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 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

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 The Boomo Bugg Show.

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

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

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 Good afternoon and welcome in to the Boomo Bugg Show.

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 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

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 Plus, Brian Grubb uttering those words that every husband eventually utters to his wife.

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 Good afternoon, Brett Beaird.

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 Have you ever done that, my friend?

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 Andrea Adelson of ESPN gives her firsthand view of Alabama and Florida State.

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 Las Vegas insider Bruce Marshall previews the greatest schedule in SEC history coming Saturday.

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 But first, Roger is here to recap an amazing day at Bryant-Denny Stadium before he heads to the Tennessee Valley tonight.

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 Wow, Mr. Lightning and Thunder himself, literally Roger Hoover on the Crimson Tide Network.

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 Roger, welcome in.

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 Did your golden voice ignite all that bad weather this past weekend?

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 You thought, I don't know if you know Redfish Barger, former Alabama offensive lineman.

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 Ty Simpson led them in the last two minutes to come back.

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 Lenore Sellers, a quarterback.

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 You've got a friend.

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 When you're down, you're out and all that stuff.

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 and then looking across the booth to James Spann to have a matchup.

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 I just need to clear up something here, just brought up the top here.

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 Is it true that when we're blessed enough to have Andrea Adelson in the Yellowhammer State,

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 if a game starts at 2.30, it stretches out to at least 8.30 or 9.30?

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 Is that, can you confirm that?

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 I can confirm something else.

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 Again.

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 she was watching her daughter, I believe it was Annabelle, play soccer.

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 She's tough.

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 You know, just rub some dirt on it and get up and keep playing.

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 Yeah, there you go.

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 Andrea, welcome in and welcome back home from your visit to the state of Alabama.

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 How was it?

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 Appreciate y'all fellas.

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 It was great because I get to see Brett and he saw me rooting on little AA.

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 And yeah, she did rub some dirt on it and she was player of the match.

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 So, hey, you know, I was bragging the time for me.

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 There you go.

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 Just a chip off the old block there.

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 Andrea, good for that.

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 Obviously, first of all, good to see you.

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 I didn't get a chance to see you, but Brett did.

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 So, you got the better half there.

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 I guarantee you that.

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 But now that the outcome is in the house, let's start with the perspective of Florida State.

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 I see different reports.

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 A lot of people are surprised.

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 The thing that surprised me is how Florida State came out with her hair on fire,

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 made Alabama come back, take the rally route.

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 But where do you start in breaking it down?

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 Oh, man, that's a great question.

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 I was a little surprised at the emphasis Florida State put on the passing game right out of the gate.

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 And what surprised me was the ease with which Florida State was able to get some of those pass plays.

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 Because nothing came easy for them in the first two weeks of the year, including New Mexico State fellas.

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 And while Ashton Daniels made some mistakes, I was impressed by his ability to get the ball down the field.

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 They were able to target Deuce in the ways that they wanted.

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 He made some big catches.

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 It was his first 100-yard game of the season.

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 So, that, to me, was the biggest surprise of the game.

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 Some of the folks I was talking to in the press box, I was like, ah, I mean, Florida State can't throw the ball.

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 Then suddenly they're throwing the ball all over the field.

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 And I'm like, well, way to make me look bad, guys.

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 So, I guess that was the first part of it was maybe that caught Alabama by surprise, quite frankly, because they hadn't seen a lot of that on tape.

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 And maybe they weren't expecting it.

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 Obviously, they made adjustments on the second lightning delay that helped them kind of win the game.

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 But that, to me, was the biggest takeaway.

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 It feels like there's a lot this defense needs to work on because this isn't close to the best passing attack they're going to be facing this year.

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 Double-A, they do have some players.

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 Look, everybody's well aware of their, you know, his, I think he's, what, 7-19 now in his last 26 games.

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 But I'm like you, Dix Robinson's a first-round draft choice.

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 Danzie is a good receiver.

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 The running back, Croma, is probably a first or second round, probably second round.

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 In the NFL, their linebackers were quick.

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 They've got some defensive linemen.

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 This team does not lack for talent.

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 No, it doesn't.

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 And I think that's one of the biggest frustrations with the Florida State fan base is they did go out and spend more money on this roster than they had in the past.

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 They believe they have talent.

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 And then you go out and you watch the team not play up to its capability.

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 And certainly, like, jumping out to a 21-6 lead is playing up to your capability.

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 But if you score 36 points on Bama, on the road, you should be able to win the game.

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 The fact that they gave up 50 and just made it look as if they were either out of position, not communicating well, being out-schemed.

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 I mean, there were five straight drives of touchdowns, which Alabama didn't really face much resistance from Florida State defense that did spend money on guys.

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 I mean, you talk about the DeSere twins, they were on their way out to Ohio State.

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 Florida State ponied up more money to keep them.

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 You look at Ryland Kennedy, who they got from A&M.

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 Chris Jones from Southern Miss.

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 You mentioned the linebackers.

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 Some of the help that they brought in in the secondary.

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 And they're not really playing the way that we were told in the preseason that they were going to play.

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 And so that, to me, is the hardest thing to watch about this team is you see the talent.

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 But they're not on the same page.

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 They're not seeing it all together.

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 And it leads to situations like this one in which they had the lead, they were playing well on offense, but the defense couldn't quite get their act together.

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 And it ends up in the score that we end up seeing as the final.

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 The other week against SMU, the defense was playing great.

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 They forced four turnovers.

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 And yet the offense couldn't get it together, right?

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 So it's a team that's not on the same page right now.

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 And I think that's the frustrating thing for the Florida State fan base is that you see the talent.

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 It's just that they're not putting it all together.

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 Double A, ESPN.

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 Andrew, your impressions of Alabama after the first three games?

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 Where do I even start?

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 You know, it feels like it's been a roller coaster and this team is 3-0, right?

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 I mean, you've got the incredible highs where, as I just mentioned with Florida State, you see the talent.

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 You see the potential.

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 You see what Keelan Russell can do.

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 You see flashes of what the defense can do.

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 And there's other times where you watch it and you're like, is that Bama that I'm watching?

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 Who's that?

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 You know, a bottom-tier SEC team, right?

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 It also feels very disjointed.

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 It doesn't feel like it's a consistent effort right now on both sides of the ball.

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 Obviously, they're 3-0, right?

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 So we can sit here and be very nitpicky, which is what Alabama fans like to do, right?

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 You have that luxury of being 3-0.

460
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 And you can kind of point at all the little things that you don't like.

461
00:26:25,500 --> 00:26:30,160
 And I know their D.C. had to come out and apologize yesterday because he was upset about the fans booing.

462
00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:36,620
 Look, if I'm the fans and I'm watching that first-half defensive performance, I'm pretty upset, too, fellas, right?

463
00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:41,540
 Because you're not necessarily expecting what Florida State was bringing to the table.

464
00:26:41,540 --> 00:26:47,340
 So I get where the Bama fans are coming from because this doesn't feel like a team.

465
00:26:47,340 --> 00:26:48,180
 You see the talent.

466
00:26:48,360 --> 00:26:49,820
 Again, it's the same thing with Florida State.

467
00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:55,980
 You see the talent, but it doesn't really feel like a team that's quite put it all together yet.

468
00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:58,140
 And certainly, it's only three games in.

469
00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:00,260
 There are some flashes.

470
00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:02,440
 I mean, Crowell looks fantastic.

471
00:27:02,700 --> 00:27:05,880
 I mean, that's a guy that you want to kind of build the offense around, right?

472
00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:10,320
 And you see all of the recruiting hype and why it was.

473
00:27:10,980 --> 00:27:13,500
 We saw that in this game.

474
00:27:13,580 --> 00:27:17,220
 Obviously, we saw some of those runs from Hill that were fantastic.

475
00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:19,880
 You can see what Keelan can do.

476
00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:25,180
 But it feels like this team is a complete work in progress right now.

477
00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:29,740
 And they're going to have to get it together fairly quickly because it's not like there's

478
00:27:29,740 --> 00:27:31,440
 any gimme's on the schedule, fellas.

479
00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:37,160
 Double A, one team that does appear to have it together are your Gators.

480
00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:41,420
 They just mauled Auburn at the line of scrimmage.

481
00:27:41,420 --> 00:27:48,220
 I'm going to guess Florida alums like you and fans are more than a little excited about

482
00:27:48,220 --> 00:27:49,800
 Jon Sumrall's Gators.

483
00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:58,520
 I was having this conversation with my husband last night because I found this little graphic

484
00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:00,740
 that someone had put out there.

485
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 And it's Idris Elba wearing a Gator hat and the tagline, I want you to put the word out

486
00:28:07,500 --> 00:28:08,600
 that we back up.

487
00:28:08,700 --> 00:28:13,120
 Because that's what it feels like from the Gator fan perspective, right?

488
00:28:13,220 --> 00:28:14,020
 We back up.

489
00:28:14,460 --> 00:28:19,480
 And so he said to me, do you think Florida has a chance to beat Ole Miss?

490
00:28:19,540 --> 00:28:21,860
 And I like vigorously nodded my head yes.

491
00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:23,840
 And he was like, why are you saying that?

492
00:28:23,860 --> 00:28:25,220
 Because you're a Gator graduate?

493
00:28:25,700 --> 00:28:28,420
 And I vigorously nodded my head yes.

494
00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:30,260
 Look, here's the thing, fellas.

495
00:28:30,380 --> 00:28:31,980
 Here's why I'm encouraged.

496
00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:36,440
 And whether they beat Ole Miss or not, you know, it's kind of like besides the point.

497
00:28:37,120 --> 00:28:44,880
 This is a team that is easy to root for because they are doing all of the things that Gator

498
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 fans love to see.

499
00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:48,320
 Number one, scoring.

500
00:28:48,860 --> 00:28:51,020
 Number two, prolific offense.

501
00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:52,680
 I guess that goes hand in hand.

502
00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:55,860
 Number three, dazzling skill players.

503
00:28:55,980 --> 00:28:57,380
 It all goes hand in hand, guys.

504
00:28:57,380 --> 00:29:03,400
 But when you've got an offense that is this fun to watch, the Gator fans will take the defense

505
00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:07,860
 giving up a bunch of big pass plays, which obviously would be problematic against Ole Miss.

506
00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:10,020
 Let's cut that aside for a second, right?

507
00:29:10,380 --> 00:29:14,540
 But if you're a Gator fan, the number one thing you want to see is a competent offense.

508
00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:17,520
 And that's exactly what Florida has this year.

509
00:29:17,660 --> 00:29:21,480
 And, you know, the hard thing to kind of stomach with the Billy Napier era,

510
00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:24,320
 these guys were on the team last year.

511
00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,160
 Jaden Ball was on the team last year.

512
00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:30,480
 Vernell Brown, Dallas Wilson, all of these guys, right?

513
00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:34,580
 It's just that Billy was calling boring, terrible games.

514
00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:36,240
 Let's be honest about it, fellas.

515
00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:41,420
 Now you've got a play caller from Georgia Tech who obviously, you know, started out at Georgia.

516
00:29:41,660 --> 00:29:43,460
 He knows what he's doing on offense.

517
00:29:43,900 --> 00:29:46,260
 Look at the difference in the Georgia Tech offense this year.

518
00:29:46,420 --> 00:29:46,960
 They're bad.

519
00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:48,960
 Florida went from bad to good.

520
00:29:49,300 --> 00:29:53,020
 And Buster Faulkner is the one who's got, you know, the keys to all of it.

521
00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:58,640
 So Jaden Ball, to me, has been so dynamic, so fun to watch.

522
00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:00,720
 And he is the key to make everything go.

523
00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:02,580
 We're not even talking about the quarterback, fellas.

524
00:30:02,780 --> 00:30:04,100
 I mean, Philo's been fine.

525
00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:08,980
 But you don't have to be dynamic at quarterback when you've got these playmakers

526
00:30:08,980 --> 00:30:12,800
 with capability of doing what these guys on offense are doing.

527
00:30:13,300 --> 00:30:15,140
 They've blocked it up nicely up front.

528
00:30:15,900 --> 00:30:17,220
 That's what encourages me.

529
00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:20,540
 And why do I think Florida has a chance to win this game?

530
00:30:20,860 --> 00:30:23,200
 Trinidad Chambliss is going to make plays on this defense, right?

531
00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:24,740
 There are flaws in that secondary.

532
00:30:24,900 --> 00:30:26,680
 We saw it from the beginning of Florida Atlantic.

533
00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:28,800
 They gave up way too many passing yards in that game.

534
00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:32,660
 They obviously did against Auburn as well late in the game.

535
00:30:33,020 --> 00:30:34,940
 You know, Byron Brown made some key throws.

536
00:30:35,980 --> 00:30:39,300
 Ole Miss, the thing to me, and you guys know this better than anyone,

537
00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:44,800
 when you have an emotional game and an emotional victory that they just had,

538
00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:50,300
 and now you have to turn around and go on the road to one of the harder places to play.

539
00:30:50,460 --> 00:30:54,700
 When Florida is playing well, the Swamp is a very difficult place

540
00:30:54,700 --> 00:30:57,200
 for the opponents to come in and win.

541
00:30:57,420 --> 00:31:03,180
 I wonder about the emotional letdown that Ole Miss could potentially have in this game.

542
00:31:03,540 --> 00:31:04,760
 Florida's riding high.

543
00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:06,380
 They're feeling good about themselves.

544
00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:08,160
 The fan base is feeling great.

545
00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:09,860
 It is going to be loud.

546
00:31:09,980 --> 00:31:11,220
 It is going to be raucous.

547
00:31:11,220 --> 00:31:14,720
 It is going to be an incredible atmosphere in this game.

548
00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:15,600
 I will be there.

549
00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:20,480
 I'm excited to see it, and it makes sense to me why Florida is the favorite going into this game.

550
00:31:20,580 --> 00:31:26,320
 It might not make sense to others, but it makes sense to me when you combine the game Ole Miss is coming off of

551
00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:28,220
 and the way that Florida is playing right now.

552
00:31:28,540 --> 00:31:29,120
 Great point.

553
00:31:29,300 --> 00:31:30,120
 No, I'm like you.

554
00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:37,540
 I think Jane Bo and Trinidad Channel are the two best players in the SEC right now after three games.

555
00:31:38,020 --> 00:31:39,980
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 Listen, have a great week.

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562
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 But for folks who are paying attention, ESPN.com, click on the college football page.

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 Manny Diaz is our guest.

568
00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:21,380
 Duke is 3-0.

569
00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:22,780
 They play William and Mary.

570
00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:29,460
 If they get to 4-0, this will be, I think, their third start in the last four years at 4-0.

571
00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:33,000
 And that's something that hasn't happened since like the 1930s.

572
00:32:33,060 --> 00:32:34,820
 So people sleeping on Duke.

573
00:32:35,180 --> 00:32:37,200
 They're the reigning ACC champs.

574
00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:41,600
 And Manny's got them rolling this year with their own running back who's pretty good in Nate Shepard.

575
00:32:42,180 --> 00:32:44,300
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576
00:32:44,740 --> 00:32:47,120
 It's good that we back up with you.

577
00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:48,320
 Let's do it again soon, okay?

578
00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:50,380
 Yeah, absolutely, fellas.

579
00:32:50,460 --> 00:32:51,200
 We on the back up.

580
00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:52,000
 Thank you, dear.

581
00:32:52,020 --> 00:32:52,560
 We back up.

582
00:32:53,340 --> 00:32:54,780
 I still waiting for that little noise.

583
00:32:54,980 --> 00:32:56,980
 You know, when you go to the store and that thing's backing up.

584
00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:58,100
 You're like, doot, doot, doot.

585
00:32:58,220 --> 00:32:59,340
 Still waiting for that.

586
00:32:59,820 --> 00:33:02,500
 She mentioned that Florida is a favorite.

587
00:33:02,740 --> 00:33:04,400
 Let's go to where they set those lines.

588
00:33:04,540 --> 00:33:06,520
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697
00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:14,400
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

698
00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:15,580
 Welcome back in.

699
00:39:15,640 --> 00:39:17,720
 Let's go to the hub of the college.

700
00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:21,440
 NFL Sporting World when it comes to the game.

701
00:39:21,520 --> 00:39:22,680
 That's called Las Vegas.

702
00:39:23,240 --> 00:39:24,480
 Where the king is Bruce Marshall.

703
00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:27,400
 He's visiting our Las Vegas Insider for the gold sheet.

704
00:39:27,840 --> 00:39:28,820
 Winners and whiners.

705
00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:29,960
 Picks and parlays.

706
00:39:30,260 --> 00:39:30,980
 And many more.

707
00:39:31,120 --> 00:39:32,560
 Bruce Marshall, welcome in.

708
00:39:32,620 --> 00:39:33,340
 How are you?

709
00:39:34,280 --> 00:39:35,640
 I am really good.

710
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,980
 And I am really happy.

711
00:39:37,980 --> 00:39:44,360
 I saw this weekend the Tennessee Titans, of all teams, run a full house backfield in the short yardage.

712
00:39:44,860 --> 00:39:48,200
 That's the first time I've seen that this year.

713
00:39:48,340 --> 00:39:52,080
 I'm so tired of these direct snaps back to the quarterbacks in 31.

714
00:39:52,720 --> 00:39:55,240
 You know, but that was kind of refreshing.

715
00:39:55,780 --> 00:39:57,500
 One other quick note, and just to mention this.

716
00:39:58,020 --> 00:40:03,500
 Remember a few years ago, colleges talk about speeding up the games that were in the TV window and all that.

717
00:40:03,740 --> 00:40:07,420
 And now you don't stop the clock after every first down.

718
00:40:07,780 --> 00:40:10,960
 Well, how come the games are going 15, 20 minutes longer now?

719
00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:14,420
 I mean, none of these games are fitting in three hours.

720
00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:17,160
 I mean, you know, 3.30, 3.40.

721
00:40:17,720 --> 00:40:19,400
 It's the review process.

722
00:40:19,640 --> 00:40:20,340
 Thank you.

723
00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:29,040
 I mean, maybe I'm spoiled watching Major League Baseball, but every time you challenge a play to get the camera out there

724
00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:34,100
 and set it up and put the headphone on the ref and then he takes a couple minutes looking at it.

725
00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:39,340
 I mean, you're picking up every one of those takes three, four minutes at least.

726
00:40:39,940 --> 00:40:43,180
 And then the games are just way longer.

727
00:40:43,420 --> 00:40:50,160
 I mean, call up Rob Manfred, figure out how to do this a little bit quicker because it's just throwing these games down too much.

728
00:40:50,740 --> 00:40:51,960
 I think you bring up a good point.

729
00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:54,240
 I think some of these officials, they like it.

730
00:40:54,340 --> 00:40:58,380
 I get worried when I see they've gone to the gym, worked out all week, get a shirt that's too small,

731
00:40:58,780 --> 00:41:01,120
 sew their pecs with shine, they get a pedicure, a manicure.

732
00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:02,880
 I think sometimes they like that FaceTime.

733
00:41:02,940 --> 00:41:05,100
 I'm not sure, but it's crazy.

734
00:41:05,220 --> 00:41:06,180
 I totally agree with you.

735
00:41:06,180 --> 00:41:09,860
 But you know, the thing is, Bruce, a mutual friend is going to be on the show with us tomorrow.

736
00:41:09,940 --> 00:41:14,760
 Brett Norsworthy, and I think Brett's going to bring it when it comes to this question.

737
00:41:14,920 --> 00:41:16,260
 I know the NFL is great.

738
00:41:16,360 --> 00:41:17,340
 It's good for business.

739
00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:21,020
 But when it comes to passion, is there anything like college football?

740
00:41:21,380 --> 00:41:30,960
 And if anything indicates that better, what was on a 1-10 scale or more of the atmosphere at Oxford this past weekend for the Lane show?

741
00:41:32,080 --> 00:41:34,580
 Well, I was 11 on a scale of 1-10.

742
00:41:34,780 --> 00:41:39,960
 I mean, it was, I mean, you compare it to the NFL games, you can't compare it.

743
00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:41,900
 But that's it that way, a lot.

744
00:41:42,300 --> 00:41:45,440
 And, you know, we'll talk about some of these games this week.

745
00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:46,720
 I mean, I can't wait.

746
00:41:46,820 --> 00:41:51,980
 I mean, what's Knoxville going to be like on Saturday when Texas comes in?

747
00:41:51,980 --> 00:41:57,340
 You know, and LSU's going to be popping with A&M coming in.

748
00:41:57,840 --> 00:41:59,140
 So, it is.

749
00:41:59,240 --> 00:42:00,680
 The atmospheres are great.

750
00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:09,280
 I just wish they'd move these games one a little bit more because these reviews are taking too long.

751
00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:09,820
 Mm-hmm.

752
00:42:10,180 --> 00:42:12,480
 Let me ask you about Ole Miss at Florida.

753
00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:15,480
 Florida had a very impressive win over Auburn.

754
00:42:15,620 --> 00:42:18,880
 In fact, they made the game, Auburn made the game closer at the end.

755
00:42:19,480 --> 00:42:21,580
 But Florida really won the line of scrimmage.

756
00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:27,720
 Jaden Ball right now, second in FBS with 458 yards.

757
00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:30,520
 Ole Miss had such an emotional win.

758
00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:34,580
 I wonder if they may be a little drained going to the swamp.

759
00:42:34,720 --> 00:42:35,800
 But they better be ready.

760
00:42:35,800 --> 00:42:44,000
 But I'll tell you one thing, two of the best players in the country, Jane Ball, Trinidad Chambliss, are going to have a showcase here.

761
00:42:44,280 --> 00:42:48,280
 Florida is right now, I believe, a three-and-a-half-point favorite.

762
00:42:48,760 --> 00:42:49,380
 Your thoughts?

763
00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:53,000
 Yeah, it looks like they're not giving Ole Miss a lot of respect here.

764
00:42:53,120 --> 00:42:55,180
 Even Jon Sumrall was saying, wait a minute.

765
00:42:55,340 --> 00:42:58,380
 I mean, this team with that great quarterback, they're an underdog here.

766
00:42:58,700 --> 00:43:00,280
 But that's what he was supposed to say.

767
00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:05,460
 No, I mean, Florida fans are saying, why didn't we make a hire like this a few years ago?

768
00:43:06,100 --> 00:43:09,400
 Because, you know, Sumrall's proven what he should do.

769
00:43:10,120 --> 00:43:15,540
 Bringing Buster Faulkner in to coordinate this offense from Georgia Tech has also been a stroke of genius.

770
00:43:16,100 --> 00:43:18,160
 Because you can tell, very creative.

771
00:43:18,300 --> 00:43:19,620
 He keeps the teams off balance.

772
00:43:20,520 --> 00:43:24,380
 His running backs really moved at Georgia Tech, too.

773
00:43:24,460 --> 00:43:29,400
 And you can tell Jaden Ball, he is having so much fun calling plays for this guy.

774
00:43:30,280 --> 00:43:33,080
 And he could be in the Heisman race, too.

775
00:43:33,180 --> 00:43:36,300
 I mean, I think he's the best running back in the country.

776
00:43:36,940 --> 00:43:38,480
 Fowler's been very good at quarterback.

777
00:43:38,900 --> 00:43:42,340
 I mean, they have been just whipping the ball all around the field.

778
00:43:42,420 --> 00:43:44,340
 He's getting the ball downfield, too, which is good.

779
00:43:45,580 --> 00:43:49,140
 And, yeah, that scored a little closer than it should have been probably at the end.

780
00:43:49,800 --> 00:43:55,160
 What I don't know, I'm a little bit leery to underestimate Ole Miss, though, just because

781
00:43:55,160 --> 00:43:56,360
 Chambliss is so good.

782
00:43:57,300 --> 00:44:00,680
 Listen, Florida, that was an emotional game for Florida, too, going into Auburn.

783
00:44:00,900 --> 00:44:03,680
 You know, they were all out last week, too.

784
00:44:03,780 --> 00:44:05,780
 So I'm not sure about the letdown thing.

785
00:44:06,800 --> 00:44:12,200
 Here's the overarching thing in the SEC for me, and we'll talk about this in some of these

786
00:44:12,200 --> 00:44:12,920
 other games, too.

787
00:44:13,860 --> 00:44:20,660
 Now that there are nine conference games, you are doing, getting to six and three is actually

788
00:44:20,660 --> 00:44:21,860
 really good in this league.

789
00:44:22,700 --> 00:44:26,780
 And there's going to be some really good teams at six and three in the league.

790
00:44:26,960 --> 00:44:28,680
 There'll be some good teams at five and four.

791
00:44:29,880 --> 00:44:33,880
 And toward the end, toward end of November, December, you're going to hear some complaining

792
00:44:33,880 --> 00:44:38,240
 that those teams with three losses might be on the outside of the playoff thing.

793
00:44:38,360 --> 00:44:40,400
 And they will blame the extra conference game.

794
00:44:40,580 --> 00:44:44,380
 There's just no soft touches except Arkansas, I think, in this league.

795
00:44:45,180 --> 00:44:48,500
 And, you know, every week there's just a minefield.

796
00:44:48,960 --> 00:44:50,880
 So this one looks kind of tough to me.

797
00:44:51,000 --> 00:44:53,320
 I wouldn't go against Ole Miss yet.

798
00:44:53,420 --> 00:44:57,700
 I'm not saying I like the Rebels, but it looks like they're being downgraded a bit too

799
00:44:57,700 --> 00:44:58,560
 much for that.

800
00:44:58,840 --> 00:45:02,440
 The letdown thing, they've built that into the price here, and oddsmakers usually don't

801
00:45:02,440 --> 00:45:03,620
 do that, but they have this week.

802
00:45:04,320 --> 00:45:06,580
 Bruce Marshall, Gold Sheet, amongst other places.

803
00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:09,760
 Quickly, let's follow up from the Florida game on the other side.

804
00:45:09,840 --> 00:45:10,800
 You know, it's just natural.

805
00:45:10,880 --> 00:45:14,380
 Whoever won that game, the other fan base say, I told you we should have got that coach.

806
00:45:14,860 --> 00:45:21,140
 Your thoughts as far as what Auburn did to meet or not meet your expectations to the point?

807
00:45:22,500 --> 00:45:26,000
 Yeah, I think they're going to be a little bit disappointed, Auburn.

808
00:45:26,940 --> 00:45:31,980
 You know, the Baylor game was not smooth for sure, and then that was one they really wanted

809
00:45:31,980 --> 00:45:33,060
 to win last week.

810
00:45:33,100 --> 00:45:34,500
 You get one at home like that.

811
00:45:34,660 --> 00:45:38,360
 So they've been a little bit of a disappointment here.

812
00:45:38,500 --> 00:45:43,100
 And, again, I want to be careful about that because, I mean, Florida might be really good,

813
00:45:43,140 --> 00:45:47,880
 and Auburn's going to have a chance to put up some things here.

814
00:45:48,340 --> 00:45:52,600
 Byron Brown, though, has been okay but not great yet.

815
00:45:52,760 --> 00:45:55,700
 He hasn't quite looked like he has at South Florida.

816
00:45:55,840 --> 00:45:57,000
 He's thrown a few too many picks.

817
00:45:58,500 --> 00:46:04,160
 He's running but not quite like we saw him run at South Florida.

818
00:46:04,300 --> 00:46:06,820
 So they're having a little trouble getting this off.

819
00:46:06,820 --> 00:46:11,780
 I know they scored some points late in that game, but Brown hasn't quite clicked yet.

820
00:46:12,060 --> 00:46:14,280
 And I think, you know, here's the next.

821
00:46:15,120 --> 00:46:18,980
 Listen, Auburn has got this schedule stretch coming up.

822
00:46:19,160 --> 00:46:20,840
 I mean, Vanderbilt's not going to be an easy one.

823
00:46:20,880 --> 00:46:23,140
 Then you've got Tennessee, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss in a row.

824
00:46:24,020 --> 00:46:26,400
 They've got to figure this out really quick.

825
00:46:26,720 --> 00:46:29,860
 Or, you know, they could take some losses here.

826
00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:32,800
 So I think this is a very crucial bounce-back game this week.

827
00:46:32,800 --> 00:46:36,780
 Let's see if they can get the offense in gear because that's why they hired Goalish.

828
00:46:37,140 --> 00:46:41,000
 And so far I think they're a little disappointed it's early yet,

829
00:46:41,100 --> 00:46:44,020
 but they wanted to be 3-0 hitting this stretch coming up here,

830
00:46:44,080 --> 00:46:45,220
 and they've already got that one loss.

831
00:46:45,860 --> 00:46:51,180
 Five top 25 ranked matchups this weekend.

832
00:46:51,400 --> 00:46:53,640
 Of course, you alluded to one earlier, Texas.

833
00:46:54,280 --> 00:46:57,500
 At Tennessee, the Longhorns, a 3.5-point favorite.

834
00:46:58,160 --> 00:47:00,920
 Deshaun Bishop, Tennessee's really running the ball well.

835
00:47:00,920 --> 00:47:02,220
 Well, people don't understand.

836
00:47:02,340 --> 00:47:05,000
 That's one of the misconceptions of Josh Heupel.

837
00:47:05,200 --> 00:47:09,320
 But Deshaun Bishop had a hip injury, according to our sources.

838
00:47:09,520 --> 00:47:11,460
 Be curious to see how that goes.

839
00:47:12,200 --> 00:47:17,100
 Arch Manning, how does he handle the atmosphere in Knoxville, Texas?

840
00:47:17,340 --> 00:47:18,740
 3.5-point favorite.

841
00:47:19,200 --> 00:47:20,700
 Bruce, did they win in cover?

842
00:47:21,840 --> 00:47:23,300
 I don't think so.

843
00:47:23,400 --> 00:47:26,840
 And I might be getting a little ahead of myself with Tennessee here,

844
00:47:26,980 --> 00:47:30,000
 but I'm also going back to last year.

845
00:47:30,080 --> 00:47:31,500
 Maybe I shouldn't do that with Texas.

846
00:47:31,760 --> 00:47:37,640
 But when they went out as a visitor last year, yeah, the first game at Ohio State,

847
00:47:37,720 --> 00:47:39,780
 it was Ohio State, so I don't want to go out for that.

848
00:47:40,040 --> 00:47:47,700
 But they lost in Florida, and Florida kept Napier on the job a couple more weeks last year.

849
00:47:48,220 --> 00:47:50,620
 They got boat raced to Georgia in November.

850
00:47:51,260 --> 00:47:55,880
 I mean, they went over time, you know, at Mississippi State and Kentucky.

851
00:47:57,040 --> 00:48:02,920
 They really struggled away from Austin last year in the SEC, and it's kind of been that way.

852
00:48:03,300 --> 00:48:04,300
 You know, it was that way.

853
00:48:04,560 --> 00:48:10,100
 You know, the schedule also broke much easier for Texas its first couple of years in the SEC

854
00:48:10,100 --> 00:48:13,440
 than it did, than it's doing this year.

855
00:48:13,500 --> 00:48:17,220
 This is a much tougher schedule for Texas, and it'll come up this week.

856
00:48:17,260 --> 00:48:19,860
 We'll really get another test of this in the SEC.

857
00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:23,400
 I want to see Faison Brandon against a real team.

858
00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:29,200
 Tennessee hasn't played much yet, but Heupel, the move to put him in there

859
00:48:29,200 --> 00:48:31,860
 and not go with McIntyre, I think that's brilliant.

860
00:48:32,060 --> 00:48:34,160
 You know, the upside was so much more with Brandon.

861
00:48:34,360 --> 00:48:34,820
 You're right.

862
00:48:35,000 --> 00:48:35,880
 They can run the ball.

863
00:48:35,960 --> 00:48:38,980
 We'd like to see Bishop in there if you're a Tennessee fan, but I think they can run.

864
00:48:39,640 --> 00:48:43,020
 Heupel's offense, you know, it's not just pitching the ball all around the yard.

865
00:48:43,140 --> 00:48:45,640
 I mean, they run tempo and they run the ball, too.

866
00:48:47,000 --> 00:48:50,980
 It's kind of like, you know, it's not too different than Lane's offense that he runs at LSU.

867
00:48:51,880 --> 00:48:53,240
 I think Tennessee can get them here.

868
00:48:55,380 --> 00:49:00,480
 The Georgia Tech game really impressed me because I don't think Georgia Tech's as bad

869
00:49:00,480 --> 00:49:01,540
 as it looked against Colorado.

870
00:49:02,500 --> 00:49:07,940
 They can do a few things, but once Tennessee got going in that game, I mean, they really took charge,

871
00:49:07,940 --> 00:49:10,200
 and I think that might work well this week.

872
00:49:10,280 --> 00:49:11,420
 I'm going to give the Vols a shot.

873
00:49:12,780 --> 00:49:15,600
 The wisdom of Bruce Marshall, the goal sheet.

874
00:49:15,760 --> 00:49:20,800
 Bruce, Florida State threw for almost 400 yards on what was considered to be one of the best,

875
00:49:20,840 --> 00:49:22,840
 if not the best, second tier in the country.

876
00:49:23,840 --> 00:49:28,940
 Alabama came back, and after basically slow starting, they scored on nine straight possessions,

877
00:49:29,780 --> 00:49:31,660
 and now they're facing another pretty good quarterback.

878
00:49:32,300 --> 00:49:33,420
 They've got the home cooking.

879
00:49:33,540 --> 00:49:35,440
 Your thoughts on Bama and Carolina?

880
00:49:36,660 --> 00:49:37,060
 Yeah.

881
00:49:37,340 --> 00:49:42,240
 By the way, there were some Florida State fans cursing Bama for a while last week,

882
00:49:42,320 --> 00:49:46,420
 saying, you know, you guys are making us keep Mike Norvell longer than we should.

883
00:49:46,620 --> 00:49:49,380
 Remember last year's game and then they're missing.

884
00:49:49,620 --> 00:49:50,200
 That's right.

885
00:49:50,280 --> 00:49:52,380
 And then it fell into character.

886
00:49:53,280 --> 00:49:58,000
 Hot seat, you know, I'm not sure Shane Beamer's off of it yet either at South Carolina.

887
00:49:58,140 --> 00:50:00,000
 That was a tough loss last week at Mississippi State.

888
00:50:00,140 --> 00:50:00,500
 Impressed.

889
00:50:01,720 --> 00:50:06,420
 Two years ago, they came into Tuscaloosa and were a two-point conversion away from forcing

890
00:50:06,420 --> 00:50:11,140
 overtime, and that's where we really got the idea that that South Carolina team was something special.

891
00:50:11,340 --> 00:50:15,160
 I don't know that Beamer has the sort of defense he had two years ago.

892
00:50:15,260 --> 00:50:16,180
 He certainly didn't last year.

893
00:50:17,060 --> 00:50:23,260
 But I think the offense should be better, and so far it's shown better with Norris,

894
00:50:23,400 --> 00:50:26,280
 who did not click with Mike Shula as the coordinator last year.

895
00:50:26,380 --> 00:50:29,740
 In fact, Beamer ended that experiment before the end of the season.

896
00:50:30,320 --> 00:50:32,380
 With Kendall Bryles, it seems a better fit.

897
00:50:32,580 --> 00:50:35,260
 I mean, they were out well ahead of Mississippi State last week,

898
00:50:35,340 --> 00:50:38,000
 and I don't know what happened in the middle portion of that game.

899
00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:40,300
 They just sort of lost their bearings and they came back late.

900
00:50:41,100 --> 00:50:42,500
 But Norris is a playmaker.

901
00:50:43,320 --> 00:50:47,500
 Alabama's defense has been giving up a little too much here.

902
00:50:48,160 --> 00:50:51,420
 And Keith and Russ and CBS will be able to pull games out.

903
00:50:51,500 --> 00:50:53,760
 I wouldn't want to – it's nearly a two-touchdown spread.

904
00:50:53,920 --> 00:50:55,180
 I think that's too much here.

905
00:50:55,640 --> 00:50:59,880
 Alabama's going to probably win, but I think South Carolina might keep it closer than that.

906
00:50:59,920 --> 00:51:01,320
 So I might take the game to the plus.

907
00:51:02,240 --> 00:51:04,160
 Let me ask you real quick before we let's go.

908
00:51:04,160 --> 00:51:07,900
 Texas A&M, but LSU, Kentucky, well, Texas A&M.

909
00:51:08,060 --> 00:51:10,180
 Marcel Reed did not play well.

910
00:51:10,860 --> 00:51:14,100
 I think both Reed and Levitt have combined for eight interceptions.

911
00:51:14,800 --> 00:51:19,060
 LSU, nine and a half at home in Baton Rouge.

912
00:51:19,180 --> 00:51:20,220
 Do they win in cover?

913
00:51:21,480 --> 00:51:27,060
 Something tells me they will because watching that game, I think they just ran into a super hot Ole Miss

914
00:51:27,060 --> 00:51:29,320
 and what Chambliss can do.

915
00:51:30,140 --> 00:51:32,300
 Listen, Marcel Reed has been disappointing us for it.

916
00:51:32,420 --> 00:51:34,780
 They didn't look good against Arizona State two weeks ago.

917
00:51:34,880 --> 00:51:36,080
 Very misleading score.

918
00:51:36,480 --> 00:51:38,860
 And they did not look good at all against Kentucky.

919
00:51:39,500 --> 00:51:42,540
 Kenny Minchie picked that secondary apart.

920
00:51:42,660 --> 00:51:45,180
 And this is supposed to be one of the strengths of Texas A&M.

921
00:51:45,280 --> 00:51:46,320
 It certainly was last year.

922
00:51:46,380 --> 00:51:49,620
 And Elko's defense, pass defense, particularly one of the best in that country.

923
00:51:50,460 --> 00:51:52,860
 Minchie was finding guys downfield open all game.

924
00:51:53,420 --> 00:51:56,060
 I still think there's a lot of upside with Levitt.

925
00:51:56,380 --> 00:51:58,180
 I get very entertained with him running.

926
00:51:58,300 --> 00:52:00,580
 He looks like Galway Hirsch running out of the pocket there.

927
00:52:01,700 --> 00:52:03,300
 He's going to get hurt at some point this year.

928
00:52:03,360 --> 00:52:04,180
 That's what I worry about.

929
00:52:05,000 --> 00:52:07,960
 He's running wild like that, but he's very exciting to watch.

930
00:52:08,560 --> 00:52:11,520
 And I think something is wrong at A&M right now.

931
00:52:11,580 --> 00:52:15,320
 I'm not sure what it is, but part of it is Reed looks like he's struggling a bit.

932
00:52:15,840 --> 00:52:18,760
 And I think A&M's in a little trouble.

933
00:52:18,880 --> 00:52:25,320
 Loser here, two losses, and the playoff hopes are almost out the window before we get out of September.

934
00:52:25,560 --> 00:52:26,920
 So it's crucial.

935
00:52:27,120 --> 00:52:27,980
 It's like a must-win.

936
00:52:28,080 --> 00:52:31,220
 I think I'd rather take LSU at home, and I'll go ahead and lay the points.

937
00:52:31,640 --> 00:52:33,000
 I think you're exactly right.

938
00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:37,480
 But quickly, you're under the radar game, and where can we get on line to get all the great stuff?

939
00:52:38,100 --> 00:52:39,800
 Watch this Iowa State.

940
00:52:39,900 --> 00:52:42,340
 Now, the number has come down a bit against Utah.

941
00:52:42,620 --> 00:52:44,060
 It was 10 1⁄2, 11 on Sunday.

942
00:52:44,140 --> 00:52:45,580
 It's like 7 1⁄2, 8 now.

943
00:52:45,980 --> 00:52:46,840
 They're playing at home.

944
00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:52,820
 This guy, Jimmy Rogers, this might be the best coaching hire in the country this past year.

945
00:52:53,340 --> 00:52:57,340
 He won a national title at South Dakota State at FCS a couple years ago.

946
00:52:57,820 --> 00:53:00,100
 He made Washington State very competitive.

947
00:53:00,100 --> 00:53:04,780
 He is a very, very good point spread coach.

948
00:53:05,300 --> 00:53:09,660
 And Iowa State darn near beat Iowa, which is a good team, two weeks ago.

949
00:53:10,380 --> 00:53:12,100
 They get Utah at home.

950
00:53:12,180 --> 00:53:14,820
 Utah has not played a road game yet.

951
00:53:14,860 --> 00:53:16,740
 They've played very beatable teams.

952
00:53:17,440 --> 00:53:19,380
 And now they've got to go in here and win this game.

953
00:53:20,780 --> 00:53:22,540
 I'm not sure they're even going to win.

954
00:53:22,740 --> 00:53:28,940
 Jalen Rayner transferred out of Arkansas State, really clicking at quarterback in the Rogers offense.

955
00:53:29,340 --> 00:53:33,240
 And they had a punt return and a kickoff return last week for scores.

956
00:53:33,580 --> 00:53:35,420
 Aiden Flora, big play running back.

957
00:53:35,540 --> 00:53:36,700
 The receivers are playing well.

958
00:53:37,320 --> 00:53:40,220
 Iowa State might upset Utah this week, so that's one I would look at.

959
00:53:40,640 --> 00:53:41,680
 Check us out online.

960
00:53:41,780 --> 00:53:43,900
 Hey, we had a pretty good weekend in college football.

961
00:53:44,020 --> 00:53:44,680
 Won all the picks.

962
00:53:45,260 --> 00:53:48,820
 And we're going to be back this week with some other good ones coming up, we think.

963
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 Plus NFL won our 5% release.

964
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 Two of them are we had the Bills and the Cowboys last week, so we'll have another one of those on Sunday.

965
00:53:56,300 --> 00:53:58,680
 Those are my picks up there at wagertalk.com.

966
00:53:58,760 --> 00:54:05,360
 You can also get the gold sheet up there tonight, and that's where you can also find winners and winers and picksandparlays.com.

967
00:54:06,180 --> 00:54:07,520
 It's going to be an interesting weekend.

968
00:54:07,800 --> 00:54:11,800
 I don't know what we're going to do after last weekend's show there in Oxford, but let's give it a shot.

969
00:54:11,900 --> 00:54:15,280
 Bruce, man, as always, thanks so much for your time today, and have a great week.

970
00:54:15,320 --> 00:54:15,800
 Okay, buddy?

971
00:54:16,360 --> 00:54:17,380
 Have a good week, gentlemen.

972
00:54:17,440 --> 00:54:17,940
 Thank you, bud.

973
00:54:18,600 --> 00:54:22,900
 Bruce Marshall going to be there amongst other places at the gold sheet.

974
00:54:23,040 --> 00:54:25,400
 Coming up, he's got it all covered down the heart of Florida.

975
00:54:25,400 --> 00:54:29,720
 What are they saying in Genderland and Seminoleland after the trip to Tuscaloosa?

976
00:54:29,820 --> 00:54:30,680
 Matt and Michelle on that.

977
00:54:30,800 --> 00:54:32,480
 Cole Peaston talking to Auburn Tigers.

978
00:54:33,100 --> 00:54:36,520
 And Ben Thomas got everything covered from the shoals to the shore.

979
00:54:36,680 --> 00:54:37,300
 It's all next.

980
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 Stay with us.

981
00:54:42,500 --> 00:54:43,420
 Get comfortable.

982
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 Football season is back at the carriage.

983
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 There are a few things we love more than a good Saturday in the South,

984
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 and football season is officially back at the carriage.

985
00:54:51,000 --> 00:54:54,260
 All season long, we'll have the games rolling with plenty of cold drinks,

986
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 good food, and a comfortable spot to settle in for a quarter, a game,

987
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 or the better part of the day.

988
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 Game day Saturdays get $5 craft drafts, $2 off wine slushies,

989
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 harafs of mimosas, and game day bites from the kitchen.

990
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 Stock up in our markets before kickoff with plenty of snacks, dips, cheeses,

991
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 something sweet, and all the good stuff for your game day spread.

992
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 Football season looks pretty good from the carriage on East Mobile Street

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 Nothing says legendary like the Atlanta Braves,

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 but here in the Shoals, there's another hometown legend you can taste.

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 Load up on those legendary homemade sides,

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 Lunch, dinner, or any time you're craving something unforgettable,

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1020
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 oh, those are crystal clear.

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 With only 95 calories and superior smooth taste,

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1068
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1092
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1095
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 18-19 news.

1096
00:59:00,640 --> 00:59:04,700
 Two doctors with ties to Alabama have signed on to an open letter that was sent to the

1097
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 Trump administration regarding the mRNA vaccine technology.

1098
00:59:08,520 --> 00:59:12,420
 Those who signed on to this letter are urging the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert

1099
00:59:12,420 --> 00:59:17,860
 Kennedy Jr., to keep his campaign promise regarding the removal of mRNA vaccines from the market

1100
00:59:17,860 --> 00:59:22,840
 due to the notable harm this new technology has caused in humans with the COVID-19 vaccine.

1101
00:59:23,000 --> 00:59:27,440
 A letter from many leaders say that RFK Jr. failed to help those who have been harmed by

1102
00:59:27,440 --> 00:59:32,220
 the mRNA vaccines and his policies are now failing to protect pregnant women and children.

1103
00:59:32,520 --> 00:59:37,740
 Dr. Kenneth Varley, who's an anesthesiologist in Birmingham, and Dr. Benjamin Marble, a graduate

1104
00:59:37,740 --> 00:59:41,680
 of the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, who is now a Florida-based doctor,

1105
00:59:41,680 --> 00:59:47,200
 signed on to this letter, along with U.S. Congressman Thomas Massey, Tucker Carlson, Brett Weinstein,

1106
00:59:47,460 --> 00:59:51,760
 Dr. Robert Malone, Dr. Peter McCullough, Dr. Mary Talley-Boden, and Stephen Kirsch.

1107
00:59:51,900 --> 00:59:54,300
 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

1108
00:59:54,660 --> 00:59:57,000
 Brian Dawson here, CEO of 1819 News.

1109
00:59:57,200 --> 01:00:01,880
 I'm also the host of 1819 News, the podcast, and we'd love for you to join us by listening

1110
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 to our weekly show on all the top podcast apps, both in audio and video format.

1111
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 At 1819 News, the podcast, we are in pursuit of a free and flourishing Alabama.

1112
01:00:12,360 --> 01:00:16,260
 Every week, we're having important conversations with guests from across this great state,

1113
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 all with the goal of equipping Alabamians to be in pursuit of a free and flourishing Alabama

1114
01:00:20,640 --> 01:00:21,320
 with us.

1115
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 New episodes are released weekly.

1116
01:00:23,100 --> 01:00:24,300
 I hope you'll join us.

1117
01:00:24,520 --> 01:00:29,900
 Two Alabama natives were quickly chosen by country singer Riley Green to be part of his

1118
01:00:29,900 --> 01:00:31,980
 team on the Voice singing competition.

1119
01:00:32,440 --> 01:00:37,980
 The NBC television series started its 30th season this past Monday with Caroline Alexis of

1120
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 Ozark and Joe Henley of Grand Bay getting another Alabama native, such as Green, to be their

1121
01:00:42,600 --> 01:00:44,420
 coach for the upcoming competition.

1122
01:00:45,060 --> 01:00:45,740
 I'm Andrea Tice.

1123
01:00:46,540 --> 01:00:50,920
 For more news affecting Alabamians, go to 1819news.com.

1124
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 And while you're there, subscribe to the daily newsletter.

1125
01:00:54,520 --> 01:01:00,320
 From the heart of the SEC to the national stage.

1126
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1127
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 Get the real story and all the hard-hitting analysis on AP as we see it.

1128
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1129
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1130
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1131
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 Valley Broadcasting Corporation, WITKFM, Rogersville, Athens, Decatur, The Shores.

1132
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1133
01:01:22,080 --> 01:01:22,700
 The Score.

1134
01:01:24,400 --> 01:01:27,340
 Kevin Kugler here from Thursday Night Football on Westwood One.

1135
01:01:27,440 --> 01:01:31,620
 Derek Rackley and I will be in Green Bay for the Packers' home opener to start NFL Week

1136
01:01:31,620 --> 01:01:35,480
 3 when the 0-2 Atlanta Falcons pay a visit to Lambeau Field.

1137
01:01:35,700 --> 01:01:40,400
 Jordan Love and the Packers are coming off their first win of the season and overtime come from

1138
01:01:40,400 --> 01:01:42,040
 behind victory over the Jets.

1139
01:01:42,040 --> 01:01:45,900
 Join us for the Falcons at the Packers on Thursday Night Football.

1140
01:01:53,420 --> 01:01:55,300
 It's the NFL on Sports USA.

1141
01:01:55,780 --> 01:02:00,100
 And there's going to be a brawl on the bayou as the Las Vegas Raiders sail into New Orleans

1142
01:02:00,100 --> 01:02:01,240
 to face the Saints.

1143
01:02:01,500 --> 01:02:04,480
 The Silver and Blacks defense is dialed in to the max.

1144
01:02:04,480 --> 01:02:06,280
 Looking, looking, and he's going to get sacked.

1145
01:02:06,660 --> 01:02:07,600
 There he is again.

1146
01:02:07,940 --> 01:02:08,920
 Max Crosby.

1147
01:02:09,120 --> 01:02:13,200
 The Saints will go marching down the field with Shuck, Olave, and Travis Etienne.

1148
01:02:13,540 --> 01:02:18,460
 It's the Raiders at the Saints this Sunday on your home for the NFL Sports USA.

1149
01:02:24,460 --> 01:02:25,420
 93.9.

1150
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 The Score weather.

1151
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 Today a 40% chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms with a high around 95 and a

1152
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1153
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 Tonight, mostly clear with a low near 65.

1154
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1155
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 Tomorrow night, mostly clear with a low near 65.

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1159
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1160
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 Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of northwest Alabama and southern Tennessee.

1161
01:03:03,120 --> 01:03:06,460
 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

1162
01:03:09,620 --> 01:03:11,980
 The Boomo Bugg Show.

1163
01:03:12,340 --> 01:03:17,560
 Your exclusive inside track to the Tide, Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

1164
01:03:18,360 --> 01:03:22,340
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9.

1165
01:03:22,760 --> 01:03:23,760
 The Score.

1166
01:03:24,600 --> 01:03:26,780
 Welcome back in, hour two to the Boomo Bugg Show.

1167
01:03:26,900 --> 01:03:28,700
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

1168
01:03:28,780 --> 01:03:31,840
 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1169
01:03:31,980 --> 01:03:35,840
 And time for us to go from the shows to the shores of the state of Alabama.

1170
01:03:36,000 --> 01:03:37,240
 And Ben Thomas checking in.

1171
01:03:37,740 --> 01:03:43,960
 He's got everything covered between here and there when it comes to high school sports at al.com.

1172
01:03:44,020 --> 01:03:45,020
 BT, welcome in.

1173
01:03:45,100 --> 01:03:45,640
 How are you?

1174
01:03:46,540 --> 01:03:47,420
 I'm doing good.

1175
01:03:47,520 --> 01:03:53,240
 And I maybe misheard the weather forecast, but I think they said mostly cooling off.

1176
01:03:53,320 --> 01:03:54,140
 Yes, they did.

1177
01:03:57,000 --> 01:03:59,540
 I think that's an old forecast, Ben.

1178
01:04:00,360 --> 01:04:01,820
 We'll double check that, okay?

1179
01:04:03,340 --> 01:04:05,500
 How's everything on your end of the state, my friend?

1180
01:04:05,580 --> 01:04:11,600
 Are you ready to watch this, I guess, officially the second half of the regular season kicking off now?

1181
01:04:12,380 --> 01:04:14,160
 Yeah, well, I'm ready for it to cool off.

1182
01:04:14,220 --> 01:04:14,460
 Yeah.

1183
01:04:14,600 --> 01:04:15,380
 That's for sure.

1184
01:04:16,240 --> 01:04:17,560
 And I think we're getting there.

1185
01:04:17,660 --> 01:04:21,840
 But, yeah, we're, well, we call it, as we know, we had this discussion last week.

1186
01:04:21,920 --> 01:04:23,900
 We at al.com call it week six.

1187
01:04:24,360 --> 01:04:27,440
 High School Association calls it week five because they have it week zero.

1188
01:04:27,440 --> 01:04:31,620
 But, so, yeah, this is the official midway point of the season.

1189
01:04:31,900 --> 01:04:33,380
 Hard to believe we're here already.

1190
01:04:34,040 --> 01:04:41,940
 A lot of teams across the state idle this week, I think, in our power 25 of those 25 teams that were ranked, 16 of them.

1191
01:04:42,380 --> 01:04:44,920
 Are not playing this week.

1192
01:04:45,020 --> 01:04:51,020
 Probably the best matchup statewide is Viger going to Benjamin Russell, which is pretty intriguing.

1193
01:04:51,240 --> 01:04:56,200
 A lot of prospects on the field, a lot of SEC, future SEC players on the field in that game.

1194
01:04:56,340 --> 01:05:00,440
 But, you know, a lot of the other teams are not playing this week, the Thompson's of the world.

1195
01:05:00,840 --> 01:05:09,320
 So, but, yeah, if you look back on the first half, you know, what's interesting to see what surprised us and what the storylines maybe were.

1196
01:05:10,820 --> 01:05:13,620
 Thompson is number one in the power rankings.

1197
01:05:13,620 --> 01:05:14,860
 Boy, that's a shock.

1198
01:05:15,860 --> 01:05:21,480
 Trent Seaborn, Mr. Football, I know you mentioned, is he a lock?

1199
01:05:22,680 --> 01:05:23,440
 We'll see.

1200
01:05:23,520 --> 01:05:26,820
 Bobby Coleman at Central Phoenix City is having quite a year.

1201
01:05:28,440 --> 01:05:30,600
 But it's been, no, I'm kind of like you.

1202
01:05:30,640 --> 01:05:32,780
 We've got a lot of undefeated teams up here.

1203
01:05:32,880 --> 01:05:34,240
 We'll get to that in just a minute.

1204
01:05:34,960 --> 01:05:36,700
 Thompson, of course, but Fife.

1205
01:05:36,700 --> 01:05:41,600
 Paul Benefield has got their steamrolling everybody, BT.

1206
01:05:41,900 --> 01:05:46,300
 Plainview with the Pruitt boys, 300-game winner.

1207
01:05:46,520 --> 01:05:48,460
 I know Laverne, some of the other teams.

1208
01:05:49,480 --> 01:05:53,800
 St. Michael, of course, with Gunnar Rivers' injury, has not been.

1209
01:05:54,440 --> 01:05:58,080
 Who are some of the teams that are doing well and not doing well so far?

1210
01:05:59,040 --> 01:06:01,340
 Yeah, it's funny you said that about Fife.

1211
01:06:01,500 --> 01:06:09,720
 I mean, you know, I talked to Paul Benefield this summer, and, you know, judging by what he said, I thought they might lose every game and be defeated by 40 points in every game.

1212
01:06:10,720 --> 01:06:14,060
 But we know not to take all that to heart.

1213
01:06:14,320 --> 01:06:18,700
 But, yeah, you know, if this is the last year for Coach Benefield, we hope it's not.

1214
01:06:18,820 --> 01:06:23,840
 But if it is and there are indications that it is, he looks like he's got a chance to win another one.

1215
01:06:24,120 --> 01:06:25,860
 Certainly so far, they've been good.

1216
01:06:27,120 --> 01:06:33,380
 St. Michael, we do our little podcast now, myself and Randy Kennedy and Thomas Ashworth.

1217
01:06:33,500 --> 01:06:35,400
 In fact, it just went up on AL.com.

1218
01:06:36,020 --> 01:06:39,400
 If you want to check it out, it's about 10 or 15, 10 or 12 minutes each week.

1219
01:06:39,400 --> 01:06:41,500
 But I think it's pretty humorous.

1220
01:06:41,640 --> 01:06:44,400
 Anytime you get Randy Kennedy in there, it's going to be pretty humorous.

1221
01:06:45,280 --> 01:06:51,100
 And we talked about our, you know, what our thoughts were, you know, what's the overwhelming thought on the first half of the season.

1222
01:06:51,220 --> 01:06:51,860
 There's a bunch of them.

1223
01:06:51,880 --> 01:06:53,060
 You mentioned a couple of them, Brett.

1224
01:06:53,380 --> 01:06:59,740
 Certainly Thompson's domination and Tripp Seaborn's play so far is right up there.

1225
01:06:59,900 --> 01:07:04,080
 I mean, you know, he's right now, if we had to vote on Mr. Football, I think he gets every vote.

1226
01:07:04,500 --> 01:07:07,700
 We don't vote on it right now, and anything can happen in the second half.

1227
01:07:07,700 --> 01:07:10,820
 But it's certainly looking like he's a good fit there.

1228
01:07:11,100 --> 01:07:12,960
 You mentioned St. Michael.

1229
01:07:13,080 --> 01:07:19,300
 That was my takeaway, the fact that Gunnar Rivers got hurt in the first quarter of the first game and hasn't been back since.

1230
01:07:20,020 --> 01:07:25,920
 They had a great comeback win last week over St. Paul's where they scored two touchdowns, I think, in the final two minutes.

1231
01:07:26,160 --> 01:07:28,180
 And Gunnar has not suited up.

1232
01:07:28,380 --> 01:07:31,780
 He looks a little like he's moving a little bit better on the sidelines.

1233
01:07:32,020 --> 01:07:38,460
 He's going to be back in the next couple of weeks, and as we've talked about, in that AA private division, they all make the playoffs.

1234
01:07:38,860 --> 01:07:42,420
 So it's really just about seeding right now in the regular season.

1235
01:07:42,740 --> 01:07:47,340
 So, you know, they could go, you know, two and eight or whatever and win the state championship.

1236
01:07:47,620 --> 01:07:51,360
 Gunnar Rivers is back and healthy in the postseason.

1237
01:07:51,540 --> 01:07:53,220
 So that's going to be fun to watch.

1238
01:07:53,740 --> 01:07:54,720
 I wrote down some other teams.

1239
01:07:54,820 --> 01:07:59,200
 I mean, obviously, you know, we talked about Thompson endlessly, but they've been great.

1240
01:07:59,440 --> 01:08:05,640
 Maybe they're probably the most dominating team Mark Freeman's had there, and maybe, depending on how they finish, one of the state's best ever.

1241
01:08:07,040 --> 01:08:14,160
 You know, a couple of surprises that I wrote down, I don't know if they're surprises, but Prattville and Hillcrest Tuscaloosa are really good.

1242
01:08:14,360 --> 01:08:20,580
 Prattville looks like they might be the biggest contender, along with maybe Central Phoenix City to Thompson.

1243
01:08:21,100 --> 01:08:26,240
 Those two play, Prattville and Thompson play in a couple of weeks, so that'll be interesting to see.

1244
01:08:26,820 --> 01:08:28,900
 Hillcrest drops back down from 7A.

1245
01:08:28,980 --> 01:08:35,240
 You know, they were in 7A last year, and they're now back in what we call 5A, which was 6A, if you can keep track of that.

1246
01:08:36,140 --> 01:08:38,660
 And they look like a contender to get to the championship game.

1247
01:08:38,740 --> 01:08:42,760
 They've run into Fairland a lot in the past and haven't been able to get past.

1248
01:08:42,920 --> 01:08:44,720
 This might be the case when they do.

1249
01:08:45,020 --> 01:08:48,740
 What about Briarwood Christian in that AA private school division?

1250
01:08:48,880 --> 01:08:49,880
 They're looking really good.

1251
01:08:49,980 --> 01:08:54,740
 And up y'all's way, I mean, we talked last week about Florence and Falcons 5-0.

1252
01:08:55,060 --> 01:08:58,020
 I think they're one of the many teams that are idle this week.

1253
01:08:58,640 --> 01:09:03,100
 And as you know, Brad, I picked it, Columbia, as one of my surprise teams.

1254
01:09:03,100 --> 01:09:03,540
 Absolutely.

1255
01:09:04,840 --> 01:09:07,260
 They've lost the last couple, but they did win the first two.

1256
01:09:07,360 --> 01:09:12,640
 And I think they got a chance to win again this week against Grissom, a Grissom team that's really struggling.

1257
01:09:13,960 --> 01:09:15,520
 So those are kind of the surprises.

1258
01:09:15,740 --> 01:09:21,800
 I mean, kind of on the other side of the fence, Auburn is just 3-2, and they've given up 156 total points.

1259
01:09:21,800 --> 01:09:24,920
 That's not like your normal Auburn team.

1260
01:09:25,540 --> 01:09:28,220
 Grissom has been outscored 146-45.

1261
01:09:28,960 --> 01:09:30,280
 And they're 0-4.

1262
01:09:30,520 --> 01:09:35,360
 So those are just some off the top of my head and certainly up y'all's way.

1263
01:09:35,460 --> 01:09:39,080
 I mean, we've talked about them, but, you know, Red Bay, 5-0.

1264
01:09:40,360 --> 01:09:42,080
 You know, doing a great job there.

1265
01:09:42,500 --> 01:09:43,520
 Hackleberg's 4-0.

1266
01:09:44,380 --> 01:09:46,760
 And, of course, they've been good traditionally lately.

1267
01:09:46,920 --> 01:09:49,460
 I think they were state runner-up just, what, a couple years ago.

1268
01:09:49,460 --> 01:09:50,640
 They were, yes.

1269
01:09:51,460 --> 01:09:53,700
 And then our buddy Brett Mask at Lexington.

1270
01:09:54,240 --> 01:09:54,840
 Tremendous year.

1271
01:09:55,120 --> 01:09:55,240
 5-0.

1272
01:09:55,360 --> 01:09:55,760
 That's right.

1273
01:09:56,180 --> 01:09:58,160
 I was looking back at it earlier.

1274
01:09:58,560 --> 01:10:01,120
 I don't think they've been 5-0 since 1982.

1275
01:10:01,440 --> 01:10:02,520
 44 years.

1276
01:10:02,820 --> 01:10:03,620
 You're right, Ben.

1277
01:10:03,760 --> 01:10:04,900
 44 years.

1278
01:10:05,020 --> 01:10:05,380
 Yes.

1279
01:10:05,760 --> 01:10:07,940
 The 80s was a great era.

1280
01:10:08,120 --> 01:10:08,860
 Yes, it was.

1281
01:10:09,400 --> 01:10:11,500
 That's the era I still like to live in.

1282
01:10:11,960 --> 01:10:13,220
 But that's a long time.

1283
01:10:13,440 --> 01:10:14,760
 So great job on Brett Mask.

1284
01:10:14,760 --> 01:10:15,780
 Now they've got a lot of tough games.

1285
01:10:16,120 --> 01:10:21,960
 A lot of these people we're talking about, their toughest schedule lies ahead with some tough games.

1286
01:10:22,160 --> 01:10:24,340
 But great start so far by all those teams.

1287
01:10:25,460 --> 01:10:27,840
 AL.com is the place to get that.

1288
01:10:28,020 --> 01:10:36,420
 And a chance, if you can make his list of getting a certificate with his picture on it, it's called Ben's 10.

1289
01:10:37,580 --> 01:10:39,160
 Ben, what's the latest 10?

1290
01:10:40,160 --> 01:10:42,120
 I need to get y'all a special certificate.

1291
01:10:42,280 --> 01:10:43,220
 You need to.

1292
01:10:43,320 --> 01:10:43,960
 Yes, you do.

1293
01:10:44,560 --> 01:10:44,940
 That's right.

1294
01:10:44,940 --> 01:10:53,120
 If Thomas Ashworth does those for me, if he's listening, we're going to get special two more bugs certificates made.

1295
01:10:53,440 --> 01:10:56,100
 But this week, yeah, so we do that every Monday morning.

1296
01:10:56,380 --> 01:11:00,320
 It's my top 10 impact players from across the state from the week before.

1297
01:11:01,300 --> 01:11:02,940
 This week, it's interesting.

1298
01:11:03,060 --> 01:11:04,020
 We had four quarterbacks.

1299
01:11:04,100 --> 01:11:08,740
 It seems like we're almost always going to have a couple of quarterbacks in there because those are the stats we traditionally get.

1300
01:11:09,700 --> 01:11:19,240
 But on the other side, you mentioned Bobby Coleman, who at Central Phoenix City, a lot of our quarterbacks, especially in the higher class, have been overshadowed by what Seaborn's doing.

1301
01:11:19,480 --> 01:11:24,160
 But, you know, Bobby Coleman last week, and they routed Auburn, their big rival.

1302
01:11:24,340 --> 01:11:28,860
 He was 23 of 31 for a career-high 422 yards and four touchdowns.

1303
01:11:29,860 --> 01:11:32,980
 He's a Georgia State commit, so he's been doing a great job.

1304
01:11:33,540 --> 01:11:40,520
 We had Jaden Rice in that from Bob Jones, 38 rushes, 272 yards and three touchdowns, and their big win over Buckhorn.

1305
01:11:41,420 --> 01:11:42,600
 So that was big.

1306
01:11:42,800 --> 01:11:50,300
 And then I think St. Michael I mentioned, Braden Walton had an unbelievable game, 12 receptions, 178 yards and three touchdowns.

1307
01:11:50,300 --> 01:11:59,720
 So each of those guys, as you mentioned, get their certificates that they can put on their dartboard or frame or send back to me and have me autographed, whatever they want to do.

1308
01:11:59,900 --> 01:12:02,860
 But it's been fun to pick those out each week.

1309
01:12:03,280 --> 01:12:05,640
 Yeah, you mentioned some of the Scholes team.

1310
01:12:05,860 --> 01:12:08,800
 Central beat Elkmont 60-13.

1311
01:12:09,020 --> 01:12:10,040
 They're 4-0.

1312
01:12:10,400 --> 01:12:13,940
 Lucas Price has been running wild the entire year.

1313
01:12:14,400 --> 01:12:16,660
 Mitch and Hackleberg, they beat Bell Green.

1314
01:12:17,220 --> 01:12:19,500
 Maddox victory has had a really good year.

1315
01:12:19,500 --> 01:12:23,660
 I'll tell you one thing, a team to look for a B.T. in the playoffs, Desler.

1316
01:12:24,140 --> 01:12:25,280
 I've seen them twice.

1317
01:12:25,460 --> 01:12:30,680
 They beat an undefeated Priceville team, 51-7.

1318
01:12:31,240 --> 01:12:33,780
 Bryson Williams has been going wild, too.

1319
01:12:33,900 --> 01:12:35,920
 Rodgers is undefeated at 4-0.

1320
01:12:36,000 --> 01:12:37,140
 They beat Colbert Heights.

1321
01:12:37,760 --> 01:12:39,240
 They host White-Sport Christian.

1322
01:12:39,340 --> 01:12:43,320
 White-Sport Christian is coached by former Decatur coach Jerry Adcock.

1323
01:12:43,760 --> 01:12:48,700
 His offensive coordinator is Kevin Rose, the former coach at Bob Jones.

1324
01:12:48,700 --> 01:12:52,780
 And Wilson is 3-1 just in our area.

1325
01:12:53,300 --> 01:12:54,380
 What else have you got?

1326
01:12:54,480 --> 01:12:56,720
 You got your lousy picks on Thursday.

1327
01:12:57,160 --> 01:13:02,680
 I know tomorrow is the five questions in Huntsville, Mobile, and Birmingham.

1328
01:13:03,820 --> 01:13:07,080
 And then you've got previews of the games, obviously.

1329
01:13:07,080 --> 01:13:09,100
 What else have you got on top this week?

1330
01:13:10,200 --> 01:13:12,740
 Yeah, I also want to mention Muscle Shoals.

1331
01:13:13,280 --> 01:13:16,520
 You know, the big 45-14 win over Hartzell.

1332
01:13:16,660 --> 01:13:17,000
 Exactly.

1333
01:13:17,120 --> 01:13:19,540
 I think I missed that one in my lousy picks.

1334
01:13:20,300 --> 01:13:21,360
 I wasn't too stellar.

1335
01:13:21,360 --> 01:13:24,900
 I think I'm not too stellar 14-6 this week.

1336
01:13:24,980 --> 01:13:27,160
 But Carl Prather is doing a good job up there.

1337
01:13:27,280 --> 01:13:28,920
 He's doing some good picks.

1338
01:13:29,260 --> 01:13:33,960
 So, you did mention, Brett, our five things to know about this week's games.

1339
01:13:34,080 --> 01:13:39,700
 This week, we're also doing mid-season awards, you know, most surprising teams and stuff like that.

1340
01:13:39,740 --> 01:13:43,960
 That'll be a part of that five things to know that you'll have on Wednesday.

1341
01:13:44,760 --> 01:13:46,360
 Randy Kennedy's best in Bama.

1342
01:13:46,620 --> 01:13:50,600
 If you looked at that last week, you know that Trent Seaborn is now number one.

1343
01:13:50,720 --> 01:13:52,120
 He's kind of moved steadily up.

1344
01:13:52,180 --> 01:13:53,100
 He was number 12.

1345
01:13:53,800 --> 01:13:58,020
 And now he's number one with Gunnar Rivers, you know, having not played since that first game.

1346
01:13:58,100 --> 01:14:01,000
 So, that comes out on Thursday at 2.

1347
01:14:01,000 --> 01:14:07,200
 And then, of course, on Friday night, one of our biggest things that we do during football season is the football high live,

1348
01:14:07,340 --> 01:14:17,080
 which is on the AL.com about 4.30, but about 6.45, we start updating that really about every five minutes until late, late in the night.

1349
01:14:17,160 --> 01:14:17,640
 It's free.

1350
01:14:17,800 --> 01:14:19,300
 And also, the podcast is free.

1351
01:14:19,720 --> 01:14:24,000
 If you want to go online and watch that, watch Randy and Thomas and I cut off, cut up.

1352
01:14:24,240 --> 01:14:25,600
 So, check that out.

1353
01:14:26,660 --> 01:14:27,440
 That's great, man.

1354
01:14:27,500 --> 01:14:28,840
 Listen, man, thanks so much.

1355
01:14:28,940 --> 01:14:30,220
 Have a great week.

1356
01:14:30,280 --> 01:14:31,120
 Let's do it again soon.

1357
01:14:31,180 --> 01:14:31,620
 Okay, buddy?

1358
01:14:32,260 --> 01:14:32,560
 All right.

1359
01:14:32,600 --> 01:14:32,960
 Sounds good.

1360
01:14:33,000 --> 01:14:33,640
 Y'all have a good week.

1361
01:14:33,640 --> 01:14:34,080
 You too, bud.

1362
01:14:34,080 --> 01:14:35,220
 Those cooler temperatures up north.

1363
01:14:35,220 --> 01:14:36,000
 There you go.

1364
01:14:36,080 --> 01:14:38,220
 I hope you nearly, my friend.

1365
01:14:38,340 --> 01:14:40,640
 B-T-Benton, S-A-L.com.

1366
01:14:40,740 --> 01:14:41,280
 Coming up.

1367
01:14:42,100 --> 01:14:46,520
 Now that the dust is starting to settle on the plains, water of the thoughts from the inside out,

1368
01:14:46,580 --> 01:14:48,440
 Cole Pinkston on that and more straight ahead.

1369
01:14:48,560 --> 01:14:49,220
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 And this.

1393
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 Then remember this.

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 COVID hasn't gone away.

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 And this.

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 Then remember this.

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 For more information, visit championslane.com. Hello again, everybody. I'm Roger Hoover. Here's

1448
01:18:57,200 --> 01:19:01,660
 more from Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer after Saturday's win against Florida State.

1449
01:19:02,160 --> 01:19:07,660
 Our energy has been good. Our energy in practice, our energy before the game. Now it's just a matter of

1450
01:19:07,660 --> 01:19:14,880
 coming out and executing as a football team early and often. That's what we got to look at. I think

1451
01:19:14,880 --> 01:19:30,500
 there's obviously pieces that I think it's sometimes just very simple things that you can't have happen. A false start early in the game puts you behind the sticks after a solid gain on early downs.

1452
01:19:30,500 --> 01:19:47,960
 And so then you end up being a couple yards short from converting. And so, you know, those type of things happened in different ways where we just did execute. And, you know, again, it wasn't an energy thing. It wasn't a want to. You can see the guys straining. It's just a matter of going out there and playing clean football.

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1458
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 Hey, it's Evan Cohen. Coming up Wednesday, we'll continue to react to all the QB injuries around the NFL and look ahead to which head coach has put himself squarely on the hot seat.

1459
01:20:44,720 --> 01:20:49,080
 It's on Sportsman like 6 a.m. Eastern right here on ESPN Radio, ESPN2, and ESPNU.

1460
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 The Score.

1461
01:20:54,180 --> 01:20:58,800
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1462
01:20:59,480 --> 01:21:07,960
 Welcome back in. Really appreciate free ride around the Tennessee Valley and for checking out the 93.9 The Score app wherever you may be checking in.

1463
01:21:08,100 --> 01:21:10,960
 Cole Pinkston checking in from AuburnSports.com.

1464
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 That's part of the On3.com family.

1465
01:21:12,920 --> 01:21:14,300
 But, Cole, welcome in. How are you?

1466
01:21:15,280 --> 01:21:16,000
 I'm doing good.

1467
01:21:16,240 --> 01:21:16,540
 Hey, bud.

1468
01:21:16,600 --> 01:21:16,840
 Thank you.

1469
01:21:16,960 --> 01:21:18,140
 Appreciate you taking time out.

1470
01:21:18,200 --> 01:21:20,200
 Cole, you're one of the best at breaking it down.

1471
01:21:20,900 --> 01:21:27,460
 All fans in the preseason want to believe you're going to go unbeaten and win 50 to nothing, and that's 50 at the half.

1472
01:21:28,040 --> 01:21:30,100
 Reality is hard sometimes to swallow.

1473
01:21:30,260 --> 01:21:34,880
 Now that we're three games in, Cole, your lessons overall about this Auburn team,

1474
01:21:35,020 --> 01:21:38,680
 starting with the latest lesson this past weekend on the Plains.

1475
01:21:39,880 --> 01:21:50,720
 Yeah, I feel pretty good about how we identified this team early over at Auburn Sports and some of the things that we said about them and was harsh at times.

1476
01:21:50,960 --> 01:21:54,040
 But I think that's, you know, you look at it now and you go, okay, it makes sense.

1477
01:21:54,520 --> 01:22:00,280
 I think you're a little bit thin at some key positions on defense, and it showed against Florida.

1478
01:22:01,600 --> 01:22:06,540
 You know, I think that on offense, your offensive line is going to give up some plays.

1479
01:22:07,220 --> 01:22:09,880
 You're going to have a hard time running the football consistently.

1480
01:22:11,160 --> 01:22:15,580
 But I'll say this, I really am pretty impressed with Byron Brown and what he brings to the table.

1481
01:22:16,500 --> 01:22:21,440
 You obviously have to be pretty excited for what the USF transfers are doing for this team.

1482
01:22:22,120 --> 01:22:27,480
 And, you know, the guys that believe in Alex Golosan and the guys that he believes in, they all look pretty good.

1483
01:22:27,760 --> 01:22:32,720
 So, a lot of positives, but, you know, there's some head-scratching things going on, too.

1484
01:22:33,440 --> 01:22:34,940
 Let's break some of those down.

1485
01:22:35,160 --> 01:22:41,680
 To me, one of them is just flat-out basic one-on-one football, and it's learning how to tackle on a consistent basis.

1486
01:22:43,140 --> 01:22:50,480
 Yeah, if I'm not mistaken, I believe it was on talking to you guys, where it was something like, you know,

1487
01:22:50,940 --> 01:22:56,200
 it makes sense that D.J. Durkin's back and the defense would be good, but nothing about Auburn ever makes sense.

1488
01:22:56,440 --> 01:22:58,420
 So, let's just look into that a little bit.

1489
01:23:00,120 --> 01:23:08,200
 You know, the defense to me is, I had a feeling they'd take a step back because of Keltrick Falk and Heron Crawford

1490
01:23:08,200 --> 01:23:15,540
 not being there and replacing the edges, and that's where I saw a lot of issues from a pass rush

1491
01:23:15,540 --> 01:23:17,800
 and definitely getting run on on the edges.

1492
01:23:18,020 --> 01:23:20,020
 So, they got work to do there.

1493
01:23:20,400 --> 01:23:25,000
 I think the linebackers, as talented as they are, they're a little late to the run game sometimes,

1494
01:23:25,000 --> 01:23:28,240
 and that's where some of these big plays come from.

1495
01:23:28,340 --> 01:23:33,940
 Then up front, I thought they got beat by Florida's front, and then you have all the missed tackles on top of that,

1496
01:23:34,020 --> 01:23:37,680
 and it looks really, really bad, especially when you go back and look at it.

1497
01:23:38,200 --> 01:23:39,780
 I don't know if you're harsh.

1498
01:23:39,880 --> 01:23:45,020
 I think you're astonished, and Brian Matthews has been the same way with us for years.

1499
01:23:45,620 --> 01:23:46,820
 You have a very good column.

1500
01:23:47,200 --> 01:23:53,960
 You write it, your thoughts after the game, before you see the film, and then one after,

1501
01:23:54,600 --> 01:23:58,080
 and just one of your questions, which Auburn fans have asked me,

1502
01:23:58,200 --> 01:24:04,020
 why do other new coaches not have this problem as far as inconsistencies?

1503
01:24:04,020 --> 01:24:07,440
 Well, a lot of them do, but as you said, it's simple.

1504
01:24:08,000 --> 01:24:14,980
 The overall roster talent is not good enough to go toe-to-toe with a roster like Florida's

1505
01:24:14,980 --> 01:24:19,860
 unless the execution is nearly perfect on both sides of the ball.

1506
01:24:20,420 --> 01:24:23,920
 I don't think that's so much harsh as just being honest.

1507
01:24:25,380 --> 01:24:29,140
 Yeah, you know, it's sort of flipped from the way it was a year ago.

1508
01:24:30,100 --> 01:24:35,700
 I think fans are starting to see now that Hugh Freeze and his staff actually did accumulate a lot of talent

1509
01:24:35,700 --> 01:24:41,120
 and had talent on the football field but weren't getting a lot of the details right.

1510
01:24:41,840 --> 01:24:44,200
 Well, now you're starting to get some of the details right,

1511
01:24:44,440 --> 01:24:49,960
 and I can prove in a lot of places where they are starting to get better at the game of football offensively.

1512
01:24:51,060 --> 01:24:58,460
 Defensively, you're taking a step back, but I think it's more of a talent issue than it is, you know,

1513
01:24:59,240 --> 01:25:04,340
 just they're not good at defense because, and it's not really the starting 11.

1514
01:25:04,520 --> 01:25:06,040
 It's more so the guys that come in.

1515
01:25:06,340 --> 01:25:07,760
 You don't have as many of those.

1516
01:25:07,960 --> 01:25:10,800
 I think you were rotating probably 24 guys last year.

1517
01:25:11,360 --> 01:25:12,080
 You're not.

1518
01:25:12,220 --> 01:25:12,980
 You're thin at corner.

1519
01:25:13,200 --> 01:25:15,040
 You have Andre Jordan and Rayshawn Pleasant.

1520
01:25:15,220 --> 01:25:16,620
 You need more there.

1521
01:25:16,620 --> 01:25:22,240
 You don't have a lot of answers behind the Sean Womack and Jared Smith at edge.

1522
01:25:22,640 --> 01:25:26,420
 There's just some places where they don't have a lot of playable depth.

1523
01:25:28,520 --> 01:25:31,380
 Cole Pinkston hooking up with us again, AuburnSports.com.

1524
01:25:31,460 --> 01:25:35,140
 Cole, one thing that's going to happen, I don't care where you are on any given Saturday,

1525
01:25:35,680 --> 01:25:39,240
 take the number of games played and half the teams are going to lose.

1526
01:25:39,380 --> 01:25:40,540
 That's a given, right?

1527
01:25:40,820 --> 01:25:42,940
 The question is, what happens after that?

1528
01:25:42,940 --> 01:25:49,660
 This is one loss in the conference and a lot of teams are echoing and singing that same song across the country.

1529
01:25:49,780 --> 01:25:51,880
 The question is, can you bounce back?

1530
01:25:52,100 --> 01:25:56,760
 And the old fans are saying, well, it's Vanderbilt, so let's go ahead and go ahead and look ahead.

1531
01:25:56,880 --> 01:26:00,260
 Not so fast, my friend, if you look at the past couple of dates with the Commodores.

1532
01:26:00,900 --> 01:26:05,540
 Your thoughts about Auburn being able to bounce back starting this weekend against Vandy,

1533
01:26:05,540 --> 01:26:10,620
 albeit without Diego, but they do have a miracle in their pocket.

1534
01:26:11,880 --> 01:26:17,520
 Yeah, you know, if you read anything that I write, you know I'm very high on Vanderbilt

1535
01:26:17,520 --> 01:26:20,120
 and what Clark Lee's done over there with that program.

1536
01:26:20,700 --> 01:26:25,760
 They don't have their sheet code anymore with Diego Pavia, but they do have Jarrett Curtis,

1537
01:26:26,560 --> 01:26:30,080
 who is on his way, I'll put it that way.

1538
01:26:30,240 --> 01:26:31,400
 It's going to take a little while.

1539
01:26:31,500 --> 01:26:35,960
 I think Auburn's lucky they're catching him early because he's really talented.

1540
01:26:36,680 --> 01:26:37,180
 On the road.

1541
01:26:38,140 --> 01:26:41,380
 Yes, on the road as well, this will be, you know, this will be tough for him.

1542
01:26:42,740 --> 01:26:49,060
 But the thing about Vanderbilt that I think I see a lot of Auburn right now is where you

1543
01:26:49,060 --> 01:26:54,720
 struggle in areas where you may not have a talent matchup with the other team, you're just tough

1544
01:26:54,720 --> 01:26:55,240
 to beat.

1545
01:26:55,660 --> 01:27:00,280
 And that really showed when they, you know, beat entry state in the most improbable way ever.

1546
01:27:01,780 --> 01:27:03,500
 I think Auburn's in that same category.

1547
01:27:03,660 --> 01:27:06,440
 So I see these teams on similar standing right now.

1548
01:27:06,760 --> 01:27:10,800
 And I think this is an evenly matched game with Auburn having just a little bit of a talent edge.

1549
01:27:11,420 --> 01:27:13,200
 And I'm very interested to see how that goes.

1550
01:27:13,380 --> 01:27:14,500
 Auburn needs to find a win here.

1551
01:27:14,960 --> 01:27:16,940
 You mentioned a couple of players.

1552
01:27:17,680 --> 01:27:21,260
 Deshaun Womack is flashy but highly inconsistent.

1553
01:27:22,080 --> 01:27:25,660
 The defensive line as a whole got pushed around by the Gators.

1554
01:27:26,340 --> 01:27:30,040
 Not a good showing for Dallas Walker or Malik Altry.

1555
01:27:30,880 --> 01:27:36,220
 On the other side, who were some players who had a positive performance in your eye?

1556
01:27:37,380 --> 01:27:45,340
 Once again, Elijah Melendez, he's playing possessed right now and just having a fantastic season.

1557
01:27:46,320 --> 01:27:47,300
 And that didn't change.

1558
01:27:47,580 --> 01:27:51,400
 He had, I think, double-digit tackles in the first half of this game.

1559
01:27:51,560 --> 01:27:54,920
 So he's playing at a really high level.

1560
01:27:55,140 --> 01:28:01,820
 And then I think Jordan Crawford's a guy that started getting more snaps as the game went on.

1561
01:28:01,900 --> 01:28:03,660
 And I like what I've seen from him.

1562
01:28:04,440 --> 01:28:06,720
 Chris Murray is somebody that stands out to me.

1563
01:28:06,720 --> 01:28:07,580
 He played okay.

1564
01:28:07,860 --> 01:28:09,940
 I think he's still coming off of a little injury.

1565
01:28:09,940 --> 01:28:15,840
 So those three, other than that, it was really sloppy on the defensive side.

1566
01:28:15,940 --> 01:28:16,940
 Too many missed tackles.

1567
01:28:17,780 --> 01:28:20,460
 Sylvester Smith is another guy that sort of stood out to me.

1568
01:28:20,860 --> 01:28:23,800
 He's kind of defined to a role, but he played well in it.

1569
01:28:24,140 --> 01:28:25,380
 No, absolutely.

1570
01:28:25,620 --> 01:28:27,260
 Well, listen, great stuff as always.

1571
01:28:27,420 --> 01:28:32,400
 Highly recommend our listeners get online and read kind of the before and after,

1572
01:28:32,560 --> 01:28:36,260
 and particularly after as far as looking at film.

1573
01:28:36,560 --> 01:28:40,280
 And this is a rebuilding development year for Auburn.

1574
01:28:40,280 --> 01:28:44,620
 And I think you and Brian have kind of hit that and talked about it throughout the summer.

1575
01:28:45,120 --> 01:28:46,460
 Great stuff as always.

1576
01:28:46,620 --> 01:28:49,960
 Where can we get online and get yours, Brian, and the team's good stuff?

1577
01:28:50,960 --> 01:28:51,420
 Yes, sir.

1578
01:28:51,420 --> 01:28:52,360
 I appreciate it.

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1584
01:29:08,180 --> 01:29:09,000
 Sounds great, Cole.

1585
01:29:09,000 --> 01:29:09,900
 Listen, man, have a great week.

1586
01:29:09,980 --> 01:29:10,900
 Thanks for your time, Dave.

1587
01:29:11,560 --> 01:29:11,960
 Yes, sir.

1588
01:29:12,020 --> 01:29:12,220
 Thank you.

1589
01:29:12,220 --> 01:29:12,700
 Thank you, bud.

1590
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 Cole Pinkston is going to get up with us.

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1692
01:35:26,540 --> 01:35:27,500
 Welcome back in.

1693
01:35:27,560 --> 01:35:30,640
 He is in the heart of the state of Florida.

1694
01:35:30,760 --> 01:35:31,340
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1697
01:35:38,580 --> 01:35:39,700
 Matt Murchell, welcome in.

1698
01:35:39,740 --> 01:35:40,240
 How are you?

1699
01:35:41,100 --> 01:35:41,800
 I'm doing well.

1700
01:35:41,840 --> 01:35:42,660
 How are you guys doing today?

1701
01:35:43,020 --> 01:35:44,100
 Man, we're just curious.

1702
01:35:44,280 --> 01:35:48,520
 Have they in Gainesville started building the statue for Jon Sumrall yet?

1703
01:35:48,520 --> 01:35:53,820
 Yeah, you know, I mean, I think if that would probably more likely happen after this weekend,

1704
01:35:53,940 --> 01:35:55,560
 if they were to somehow upset Ole Miss.

1705
01:35:56,500 --> 01:35:57,760
 Listen, I will say this.

1706
01:35:57,820 --> 01:35:58,920
 It's been an impressive start.

1707
01:35:59,080 --> 01:36:03,440
 You know, this is the last time Florida started a season 3-0 was in 2019.

1708
01:36:04,260 --> 01:36:07,980
 So, it's something Billy Nacre was never able to do in the four years he was there.

1709
01:36:08,380 --> 01:36:10,860
 But Jon Sumrall already has a leg up on that, you know what I mean?

1710
01:36:10,920 --> 01:36:12,880
 And so, we'll see what happens this weekend.

1711
01:36:13,120 --> 01:36:13,460
 You know what I mean?

1712
01:36:13,840 --> 01:36:16,820
 This is the true test right now for what Jon Sumrall's been able to do.

1713
01:36:17,140 --> 01:36:21,440
 Talk about his blueprint because it's easy to say, well, it's a first-year coach.

1714
01:36:21,500 --> 01:36:23,740
 He's got to, you know, get his system up and running.

1715
01:36:23,960 --> 01:36:27,840
 And let's go ahead and give him the honeymoon and throw this away and start next year.

1716
01:36:27,940 --> 01:36:29,360
 That's an easy way out.

1717
01:36:29,780 --> 01:36:34,580
 But at the same time, it also shows what happens when you kind of come in and say,

1718
01:36:34,820 --> 01:36:38,780
 gee whiz, that other staff, they had a Ferrari and didn't know how to drive it.

1719
01:36:38,980 --> 01:36:43,980
 I mean, if I'm wrong, Florida had the same running back last year as they have this year.

1720
01:36:44,700 --> 01:36:48,600
 It's taking all the tinker toys and knowing how to put them together sometimes, too, is it not?

1721
01:36:49,620 --> 01:36:50,300
 Yeah, sometimes.

1722
01:36:50,440 --> 01:36:51,400
 I mean, let's not forget.

1723
01:36:51,600 --> 01:36:57,160
 I mean, this is something that was a detriment to, you know, to Billy Nacre was Billy wanted to call his own place.

1724
01:36:57,380 --> 01:36:59,040
 He did not want to have an offensive coordinator.

1725
01:36:59,480 --> 01:37:05,080
 And I think that's been the biggest difference between what we've seen from Florida is the fact that, you know,

1726
01:37:05,220 --> 01:37:09,500
 you know, John Summerall is not afraid to use lean on his offensive coordinator.

1727
01:37:09,940 --> 01:37:11,940
 You know, they've been able to do those things.

1728
01:37:12,100 --> 01:37:18,660
 Aaron Filo has had a strong start to the season, 73% completion rate, six touchdowns, two interceptions.

1729
01:37:19,120 --> 01:37:20,260
 He's only been sacked twice.

1730
01:37:21,200 --> 01:37:28,300
 You know, Jane Faw is probably, you know, leading to the SEC and rushing right now by a large margin in about 100 yards.

1731
01:37:28,680 --> 01:37:32,500
 So, you know, they've had some pretty good weapons right now that they've been able to use.

1732
01:37:32,700 --> 01:37:33,720
 They've got good receivers.

1733
01:37:34,320 --> 01:37:38,260
 You know, you're looking at Ronell Brown, the third, and Dallas Wilson, the two guys.

1734
01:37:38,480 --> 01:37:39,800
 They're getting Eric Singleton back.

1735
01:37:39,920 --> 01:37:41,960
 That's going to be huge for them as well.

1736
01:37:42,080 --> 01:37:47,720
 And then defensively, that's really where I think, if anything, where maybe they need some improvement.

1737
01:37:47,820 --> 01:37:49,880
 I think they need to get better on the defensive side of the football.

1738
01:37:50,020 --> 01:37:52,720
 They're still not necessarily as sharp as they can be.

1739
01:37:52,820 --> 01:37:56,140
 But even then, you're still at the 3-0 mark, and you're still stronger.

1740
01:37:56,220 --> 01:37:57,860
 You're not a real stronger threat than what people would have thought.

1741
01:37:58,240 --> 01:37:59,160
 I agree with you.

1742
01:37:59,200 --> 01:38:04,160
 Buster Faulkner coming from Georgia Tech has been a revelation for the Gators.

1743
01:38:04,280 --> 01:38:10,780
 Let me talk about that other Florida team I got in from a high school game last Friday night to see the end.

1744
01:38:10,780 --> 01:38:17,720
 And Darian Mensah completed his first 24 passes as Miami beats Wake Forest.

1745
01:38:18,000 --> 01:38:22,500
 Gio Lopez from James Clemens High School transferred to Wake Forest.

1746
01:38:22,620 --> 01:38:23,920
 He had a pretty good game, too.

1747
01:38:24,460 --> 01:38:26,340
 Malachi Tony, Mark Fletcher.

1748
01:38:26,860 --> 01:38:32,240
 Once again, we'll see because Mario has a tendency to drop a game he's not supposed to.

1749
01:38:32,240 --> 01:38:37,920
 But, boy, I tell you one thing, Darian Mensah, whether it's four or eight men or something in between,

1750
01:38:38,720 --> 01:38:42,540
 so far, he's had a pretty good return on his investment.

1751
01:38:43,560 --> 01:38:45,320
 Yeah, he has a good return on his investment.

1752
01:38:45,560 --> 01:38:50,860
 But I always caution people, listen, you know, Miami's schedule is not a juggernaut schedule.

1753
01:38:51,340 --> 01:38:51,700
 No, no.

1754
01:38:51,780 --> 01:38:52,760
 They won at Stanford.

1755
01:38:53,200 --> 01:38:55,740
 They played Florida A&M, and they won at Wake Forest.

1756
01:38:56,180 --> 01:38:57,840
 They get Central Michigan this weekend.

1757
01:38:58,300 --> 01:39:01,340
 Really, honestly, their biggest test on their schedule is Notre Dame and November.

1758
01:39:01,340 --> 01:39:04,040
 You know, they're at Clemson.

1759
01:39:04,420 --> 01:39:07,940
 That's a game that I would maybe keep an eye on, plus the Pittsburgh game.

1760
01:39:08,220 --> 01:39:09,700
 You know, on October 24th.

1761
01:39:09,780 --> 01:39:16,200
 But, honestly, you know, there's no excuse why Miami can't go either undefeated or 11-1 with this kind of schedule.

1762
01:39:16,320 --> 01:39:23,320
 And that's the challenge for Mario Cristobal is, you know, making sure you keep your guys up for games that you should, as we talked about, you should win.

1763
01:39:23,660 --> 01:39:25,220
 But you end up, maybe something happens.

1764
01:39:25,460 --> 01:39:27,240
 And, you know, they've got some injuries.

1765
01:39:27,380 --> 01:39:29,120
 They've got to bounce back with some of those injuries.

1766
01:39:29,660 --> 01:39:32,900
 But they've got some games on their schedule they should still be favored in most of them.

1767
01:39:33,260 --> 01:39:38,300
 And they've got to make sure they don't let themselves get too caught up in complacency because they're going to need to put up points.

1768
01:39:38,440 --> 01:39:40,400
 They're going to need to do that for a lot of these games.

1769
01:39:40,480 --> 01:39:45,660
 They're going to be impressed with the College Football Playoff Selection Committee because the fact their schedule isn't the strongest.

1770
01:39:46,260 --> 01:39:56,440
 There may be a point down the road, guys, where 11-1 Miami team may be sitting on the outside of the playoff because a 10-2 SEC team has a much stronger schedule.

1771
01:39:56,440 --> 01:39:56,800
 That's right.

1772
01:39:56,860 --> 01:40:00,940
 And maybe they find a way to get it, especially if Miami somehow doesn't win the 8-2 SEC team.

1773
01:40:01,040 --> 01:40:02,000
 We'll see what happens.

1774
01:40:02,120 --> 01:40:03,560
 I mean, it's a long way to go before we get that.

1775
01:40:03,960 --> 01:40:09,220
 Yeah, let's just hope Indiana can survive those games against Western Kentucky and Howard up there.

1776
01:40:09,220 --> 01:40:11,740
 But, Mike, your thoughts about that?

1777
01:40:11,840 --> 01:40:17,120
 Let's just stay with the theme of Florida schools in the state capitol, Tallahassee.

1778
01:40:17,200 --> 01:40:21,740
 They jumped out to a big lead over Alabama on the Tide's home turf.

1779
01:40:21,860 --> 01:40:23,060
 Here comes the bad weather.

1780
01:40:23,820 --> 01:40:26,480
 And then Florida State turned bad, Alabama turned good.

1781
01:40:26,580 --> 01:40:31,040
 Your respective thoughts about the Seminoles and Alabama now that the game is over?

1782
01:40:32,160 --> 01:40:36,160
 Well, you know, I just think this is, you know, Florida State has a lot of problems.

1783
01:40:36,320 --> 01:40:39,300
 But, I mean, number one, their defense is really bad.

1784
01:40:39,460 --> 01:40:41,540
 I mean, this is the worst defense in the agency right now.

1785
01:40:41,960 --> 01:40:43,360
 They've given up a lot of points.

1786
01:40:43,680 --> 01:40:45,940
 You saw what happened after they jumped out to their early lead.

1787
01:40:46,260 --> 01:40:49,800
 Alabama started figuring some things out, and then all of a sudden they had no way to stop it.

1788
01:40:50,320 --> 01:40:53,760
 You know, if you're looking at a glass-half-full type situation for Florida State,

1789
01:40:54,280 --> 01:40:56,200
 I think they've got an opportunity to win some games.

1790
01:40:56,340 --> 01:41:01,420
 They're still good enough to win, maybe get the six games, you know, and maybe a bowl game.

1791
01:41:01,580 --> 01:41:03,540
 I don't think that saves Mike Norville's job.

1792
01:41:03,920 --> 01:41:10,200
 I still think he's dead man walking because, again, let's not forget, they fired their athletic director two weeks ago, Michael Alford.

1793
01:41:10,700 --> 01:41:14,720
 You know, they've got a president now who's looking to find a way to maybe shake some things up.

1794
01:41:14,940 --> 01:41:17,060
 Wouldn't shock me if Norville's going to be one of those shake-ups.

1795
01:41:17,560 --> 01:41:21,100
 So, for Florida State, you just want to continue to be competitive.

1796
01:41:21,700 --> 01:41:25,400
 You want to continue to go out there and try to win some games, try to look good doing it.

1797
01:41:25,700 --> 01:41:30,040
 Maybe you can make a convincing argument to give me one more year and let's see what happens.

1798
01:41:30,120 --> 01:41:31,120
 I'm just not sure that's going to happen.

1799
01:41:31,420 --> 01:41:34,040
 For Alabama, I mean, Alabama did what Alabama had to do.

1800
01:41:34,320 --> 01:41:34,940
 They fell behind.

1801
01:41:35,820 --> 01:41:36,680
 They didn't panic.

1802
01:41:37,360 --> 01:41:43,120
 They didn't let that become, you know, all of a sudden hit the panic button and you're scrambling around.

1803
01:41:43,480 --> 01:41:45,780
 They found a way to get the win when they needed to.

1804
01:41:45,880 --> 01:41:50,240
 And I think that's a big statement for Alabama, especially when you fall behind her.

1805
01:41:50,760 --> 01:42:01,420
 You've got South Carolina coming up, but then you've got a murderer's row of mis-ranked teams from Mississippi State, Georgia, Tennessee, A&M, which probably won't be ranked at that point, and LSU.

1806
01:42:01,760 --> 01:42:11,400
 So, you're going to have to find a way to make sure all the things that you did right in the last three quarters of this game against FSU, you continue to do those things because they're going to need that.

1807
01:42:12,740 --> 01:42:23,280
 You know, the thing is, here's what I take away from it as well, and that is, if the coaches say these are fixable problems and you fix it, this is the best thing that can happen to a young team.

1808
01:42:23,340 --> 01:42:24,280
 This is a young team.

1809
01:42:24,360 --> 01:42:30,060
 They don't need to sit here and get out to start beating everybody 50 to nothing, start reading the headlines and believing it.

1810
01:42:30,060 --> 01:42:33,320
 Because, as you mentioned, the teeth, the schedule is about to slap them in the face.

1811
01:42:33,380 --> 01:42:35,720
 They can get away with some of these mistakes against these teams.

1812
01:42:36,200 --> 01:42:37,960
 Can they do it against the Georgias and others?

1813
01:42:38,020 --> 01:42:39,100
 That's going to be the real test.

1814
01:42:39,180 --> 01:42:41,220
 In fact, starting this weekend against South Carolina.

1815
01:42:41,940 --> 01:42:49,740
 But, to me, this, in some ways, is the best thing if, indeed, the coaches say these are fixable problems because there's nothing like a dose of humble pie sometimes.

1816
01:42:50,680 --> 01:42:51,660
 Yeah, very much so.

1817
01:42:51,780 --> 01:42:54,880
 And it showcased some of the issues that Alabama has.

1818
01:42:54,880 --> 01:42:57,560
 Listen, you know, Keelon Russell is really good.

1819
01:42:57,720 --> 01:42:58,020
 You know what I mean?

1820
01:42:58,080 --> 01:42:59,180
 He shows potential there.

1821
01:42:59,620 --> 01:43:01,380
 You know, he can throw the ball and run the ball.

1822
01:43:01,920 --> 01:43:03,300
 He only has four touchdown passes.

1823
01:43:03,480 --> 01:43:04,460
 He's been sacked six times.

1824
01:43:04,900 --> 01:43:06,560
 The offensive line needs to be a little bit better.

1825
01:43:06,660 --> 01:43:11,980
 They're not running the ball nearly as well as I think maybe some people would like to see them doing it when they're used to seeing it.

1826
01:43:12,440 --> 01:43:18,920
 And then defensively, you know, again, they gave up some points early on, and they got some explosive plays against them.

1827
01:43:18,960 --> 01:43:22,140
 They're going to have to find ways to limit those things, especially when they face an offense.

1828
01:43:22,140 --> 01:43:24,980
 They've really got to have a lot of potential, as you mentioned, down the road.

1829
01:43:25,300 --> 01:43:26,460
 Mississippi State, for one.

1830
01:43:26,600 --> 01:43:29,080
 You know, how they handle that, I think, is going to be a challenge.

1831
01:43:29,960 --> 01:43:35,540
 Man, the SEC's got five top 25 matchups, which is incredible.

1832
01:43:35,820 --> 01:43:38,520
 It's the most in history on Saturday.

1833
01:43:39,320 --> 01:43:40,840
 One of those is the early game.

1834
01:43:40,920 --> 01:43:42,820
 Texas at Tennessee.

1835
01:43:43,060 --> 01:43:45,260
 The Longhorns are a three-and-a-point favorite.

1836
01:43:46,060 --> 01:43:47,180
 Tennessee's played well.

1837
01:43:47,300 --> 01:43:50,960
 Brandon, the freshman quarterback, has played well.

1838
01:43:51,620 --> 01:43:52,980
 Tennessee's running the ball.

1839
01:43:53,120 --> 01:43:55,480
 Deshaun Bishop's got a little bit of a hip-pointer.

1840
01:43:55,620 --> 01:43:56,920
 We'll see how that goes.

1841
01:43:57,480 --> 01:44:01,680
 Texas does not play as well on the road under Sarkeesian.

1842
01:44:02,580 --> 01:44:05,640
 And, boy, is this ever going to be an interesting environment.

1843
01:44:06,520 --> 01:44:08,460
 Texas is a three-and-a-point favorite.

1844
01:44:08,620 --> 01:44:09,500
 Matt, your thoughts?

1845
01:44:10,360 --> 01:44:12,700
 Yeah, I mean, this is going to be the challenge for Texas.

1846
01:44:12,700 --> 01:44:18,400
 We talked about, you know, last week when, you know, when Ohio State was number one, you know, in the poll,

1847
01:44:18,820 --> 01:44:22,860
 that when you get that number one, you know, number right on the left side of your name,

1848
01:44:23,380 --> 01:44:24,320
 you're a target.

1849
01:44:24,600 --> 01:44:26,560
 And this is what Tennessee's taking in there.

1850
01:44:26,680 --> 01:44:28,160
 Tennessee's saying, listen, we're going to go out there.

1851
01:44:28,200 --> 01:44:29,300
 We're going to play as well as we can.

1852
01:44:29,540 --> 01:44:34,560
 We're going to find a way to win this game because, you know, knocking off Texas would be huge for them.

1853
01:44:34,600 --> 01:44:38,420
 And this is what, for the SEC, you mentioned all these games against ranked opponents.

1854
01:44:38,580 --> 01:44:41,820
 This is where the challenge comes because you're going to see some of these teams,

1855
01:44:42,020 --> 01:44:46,060
 the good teams arise, and all of a sudden some of these other teams will start to fall really quickly

1856
01:44:46,060 --> 01:44:48,620
 because they're going to face some real challenges, you know.

1857
01:44:48,660 --> 01:44:51,060
 And I think that's where, for Steve Sarkeesian,

1858
01:44:51,380 --> 01:44:54,280
 you've got to find a way to make sure that you keep the team locked in and focused

1859
01:44:54,280 --> 01:44:56,120
 because, you know, you're going to have a challenge.

1860
01:44:56,280 --> 01:45:00,240
 You know, you mentioned Tennessee's got, you know, Faison Brandon's a really good quarterback, you know,

1861
01:45:00,240 --> 01:45:02,800
 and they've got some good rushing attack.

1862
01:45:02,960 --> 01:45:06,060
 You know, two guys with over, you know, 200 yards, you know, rushing.

1863
01:45:06,320 --> 01:45:08,420
 So, there's going to be a challenge there for Texas.

1864
01:45:08,620 --> 01:45:09,580
 You're going to have to find a way to win.

1865
01:45:10,580 --> 01:45:12,580
 Matt Merchelle, the Orlando City.

1866
01:45:12,580 --> 01:45:16,820
 Well, isn't it interesting, Matt, last week there was only one topic, and that was LSU and Lane Kiffin.

1867
01:45:17,020 --> 01:45:19,400
 And here we are, just late into the conversation.

1868
01:45:19,760 --> 01:45:20,800
 I didn't even mention them.

1869
01:45:21,320 --> 01:45:22,180
 Here's the bottom line.

1870
01:45:22,280 --> 01:45:22,840
 Your thoughts.

1871
01:45:22,900 --> 01:45:26,200
 What did you learn about LSU and Lane Kiffin from the Ole Miss game?

1872
01:45:26,340 --> 01:45:28,520
 And let's face it, it was one of those.

1873
01:45:28,580 --> 01:45:30,520
 The game was a coin toss at the end.

1874
01:45:30,580 --> 01:45:31,560
 We saw how it ended.

1875
01:45:32,040 --> 01:45:34,960
 Now comes the question, where does LSU go from here?

1876
01:45:34,960 --> 01:45:40,040
 Did you see enough to say, well, these things happen in big games like this, especially on the road.

1877
01:45:40,720 --> 01:45:46,240
 But on the other side of the coin, LSU fans have not as much patience as Alabama fans.

1878
01:45:46,340 --> 01:45:50,060
 So, your thoughts about LSU and Lane post the trip to Oxford.

1879
01:45:51,000 --> 01:45:55,180
 Well, I think for me, it's, you know, I don't know if I learned anything so much.

1880
01:45:55,280 --> 01:45:57,660
 I mean, I think definitely LSU has some issues.

1881
01:45:57,840 --> 01:46:00,740
 I mean, you know, saw some of those Ole Miss were able to take advantage of.

1882
01:46:01,100 --> 01:46:03,260
 Trinidad Chabas was able to take advantage of that.

1883
01:46:03,260 --> 01:46:05,580
 You know, saw what they were able to do.

1884
01:46:06,240 --> 01:46:11,860
 You know, I think maybe now that they're out of the bubble of this game, you know,

1885
01:46:11,900 --> 01:46:14,200
 maybe that will take a little pressure off LSU.

1886
01:46:14,360 --> 01:46:18,380
 Even though this was all about Lane Kiffin, there was a lot on the LSU sidelines.

1887
01:46:18,520 --> 01:46:22,380
 There was a lot of this on the team wanting to try to help win this game for their coach.

1888
01:46:22,820 --> 01:46:23,720
 And it just didn't happen.

1889
01:46:23,880 --> 01:46:25,020
 So, you know, maybe that happened.

1890
01:46:25,320 --> 01:46:26,200
 But I'm going to say this.

1891
01:46:26,500 --> 01:46:28,360
 This is the challenge for Lane Kiffin.

1892
01:46:28,740 --> 01:46:32,600
 Because now he goes up, he's got to face next to the man of another ranked team.

1893
01:46:32,880 --> 01:46:37,740
 If they lose again, all of a sudden you go from being, you know, maybe everyone's like,

1894
01:46:37,840 --> 01:46:40,800
 we were going to win a national title this year to, you know, all of a sudden now,

1895
01:46:40,840 --> 01:46:42,300
 can we make the college football playoff?

1896
01:46:42,580 --> 01:46:44,940
 And that's really going to be the question mark.

1897
01:46:45,140 --> 01:46:47,340
 It's can Lane get past that.

1898
01:46:47,440 --> 01:46:50,640
 Can they find a way to, you know, because you look at their schedule,

1899
01:46:51,060 --> 01:46:52,260
 there's going to be other obstacles.

1900
01:46:52,600 --> 01:46:53,640
 Texas is on that schedule.

1901
01:46:53,920 --> 01:46:54,900
 Alabama's on that schedule.

1902
01:46:55,320 --> 01:46:56,440
 Tennessee, we just mentioned.

1903
01:46:56,940 --> 01:46:57,740
 Mississippi State.

1904
01:46:57,740 --> 01:47:02,480
 So, there isn't, the margin of error is smaller and smaller.

1905
01:47:02,820 --> 01:47:09,800
 If LSU finishes 8-4 or 9-3, do LSU fans think that's a success?

1906
01:47:10,420 --> 01:47:14,680
 Or do they just go, okay, we wanted to be in the playoff.

1907
01:47:14,780 --> 01:47:17,640
 We want to be playing for an SEC championship in the national title.

1908
01:47:18,160 --> 01:47:22,480
 That's where I think we're going to see how Lane Kiffin, how this whole experiment really works.

1909
01:47:22,840 --> 01:47:25,520
 It's how they kind of finish out now that they've got this first.

1910
01:47:26,100 --> 01:47:28,340
 Matt, let me ask you about an interesting game.

1911
01:47:28,480 --> 01:47:33,980
 I bet I don't know how many sources I saw that predicted Oregon to win the national championship.

1912
01:47:34,780 --> 01:47:40,100
 They're going to the Coliseum to face USC on NBC Saturday night.

1913
01:47:40,240 --> 01:47:42,260
 They should have lost to Boise State.

1914
01:47:43,100 --> 01:47:45,740
 And Oklahoma State took them to the cleaners.

1915
01:47:46,960 --> 01:47:49,600
 USC, Malvia, has had a very good season.

1916
01:47:49,740 --> 01:47:53,120
 They've got some freshman wide receivers who are playing well.

1917
01:47:53,120 --> 01:48:04,380
 But the USC defense gave up five touchdown drives of 75-plus yards to Rutgers, of all teams that lost to UMass.

1918
01:48:05,020 --> 01:48:12,160
 Wouldn't it be interesting to enter October with Oregon having two losses if they lose to USC?

1919
01:48:13,320 --> 01:48:13,580
 Yeah.

1920
01:48:13,740 --> 01:48:16,400
 I mean, and let's not forget, they play Ohio State and Michigan.

1921
01:48:16,660 --> 01:48:21,440
 So it's not like Oregon is going to walk through the rest of the schedule.

1922
01:48:22,400 --> 01:48:23,920
 You know, so, yeah, the challenge.

1923
01:48:24,020 --> 01:48:28,280
 I think what's interesting about this game is here's two coaches that need to be kind of, you know,

1924
01:48:28,280 --> 01:48:31,660
 not that Dan Lanning is going to get fired if they lose this game, but, you know,

1925
01:48:31,940 --> 01:48:34,280
 Lincoln Riley's got USC atop the Big Ten standing.

1926
01:48:34,640 --> 01:48:36,660
 And yet, USC fans are happy with Lincoln Riley.

1927
01:48:37,180 --> 01:48:39,620
 You know, they don't like the way this USC program has kind of gone.

1928
01:48:39,900 --> 01:48:41,640
 This is a big year for Lincoln Riley.

1929
01:48:41,640 --> 01:48:45,860
 He's got to really kind of showcase himself and say, we've got this program in the right direction.

1930
01:48:46,240 --> 01:48:49,140
 A win over Oregon would do that on Saturday, obviously.

1931
01:48:49,640 --> 01:48:51,740
 But for Dan Lanning, yeah, you lose two games.

1932
01:48:51,740 --> 01:48:54,360
 All of a sudden, everything just becomes a lot tighter.

1933
01:48:54,540 --> 01:48:57,340
 The tie gets a little tighter around the neck.

1934
01:48:57,340 --> 01:48:59,600
 You start thinking, okay, what are we going to do now?

1935
01:48:59,660 --> 01:49:01,060
 You've got to figure out what's going on.

1936
01:49:01,320 --> 01:49:07,440
 Again, as I tell people, I've talked to groups the last couple weeks, two losses don't necessarily mean you're out of it,

1937
01:49:07,900 --> 01:49:10,440
 considering it's a 12-team playoff, but it doesn't help things.

1938
01:49:10,700 --> 01:49:12,960
 And it makes things a lot harder as you move on.

1939
01:49:13,120 --> 01:49:14,320
 So, yeah, Oregon's got issues.

1940
01:49:14,880 --> 01:49:16,340
 They went out and blew out.

1941
01:49:16,700 --> 01:49:18,120
 It was Portland State this weekend.

1942
01:49:18,260 --> 01:49:18,500
 Yes.

1943
01:49:18,500 --> 01:49:21,060
 They've got to hope their offense is up and running because they're going to need it.

1944
01:49:22,260 --> 01:49:26,220
 Man, it is amazing how quickly we can say, wow, we didn't see that coming.

1945
01:49:26,220 --> 01:49:32,200
 Through this point of the schedule, the top two quarterbacks in the country, at least according to a lot of folks,

1946
01:49:32,260 --> 01:49:37,620
 not that boy out in Austin, Texas, not that boy out in Oregon, not that boy out of Columbus, Ohio,

1947
01:49:38,140 --> 01:49:45,560
 the top two are from the Miami State of Mississippi, a transfer from Ferris State, the D2 program, one of them.

1948
01:49:45,660 --> 01:49:47,100
 And, Taylor, who in the heck is that?

1949
01:49:47,600 --> 01:49:52,580
 Isn't it amazing that the state of Mississippi has the top two top college quarterbacks right now?

1950
01:49:53,600 --> 01:49:53,960
 Yes.

1951
01:49:54,140 --> 01:49:59,600
 And, you know, the funny thing about all that is that there's already people now talking about, you know,

1952
01:49:59,640 --> 01:50:03,260
 where some of these guys are going to end up, you know, obviously Trinidad's not going to be around.

1953
01:50:03,260 --> 01:50:10,240
 But, you know, how this impacts, you know, Camario Taylor, you know, where is he going to be next year?

1954
01:50:10,520 --> 01:50:13,620
 There are already people talking about him joining Miami's roster next year.

1955
01:50:13,940 --> 01:50:20,620
 So, you know, enjoy it, I guess, if you're a Mississippi State fan, because nothing, you can't enjoy anything in college football anymore

1956
01:50:20,620 --> 01:50:26,340
 without someone pointing out, don't worry, there's other schools with more money that are going to come back to your quarterback soon enough.

1957
01:50:26,400 --> 01:50:27,880
 But great performance by him.

1958
01:50:27,880 --> 01:50:32,940
 I think that Taylor's a guy that put up a lot of big numbers, you know, again, fits well in the Jeff Levy offense.

1959
01:50:33,260 --> 01:50:36,020
 To me, it's going to be about, well, can you finish that way?

1960
01:50:36,320 --> 01:50:38,960
 Because Mississippi State's only going to go as far as Taylor can go.

1961
01:50:39,360 --> 01:50:45,680
 And he's a young guy, and so if he can continue to play well, I think they've got an opportunity to really kind of shake things up.

1962
01:50:46,020 --> 01:50:51,140
 But if he struggles a little bit, then you're going to see where this team maybe falls a little bit loose with that period there.

1963
01:50:51,380 --> 01:50:56,060
 So it's a great story, great story from Mississippi, and it'd be wonderful to see kind of both those teams

1964
01:50:56,060 --> 01:50:57,240
 and how they kind of finish off the team.

1965
01:50:57,740 --> 01:51:02,400
 Absolutely, and then your team, Central Florida, beat Georgia State coming back.

1966
01:51:02,480 --> 01:51:05,440
 They lost Barnett, but they ran the ball very well.

1967
01:51:05,960 --> 01:51:07,960
 By the way, welcome back, Rich Rod.

1968
01:51:07,960 --> 01:51:14,420
 Rich Rodriguez of West Virginia beat Virginia pretty convincingly 38-27.

1969
01:51:14,620 --> 01:51:20,500
 Rich Rod has got West Virginia playing pretty well so far through three games.

1970
01:51:20,960 --> 01:51:23,400
 Matt, always enjoy the conversation, my friend.

1971
01:51:23,480 --> 01:51:25,640
 Where can we get online to get all the great stuff?

1972
01:51:26,540 --> 01:51:29,540
 Yeah, you can go to orlandosentinel.com to check out all the latest,

1973
01:51:29,680 --> 01:51:32,100
 or you can follow me on social media at OS Matt Merchel.

1974
01:51:33,280 --> 01:51:34,920
 Matt, it's always good to catch up with you.

1975
01:51:34,960 --> 01:51:37,420
 Have a great and safe rest of the week, all right?

1976
01:51:38,140 --> 01:51:38,920
 All right, thanks a lot, guys.

1977
01:51:39,020 --> 01:51:39,520
 Thank you, bud.

1978
01:51:39,960 --> 01:51:43,020
 Double down, Matt Merchel, the Orlando Sentinel.

1979
01:51:43,020 --> 01:51:48,100
 Maybe the Braves are back the last Tuesday night of the regular season for the Bravos.

1980
01:51:48,180 --> 01:51:51,740
 It's amazing, the last homestand against the Reds.

1981
01:51:51,940 --> 01:51:55,180
 Martin Perez pitching, and you can hear that game.

1982
01:51:55,280 --> 01:51:55,920
 Where else?

1983
01:51:56,360 --> 01:51:58,480
 Right here on 93.9, the score.

1984
01:51:59,140 --> 01:52:02,300
 Complete with a postseason berth, already in the house,

1985
01:52:02,340 --> 01:52:04,080
 along with another divisional title.

1986
01:52:04,160 --> 01:52:04,880
 The pressure is off.

1987
01:52:04,960 --> 01:52:05,480
 Have fun.

1988
01:52:05,840 --> 01:52:06,920
 It's going to take care of us for now.

1989
01:52:06,980 --> 01:52:09,340
 I'm FBB, Greg James Blair, the entire crew here.

1990
01:52:09,440 --> 01:52:11,480
 Perel Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1991
01:52:11,920 --> 01:52:14,080
 That's tuning in tomorrow, noon to two for the Boom O' Buck Show,

1992
01:52:14,160 --> 01:52:16,320
 back here on Sports Radio, 93.9, the score.

1993
01:52:16,320 --> 01:52:18,320
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