1524
01:35:50,180 --> 01:35:54,760
 Auburn is now 2-1 on the season, 0-1 in SEC play.

1525
01:35:55,100 --> 01:35:57,720
 North Alabama was the winner at home on Saturday.

1526
01:35:57,880 --> 01:36:01,260
 They beat Elkhorn State in the new stadium, 38-20.

1527
01:36:01,640 --> 01:36:04,200
 North Alabama is now 2-2.

1528
01:36:04,580 --> 01:36:07,760
 South Alabama outscored Ohio 41-36.

1529
01:36:08,100 --> 01:36:09,960
 South Alabama is now 2-1.

1530
01:36:10,320 --> 01:36:12,040
 Troy dropped to 2-1 on the season.

1531
01:36:12,200 --> 01:36:15,020
 They fell on the road at Missouri, 27-17.

1532
01:36:15,020 --> 01:36:21,320
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1533
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1548
01:37:43,600 --> 01:37:44,760
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1549
01:37:45,220 --> 01:37:47,380
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg.

1550
01:37:47,480 --> 01:37:49,960
 On 93.9, the score.

1551
01:37:50,580 --> 01:37:51,300
 Welcome back in.

1552
01:37:51,380 --> 01:37:56,840
 So, if you're a former Alabama football player, what are you saying about the first three games

1553
01:37:56,840 --> 01:37:58,760
 for this edition of Crimson Tide Football?

1554
01:37:59,160 --> 01:38:01,960
 Nobody knows how to answer that question better than the redfish.

1555
01:38:02,040 --> 01:38:03,180
 William Barger, looking up with us.

1556
01:38:03,180 --> 01:38:07,700
 Former U of AOL offensive lineman, now co-host of BAMS Radio.

1557
01:38:07,980 --> 01:38:08,900
 William, welcome in.

1558
01:38:08,960 --> 01:38:12,140
 Was it the James Spann Bowl game this weekend?

1559
01:38:12,260 --> 01:38:12,780
 How are you?

1560
01:38:14,840 --> 01:38:17,620
 I don't even know how to relate.

1561
01:38:17,620 --> 01:38:23,760
 If there was such a thing as a weather delay or a lightning delay in the early 90s, I never experienced it.

1562
01:38:23,760 --> 01:38:23,940
 Yep.

1563
01:38:25,000 --> 01:38:26,520
 Well, lightning only strikes now.

1564
01:38:26,620 --> 01:38:27,460
 It didn't back then.

1565
01:38:27,660 --> 01:38:29,340
 You didn't get that memo, did you?

1566
01:38:29,440 --> 01:38:31,040
 I thought the same thing Saturday.

1567
01:38:31,380 --> 01:38:34,220
 I don't think this thing they knew, but...

1568
01:38:34,220 --> 01:38:39,900
 Well, you know, that's back when I was walking barefoot from the Capstone Hill down the street to Brighton.

1569
01:38:39,900 --> 01:38:42,400
 Yeah, in a snowstorm in Arizona, right?

1570
01:38:42,540 --> 01:38:45,360
 So, William, obviously, the first three games.

1571
01:38:45,540 --> 01:38:51,800
 Your thoughts, I got a feeling I know where you start, which is, does this coaching staff know when the game starts?

1572
01:38:52,040 --> 01:38:53,560
 Where do you start breaking it down?

1573
01:38:54,680 --> 01:39:15,260
 Well, you know, it's, you know, I guess it's a different era and it's kind of hard for me to relate because, you know, when I played, you were kind of shielded because there was no internet, there was no digital media, social media.

1574
01:39:15,660 --> 01:39:20,120
 You know, we didn't really know nor care what the fans were saying.

1575
01:39:20,740 --> 01:39:20,960
 Right.

1576
01:39:21,540 --> 01:39:41,580
 But, you know, a year and a half, two years ago, Alabama fans were p***** off because Alabama would come out of the d*** gate with their hair on fire, score 30 points in the first half, and then go to sleep for the third and half the fourth quarter and, you know, have to hold a team off.

1577
01:39:41,940 --> 01:39:44,880
 You know, now they come out and they're a little slow to get started.

1578
01:39:44,880 --> 01:39:55,220
 I mean, nobody takes into consideration there's four new starters on the offensive line, a quarterback that just got his third start, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

1579
01:39:55,440 --> 01:39:57,500
 Look, I don't give a d*** how they start.

1580
01:39:57,660 --> 01:39:59,640
 It's how you finish the fourth quarter.

1581
01:39:59,640 --> 01:40:00,400
 Exactly right.

1582
01:40:00,760 --> 01:40:12,400
 And this is two weeks in a row where I've seen the front seven on Kentucky and FSU waving the white flag saying, please don't make my a** quit anymore.

1583
01:40:14,100 --> 01:40:20,120
 But that's, look, people ask for improvement, ask for the run game to get better.

1584
01:40:20,240 --> 01:40:20,460
 Yep.

1585
01:40:20,720 --> 01:40:21,540
 That's happened.

1586
01:40:21,840 --> 01:40:24,560
 Be happy with it and hope the progression continues.

1587
01:40:24,940 --> 01:40:25,780
 Here's the deal, Red.

1588
01:40:25,920 --> 01:40:28,020
 The fans, they got something to fuss about.

1589
01:40:28,120 --> 01:40:28,640
 Come on, man.

1590
01:40:28,640 --> 01:40:29,120
 You know that.

1591
01:40:29,180 --> 01:40:30,360
 They got to have something to chew on.

1592
01:40:30,420 --> 01:40:34,600
 But your thoughts about that kidding aside, here's the argument.

1593
01:40:34,800 --> 01:40:39,500
 Is the coaching staff better with the running game or is the fact the room is just better, got more talent?

1594
01:40:39,980 --> 01:40:45,000
 And how much is credited to that new OL head coach at that position?

1595
01:40:45,940 --> 01:40:48,140
 Well, I'll answer them in the way that you asked them.

1596
01:40:48,320 --> 01:40:54,800
 You know, a wise old man 30 years ago said it's not about the X's and O's.

1597
01:40:54,920 --> 01:40:56,360
 It's about the Jimmys and the Joes.

1598
01:40:56,680 --> 01:40:57,160
 Yep.

1599
01:40:57,280 --> 01:41:02,920
 And they have better Jimmys and Joes right now than they did last year.

1600
01:41:02,920 --> 01:41:11,560
 And, you know, better offensive linemen, certainly ones that are, you know, athletic enough to execute the scheme that they want them to.

1601
01:41:12,140 --> 01:41:19,820
 And, you know, running backs, at least three, maybe we might see the fourth team this weekend for the first time, you know,

1602
01:41:19,860 --> 01:41:27,160
 that can make a player, make a defender miss, you know, can pick up extra yards, you know,

1603
01:41:27,220 --> 01:41:32,400
 one in particular that will run your a** over on the three-yard line and carry you into the end zone with them.

1604
01:41:32,400 --> 01:41:37,440
 So, you know, there is obvious progress that's been made.

1605
01:41:39,100 --> 01:41:46,400
 You know, I'm encouraged by the way Alabama, when they get intentional, I wish they'd get a little bit, you know,

1606
01:41:46,400 --> 01:41:47,620
 intentional more often.

1607
01:41:48,360 --> 01:41:59,000
 But, you know, a lot of this stuff that this offense does is by creating a threat of a passing game in the middle of the deep last half of the field.

1608
01:41:59,000 --> 01:42:01,620
 You know, it backs people out of the box.

1609
01:42:01,760 --> 01:42:05,300
 They can't crowd the line of scrimmage, and it makes that run game go easier.

1610
01:42:05,700 --> 01:42:13,140
 But, you know, I think that between, you know, the new offensive line coach, Adrian Clem, the new tight end coach, Richard Owens,

1611
01:42:13,640 --> 01:42:19,120
 and Ryan Grubb and Kalen DeBoer, that they've really, you know, come up with a scheme.

1612
01:42:19,120 --> 01:42:29,320
 And as Keelan Russell continues to get more comfortable, personally, I'll take what I saw Saturday, every Saturday until he goes to the NFL.

1613
01:42:30,520 --> 01:42:32,540
 You know, you know, it's just going to get better.

1614
01:42:32,540 --> 01:42:37,380
 And, you know, you add, you know, two front-line players back into the mix.

1615
01:42:37,860 --> 01:42:42,580
 If it's not this weekend, it'll be before the Georgia game and A.K. Deer and Noah Rogers.

1616
01:42:43,400 --> 01:42:49,060
 You know, they've still got plenty of layers of this offense that they can sprinkle in.

1617
01:42:49,140 --> 01:42:52,560
 They're starting to get the tight end involved more in the passing game.

1618
01:42:52,680 --> 01:42:56,480
 Both Pritchett and Edwards had catches on Saturday.

1619
01:42:56,480 --> 01:42:58,920
 So, I like what I'm seeing.

1620
01:42:59,080 --> 01:43:01,200
 I like the direction it's going in.

1621
01:43:02,040 --> 01:43:12,080
 You know, would it make me any happier if, you know, they scored 14 points in the first quarter instead of scoring 27 in the second half?

1622
01:43:12,200 --> 01:43:13,060
 Probably not.

1623
01:43:15,680 --> 01:43:20,660
 When I saw a clip of this play yesterday, I actually thought of you.

1624
01:43:21,740 --> 01:43:25,360
 Crowell's four-yard run for a touchdown.

1625
01:43:25,800 --> 01:43:36,240
 Student body, tall sweep to the right with three tight ends in front of him, demolishing the Florida State front seven.

1626
01:43:36,480 --> 01:43:38,880
 Was that one of your favorite plays of the game?

1627
01:43:39,620 --> 01:43:49,540
 You know, actually, formation aside, probably the best, my favorite part of the play was Alabama's center, Racine Delgatti.

1628
01:43:49,780 --> 01:43:58,140
 It had kind of overrun the linebacker a little bit and, you know, was athletic enough to be able to slow down

1629
01:43:58,140 --> 01:44:02,120
 and get enough of him to prevent him from, you know, being able to make the tackle.

1630
01:44:02,280 --> 01:44:04,360
 So, there was a lot of good things going on.

1631
01:44:05,760 --> 01:44:17,340
 You know, but, yeah, I've gotten tickled at Josh Ford and some of the double bicep flexes he's done to some of the people that he's made,

1632
01:44:17,480 --> 01:44:22,060
 you know, eat a dirt sandwich, and you can see him out there giving them the business verbally.

1633
01:44:22,840 --> 01:44:25,960
 So, you know, these kids are starting to feel themselves a little bit.

1634
01:44:26,060 --> 01:44:27,140
 They're gaining confidence.

1635
01:44:27,900 --> 01:44:36,120
 Obviously, they believe in the plan, and, you know, it's a good thing to see versus, you know, I saw a stat, you know,

1636
01:44:36,140 --> 01:44:43,660
 I think it was yesterday, that Alabama has already rushed for the second most rushing yard total

1637
01:44:43,660 --> 01:44:46,180
 through three games in school history.

1638
01:44:46,920 --> 01:44:48,920
 The second most in school history.

1639
01:44:49,560 --> 01:44:54,300
 So, you know, man, if that's not an improvement, I don't know if they'll ever be pleased.

1640
01:44:55,500 --> 01:44:55,900
 Yeah.

1641
01:44:56,640 --> 01:44:57,980
 Amen and pass the bucket.

1642
01:44:58,480 --> 01:45:04,780
 To me, the other thing, sometimes it's one of those things, what's the old saying back in the day when Hank Aaron was playing,

1643
01:45:04,880 --> 01:45:06,260
 the good ones make it look easy.

1644
01:45:06,780 --> 01:45:10,880
 Some of those throws that Russell was making Saturday, you can't teach that.

1645
01:45:11,740 --> 01:45:18,500
 He was dropping dimes, and that's something that you've got to believe is only going to get better once the timing gets down better between these receivers.

1646
01:45:19,020 --> 01:45:20,180
 But that's just raw talent.

1647
01:45:21,440 --> 01:45:22,100
 Oh, yeah.

1648
01:45:22,220 --> 01:45:29,680
 And like I said, I mean, you wake up this morning and you see that he's a long shot, you know,

1649
01:45:29,880 --> 01:45:35,360
 you know, after three games, he's already a long shot candidate for the Heisman Trophy.

1650
01:45:35,840 --> 01:45:36,100
 Wow.

1651
01:45:36,100 --> 01:45:39,760
 So, you know, it didn't take long for Vegas to take notice.

1652
01:45:41,040 --> 01:45:47,980
 You know, I doubt it happens this year, but I guarantee you he'll be one of the top three candidates heading into 2027.

1653
01:45:48,840 --> 01:45:58,060
 And, you know, then he can have the Jalen Waddell clone, the five-star true freshman, Osani Gales, to go into the next year as well.

1654
01:45:58,480 --> 01:46:08,120
 So, you know, and the other thing that I, I mean, I actually had to basically get into a verbal altercation via text, you know,

1655
01:46:08,120 --> 01:46:10,780
 with some of my ex-teammates, you know, Saturday.

1656
01:46:10,780 --> 01:46:18,480
 And I was like, guys, we all participated in an off-season program that was called the fourth quarter.

1657
01:46:19,420 --> 01:46:31,720
 And historically, that two weeks of 5 a.m. torture was dumped on Alabama players' heads to ingrain in them how important it is to win the fourth quarter.

1658
01:46:31,840 --> 01:46:35,880
 And in the process, possibly make the other team quit.

1659
01:46:36,000 --> 01:46:37,540
 It wasn't called the first quarter.

1660
01:46:37,800 --> 01:46:39,980
 They expected you to make them quit in the first quarter.

1661
01:46:39,980 --> 01:46:41,640
 It's called the fourth quarter program.

1662
01:46:43,520 --> 01:46:46,000
 Obviously, a lot to clean up, including the secondary.

1663
01:46:46,320 --> 01:46:49,280
 I think the offensive line has exceeded expectations.

1664
01:46:49,480 --> 01:46:53,660
 It's safe to say Saturday's game, many folks say, what about this secondary?

1665
01:46:53,840 --> 01:46:54,720
 Was that a one-off?

1666
01:46:55,680 --> 01:47:01,180
 Redfish, you see, this team, I know that in the off-season, they thought about maybe going to more demand in man.

1667
01:47:01,180 --> 01:47:07,060
 And will they mix it up a little more, a zone with man-to-man, or how do you assess the secondary going forward?

1668
01:47:07,940 --> 01:47:12,280
 Well, I mean, I definitely think it's a one-off, and it was kind of a perfect storm.

1669
01:47:12,940 --> 01:47:22,140
 You know, some of the passes that were completed, the deep chunks, I mean, they didn't do a great job of affecting the quarterback in certain instances.

1670
01:47:23,460 --> 01:47:33,100
 They, in some of the big chunk running plays, those that will remain nameless, didn't do a good job of setting the edge and the loss containment.

1671
01:47:33,900 --> 01:47:42,800
 And just, you know, probably the biggest glaring change for the negative that I saw was there were just double-digit missed tackles.

1672
01:47:42,800 --> 01:47:48,960
 And on some of those big plays, you know, double, I mean, missed tackles by multiple players.

1673
01:47:49,180 --> 01:47:56,900
 So, you know, I think it's more of just, you know, chalk it up to, you know, a bad Saturday afternoon.

1674
01:47:57,440 --> 01:48:01,000
 You know, who knows, maybe the weather played up, the weather delays paid up.

1675
01:48:01,400 --> 01:48:08,500
 But, again, I'm always, you know, not happy about having to do it, but, you know, it's the right way to be.

1676
01:48:08,600 --> 01:48:11,100
 I always give credit to the competition.

1677
01:48:11,680 --> 01:48:15,240
 And, you know, FSU did a good job with their off week.

1678
01:48:15,420 --> 01:48:15,780
 They did.

1679
01:48:16,040 --> 01:48:16,900
 Identified some areas.

1680
01:48:17,160 --> 01:48:17,280
 Yep.

1681
01:48:17,760 --> 01:48:24,520
 And I'll be honest with you, they ended up having better players, you know, than I was expecting them to.

1682
01:48:24,520 --> 01:48:30,180
 I kind of thought they were a six-foot-eight wide receiver and a really great elite running back.

1683
01:48:30,800 --> 01:48:31,740
 And that was it.

1684
01:48:31,860 --> 01:48:33,940
 But it went a little bit deeper than that.

1685
01:48:35,880 --> 01:48:41,020
 Justin Hill, Terrence Green, Tompkins had a sack party.

1686
01:48:41,160 --> 01:48:42,100
 They had three of them.

1687
01:48:42,200 --> 01:48:44,240
 Of course, Alabama had three interceptions.

1688
01:48:45,020 --> 01:48:49,620
 And, again, as you mentioned, not setting the edge, missing tackles.

1689
01:48:49,620 --> 01:48:55,740
 But who on the defense, besides the three dudes who got a sack and a turnover, caught your eye?

1690
01:48:57,920 --> 01:48:58,400
 Oh.

1691
01:48:59,960 --> 01:49:02,320
 A lot of them caught my eye, but for the wrong reason.

1692
01:49:02,340 --> 01:49:02,860
 Yeah, I know.

1693
01:49:03,920 --> 01:49:04,320
 Exactly.

1694
01:49:04,320 --> 01:49:13,640
 You know, it's – and that might be a little bit of, you know, blame to spread around amongst the coaching staff.

1695
01:49:13,780 --> 01:49:22,700
 You know, I don't have a problem with playing backups and developing depth, especially, you know, when a game's in hand.

1696
01:49:23,240 --> 01:49:28,440
 You know, I think they've got quality depth, you know, along that defensive line.

1697
01:49:28,580 --> 01:49:33,120
 But, you know, I think it was a little quick-triggered with the inside linebackers.

1698
01:49:33,760 --> 01:49:42,080
 Some of the stuff in the secondary was growing pains by, you know, young DBs that were inserted into the game.

1699
01:49:42,080 --> 01:49:45,840
 I mean, I think Dijon Lee, you know, had a rough day.

1700
01:49:45,840 --> 01:49:46,080
 He did.

1701
01:49:46,320 --> 01:49:53,600
 You know, albeit it was against a 6'7 guy that, you know, had close to 1,200 yards in recessions last year.

1702
01:49:53,800 --> 01:49:56,060
 So, you know, you learn from it.

1703
01:49:56,120 --> 01:49:58,680
 You pack it away and you move on to the next week.

1704
01:49:58,940 --> 01:50:03,600
 But, you know, that guy's going to probably be a late first-round draft pick in the way he's going.

1705
01:50:04,100 --> 01:50:10,100
 So, you know, they've got to, you know, put those struggles behind them.

1706
01:50:10,100 --> 01:50:15,020
 And, you know, they've got an opportunity, you know, Saturday against South Carolina,

1707
01:50:15,600 --> 01:50:23,780
 as good as Alabama has been, their defense through three games at generating turnovers,

1708
01:50:24,480 --> 01:50:30,780
 albeit they're facing a dangerous quarterback, but he's real prone to hop off a Santa's sleigh

1709
01:50:30,780 --> 01:50:35,520
 and start slinging Christmas gifts at the other team multiple times a game.

1710
01:50:35,520 --> 01:50:42,380
 And so, you know, I think that's kind of affecting my take on how I think this game is going to turn out.

1711
01:50:42,500 --> 01:50:47,840
 I mean, if Sellers does a good job of protecting from the football, which he typically doesn't do,

1712
01:50:48,380 --> 01:50:51,620
 you know, it might be closer to what the point spread says.

1713
01:50:51,760 --> 01:50:57,740
 If he starts, you know, handing out gifts, you know, it could be a, you know, a resounding win.

1714
01:51:00,380 --> 01:51:00,820
 Absolutely.

1715
01:51:00,820 --> 01:51:04,960
 Listen, the apology tour for Connor Talti continues.

1716
01:51:05,420 --> 01:51:06,940
 Three more field goals.

1717
01:51:07,320 --> 01:51:10,500
 The dudes made 13 consecutive ones.

1718
01:51:10,980 --> 01:51:13,960
 I think he's put that Oklahoma game in the rearview mirror.

1719
01:51:15,200 --> 01:51:20,880
 Yeah, no, and, you know, I don't even want to bring this up because it's a young kid

1720
01:51:20,880 --> 01:51:24,000
 and I don't have a problem with him being aggressive.

1721
01:51:24,800 --> 01:51:29,880
 In my interpretation of the rules, that was running into the punter instead of roughing the punter.

1722
01:51:29,880 --> 01:51:30,300
 Yeah, I agree.

1723
01:51:31,100 --> 01:51:37,960
 But, you know, that's like the only blemish you've got on the special teams department through three games.

1724
01:51:37,960 --> 01:51:41,580
 You know, the punter, it blew my mind.

1725
01:51:41,640 --> 01:51:44,320
 I didn't realize he's only punted the ball five times this year.

1726
01:51:45,380 --> 01:51:49,660
 But, yeah, man, the special teams have just been phenomenal.

1727
01:51:50,860 --> 01:51:59,520
 I think, you know, Jay Nunez is probably up there with Adrian Clem right now for, you know,

1728
01:51:59,560 --> 01:52:02,740
 the most improved position group on the team.

1729
01:52:03,480 --> 01:52:09,340
 And so, you know, it's good to see, you know, when you've got an offense that can be explosive

1730
01:52:09,340 --> 01:52:15,280
 and put up points in a hurry in spurts and, you know, a defense that's, you know,

1731
01:52:15,280 --> 01:52:19,060
 typically, you know, giving up less than 30 points a game.

1732
01:52:19,620 --> 01:52:27,260
 You know, having a special team, you know, like that that complements both sides of the ball is a big, big thing to have.

1733
01:52:28,160 --> 01:52:30,480
 Redfish, it's always good to hook up with you.

1734
01:52:30,560 --> 01:52:32,960
 Maybe the weather will cooperate better this weekend.

1735
01:52:33,180 --> 01:52:37,320
 Listen, man, you have yourself a great week and stay safe and as cool as you can down there, okay?

1736
01:52:38,420 --> 01:52:43,180
 Hey, man, I hate to wish my life away, but Thursday in that cold front, you can't get to show me.

1737
01:52:43,180 --> 01:52:52,180
 It's Santa, the Christmas gifts your way, I guarantee you, the Redfish, William Redfish Barger will get up with us.

1738
01:52:52,680 --> 01:52:55,460
 Maybe right now, I'll bet my favor by about a dozen.

1739
01:52:55,660 --> 01:52:58,800
 Your thoughts, the early concerns and critique of this game this weekend?

1740
01:52:58,860 --> 01:53:02,900
 Well, again, South Carolina has given Alabama fits the last two years.

1741
01:53:03,020 --> 01:53:07,260
 They had to hold on two years ago and come back last year, but I agree with him.

1742
01:53:07,660 --> 01:53:11,740
 Lenar Sellers has been a husband, quote, candidate.

1743
01:53:12,420 --> 01:53:14,180
 He has approved it on the field.

1744
01:53:14,660 --> 01:53:17,400
 That's going to be key turnovers in this game, no question.

1745
01:53:17,700 --> 01:53:18,860
 That's Saturday tonight.

1746
01:53:18,960 --> 01:53:22,360
 Are you ready for some UNA football and good pizza here on 93.9?

1747
01:53:22,460 --> 01:53:24,640
 Always ready for both of them.

1748
01:53:24,760 --> 01:53:27,840
 And by the way, congratulations to those Atlanta Braves.

1749
01:53:27,960 --> 01:53:33,580
 They sweep the Astros, clinch, clinch the National League Eastern Division.

1750
01:53:34,400 --> 01:53:35,060
 We'll see.

1751
01:53:35,160 --> 01:53:40,700
 They've got Cincinnati and finished with Miami and then the playoffs beginning next week.

1752
01:53:40,940 --> 01:53:42,600
 Finally, Bill Shanks in a good mood.

1753
01:53:42,700 --> 01:53:43,420
 It took long enough.

1754
01:53:43,520 --> 01:53:46,140
 It's going to take care of business for now.

1755
01:53:46,620 --> 01:53:49,240
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James, Blair, the entire crew here.

1756
01:53:49,320 --> 01:53:51,340
 Peril Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1757
01:53:51,780 --> 01:53:53,960
 Let's do it again tomorrow on noon to two for the Boom on Buck Show.

1758
01:53:54,040 --> 01:53:56,240
 Back here on Sports Radio, 93.9, the score.