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

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

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

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 Brett Beaird, welcome in where, can you believe this, a quarter of the regular season in the books. Good afternoon, welcome in. And by the way, the Braves looks like they dodged a big injury bite overnight. Good afternoon, welcome in and how are ya?

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 Happy Wednesday to you. By the way, I think this is the coolest day we've had since early May. Thank you. Thank you, God.

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 Yeah, Ronald Acuna hit a foul ball go off his ankle or foot and I think he's going to be okay.

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 I'll tell you what, I looked at the Alabama Sportswriters' top 10 poll for high school football this morning and was pleasantly surprised.

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 So, Joe's area teams are in the top 10. Florence, Hatton, Dasher, and Heckelberg, congratulations to all four teams.

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 There are two or three that are real close to it, including Lexington. We'll be talking about that a little bit later in the week.

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 But Coach Brent Dierman joins us right now to recount a big, big, did I say big night in Florence last Saturday?

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 How was it, Barney? I told Andy, hey, Andy, it's big. It's big. It's really big. I think UNA head football coach Brent Dierman would agree with that.

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 Coach, welcome in. How are ya?

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 I'm doing fantastic today on this Wednesday. I get an opportunity to speak with you two guys, so I'm doing really good.

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 Well, man, we are the side show. You talk about the big show. Coach, where do you start trying to break down the game, the emotions, the significance, historic-wise, that happened over the...

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 We joked yesterday, Coach, could Norman Rockwell have painted a better picture for a historic weekend of the Shoals?

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 I don't know if you could, to be honest with you. I mean, everything was perfect. The emotions, all the energy, the passion to see this university get what they've wanted and what they've dreamed of for so many years.

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 I think 196 years as a school, 78 years as a football program, and man, from tailgate to our lion walk to the game to the fireworks to a big-time win at home, I think it was a picture-perfect day.

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 Good job by you and the coaching staff to kind of channel those emotions. You cannot, I mean, let's be honest, you can't sit here and control someone's emotions.

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 You got all the flavors in the book there with that team. Some are going to be high, some are going to be low, but the bottom line is, as a coaching staff, you got to sit here and tamp it down because you still got business to take care of.

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 So, good job just trying to keep, especially that first half, don't go out and, as they say, wet the bed, making foolish turnovers because you're too ramped up.

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 So, good job by you and the staff to keep them kind of the middle, Coach.

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 Yeah, I tell you what, it was hard. I could talk about it now. I didn't talk about it before the game, but I know our players and our staff felt the pressure as well.

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 You know, you can't lose the first game. Everybody in the city, everybody at the university would make comments, and it wasn't negative comments, but having to hear it all week and all season long of, man, it's going to be awesome being in that new stadium.

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 Can't wait for the first game. You guys got to win that game.

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 Like, there was stress on the players that they had to go out and perform and win that game, and now that that's over with, there's been kind of a sigh of relief.

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 You know, now we can just go out and play ball. So, I'm glad that it was an awesome experience, awesome environment, but it's always going to be that way.

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 I'm glad to get past the first one.

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 Let me ask you about the defensive improvements we talked with you, and as you mentioned, they did not live up to your standards, Coach Bowen's standards.

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 Obviously, I think they got back on track, forced an early interception, finished the game with four sacks.

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 Avery Howard led UNA with seven tackles.

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 Kay Natkins and Fred Villa with six tackles. That's a little more like it.

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 Yeah, we had a good performance. You know, I bet Coach Bowen would tell you that they got up more than he wanted to, but to come out your second play of the game,

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 you get a tip-pass intercept in the red zone that set our offense up for a score, to play as well as we did, to tackle the football a lot better than we did the week before.

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 Had some TFLs, some sacks.

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 I was impressed with those guys that went against a team that scored 53 points the week before.

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 Had a quarterback that threw for 460 yards the week before.

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 So, it went against a really good offense, and I thought they showed up and played well.

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 Coach, when is the X-Man going to pick up his game?

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 I'll tell you what.

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 Can you find the words to kind of tell the value for the non-UNA fan coming to the table right now about Xavier Johnson's performance to date?

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 Oh, he was special.

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 I think that any time you get the ball in his hands, he has an opportunity to make huge plays.

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 Early in the game, they tried to put two DBs over the top of him.

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 So, we got to a reverse early in the game that he has a 75-yard touchdown run on.

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 And then we were able to soften some coverages up a little bit more as the game went on and got over the top.

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 And I think he had 80-something yards receiving.

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 So, any time a receiver has 150 yards in all purposes today, he can stretch the field.

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 He is electric with the ball in his hands.

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 So, we've got to continue as an offensive staff to create ways that gets the ball in his hands.

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 Speaking of special, let me ask you about special teams.

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 You're such a fundamental coach, and I know there's a lot of coach speak sometimes about special teams.

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 They only win two or three games a year.

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 Ian Vachon made the one field goal attempt and the three extra points.

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 Average 44 yards on five punts.

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 Your thoughts on special teams?

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 I thought those guys played okay.

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 I thought we could have been better at times.

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 But you've got a kicker that did a great job.

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 I think his only opportunity makes his field goal.

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 We're 100% on extra points.

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 Kick off could have been a little bit better.

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 Pinning them back deep.

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 They returned some in that game.

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 And then we've got a true freshman punter that can be special.

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 I mean, I think we had a 44-yard punt average, which is really, really good.

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 Very, very good punt average.

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 But it also is a credit to our guys that are running down the field and getting down there and making those tackles.

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 So I thought we played well.

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 I'm ready for all three phases to play their A game at the same time.

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 We're going to be a tough team to stop.

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 I'm guessing, Coach, you wouldn't mind that starting this Saturday against Western Illinois.

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 All they did is even their slate today to 2-2 after knocking off Moorhead State 59-2.

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 It's another offense coming in that's got a lot of wind in their sails.

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 Your thoughts about this weekend's matchup?

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 Yeah, another really good football team.

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 It's tough to tell looking at their record.

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 They're 2-2.

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 But they've lost to the national runner-up in Illinois State.

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 And they've lost to Wisconsin.

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 So they're two losses against two really good football programs.

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 But they've beat two really bad football programs.

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 So you don't really know truly where they're at.

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 We're going to treat them like they're the Green Bay Packers.

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 I think they're a solid football team.

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 They're very similar to the southeastern Louisiana team we played two weeks ago.

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 So we know we've got to play our best game.

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 We can't come out and have a B-minus game.

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 We need to show up and show the city of Florence another good game here at home.

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 Let me ask you about their quarterback.

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 You play some good quarterbacks already this year.

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 Kennedy McGill accounted for five touchdowns in that 59-2 win over Moorhead.

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 Threw for 264 yards, four touchdowns.

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 Oh, by the way, he added 81 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground.

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 Was the co-offensive player of the week for the OVC.

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 Another dynamic dual-threat quarterback coming.

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 They tried to get the ball to him about 15, 16 times just running the football.

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 You've got to find an extra hat that gets over to the quarterback run game,

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 which takes a hat out of coverage.

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 So it's a little bit of a headache prepping for.

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 He throws the ball really well.

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 So we've got to sure up how we're going to tackle the QB run

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 with also making sure that they don't hit us with some deep balls off of it.

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 So it's a tough task in front of our defensive staff.

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 You and I had football coach, Brent Jeremy.

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 Coach, I've always said when I ask about your thoughts in the preseason about this team

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 or that team, I said, look, especially in the modern era,

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 see how these guys perform with, as they say, the live bullets flying over their head.

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 In other words, reality.

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 Then you can start forming an opinion about the good, bad, and the ugly.

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 Now that you're at that point in your schedule, what have you learned?

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 What has been a pleasant surprise and maybe something that you still know

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 We came out the other night and we got a 14-0 lead within the first five,

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 six minutes of the ballgame.

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 We go three straight, three and outs on offense.

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 We let them start to move the ball on the defensive side of the ball.

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 I'd like to see a team that has the ability to kind of smell blood in the water

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 and has the ability to strike and put people away early.

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 Now, I'm sure our fans are excited that we kept them around

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 for an exciting third and fourth quarter.

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 But as a head coach, I'd rather put a team away as early as you possibly can.

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 We've talked about five or six players who did well during the game.

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 Who else on either side of the ball, offense or defense or special teams, caught your eye?

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 You know, I think the D-line has been playing really well as the season has started off here.

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 You're talking about Caden Atkins with our defensive player of the game

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 with inside the program.

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 Avery Howard is another one that has just killed it to start the year off.

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 So a guy on defense has kind of moved around a little bit.

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 Canigel Thomas is a transfer from Kansas State.

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 He came here as a corner.

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 And then our other nickel, Tay Martin, has been a very, very good player.

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 So our D staff said, how can we get them both on the field?

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 and has really helped us to be able to stop that tempo air raid passing game.

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 We stopped this past week.

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 So he's a guy that doesn't have a ton of stats.

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 So he's played really well.

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 Coach, we've talked about the X's and the O's and the Jimmy's and Joe's.

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 Let's talk a little bit about your thoughts about the 12th man.

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 How, when you walked out, I'm sure the chill bumps were there

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 and see the 12th man doing their job, a full house outside of Vegas here in Florence.

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 Your thoughts just about the energy, the importance of that house being full.

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 And, of course, this weekend you're back home, but we'll be in the daytime.

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 Thank goodness, as Brett alluded to it, the temperature's going to feel more like football

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 if the forecasters hit it.

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 But your thoughts just about that crowd and going forward to keep that crowd in the stands.

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 Yeah, you keep winning games.

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 The easy way to keep people in the butts in the seats is winning football games.

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 I think we've done a good job of kind of community service, having our kids out and about in this community,

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 showing the logo at elementary schools, at food drives, at things like that where we're serving this community.

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 But at the end of the day, the best way to have juice and energy is winning football games.

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 So we've got to take care of our part and continue winning.

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 And, you know, it's family weekend this weekend, so a lot of people are going to be coming into town

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 to see their kids' dorm room or check on how their children are doing the first five or six weeks in college.

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 So really excited about the environment that we have coming up this weekend.

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 Listen, we always enjoy talking with you.

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 Congratulations on the first big win in the new stadium.

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 Listen, good luck against Western Illinois.

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 Let's get another W.

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 Coach Brent Dierman hooking up again.

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 Three o'clock at the brand-new Confines on Bobby Wallace Field Bank Independence Stadium

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 Coming up, let's go down south to Baton Rouge and talk, you guessed it,

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 Brewers and the Phillies tonight, I like Milwaukee to bounce back.

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 Phillies scored three in the bottom of the eighth to earn an emotional win last night.

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 Now turn to Aaron Nola, who's been better, but still sports an ERA well over five at home this year.

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 Yeah, I mean, looking at the first game, I think we played all around a great game.

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 Just how we've been coming out in the second half has been very, very impressive.

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 Ron, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 How are you guys doing, man?

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 Man, we're doing all right.

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 Has it sun?

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 I know it's watching today.

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 Wednesday.

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 Has it sun come up yet in Baton Rouge after this weekend?

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 Yeah, I think everybody, I think on both sides, in Oxford and Baton Rouge, you're kind of relieved, the game's over.

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 Yeah.

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 Kind of getting the pass.

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 There was such hype for so long over that thing and to build up over it.

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 And, you know, Ole Miss is glad they won.

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 LSU is not happy that they couldn't complete a comeback.

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 I think they were happy that they came back and made it a game and had their chances to win.

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 And now you move on, you know, LSU is, you know, one chip in the middle of the table for the loss.

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 Can't afford probably more than one more the rest of the year if they want to get in the playoff.

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 You know, you never know if a three-team loss team will get in.

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 But they've got some problems to solve.

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 None of them have to do with defense.

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 I thought LSU's biggest problem in that game was that they showed Trinidad Chambliss too much perspective in the first half.

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 I thought, you know, Kiffin had talked all week about how great Chambliss was and lazy he was and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

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 And then they go in that game and play a defense that basically is a reflection of Kiffin's feelings.

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 He's too cautious, not aggressive, basically so afraid the Chambliss will take off on a run that they didn't really come after him for the second half when they really made a difference.

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 Didn't play at all like they did in the first game as far as blitzing and aggressive and stuff.

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 I think they just showed, no doubt, a very good player, too much respect.

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 And once they popped in the second half and got an interception, then when Lacy went out, I mean, it was all, it was all, they just, they just went after him.

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 But then again, the last play of the last drive of the game with Ole Miss score, they reverted to the same, we're going to play 10 yards off receivers type coverage.

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 And it was puzzling.

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 So LSU's problem, honestly, going forward, I mean, the only problem that game really was the offense wasn't very good, and it still isn't very good.

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 And I think the defense was strictly a matter of game plan, otherwise defense was fine.

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 So LSU's biggest problem right now, it's kind of really funny.

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 I was looking this stuff up just today.

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 You know, LSU, you know, plays A&M this week, and Mark Phil Reid and Sam Levitt are almost the same guy.

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 And I'm talking, it's incredible.

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 You look at their career stats, their number of starts, almost the same.

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 The number of rushing touchdowns, the same jersey number, and the class of 22, Levitt was 15th best in the nation, Reid was 17th best.

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 They can't hit open receivers.

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 You know, Levitt, you know, missed two touchdown passes the other day, wide open.

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 Reid immediately had a bad game.

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 And so basically, the fate of your staying in the playoff race rests on two quarterbacks who can't hit open receivers, and all they can really do is run.

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 And Reid has torn LSU up the last two years, so LSU has that going for them, but this LSU defense didn't know that because most of these guys aren't back, and so that might be a good thing.

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 Levitt, on the other hand, far as problem I think is, one, he's still getting used to SEC athleticism.

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 SEC stadiums are packed full every week, and it doesn't help that his offensive line is basically horse-dukey.

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 It doesn't help at all.

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 The LSU's entire line graded out below 60% in the game against Ole Miss with their best lineman, their $4 million lineman, growing out at 53%.

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 Wow.

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 And he's more comfortable taking off and running, and LSU's offensive line gave him every reason to because they didn't block anybody.

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 But offenses, they've got problems.

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 That's their biggest problem.

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 And, of course, they lost Trey Dezzy Green for an out-of-time, and he was living a safety blanket.

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 And so it's an LSU team, but it's a flawed LSU team.

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 Either they're a temptation, even after loss, but it's a flawed team.

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 It's all under – their defense is tremendous.

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 Their king game's good.

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 Offense is extremely flawed, guys.

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 Extremely flawed.

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 Wow.

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 Ron, you mentioned the injury to what I think may be the best tight end in the SEC in Trey Dezzy Green.

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 What about Deshaun Spears?

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 Yeah, a season-ending ACL.

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 Blake Baker is a very good defensive coordinator.

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 Ron, where does LSU go with trying to replace Spears?

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 That's a good question.

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 And that's a question that the two guys they put in for him are very average.

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 I mean, he played what they called the star position, which is a combination of linebacker and defensive backer.

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 It's the same position Harold Parker Sr. played last year.

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 And, honestly, Deshaun Secures has played it better.

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 So that's a huge blow.

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 So this one's a baffling one.

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 They could move Todd Benefield there.

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 The Boise State safety was tremendous.

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 They could probably move him there, and then they could shift some stuff around the secondary to cover it up.

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 I don't know what they're going to do there.

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 You know, as far as, you know, replacing Green, they played three guys a lot after him, and none of them are, you know, are 6'7 and athletic.

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 I mean, you know, you can't replace a guy like that.

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 He's a freak.

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00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:42,980
 Yeah, that's another blow for LSU because, again, all their offensive problems in the line that they've blocked that great.

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 A quarterback who misses open receivers and takes off probably too quick a lot of times.

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 But, again, you know, when you know that what you do best is run and your offensive line is awful and can't block anybody very long, you're going to do that.

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 And, honestly, LSU's receivers have not gotten separation.

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 It's an average receiving core, so it's a very average offense and a world-class defense, and LSU has to figure some way to now navigate a schedule.

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 Honestly, this is what I love about the SEC.

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 I love this.

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 You can look at this season one way at the very start and look at the schedule and say, oh, I mean, okay, they get a breather in October, LSU.

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 Okay, they got, they got, oh, they got Kentucky, and they got Mississippi State, and they got Auburn, and they got Auburn.

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 Oh, no, so after they get through A&M and McNeese, they can come up for some air for, you know, for October until they hit the top off schedule again.

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 What I love about this league is how quickly it changes.

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 Yep.

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 And how you look at this schedule, you go, God, the State's a 3-0.

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00:27:56,180 --> 00:27:57,360
 Their quarterback is unbelievable.

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 Kentucky, you just waxed A&M at home by 10.

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00:28:01,580 --> 00:28:01,740
 Yes.

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 You know, and Auburn put up, they lost, what, put up 39?

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 I mean, so you look at stuff like, oh, my God, it just got tougher.

382
00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:17,920
 And that's what makes this league so fascinating every year is right when you figure it out in the beginning.

383
00:28:18,060 --> 00:28:20,620
 Okay, it's not going to say status quo.

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00:28:20,700 --> 00:28:21,480
 There's going to be injuries.

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00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:23,620
 There's going to be some improvement.

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 There's going to be things you don't expect, and that's the beauty of the league.

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00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:36,960
 I mean, that's why it's fascinating every year because you never – don't try to figure stuff out, you know, personally this season.

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 You know, don't try to figure it out.

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00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:40,540
 Okay, but what did everybody else do?

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00:28:40,620 --> 00:28:42,160
 Okay, yeah, well, it's going to be okay.

391
00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:42,980
 It's never going to be okay.

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 Maybe we've got a breather in that part.

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00:28:44,860 --> 00:28:48,340
 So it's just a tough road for all of you.

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00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:51,200
 And I think, you know, Kiffin knows that he hadn't panicked.

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 But I felt like he didn't coach like himself Saturday.

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 Maybe the emotion of it got him a little bit.

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 And again, I hate their game plan on shambles.

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 I mean, and there's no doubt he's a great quarterback.

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 And I told somebody before a game last week, I said, asked me who's going to win.

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 I said, you know, you can sit there and do what people do, like analyze for five days how it's going to play out.

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00:29:15,500 --> 00:29:17,740
 So sometimes it comes down to who has the best quarterback.

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 It's not rocket science, it's a guy who can make plays.

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 And Corrigan, he made plays.

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 He really did.

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 And he's a h*** of a quarterback.

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 He really is.

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00:29:31,020 --> 00:29:32,200
 What's going to happen this weekend?

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00:29:32,300 --> 00:29:34,080
 Both fan bases hungry for a win.

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 And to your point, if you don't believe Kentucky's a real deal, ask both Alabama and Texas A&M.

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 What's going to happen, A&M fans coming in with the same mindset, you got to win.

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 You can't let the season get away from you here.

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 Yeah.

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00:29:52,980 --> 00:29:55,660
 It's really going to come down to, again, the quarterbacks.

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 Like, Marshall Reed has torched LSU's first two years.

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 He's played like five and a half quarters against them.

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 Has five touchdown runs.

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 And I think three or four touchdown passes.

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 It's like, after the Kentucky game, Reed was, you know, talking to the press.

419
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 It's something that LSU doesn't allow Sam Levitt to do after games, which is incredible to me.

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 Because I always think your quarterback should always talk to the media, win or lose after a game.

421
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 And Reed was talking about, you know, their throws I didn't make, simple throws.

422
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 He goes, you know, it's not physical right now.

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 It's mental.

424
00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:37,720
 You know, I mean, it's not like I need to get my confidence back.

425
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 I'm thinking, well, Hoss, you're playing against a team that the last couple of years has given you plenty of confidence.

426
00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:52,520
 But, again, it's a defense where hardly anybody back last year was on that defense.

427
00:30:52,660 --> 00:30:54,080
 And they're from the touch of them two years ago.

428
00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:57,660
 So you've got mostly new defensive guys who don't know better.

429
00:30:59,140 --> 00:31:03,180
 I think Blake Baker has more things he can do with his defense as far as aggressive-wise,

430
00:31:03,180 --> 00:31:08,380
 which is, again, it's the lament of every LSU fan and people who watch that game wondering,

431
00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:11,860
 why aren't you giving this guy so much respect?

432
00:31:12,460 --> 00:31:15,920
 But I think with Reed, they know what they're getting with him.

433
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 And I think LSU wins the game.

434
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 And I think they do a really good job on Reed.

435
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 I think LSU's biggest thing is to not implode offensively.

436
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 You know, Leavitt hit open receivers.

437
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 You know, the fact he had two touchdown passes of guys wide open.

438
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 He overthrew or threw wide last week could haunt this team all season.

439
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 But the best way to do it is to go out and play, you know, on A&M team,

440
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 which has won the last two times against LSU.

441
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 Last time, last year, they destroyed LSU in the second half,

442
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 which caused LSU's governor to get a posse together and go fire a killer the next game.

443
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 So I'm going to say LSU probably by left from a touchdown.

444
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 I mean, I think it would be a tight game.

445
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 I mean, it's rare in this league where you –

446
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 between two, every match teams, you have blowouts.

447
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 I mean, like last week, you know, Ole Miss jumped up 24-7

448
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 and LSU pulls into a 24-24 tie, has a chance, you know, maybe win the game,

449
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 but they don't finish the job.

450
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 So, again, it's a fast-ending league.

451
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 The way you feel about your schedule changes week through week.

452
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 That's what I love.

453
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 So it will happen again this week.

454
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 All the temperature will change again this week.

455
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 Absolutely.

456
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 And your point in November, Alabama, Texas at home, Tennessee, and Knoxville.

457
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 It is – these schedules are just unforgiving.

458
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 Listen, we always enjoy the conversation with the Hall of Famer.

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 Where can we get online and get all your great stuff?

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 And you can go to Twitter at Ron Higg and on Instagram at SECRon.

464
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 Ron, you got it all covered, including Ole Miss fans just now getting over their hangover from the weekend from the Grove.

465
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 Listen, man, have a great and safe week down there, okay?

466
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 LSU fans, stay hungover.

467
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 It's no big deal.

468
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 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, doesn't matter.

469
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 Ron, listen, man, have a great week.

470
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 Thank you, bud.

471
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 Ron Higgins, ShreveportBossierJournal.

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 Well, I cannot disagree with that, having been like you and I down to a place called Baton Rouge.

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 It is an absolute pleasure for us to open the door and say hello to Mr. Orr.

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 Rodney, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I'm well, Harold Britt.

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 How are you guys today?

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 Kind of scratching your heads a little bit, Rodney here.

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 It's hard to believe.

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 And right now, we're basically, what, a quarter of the way into it.

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 A lot of Bama fans would say Saturday's weather has been a descriptive of this season.

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 Kind of stormy.

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 There's been some lightning.

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 There's been some thunder.

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 But our mutual friend, Redfish Barger this week, Rodney, may have summed it up best.

610
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 I don't care how you begin.

611
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 It's how you end.

612
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 Your thoughts about this Alabama team to the first three?

613
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 Well, I mean, I think they've made progress each week.

614
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 I mean, I think it's pretty evident.

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 Obviously, they made a little jump on the road against Kentucky versus what they did in the opener at East Carolina.

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 And I thought they took a step in this last game.

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 I mean, the explosion that they had with, what was it, 236 left or 216, I can't remember, in the first half.

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 And scored three touchdowns.

619
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 It's pretty amazing.

620
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 Went ahead 26-21 at halftime.

621
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 And, you know, like I said, they exploded.

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 You know, his tools are off the charts.

624
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 I mean, it's just amazing.

625
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 And learning.

626
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 So, yeah.

627
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 So, you know, again, I think last week I kind of bragged on them for running for 93 yards in the fourth quarter against Kentucky.

628
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 And they ran for 123 in the fourth quarter against this last game.

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 So, you know, they're making progress if you ask me.

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 Let me ask you this, Rodney.

631
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 Speaking of running, I saw the good news this week.

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 It looks like that the troops are going to get even stronger with A.K. Deer set to return.

633
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 We'll talk about it some more in a second.

634
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 But talking with the running room, Crowell and Hill kind of got banged up a little bit.

635
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 We've seen some reports.

636
00:42:22,040 --> 00:42:27,900
 Is what we're hearing the truth that it was basically just a nick and nothing to be worried about if you're an Alabama fan with Crowell and Hill?

637
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 Yeah, I mean, I think so.

638
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 I mean, I think certainly Crowell, I haven't heard much on Hill, actually.

639
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 I know DeBoer addressed it and, you know, seemed to kind of indicate that it was nothing severe at all.

640
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 I mean, just a minor thing.

641
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 So, I mean, they should be fine.

642
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 Of course, you know, I think you probably work Deer in it slowly, you know, get him some opportunities.

643
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 Then I think same thing with Noah Rogers at wide receiver.

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 But I think they should be fine.

647
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 Rodney, two touchdown plays really resonated with me since I'm old school.

648
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 Crowell's four-yard touchdown run on student body right.

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 He had three tight ends blocking in front of him, and he literally walked in for a four-yard touchdown.

650
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651
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 I saw a clip of this this morning and just devastated defensive tackle.

652
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 Every one of the offensive linemen had a hat on a hat.

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 In other words, they blocked the guy in front of them.

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 Treshawn Brown goes through the hole untouched for 20 yards.

655
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 Those two plays were impressive.

656
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 You know, first of all, you mentioned student body right.

657
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 Just a little history here, because I know you and Harold and Brett are remembering this.

658
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 It's hard to believe.

659
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 48 years ago today, 48, Charles White ran student body right in Alabama 29 times for 199 yards.

660
00:44:12,620 --> 00:44:13,100
 Sure did.

661
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 That was actually the first game I attended in person from Corpus Christi, Texas.

662
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 It wasn't easy to get to Legion Field back in those days.

663
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 So, funny that you used that term on today.

664
00:44:27,460 --> 00:44:33,280
 But, yes, I think the plays that you mentioned, those tight ends have done a fantastic job of blocking.

665
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 You know, so that was a good play, obviously.

666
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 And then, like you said, that was later in the game with Treshawn Brown had that game finisher.

667
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 That was a game finisher.

668
00:44:42,980 --> 00:44:43,700
 It sure was.

669
00:44:44,660 --> 00:44:46,720
 I mean, you know, nine plays, 90 yards.

670
00:44:46,720 --> 00:44:49,640
 I thought it was a beauty, you know, just a beautiful drive.

671
00:44:50,120 --> 00:44:52,040
 A lot of good runs in that drive.

672
00:44:52,240 --> 00:44:58,560
 The Hill, Coyle, Brown, all of them got involved in the run game there.

673
00:44:58,760 --> 00:45:00,200
 I think they only had one pass.

674
00:45:00,680 --> 00:45:02,760
 It was a 10-yard complete, if I'm not mistaken.

675
00:45:03,320 --> 00:45:06,400
 But, anyway, all that said, yeah, I mean, that was a great drive.

676
00:45:06,500 --> 00:45:10,020
 I mean, the way you saw them finish a team, that's the way you want to see it.

677
00:45:10,020 --> 00:45:11,280
 That's the way you want to draw it up.

678
00:45:12,140 --> 00:45:19,000
 Ryan Grubb, Alabama offensive coordinator, made some headlines this week.

679
00:45:19,060 --> 00:45:21,400
 A lot of folks said, now you know why Nick was the voice.

680
00:45:21,560 --> 00:45:22,760
 No assistance talk.

681
00:45:23,380 --> 00:45:26,300
 Came out, called out Alabama fans for booing the slow start.

682
00:45:26,720 --> 00:45:29,960
 Used some language that you probably won't hear in Sunday school class.

683
00:45:30,480 --> 00:45:32,280
 And then, after that, apologized.

684
00:45:32,840 --> 00:45:40,900
 What I think this staff is starting to learn, if they don't already know, is this fan base has the patience fused about as short as your little fingernail.

685
00:45:41,560 --> 00:45:44,680
 They want you to play from the opening bell to the last bell.

686
00:45:45,220 --> 00:45:48,420
 Your thoughts, what this staff has learned about the passion of this fan base?

687
00:45:49,560 --> 00:45:51,860
 I think they're still learning, obviously.

688
00:45:53,460 --> 00:45:58,980
 You know, I mean, yeah, the one thing you don't know, look at Washington, nobody would have said anything about that.

689
00:45:59,360 --> 00:46:01,940
 Hey, dude, let's have a latte, man.

690
00:46:02,460 --> 00:46:04,600
 Yeah, there would have been nothing said.

691
00:46:04,860 --> 00:46:06,780
 This is a different place.

692
00:46:07,520 --> 00:46:08,000
 Yep.

693
00:46:08,700 --> 00:46:16,020
 And, yeah, you don't really, it's not good to challenge Alabama fans unless you're in a position like Nick Saban.

694
00:46:16,740 --> 00:46:19,020
 You know, if you're in a position like Nick Saban, maybe.

695
00:46:19,680 --> 00:46:23,740
 But, you know, again, so, listen, I will say this.

696
00:46:23,800 --> 00:46:34,800
 I certainly understand the frustration with Grubb because, you know, I understand his position in terms of being frustrated.

697
00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:38,060
 Because, you know, listen, they've got a lot of new faces.

698
00:46:38,220 --> 00:46:40,300
 They're starting a quarterback with not much experience.

699
00:46:41,040 --> 00:46:43,080
 We knew it was a work in progress.

700
00:46:43,400 --> 00:46:44,400
 We knew it was going to be.

701
00:46:44,720 --> 00:46:44,900
 Right?

702
00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:45,980
 Everybody knew that.

703
00:46:46,360 --> 00:46:52,900
 And just to kind of see what they did, they had 567 total yards, 247 on the ground.

704
00:46:53,160 --> 00:46:57,760
 And I'm sure afterwards, you know, thinking about those boos really were frustrating for him.

705
00:46:58,640 --> 00:47:05,820
 That said, I mean, some of the things you, sometimes you have to, you know, kind of step back and say, okay, that might be better left unsaid.

706
00:47:05,960 --> 00:47:07,100
 Which it would have been.

707
00:47:07,120 --> 00:47:08,660
 It would have been better left unsaid.

708
00:47:09,160 --> 00:47:15,640
 But, you know, with all that, I think that, you know, look, I know Grubbs caught a lot of heat.

709
00:47:15,980 --> 00:47:23,640
 But I want to say this, and this is what I believe is, given the situation of it, it is a work in progress.

710
00:47:23,780 --> 00:47:32,500
 When you finally, when your quarterback starts making plays, like Keelan Russell was making, then all of a sudden that makes play calling a lot easier.

711
00:47:32,620 --> 00:47:33,080
 That's right.

712
00:47:33,720 --> 00:47:37,060
 But, I mean, the running game, everything starts coming together.

713
00:47:37,660 --> 00:47:41,840
 So, it almost really doesn't matter what you call when he's playing like that.

714
00:47:42,520 --> 00:47:43,440
 Everything's going to work.

715
00:47:43,880 --> 00:47:45,140
 Well, here's the other part, too.

716
00:47:45,500 --> 00:47:49,040
 Crimmie, if I'm wrong, they scored 48, 45, and 50.

717
00:47:49,540 --> 00:47:57,560
 And sometimes you get the impression that some of these offensive coordinators want to come out and slowly just sit here and punch and jab in the opening rounds of the match.

718
00:47:58,140 --> 00:48:00,920
 And see what the defense is going to do and what they're not going to do.

719
00:48:01,040 --> 00:48:04,760
 And then once you kind of get a feel for what they're going to do, then you open the can.

720
00:48:05,200 --> 00:48:07,180
 I don't know if that's what he's trying to do here.

721
00:48:07,360 --> 00:48:12,060
 But back to Redfish's part, yeah, you do care how you begin.

722
00:48:12,320 --> 00:48:18,440
 But more importantly, you better sit here because the other side of the idea is you jump out to a 21-0 lead and you take your foot off the pedal.

723
00:48:19,700 --> 00:48:19,880
 Yeah.

724
00:48:20,100 --> 00:48:24,020
 I think the thing is, you know, this is crazy.

725
00:48:24,300 --> 00:48:27,460
 The last two games, they've been down, what, 17-3?

726
00:48:27,540 --> 00:48:28,260
 Right, right.

727
00:48:28,620 --> 00:48:28,840
 Yeah.

728
00:48:29,120 --> 00:48:30,620
 And then 21-6.

729
00:48:30,680 --> 00:48:30,880
 Yep.

730
00:48:31,520 --> 00:48:36,780
 Those are sizable deficits, actually, to start the game.

731
00:48:37,240 --> 00:48:40,020
 So, one thing we know, they can come back, right?

732
00:48:40,080 --> 00:48:41,380
 That's a good thing.

733
00:48:41,380 --> 00:48:43,500
 That's a great experience that they had.

734
00:48:43,680 --> 00:48:51,720
 So, later in the season, if they fall in a position where they're behind and have to come back, they sure should have some confidence that they can do so.

735
00:48:52,160 --> 00:48:55,920
 And I think, too, obviously, the competition as we move along is going to be a little better.

736
00:48:56,940 --> 00:49:06,140
 But, that said, with that better competition, you don't want to fall behind Georgia or some of these other teams, 21-6, 28-6, whatever it is.

737
00:49:06,140 --> 00:49:24,460
 So, I do think it's important that you play a, you know, because when, for example, if you're in against an Indiana or, let's just say, Ohio State or Texas or whoever it is, and you fall, you play like you played in the early part of that game, there's a good chance you could be out of the game.

738
00:49:24,520 --> 00:49:25,820
 Yeah, very fast.

739
00:49:26,180 --> 00:49:30,300
 So, I do think it's important that they kind of put on the, step on the gas early.

740
00:49:30,640 --> 00:49:36,180
 Ronnie, let me ask you about the elephant in the room for the Florida State game, and that is the secondary.

741
00:49:37,020 --> 00:49:39,440
 And I give Florida State coaches credit.

742
00:49:39,580 --> 00:49:40,660
 They had a bye week.

743
00:49:40,800 --> 00:49:42,700
 They utilized that properly.

744
00:49:43,480 --> 00:49:52,060
 We talked to a couple of the Florida State media, and they said, look, these guys look better throwing the ball this week than we've seen them in two years.

745
00:49:52,480 --> 00:49:57,380
 They said that they barely used Deuce Robinson the first couple of games.

746
00:49:57,580 --> 00:50:03,220
 Croma is the NFL back as Robinson's the first or second round draft pick.

747
00:50:03,380 --> 00:50:09,720
 Danzi, the receiver, if you give Ashton Daniels time, he's going to hit a receiver.

748
00:50:10,580 --> 00:50:14,680
 Kane Womack mentioned, you know, we really didn't miss a lot of assignments.

749
00:50:14,880 --> 00:50:20,860
 We were misaligned a couple of times, and we know how much potential the secondary has.

750
00:50:21,060 --> 00:50:25,800
 Ronnie, your thoughts on improving for this week against South Carolina?

751
00:50:27,060 --> 00:50:33,360
 Well, you know, it's going to be interesting because I think Lenore Sellers is a little bit like Ashton Daniels.

752
00:50:33,380 --> 00:50:39,380
 Daniels, you know, very mobile, athletic, maybe even more so than Daniels.

753
00:50:39,980 --> 00:50:42,960
 You know, now he's a solid passer.

754
00:50:43,960 --> 00:50:52,900
 You're going to have to kind of – I thought, you know, just watching what Alabama did in the second half, especially later in the second half, they did a good job with their front four.

755
00:50:53,160 --> 00:50:58,780
 Just kind of keeping him – and I noticed that Daniels, his eyes started coming down.

756
00:50:58,920 --> 00:50:59,160
 Yes.

757
00:50:59,220 --> 00:51:01,520
 You know, they started – they weren't downfield.

758
00:51:01,720 --> 00:51:03,660
 They were coming down to the defensive line.

759
00:51:04,300 --> 00:51:09,000
 And he just had nowhere to go, and they did a really nice job of getting on Tompkins.

760
00:51:09,400 --> 00:51:11,480
 Yonse Pierre coming in off the edge.

761
00:51:12,340 --> 00:51:16,660
 So, I think they did a really nice job, and that's what you're going to have to do, I think, with Sellers.

762
00:51:16,740 --> 00:51:22,820
 You've got to keep him hemmed up and try to make him stand in there and get enough pressure on him to affect him.

763
00:51:23,380 --> 00:51:27,080
 And if they can, that'll certainly be a step in the right direction.

764
00:51:27,240 --> 00:51:37,440
 Like you said, they've got a big receiver of their own, Nicholas Harber, who's 6'5", 240, you know, similar size to Deuce Robinson.

765
00:51:37,440 --> 00:51:42,800
 And faster, he's a world-class sprinter, and he's got incredible speed.

766
00:51:43,000 --> 00:51:44,880
 He made a big play here two years ago.

767
00:51:44,960 --> 00:51:45,840
 You may remember it.

768
00:51:45,900 --> 00:51:48,900
 It was a great catch over the side of the end zone.

769
00:51:49,340 --> 00:51:51,080
 And, yeah, so they've got weapons.

770
00:51:51,620 --> 00:51:54,960
 Now, defensively, I know Dylan Stewart's been great.

771
00:51:55,020 --> 00:51:58,420
 You may have a little more update on his injury status.

772
00:51:58,520 --> 00:52:02,240
 I don't know what it is, but I know he's been limited for some reason.

773
00:52:02,240 --> 00:52:05,500
 You know, he's a great pass rusher.

774
00:52:05,760 --> 00:52:07,100
 So, they're pretty good on defense.

775
00:52:07,320 --> 00:52:11,260
 I mean, they may not be great, but they've got some good numbers offensively.

776
00:52:11,400 --> 00:52:16,360
 I mean, I think they rush for, you know, again, it's early in the year to start looking at those stats.

777
00:52:16,540 --> 00:52:19,900
 But they're well over 250 yards, I think, rushing a game.

778
00:52:20,880 --> 00:52:24,740
 And defensively, they've done a really nice job in terms of the numbers.

779
00:52:25,100 --> 00:52:28,020
 So, I don't think you can let down your guard.

780
00:52:28,160 --> 00:52:29,820
 That's the one thing about this team.

781
00:52:29,820 --> 00:52:37,260
 You know, when I get confident and start thinking, okay, they're in a great shape for this game or that game,

782
00:52:37,320 --> 00:52:40,100
 frankly, those have been some games they've laid eggs.

783
00:52:40,360 --> 00:52:40,640
 Absolutely.

784
00:52:40,940 --> 00:52:43,640
 So, you know, I think you have to guard against that.

785
00:52:44,200 --> 00:52:49,740
 If you're a stat nerd, South Carolina defensively and offensively ranks ahead of Alabama nationally as far as the numbers.

786
00:52:49,820 --> 00:52:50,860
 You can take that for what it's worth.

787
00:52:50,940 --> 00:52:52,320
 We know it's going to be an emotional game.

788
00:52:52,460 --> 00:52:55,060
 South Carolina, for some reason, because Alabama fits.

789
00:52:55,540 --> 00:52:57,000
 You talked about the last two games.

790
00:52:57,100 --> 00:52:59,860
 But going back, it's going to be an emotional game in some ways.

791
00:53:00,340 --> 00:53:06,920
 For those who remember, the man who knocked off Nick Saban, Stephen Garcia, he is coming out of surgery,

792
00:53:07,120 --> 00:53:09,960
 diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer.

793
00:53:10,340 --> 00:53:14,880
 His wife's saying he's out of surgery, but he's still battling cancer.

794
00:53:14,880 --> 00:53:20,040
 So, it's going to be an emotional weekend for a man who put South Carolina on the map against Alabama.

795
00:53:21,440 --> 00:53:23,340
 Yeah, man, I hate to hear that.

796
00:53:23,500 --> 00:53:24,580
 I've heard about it.

797
00:53:24,620 --> 00:53:25,840
 He's been going for a while.

798
00:53:26,500 --> 00:53:29,980
 But, yeah, who will forget that game for Alabama?

799
00:53:30,240 --> 00:53:33,080
 Yeah, it was unfortunate.

800
00:53:33,480 --> 00:53:39,100
 But, you know, that was the day when he threw it up and it really didn't matter where it was.

801
00:53:39,280 --> 00:53:40,220
 Those guys caught it.

802
00:53:40,760 --> 00:53:42,180
 I mean, it was crazy.

803
00:53:42,540 --> 00:53:47,480
 And, you know, he'll forevermore live on tighterinsider.com as, you know,

804
00:53:47,600 --> 00:53:49,760
 are we going to get Stephen Garcia today?

805
00:53:50,140 --> 00:53:52,680
 You know, I mean, that's kind of what they say.

806
00:53:53,040 --> 00:53:55,580
 You know, the guys play those kind of games against Alabama.

807
00:53:56,060 --> 00:53:59,220
 I thought that may have been Steve Spurrier's best coaching job.

808
00:53:59,880 --> 00:54:02,580
 It was absolutely amazing, the job he did that.

809
00:54:02,580 --> 00:54:08,060
 By the way, Zulu has been getting after a quarterback, Rodney Orr.

810
00:54:08,320 --> 00:54:09,800
 He's really been improving.

811
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 Where can we get online and get tighterinsider.tv, interviews for players, coaches,

812
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813
00:54:25,840 --> 00:54:30,260
 Yeah, and don't forget, too, now, South Carolina has a couple of Alabama,

814
00:54:30,260 --> 00:54:31,840
 former Alabama live-backers.

815
00:54:32,080 --> 00:54:33,120
 Yeah, Murphy's, too.

816
00:54:33,140 --> 00:54:36,640
 And Sean Murphy, they've been doing a really good job for them.

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 Of course, part of that is, too, our all-sports forum, a lot of discussion there going on.

824
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 It's really crazy.

825
00:54:53,400 --> 00:54:55,600
 I mean, like, really crazy on game day.

826
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827
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828
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 Sounds great, Rodney.

829
00:55:07,380 --> 00:55:12,420
 Listen, let's hope for lower temperatures, lower humidity, and less lightning and thunder this weekend, all right?

830
00:55:14,620 --> 00:55:15,660
 I'm with you, Harold.

831
00:55:16,000 --> 00:55:18,820
 I mean, it's a long delay sitting there in that press box.

832
00:55:19,540 --> 00:55:23,780
 He grew a beard, right, between the kickoff and the way that may be wrapped up.

833
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 Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is leading a 26-state coalition that has filed an amicus brief within the U.S. Supreme Court

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927
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 Evan Canty and Michelle are unsportsmanlike.

959
01:02:09,880 --> 01:02:16,280
 Jameis Winston has made himself likable to the masses, so we ignore that he's really actually not good at football.

960
01:02:16,500 --> 01:02:17,880
 He's an amazing hype man.

961
01:02:18,060 --> 01:02:19,220
 He's an amazing teammate.

962
01:02:19,540 --> 01:02:21,560
 He is great, I'm sure, to Jackson Dart.

963
01:02:21,780 --> 01:02:27,680
 At the number one overall pick, you can't find guys at the quarterback position that are much worse than him.

964
01:02:28,320 --> 01:02:58,300
 We'll be right back.

965
01:02:58,320 --> 01:03:10,540
 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of Northwest Alabama and Southern Tennessee.

966
01:03:11,160 --> 01:03:14,540
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 The Boomo Bugg Show.

968
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 Your exclusive inside track to the tie, Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

969
01:03:26,400 --> 01:03:30,440
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970
01:03:30,780 --> 01:03:31,800
 The score.

971
01:03:32,420 --> 01:03:34,540
 Welcome back in our truth of the Boomo Bugg Show.

972
01:03:34,680 --> 01:03:36,180
 I'm Harold Bugg, alongside Brett Beaird.

973
01:03:36,260 --> 01:03:39,200
 Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

974
01:03:39,340 --> 01:03:43,000
 And, B.B., do you know how smart Brett Norsworthy is, my friend?

975
01:03:43,060 --> 01:03:46,280
 Brett Norsworthy is very, very, very smart.

976
01:03:46,720 --> 01:03:52,600
 Well, he drives you home afternoons over on Sports Time 3 to 6 on Sports 56 in Memphis, Tennessee.

977
01:03:52,820 --> 01:03:58,600
 And he's, instead of paying a kajillion dollars to watch this weekend's historic showdown in Oxford,

978
01:03:58,600 --> 01:04:06,300
 he actually got paid to do it as pre-game, halftime, and post-game reporter for the Ole Miss football program.

979
01:04:06,420 --> 01:04:07,720
 Brett Norsworthy, welcome in.

980
01:04:07,780 --> 01:04:08,320
 How are you?

981
01:04:08,780 --> 01:04:09,760
 I'm doing well.

982
01:04:09,840 --> 01:04:14,300
 There was a point there Saturday night, so I'm thinking, and this is supposed to be fun.

983
01:04:14,360 --> 01:04:15,680
 It's about to wreck my heart.

984
01:04:16,820 --> 01:04:20,340
 It turned out well, and no cardiology appointment.

985
01:04:21,020 --> 01:04:22,140
 Oh, man, Brett.

986
01:04:22,260 --> 01:04:24,660
 We've seen a lot of football over the years.

987
01:04:25,120 --> 01:04:27,960
 There's football games, and there's football atmospheres.

988
01:04:28,420 --> 01:04:33,860
 Where do you start breaking this one down in comparison to your experience in Ole Miss football?

989
01:04:35,140 --> 01:04:37,440
 Regular season, it was among the best.

990
01:04:37,440 --> 01:04:45,600
 Nothing for me will top the historic nature of the college football playoff game on campus last December against Tulane,

991
01:04:45,720 --> 01:04:50,060
 and Ole Miss has a very old standing rivalry with Tulane.

992
01:04:50,180 --> 01:04:51,900
 That will always top it for me.

993
01:04:52,260 --> 01:04:53,780
 That will always be number one.

994
01:04:53,920 --> 01:05:01,720
 But that one Saturday night, it was right up there with 2023 LSU, down nine with five minutes to play,

995
01:05:01,800 --> 01:05:03,080
 and came back and won that one.

996
01:05:03,140 --> 01:05:08,560
 It was up there with 2014 and beating Coach Saban in mighty Alabama at their mightiest,

997
01:05:09,100 --> 01:05:11,540
 and Lane Kiffin, his offensive coordinator that day.

998
01:05:11,840 --> 01:05:18,260
 It sure ranks up there really high, and it was a special weekend that lived up to the hype often.

999
01:05:18,260 --> 01:05:25,700
 In sports now, in media, we can overdo anything, but that lived up to it.

1000
01:05:25,900 --> 01:05:30,720
 There was a point last weekend, I promise you guys, I was watching the coverage of it,

1001
01:05:31,080 --> 01:05:38,060
 and I swear I thought, if you're not a fan of the SEC and you're not a fan of either Ole Miss or LSU,

1002
01:05:38,620 --> 01:05:44,220
 isn't this a little much how it was covered by Disney, by ESPN, by the ABC platform?

1003
01:05:44,220 --> 01:05:49,380
 Well, they made it work with that big TV rating, and the game lived up to it.

1004
01:05:49,580 --> 01:05:54,360
 And as we all know, we can talk about it all week, but the games have to be played,

1005
01:05:54,520 --> 01:05:55,960
 and that's what you really remember.

1006
01:05:56,040 --> 01:05:56,920
 You don't remember the hype.

1007
01:05:56,980 --> 01:05:58,400
 You remember the reality.

1008
01:05:58,880 --> 01:06:03,100
 I mentioned this to you last time we talked about Trinidad Chambliss.

1009
01:06:03,140 --> 01:06:07,800
 I was so impressed with him in the postseason last year,

1010
01:06:07,900 --> 01:06:10,720
 and particularly some of the plays he made against Georgia.

1011
01:06:11,440 --> 01:06:15,780
 And I said that I believe he's a Heisman finalist and will be in New York.

1012
01:06:16,160 --> 01:06:20,940
 It's amazing to me, Camario Taylor at Mississippi State may actually be with him.

1013
01:06:21,500 --> 01:06:28,600
 But you can talk about great players, but when the game's on the line,

1014
01:06:28,600 --> 01:06:34,100
 he took Ole Miss, and I give credit to LSU for coming back to time the game,

1015
01:06:34,620 --> 01:06:38,020
 13 plays, 62 yards.

1016
01:06:38,140 --> 01:06:43,520
 He was 7 of 9 and finished it off with a 14-yard touchdown run.

1017
01:06:44,040 --> 01:06:47,580
 Great players have great drives and great plays.

1018
01:06:48,140 --> 01:06:48,880
 That's right, Brett.

1019
01:06:48,980 --> 01:06:49,700
 He sure did.

1020
01:06:49,760 --> 01:06:50,380
 He delivered it.

1021
01:06:50,380 --> 01:06:55,380
 He got to the corner and beat Ty Benefield to the corner for the touchdown,

1022
01:06:56,020 --> 01:07:00,000
 and Ty Benefield was the best athlete in the stadium that Saturday night.

1023
01:07:00,280 --> 01:07:03,000
 He's going to make a lot of money, just a great player.

1024
01:07:03,580 --> 01:07:08,260
 But Trinidad got out the back door and beat him to the edge and got in the end zone.

1025
01:07:08,860 --> 01:07:14,280
 And then it was hold on for dear life, and now Ole Miss 3-0 when the game day cameras are there,

1026
01:07:14,380 --> 01:07:19,600
 2014 against Alabama, 2021 against Texas A&M, and Saturday night.

1027
01:07:19,600 --> 01:07:25,580
 And if Ole Miss continues to win, I feel like the game day crew will be back against Georgia later in the year.

1028
01:07:25,900 --> 01:07:29,280
 But I do think Trinidad's the leader right now in the Heisman race.

1029
01:07:29,340 --> 01:07:30,060
 It's really early.

1030
01:07:30,220 --> 01:07:31,920
 This would be in the political world.

1031
01:07:32,000 --> 01:07:34,760
 This would be after winning, like, the New Hampshire primary.

1032
01:07:35,200 --> 01:07:39,220
 So I wouldn't start humming h*** to the Chief after winning New Hampshire.

1033
01:07:41,040 --> 01:07:44,020
 Brett, to your point about ESPN cameras coming back,

1034
01:07:44,440 --> 01:07:47,480
 I'm trying to see the over-under, how much they showed on the field

1035
01:07:47,480 --> 01:07:52,360
 and how many cutaways they showed of women in the stands who have allegiance to Ole Miss.

1036
01:07:52,860 --> 01:07:56,980
 And anyone who knows Ole Miss, all they showed was that was the walk-ons, right, Brent?

1037
01:07:58,120 --> 01:08:01,220
 Yeah, that was the equivalent to the pre-game radio guy.

1038
01:08:01,220 --> 01:08:02,240
 Yep, yep.

1039
01:08:02,740 --> 01:08:04,240
 Compared to the football players.

1040
01:08:05,740 --> 01:08:09,420
 Let's talk about the obvious, the Pete versus Lane show.

1041
01:08:10,300 --> 01:08:12,580
 And, you know, we talked last week.

1042
01:08:12,680 --> 01:08:16,500
 Lane's the kind of guy that he's going to drive up his Ferrari with a pair of Gucci's on

1043
01:08:16,500 --> 01:08:17,800
 and talk about the high life.

1044
01:08:18,420 --> 01:08:19,920
 Pete is like Norm in cheers.

1045
01:08:20,020 --> 01:08:22,140
 He's the guy at the end of the bar you want to have a beer with.

1046
01:08:22,560 --> 01:08:25,260
 You know the pressure's off both of them now, especially Pete.

1047
01:08:25,320 --> 01:08:28,020
 But your thoughts on what this game meant to Pete Golding.

1048
01:08:28,740 --> 01:08:32,980
 Well, it meant a lot to him, and he was really pleased with the win post-game.

1049
01:08:32,980 --> 01:08:38,060
 And when they brought him to me, he had, I mean, a big magnum dip working

1050
01:08:38,060 --> 01:08:42,280
 and drinking while simultaneously drinking a Dr. Pepper.

1051
01:08:42,760 --> 01:08:48,280
 And in our interview, I said, Coach, both of those would go down every wrong pipe I had

1052
01:08:48,280 --> 01:08:49,840
 for a week.

1053
01:08:50,680 --> 01:08:56,000
 That's very talented when you can work a dip and be drinking a soft drink.

1054
01:08:56,760 --> 01:08:58,460
 That's exactly right.

1055
01:08:59,320 --> 01:09:03,140
 Ole Miss, five for five in the red zone.

1056
01:09:03,340 --> 01:09:10,160
 Again, big games on a big stage, and they did so well in the red zone.

1057
01:09:10,620 --> 01:09:13,720
 He won Lacey, and I was watching some of the replay last night.

1058
01:09:13,800 --> 01:09:15,500
 Obviously hurt his shoulder.

1059
01:09:16,060 --> 01:09:17,620
 What's his status for Florida?

1060
01:09:18,440 --> 01:09:19,960
 Yeah, I think it's going to be game time.

1061
01:09:20,340 --> 01:09:26,640
 It's no surgery, but it was imaged Saturday night, re-examined Sunday by a great, great team

1062
01:09:26,640 --> 01:09:28,120
 doctor that I know well.

1063
01:09:28,140 --> 01:09:29,820
 I've not talked to them about it particularly.

1064
01:09:30,040 --> 01:09:31,920
 They would not tell me, and they shouldn't.

1065
01:09:32,020 --> 01:09:33,780
 That would be a violation of a lot of things.

1066
01:09:34,480 --> 01:09:36,600
 But I think it was an AC joint.

1067
01:09:36,820 --> 01:09:40,740
 But it's the same injury that he suffered late in the Tulane game in the college football

1068
01:09:40,740 --> 01:09:41,300
 playoff.

1069
01:09:41,900 --> 01:09:47,540
 And Kwan's had two plays this year, one opening night against Louisville and one Saturday night

1070
01:09:47,540 --> 01:09:55,560
 against LSU, where three 300-pound men, that's 900 pounds, falling on him at the same time.

1071
01:09:56,220 --> 01:09:59,360
 I mean, he's a little bit shell-shocked from it.

1072
01:09:59,400 --> 01:10:00,420
 He's tough as a boot.

1073
01:10:00,540 --> 01:10:06,100
 But my goodness, anybody can just take so much, and it knocked his breath out opening night

1074
01:10:06,100 --> 01:10:06,680
 against Louisville.

1075
01:10:06,760 --> 01:10:10,620
 They were really scared he might have a cracked sternum opening night against Louisville because

1076
01:10:10,620 --> 01:10:14,840
 the ball was between him and the turf at the Titan Stadium.

1077
01:10:15,460 --> 01:10:17,100
 But I think it's game time.

1078
01:10:17,240 --> 01:10:22,900
 But you've got this game this week, then open day, then at Vandy, home against Mizzou, and

1079
01:10:22,900 --> 01:10:23,820
 then we go to Austin.

1080
01:10:24,300 --> 01:10:26,960
 You know, I think by then, we want to have Kwan really good and healthy.

1081
01:10:28,000 --> 01:10:33,520
 As you know, if you're over in the IUC Corinth area, Brent Noyesworthy drives you home afternoons

1082
01:10:33,520 --> 01:10:36,000
 on sports time 3 to 6 and sports 56.

1083
01:10:36,260 --> 01:10:37,960
 Brent just shows you the strength of this conference.

1084
01:10:38,120 --> 01:10:43,260
 You knock off mighty LSU, and now you are, last time I saw you, you may have some updated

1085
01:10:43,260 --> 01:10:46,820
 numbers, at least three, three-and-a-half-point underdog to Florida.

1086
01:10:46,940 --> 01:10:48,480
 It just shows you the strength of this league.

1087
01:10:49,380 --> 01:10:50,840
 Yeah, when do we get to go to Illinois?

1088
01:10:52,700 --> 01:10:53,580
 Or Howard.

1089
01:10:53,660 --> 01:10:55,020
 Yeah, yeah, exactly.

1090
01:10:57,040 --> 01:10:57,940
 Or Iowa.

1091
01:10:58,180 --> 01:10:59,800
 Yeah, Western Kentucky, you know.

1092
01:11:02,140 --> 01:11:04,340
 Yeah, I mean, it's really brutal, Harold.

1093
01:11:04,420 --> 01:11:05,680
 We knew it at eight games.

1094
01:11:05,760 --> 01:11:06,860
 We sure knew it at nine.

1095
01:11:07,300 --> 01:11:11,160
 Even if it becomes just everybody beating everybody.

1096
01:11:11,160 --> 01:11:11,480
 Right.

1097
01:11:11,480 --> 01:11:17,660
 If it becomes the cannibalism that we all fear, I would still say going to nine games was right,

1098
01:11:17,740 --> 01:11:23,680
 if for no other reason for the fans to give the hard-working people that buy these tickets

1099
01:11:23,680 --> 01:11:25,420
 some value in their tickets.

1100
01:11:25,420 --> 01:11:31,680
 They do not want to see geographical or hyphenated teams.

1101
01:11:31,940 --> 01:11:36,840
 They want to see name brands, and that's what you get nine times a year.

1102
01:11:37,160 --> 01:11:40,000
 You know, this year, Ole Miss is five home games and four on the road.

1103
01:11:40,060 --> 01:11:41,000
 It'll flip next year.

1104
01:11:41,100 --> 01:11:42,300
 It's like for everybody.

1105
01:11:42,680 --> 01:11:44,620
 And I still wish they would adopt what I want.

1106
01:11:44,860 --> 01:11:50,300
 I want a 10th game against the SEC for everybody, but you don't count that against the league

1107
01:11:50,300 --> 01:11:50,740
 total.

1108
01:11:51,240 --> 01:11:58,180
 But we play, and you can give a little more bang for your buck, and maybe we'll get that

1109
01:11:58,180 --> 01:12:00,100
 when we go to 24, and we're going to 24.

1110
01:12:00,400 --> 01:12:00,620
 Yeah.

1111
01:12:01,260 --> 01:12:05,280
 Brad, I saw Indiana's future non-conference schedule.

1112
01:12:05,620 --> 01:12:05,900
 Please.

1113
01:12:05,900 --> 01:12:06,960
 I'm not kidding you.

1114
01:12:07,300 --> 01:12:09,440
 Their toughest opponent is Austin Peay.

1115
01:12:10,040 --> 01:12:12,360
 I mean, it beats anything I've ever seen.

1116
01:12:12,760 --> 01:12:14,720
 Well, they got Graham Wood Jr. high in there.

1117
01:12:14,720 --> 01:12:14,880
 Yeah.

1118
01:12:15,680 --> 01:12:16,560
 My gosh.

1119
01:12:17,320 --> 01:12:25,700
 Let me ask you about Tre'Lon Ray, who I can't think caught seven passes for 115 yards,

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 was a cornerback, came back to receiver, and had a tremendous game for the Rebels.

1121
01:12:32,000 --> 01:12:35,040
 Boy, you're hitting right on every subject from Saturday night's postgame.

1122
01:12:35,100 --> 01:12:39,580
 He was our offensive player that I had immediately after the game, and I was so happy for him.

1123
01:12:39,780 --> 01:12:41,200
 Transferred in from West Virginia.

1124
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 Big expectation that if he stays healthy, I mean, who knows?

1125
01:12:45,780 --> 01:12:50,620
 We might not have had what Harrison Wallace became last year, Deshaun Stripling became last

1126
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 year, or Deuce Alexander, what he became last year and back this year.

1127
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 But he got hurt, and then when he got well, there was just no catches.

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 I mean, it was too many cars to pass for him to get in any serious playing time, so he volunteered

1129
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 to help out in the secondary and did help, and did help in special teams.

1130
01:13:09,020 --> 01:13:15,340
 And then in the offseason, with the consultation of him and his family and Coach Golding and

1131
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 the position coaches, defensive, secondary, and wide receiver, they decided, and he expressed

1132
01:13:21,660 --> 01:13:23,260
 his wish to go back to offense.

1133
01:13:23,940 --> 01:13:26,600
 And he stepped up Saturday night and made every catch.

1134
01:13:26,900 --> 01:13:28,100
 Made it double-covered.

1135
01:13:28,160 --> 01:13:29,980
 Made it wide open.

1136
01:13:30,260 --> 01:13:31,360
 Made it down the middle.

1137
01:13:31,480 --> 01:13:32,640
 Made it down the sideline.

1138
01:13:32,980 --> 01:13:34,300
 I mean, it was a full route tree.

1139
01:13:34,700 --> 01:13:34,840
 Yeah.

1140
01:13:35,360 --> 01:13:35,840
 Absolutely.

1141
01:13:36,500 --> 01:13:42,000
 The SEC with five top 25 ranked games this weekend.

1142
01:13:42,260 --> 01:13:46,940
 I don't think the Big Ten is doing that on Saturday, Brett.

1143
01:13:46,940 --> 01:13:49,460
 I'll have to go back and check the schedule again.

1144
01:13:49,980 --> 01:13:52,520
 Listen, we always enjoy the conversation with you.

1145
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 Congratulations.

1146
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 You've watched the SEC.

1147
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 We love to talk with you.

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 Where can we get online and listen to your show this afternoon?

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 Sports56whbq.com.

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 And historically, as Errol said, on 560 WHBQ.

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 And now, more toward the Memphis area, a big booming FM signal on 1075.

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 Wow.

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 WHBQ, home of Rick, these, and others.

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 Listen, man, take care of yourself, and maybe they'll get to grow all the garbage out of

1155
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 there by this time next month, Brett, do you think?

1156
01:14:23,700 --> 01:14:26,700
 Well, we need to rain because there's not one blade of grass.

1157
01:14:26,720 --> 01:14:27,380
 Oh, Lord, yes.

1158
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 It's bald, I guarantee you.

1159
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 Brett, listen, man, thanks for your time, and have fun this weekend against the Gators.

1160
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 You bet.

1161
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 Thank you, man.

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 Thank you, bud.

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 Coming up, what about the Gang of the Plains?

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 Brian Matthews talking to Auburn next.

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 in the Dishler Dome with guest speaker, former University of Alabama men's basketball coach, Mark Godfrey.

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 Tickets are $100 and reserved tables are $1,000 with eight tickets included.

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 That's Dinner in the Dome at Dishler High School on Saturday, October 17th.

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 For tickets and more information, call Robert Newton at 256-366-9616.

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01:20:38,200 --> 01:20:43,520
 Coach, you know I heard a little rumor that you were in the locker room giving old Mr. Pep Talk

1267
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 before the game.

1268
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 He said it.

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 Paul Fungon, weekdays at 3 Eastern on the ESPN app and the SEC Network.

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 The Score.

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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1272
01:21:00,000 --> 01:21:00,680
 Welcome back, Kendrick.

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 I appreciate for you riding around the Tennessee Valley and for checking us out wherever you may

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 be checking in on the 93.9 The Score app.

1275
01:21:07,420 --> 01:21:09,620
 With that, we say hello to Brian Matthews.

1276
01:21:09,620 --> 01:21:13,340
 He's checking in as Senior Editor for AuburnSports.com.

1277
01:21:13,400 --> 01:21:14,340
 Brian, welcome in.

1278
01:21:14,440 --> 01:21:17,160
 Happy commercial on TV with a camel.

1279
01:21:17,260 --> 01:21:18,480
 Happy hump day to you, Brian.

1280
01:21:18,480 --> 01:21:19,040
 How are you?

1281
01:21:19,040 --> 01:21:20,380
 Hump day.

1282
01:21:20,380 --> 01:21:22,000
 Yeah, it's a great deal.

1283
01:21:23,300 --> 01:21:25,200
 Is that not genius?

1284
01:21:26,600 --> 01:21:26,800
 Sorry.

1285
01:21:27,760 --> 01:21:30,720
 We called the Goals out to practice a little while ago when we got lunch.

1286
01:21:30,780 --> 01:21:32,020
 Now I'm headed over to basketball.

1287
01:21:32,240 --> 01:21:36,780
 We're going to talk to Coach Steven Pearl for the start of basketball practice.

1288
01:21:37,380 --> 01:21:40,240
 And then maybe watch them practice and talk to the players.

1289
01:21:40,620 --> 01:21:42,520
 So, busy hump day here in Auburn.

1290
01:21:43,560 --> 01:21:45,200
 That's a genius commercial.

1291
01:21:45,860 --> 01:21:48,420
 Brian, your thoughts now that the dust is settling down.

1292
01:21:49,300 --> 01:21:52,720
 Let's face it, I don't think any – there's only going to be one win at the end of the year.

1293
01:21:52,780 --> 01:21:54,160
 A lot of teams are going to suffer loss.

1294
01:21:54,280 --> 01:21:59,480
 But this is one of those – you say this – coming into this game, Florida's trying to build back.

1295
01:21:59,640 --> 01:22:00,820
 Auburn's trying to build back.

1296
01:22:00,920 --> 01:22:02,240
 You've got the home field advantage.

1297
01:22:02,360 --> 01:22:03,220
 It's at night.

1298
01:22:03,800 --> 01:22:06,080
 A lot of question marks on both sidelines.

1299
01:22:06,220 --> 01:22:09,920
 Brian, now that the dust has settled, talking about it from an Auburn perspective,

1300
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 what did you learn over the weekend?

1301
01:22:12,620 --> 01:22:17,200
 I would say that was more than loss for Auburn because I just feel like the way they played

1302
01:22:17,200 --> 01:22:23,780
 was really deflating to anybody who, you know, follows Auburn closely, supports Auburn.

1303
01:22:24,120 --> 01:22:29,720
 That's been a part of the 24 straight sellouts, which that may be coming to an end soon.

1304
01:22:29,780 --> 01:22:30,080
 I don't know.

1305
01:22:30,140 --> 01:22:30,460
 We'll see.

1306
01:22:32,440 --> 01:22:38,180
 It's just, you know, you set some expectations preseason.

1307
01:22:38,420 --> 01:22:43,040
 And even if your expectations aren't too high, you know, mine was 7-5 would be great season.

1308
01:22:43,740 --> 01:22:43,960
 Yeah.

1309
01:22:44,020 --> 01:22:45,380
 People got mad at me about, right?

1310
01:22:45,940 --> 01:22:46,220
 Right.

1311
01:22:46,280 --> 01:22:51,860
 But you think that the defense is going to be good.

1312
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 Right.

1313
01:22:52,700 --> 01:22:55,720
 The offense could do some things or get better as the season goes on.

1314
01:22:55,940 --> 01:22:57,520
 It could be a pretty salty team.

1315
01:22:57,780 --> 01:23:01,620
 And, you know, the defense was terrible.

1316
01:23:02,300 --> 01:23:02,580
 Right.

1317
01:23:02,660 --> 01:23:05,100
 I mean, they couldn't stop Florida.

1318
01:23:05,260 --> 01:23:05,320
 Yeah.

1319
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 The only time they stopped Florida before the, Florida punt until the fourth quarter,

1320
01:23:09,600 --> 01:23:14,340
 the only time they stopped them before that was a pass that was right in the running back's hands

1321
01:23:14,340 --> 01:23:16,480
 that bounced out and, you know, right to Deshaun Womack.

1322
01:23:16,660 --> 01:23:18,260
 So, yeah, that's not good.

1323
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 And that's happening at home with what, you know, was a good atmosphere.

1324
01:23:24,160 --> 01:23:25,280
 It wasn't great, I think.

1325
01:23:25,920 --> 01:23:28,500
 The way I replayed kind of took the crowd out of it a little bit there,

1326
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 especially that first quarter offensively.

1327
01:23:31,280 --> 01:23:38,380
 So, yeah, I think some of the reaction is, you know, I don't have a necessary problem with it.

1328
01:23:38,400 --> 01:23:39,420
 I don't think it's an overreaction.

1329
01:23:39,420 --> 01:23:42,480
 I think people are disappointed and upset for a reason.

1330
01:23:43,080 --> 01:23:44,860
 Well, Brian, the bottom line is tell the truth.

1331
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 And that's the way you get better.

1332
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 The hardest person to be honest with is yourself sometimes, but that's where it starts.

1333
01:23:49,880 --> 01:23:52,920
 But you bring up a point before we move on to some of the other particulars of that game,

1334
01:23:52,960 --> 01:23:54,200
 and that is the fan base.

1335
01:23:54,780 --> 01:23:57,760
 There's not a more loyal fan base out there, I think, than Auburn.

1336
01:23:57,900 --> 01:24:03,620
 I mean, but you go back to the first game at Baylor, there were empties at the dome for this game.

1337
01:24:04,680 --> 01:24:08,380
 Are the fans saying, look, we don't mind laying down some money, but let's face it,

1338
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 money is, it ain't like it used to be.

1339
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 It doesn't flow out of the faucet.

1340
01:24:11,420 --> 01:24:14,420
 It's tough to come by, but we'll spend it if you earn it.

1341
01:24:15,060 --> 01:24:22,820
 Your thoughts about this fan base, where they are, because are they in some ways at a crossroads to see what are we going to do here going forward?

1342
01:24:23,520 --> 01:24:33,740
 They are on the edge a little bit, and I think across the country, it's a concern with college athletics and how much fans are being nickel and dime.

1343
01:24:34,180 --> 01:24:41,800
 You can go to some other programs that are doing well right now, but how much they've got to dish out to support their team once the playoffs start.

1344
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 And you're having to go all the other place and all these neutral fields and all this, you know, it's just a ton of money, travel money and tickets.

1345
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 It's just, it's absolutely get out of hand everywhere.

1346
01:24:52,560 --> 01:24:52,660
 Yeah.

1347
01:24:53,100 --> 01:24:59,000
 So that is a very stressful part of it, along with every AD and coach begging for money for NIL, right?

1348
01:24:59,240 --> 01:24:59,620
 Mm-hmm.

1349
01:24:59,620 --> 01:24:59,820
 Yeah.

1350
01:25:00,840 --> 01:25:02,360
 So that is part of it.

1351
01:25:03,480 --> 01:25:13,140
 And then, you know, you look at Auburn specifically, that Baylor turnout there, you know, part of that was, I think, a protest about Auburn moving the home game to Atlanta.

1352
01:25:13,300 --> 01:25:20,280
 I think that's a lot of people, and they showed that by not showing up to that game and not buying those tickets.

1353
01:25:20,660 --> 01:25:22,280
 So that was part of that.

1354
01:25:22,660 --> 01:25:30,820
 And, but, you know, I do think, you know, I look at that game against Florida, and there were a lot of tickets, a lot of Florida fans spread out.

1355
01:25:31,340 --> 01:25:33,740
 So you could tell there are more of our fans than usual selling their tickets.

1356
01:25:34,280 --> 01:25:39,060
 And, you know, that's going to get worse if they don't get something going here soon.

1357
01:25:39,960 --> 01:25:43,860
 Harold and I talk about this a lot in that second-half adjustments.

1358
01:25:44,640 --> 01:25:51,760
 Florida came out and hit Auburn in the mouth, and I still think D.J. Durkin is a very good defensive coordinator.

1359
01:25:52,320 --> 01:25:57,980
 But you made this point in Monday Musings, which is a must-read for Auburn fans.

1360
01:25:57,980 --> 01:26:08,500
 The first three drives of the second half for Florida totaled 219 yards on 22 plays and 21 points.

1361
01:26:09,000 --> 01:26:13,580
 Whatever the adjustments were made at halftime obviously didn't work.

1362
01:26:13,580 --> 01:26:20,520
 Now, Buster Faulkner is a really good offensive coordinator, and he works very well with Philo.

1363
01:26:20,980 --> 01:26:26,640
 But as you put in there, whatever adjustments were made at halftime didn't work.

1364
01:26:27,440 --> 01:26:28,580
 Yeah, they got worse.

1365
01:26:29,000 --> 01:26:30,120
 There was no response there.

1366
01:26:30,820 --> 01:26:32,880
 And that's very alarming, very disappointing.

1367
01:26:34,240 --> 01:26:35,900
 And I don't really have an explanation.

1368
01:26:36,260 --> 01:26:40,280
 You mentioned Buster Faulkner, D.J. Durkin, is a really good defensive coordinator, or has been.

1369
01:26:40,880 --> 01:26:43,020
 I don't have any reason to believe that has changed.

1370
01:26:43,260 --> 01:26:47,060
 You know, maybe if there's a few more stinkers, maybe I'll change my opinion there.

1371
01:26:47,180 --> 01:26:50,760
 So it's really hard to understand how that happens, right?

1372
01:26:51,400 --> 01:26:56,180
 I think they've got some good personnel, maybe not as good as they need in some areas.

1373
01:26:57,280 --> 01:27:05,600
 But just all the missed tackles, the missed alignments, the late, you know, getting your defense too late.

1374
01:27:05,680 --> 01:27:10,760
 Just a lot of things looked dysfunctional on that side of the ball for the entire game.

1375
01:27:10,980 --> 01:27:12,300
 It didn't change at halftime.

1376
01:27:12,420 --> 01:27:13,540
 But that's pretty disappointing.

1377
01:27:15,180 --> 01:27:18,220
 Brian Matthews in the huddle with us, senior editor, AuburnSports.com.

1378
01:27:18,280 --> 01:27:22,040
 Brian, there's one thing that we know across the board, nobody's going to feel sorry for you.

1379
01:27:22,120 --> 01:27:24,700
 You've got to get back up and put your big boy britches back on.

1380
01:27:24,800 --> 01:27:30,100
 Let's face it, this is one of those games, and back in their granddaddy's day, you say,

1381
01:27:30,180 --> 01:27:32,200
 well, it's Vanderbilt, we're going to get back on track.

1382
01:27:32,320 --> 01:27:34,460
 Not so fast, my friend, you know.

1383
01:27:34,460 --> 01:27:38,500
 Ask North Carolina State and Alabama and ask Auburn, right?

1384
01:27:38,700 --> 01:27:40,600
 Your thoughts about this weekend's matchup.

1385
01:27:41,780 --> 01:27:44,160
 Well, I mean, I'll give you a stat.

1386
01:27:45,320 --> 01:27:47,060
 Vanderbilt, I think, has 12 sacks.

1387
01:27:47,220 --> 01:27:49,000
 They're third in the country in sacks.

1388
01:27:49,720 --> 01:27:51,100
 Auburn's giving up 13.

1389
01:27:51,320 --> 01:27:55,160
 They're 100 out of 100 schools in sacks allowed.

1390
01:27:55,480 --> 01:27:59,300
 So, anybody who thinks Auburn's just going to show up and beat Vanderbilt

1391
01:27:59,300 --> 01:28:02,780
 is not really paying attention the last five years of Auburn football.

1392
01:28:03,540 --> 01:28:08,120
 So, this is going to be a battle, a war, and Auburn's going to have to play much better to beat Vanderbilt.

1393
01:28:08,460 --> 01:28:10,660
 I know some of those sacks came against lesser competition.

1394
01:28:11,140 --> 01:28:17,620
 But, you know, a lot of Florida stats came against lesser competition, and then they rolled all over on both sides of the ball.

1395
01:28:17,860 --> 01:28:20,200
 So, you know, I don't know that's an excuse.

1396
01:28:21,300 --> 01:28:26,860
 Let me ask you a simple question after a loss like this, but it's a very complicated answer.

1397
01:28:27,400 --> 01:28:28,960
 What do you fix first?

1398
01:28:31,360 --> 01:28:32,080
 Oh, boy.

1399
01:28:32,740 --> 01:28:34,940
 All right, number one, and we're going to flip over to the offense.

1400
01:28:36,020 --> 01:28:37,660
 You know, you can go that first quarter.

1401
01:28:38,580 --> 01:28:45,180
 Byron Brown dropped back straight in the pocket seven times, four completions, two sacks, one interception.

1402
01:28:46,520 --> 01:28:48,500
 He has two design runs, has a rollout.

1403
01:28:48,660 --> 01:28:50,720
 He threw on that 25-yard completion.

1404
01:28:51,600 --> 01:28:53,360
 Number one, you've got to get him moving.

1405
01:28:53,480 --> 01:28:54,500
 You've got to run him more.

1406
01:28:55,000 --> 01:28:56,660
 You've got to run the offense more to him.

1407
01:28:57,060 --> 01:28:58,500
 His offensive line is not good enough.

1408
01:28:58,640 --> 01:29:04,720
 The running backs aren't, you know, they're solid good, but they're not, you know, first-round NFL draft pick good.

1409
01:29:04,820 --> 01:29:07,220
 So, you've got to find ways to open up some holes for them.

1410
01:29:07,900 --> 01:29:10,920
 So, that's number one is to get Byron Brown more involved in the offense.

1411
01:29:13,140 --> 01:29:17,540
 Defensively, man, they've just got to be tougher, and they've got to play more physical.

1412
01:29:17,820 --> 01:29:25,180
 I don't, I mean, I just, I hate to use the word soft because that really makes coaches mad, but that's what it looked like to me.

1413
01:29:25,660 --> 01:29:31,280
 All those missed tackles, but from the fundamental basics, they've got to get lined up right, and they've got to do it quicker.

1414
01:29:31,800 --> 01:29:37,340
 They were just too late doing that, and I think that caused some of the missed tackles because they weren't in the right place at snap,

1415
01:29:37,520 --> 01:29:40,620
 and, you know, that causes a lot of issues when you're out there.

1416
01:29:40,800 --> 01:29:47,420
 So, that's the number one thing, I think, defensively, and I also, I don't like the amount of zone they're playing.

1417
01:29:48,260 --> 01:29:54,720
 Maybe they don't feel like they have guys that can man up, but I just, they're not playing zone defense very well in the secondary,

1418
01:29:54,880 --> 01:29:56,180
 especially the cornerbacks.

1419
01:29:56,180 --> 01:30:01,300
 They don't seem to understand how much, you know, where to leverage kids, how much room to give them.

1420
01:30:01,400 --> 01:30:03,320
 It just looks a mess back there to me.

1421
01:30:03,960 --> 01:30:09,240
 Well, that's one of the reasons why we've been talking to you on a weekly basis for 20 years,

1422
01:30:09,420 --> 01:30:14,740
 is you tell it like it is, and believe me, Monday Musings told it like it was.

1423
01:30:15,100 --> 01:30:16,300
 Disaster at Jordan Hare.

1424
01:30:16,440 --> 01:30:23,420
 I mean, that's, that's pretty much sums it up, but, but you've got everything covered pre-game, post-game for Vandy.

1425
01:30:24,380 --> 01:30:27,040
 Basketball, I know you have an article about that.

1426
01:30:27,720 --> 01:30:30,340
 Cole Pinkston does a great job for you, too.

1427
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 Where can we get online to get yours, Cole's, and everybody's good stuff?

1428
01:30:34,000 --> 01:30:35,740
 Yeah, and tons of recruiting news, too.

1429
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 A bunch of visitors here the last two weekends, and there'll be plenty more coming here this Saturday for Vanderbilt.

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 That sounds like a good deal.

1436
01:30:54,980 --> 01:30:56,360
 Brian, listen, man, thanks so much.

1437
01:30:56,420 --> 01:30:57,740
 Have a great rest of the week, okay?

1438
01:30:58,460 --> 01:30:59,200
 All right, y'all take care.

1439
01:30:59,220 --> 01:30:59,660
 Thank you, bud.

1440
01:30:59,960 --> 01:31:02,960
 Brian Matthews, senior intro over in sports.com.

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01:34:58,060 --> 01:35:00,800
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1499
01:35:00,800 --> 01:35:03,720
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1500
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1501
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1502
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1503
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1510
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1511
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1512
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1549
01:37:24,140 --> 01:37:25,200
 Drew, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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1553
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1555
01:37:29,780 --> 01:37:33,640
 We are 25% one quarter of the way through the regular season.

1556
01:37:33,820 --> 01:37:37,060
 What have you learned about Alabama and Auburn to date?

1557
01:37:38,180 --> 01:37:44,320
 Well, I've learned, you know, that I think Alabama's offense continues to evolve.

1558
01:37:45,460 --> 01:37:48,160
 Keelan Russell continues to get more comfortable.

1559
01:37:48,700 --> 01:37:51,400
 Certainly, the offensive line has started to gel.

1560
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 And they did a really nice job after a very slow first quarter of eviscerating Florida State.

1561
01:37:58,360 --> 01:38:02,240
 Now, Florida State's not very good on defense, but they did what they had to do.

1562
01:38:02,300 --> 01:38:08,600
 They scored 47 points over the final three quarters of action, scored on nine straight drives.

1563
01:38:09,280 --> 01:38:11,800
 Special teams continue to be strong, though.

1564
01:38:12,160 --> 01:38:16,700
 I do think the roughing the kicker could have turned into something else.

1565
01:38:16,700 --> 01:38:20,260
 And, actually, I think it did halt the momentum a little bit.

1566
01:38:20,460 --> 01:38:23,920
 It's one of the few mistakes they've made on special teams.

1567
01:38:24,520 --> 01:38:25,860
 And it was an effort play.

1568
01:38:26,040 --> 01:38:29,380
 You know, if you do block that punt, it truly is over.

1569
01:38:29,800 --> 01:38:32,320
 I think the game was already well on its way to being that.

1570
01:38:32,400 --> 01:38:37,660
 Even though Alabama did respond with a four-down stop, I still think it gave Florida State some momentum.

1571
01:38:38,140 --> 01:38:41,420
 And then, defensively, they've just got to clean some stuff up in the secondary.

1572
01:38:42,060 --> 01:38:45,460
 Two of the three games, they've given up too many explosive plays.

1573
01:38:45,560 --> 01:38:46,760
 And that's a veteran group.

1574
01:38:47,740 --> 01:38:53,260
 You know, I think the front seven, the run defense was pretty good, even though Uzzman Croma is the real deal.

1575
01:38:53,260 --> 01:38:54,800
 I mean, he'll play in the NFL.

1576
01:38:55,720 --> 01:38:57,120
 Singleton, they're back-up back.

1577
01:38:57,220 --> 01:38:58,360
 They had good running backs.

1578
01:38:58,840 --> 01:39:08,040
 I think I kind of, you know, underestimated a lot of their – the rest of their skill guys offensively besides, you know, Croma.

1579
01:39:08,380 --> 01:39:13,120
 I knew Deuce Robinson was good, but I think he's a future pro, no question about it.

1580
01:39:13,120 --> 01:39:21,760
 And, honestly, seeing the big QB, you know, Ashton Daniels and then Deuce Robinson, it prepares you for what you're going to see Saturday.

1581
01:39:22,040 --> 01:39:30,600
 Because you know that Lenora Sellers is very capable, and you also know Nick Harber, who's made plays against Alabama both years,

1582
01:39:31,040 --> 01:39:34,240
 is a big, strong, wide receiver that you need to be ready for.

1583
01:39:34,380 --> 01:39:37,760
 So, I do think Alabama's a good football team.

1584
01:39:37,880 --> 01:39:42,040
 I think the defensive front seven and linebackers are really good.

1585
01:39:42,040 --> 01:39:45,220
 And even though, you know, Caleb Woodson had an off game.

1586
01:39:45,500 --> 01:39:48,620
 But, you know, QB Reese picked him up, I thought, played well.

1587
01:39:48,860 --> 01:39:51,940
 He continued to see good stuff out of Luke Mets.

1588
01:39:52,040 --> 01:39:58,080
 So, and I think also you also have to – you have to sometimes tip your cap to the opponent.

1589
01:39:58,780 --> 01:40:00,920
 Alabama's still got some things to work on.

1590
01:40:01,020 --> 01:40:05,080
 But I think they're on the right track to being a good football team.

1591
01:40:05,200 --> 01:40:09,980
 Auburn, I was extremely surprised at how much they struggled defensively.

1592
01:40:09,980 --> 01:40:12,480
 I just got that game flow wrong.

1593
01:40:12,640 --> 01:40:17,120
 I thought it would be more of a fist fight and two defenses battling it out.

1594
01:40:17,240 --> 01:40:21,280
 But instead, the offenses both put up numbers, especially Florida's.

1595
01:40:21,640 --> 01:40:24,380
 I've got to give, you know, Buster Falkner a ton of credit.

1596
01:40:25,220 --> 01:40:30,920
 Trout Wine, their offensive line coach, they've really turned that offense around.

1597
01:40:31,160 --> 01:40:32,880
 Milo's been really, really solid.

1598
01:40:33,380 --> 01:40:34,700
 And we knew Jaden Ball.

1599
01:40:34,960 --> 01:40:38,700
 I mean, Jaden Ball, you know, I like Jeremiah Cobb as a player.

1600
01:40:38,900 --> 01:40:46,000
 But to say, going into that game, some people on the Auburn side saying that Jeremiah Cobb was better than Jaden Ball.

1601
01:40:46,080 --> 01:40:48,940
 And that was really Brad Law of the Auburn Tiger Radio Network.

1602
01:40:49,280 --> 01:40:50,680
 Great dude, does good work.

1603
01:40:50,980 --> 01:40:52,920
 But he got that one wrong.

1604
01:40:53,240 --> 01:41:00,460
 There is Jaden Ball in no way, shape, or form is in the same class as Jeremiah Cobb.

1605
01:41:00,540 --> 01:41:01,780
 I think they'll both play in the NFL.

1606
01:41:01,780 --> 01:41:11,660
 But Ball, right now, the two best players in the SEC are Trinidad, six miles per hour Ole Miss, and Jaden Ball.

1607
01:41:11,800 --> 01:41:15,480
 And I think those two guys are outstanding Heisman candidates.

1608
01:41:16,240 --> 01:41:18,400
 And that's the reason the Gators got the win.

1609
01:41:18,640 --> 01:41:20,680
 Credit to Auburn for continuing to fight.

1610
01:41:20,980 --> 01:41:30,720
 But now, you know, after talking to people and really analyzing things, Auburn, you've got to start worrying about their defense a little bit.

1611
01:41:30,720 --> 01:41:32,960
 Because they got shredded by Florida.

1612
01:41:33,900 --> 01:41:38,140
 And Baylor moved the ball up and down the field, but Auburn stood on their head a little bit.

1613
01:41:38,540 --> 01:41:41,420
 But they weren't able to stand on their head on Saturday.

1614
01:41:41,780 --> 01:41:45,320
 And now, to me, this is a must-win game for Auburn.

1615
01:41:45,700 --> 01:41:55,440
 If they hope to reach, like, an eight-win plateau and have a chance to go to a bowl game, a nice bowl game, if you don't beat the Vanderbilt Commodores,

1616
01:41:56,520 --> 01:42:01,880
 you really start looking at that schedule and looking, is this going to be a six-straight losing season problem?

1617
01:42:02,040 --> 01:42:03,740
 They've got to get this game.

1618
01:42:04,400 --> 01:42:09,440
 And, you know, we've come up with a new ruinary term on the show called doorknob.

1619
01:42:09,440 --> 01:42:18,740
 Well, the NC State coaching staff is a bunch of doorknobs because I've never seen a coaching staff choke away a game the way they did against Vanderbilt.

1620
01:42:19,940 --> 01:42:20,500
 Exactly.

1621
01:42:21,520 --> 01:42:23,720
 The receiver's done a pretty good job.

1622
01:42:23,840 --> 01:42:27,480
 Rico Scott, four catches, 48 yards.

1623
01:42:27,600 --> 01:42:28,640
 He's very physical.

1624
01:42:29,240 --> 01:42:32,840
 Actually, I think Light's blocking the physical contact.

1625
01:42:33,420 --> 01:42:36,900
 Lottie Brooks, I think, is the most underrated player in the SEC.

1626
01:42:38,020 --> 01:42:42,900
 The tight end's been blocking their butt off and caught four passes, one for a touchdown.

1627
01:42:43,860 --> 01:42:47,080
 And, by the way, you mentioned this Saturday night.

1628
01:42:47,180 --> 01:42:49,400
 Old Zulu is getting after the quarterback.

1629
01:42:50,360 --> 01:42:53,240
 And I know he's going to be looking for South Carolina.

1630
01:42:53,240 --> 01:42:55,900
 And we could mention 30 other players.

1631
01:42:56,040 --> 01:43:00,020
 But those guys caught my eye against FSU.

1632
01:43:01,020 --> 01:43:06,900
 Well, I mean, I think when you look at it, Terrence Green, he's been a big upgrade.

1633
01:43:07,780 --> 01:43:14,640
 You know, Kendrick Bingley Jones, Mr. Social Security himself, he's been an upgrade as a seventh-year guy.

1634
01:43:15,780 --> 01:43:22,000
 You know, Devin Tompkins has definitely lived up to the billing, being a better fit at Alabama than he was at USC.

1635
01:43:22,240 --> 01:43:23,380
 And you just mentioned Zulu.

1636
01:43:24,080 --> 01:43:27,580
 And so, you know, that cancels out all those losses for Alabama.

1637
01:43:27,580 --> 01:43:33,940
 I think they have definitely upgraded at every spot where they lost someone.

1638
01:43:34,720 --> 01:43:39,920
 I think they really hit it out of the park with this portal class thus far, certainly.

1639
01:43:40,400 --> 01:43:44,200
 And Caleb Woodson is an upgrade even over Deontay Lawson.

1640
01:43:44,460 --> 01:43:46,160
 I know he didn't play very well Saturday.

1641
01:43:46,340 --> 01:43:49,200
 But he's been really good so far.

1642
01:43:50,020 --> 01:43:53,200
 You know, and Kaio Green made an impact last year.

1643
01:43:53,320 --> 01:43:56,300
 But you've got the QB Reese's in the world, Luke Metz.

1644
01:43:56,340 --> 01:44:03,780
 I just think that the guys that have either developed in the program or that they've brought in via the portal have been upgrades, certainly.

1645
01:44:04,200 --> 01:44:11,360
 It's funny, though, that the two position groups with the most questions defensively have played more consistent than the secondary.

1646
01:44:11,360 --> 01:44:19,400
 The secondary has got to clean up some communication issues because, again, you're going to play better teams than Florida State and even Kentucky.

1647
01:44:19,540 --> 01:44:27,880
 But I think it's obvious after a week, though, that that Kentucky win was a pretty good one, especially on the road with what they did to Texas A&M.

1648
01:44:27,960 --> 01:44:31,780
 Though I have not been a believer in A&M that they were going to be a playoff team.

1649
01:44:31,820 --> 01:44:36,080
 And I certainly thought they would still have a good football team and still probably will.

1650
01:44:36,540 --> 01:44:43,920
 But Kentucky going over there and handling A&M certainly made that second half and finish all the more impressive at Kentucky.

1651
01:44:43,920 --> 01:44:51,140
 So I do think, though, the key for Alabama on Saturday at South Carolina, they've got to win the turnover battle again.

1652
01:44:51,580 --> 01:44:55,980
 They have to run the football the way they've been running it.

1653
01:44:56,380 --> 01:45:03,400
 And they have to slow down the running game with Fuller and, of course, the Lenore Sellers.

1654
01:45:03,520 --> 01:45:05,320
 I mean, the Sellers will try to run the football.

1655
01:45:05,840 --> 01:45:08,580
 They need to contain him, and they need to make him make mistakes.

1656
01:45:08,740 --> 01:45:13,440
 He had two big turnovers against, you know, Mississippi State.

1657
01:45:13,540 --> 01:45:19,520
 And if you had told me going in that South Carolina would get up 16 to nothing, I would have thought Carolina would get that home win.

1658
01:45:19,600 --> 01:45:20,300
 They did not.

1659
01:45:20,300 --> 01:45:26,000
 And that just shows you how special Kamario Taylor and this Mississippi State offense is.

1660
01:45:26,080 --> 01:45:33,200
 And Alabama has got to, you know, get this win over South Carolina because they've got a daunting road trip at 11 a.m.

1661
01:45:33,260 --> 01:45:34,880
 coming up the next week in start role.

1662
01:45:35,780 --> 01:45:37,480
 Drew Jarman, 97.7 FM.

1663
01:45:37,600 --> 01:45:48,440
 Drew, again, we said it earlier, just to reiterate, if you are a stat nerd, South Carolina's offense and defense statistically is ahead of Alabama today.

1664
01:45:48,540 --> 01:45:49,840
 That's all relative to competition.

1665
01:45:50,420 --> 01:45:52,180
 But don't, as you mentioned, don't take them lightly.

1666
01:45:52,640 --> 01:45:54,140
 You mentioned the running game.

1667
01:45:54,360 --> 01:45:56,580
 Your thoughts about where things are coming in.

1668
01:45:56,900 --> 01:46:03,660
 It looks like Alabama, as far as the MASH report, the health report, are getting some key guys back, particularly on offense.

1669
01:46:03,860 --> 01:46:09,440
 What are you hearing about Deere, Rodgers, and, of course, from last week, cleaning up with Crowell and Hill?

1670
01:46:10,460 --> 01:46:13,900
 Well, I mean, I think Crowell was taken out as a precaution.

1671
01:46:14,700 --> 01:46:19,120
 You know, he was amazing people with his hurtling ability.

1672
01:46:19,600 --> 01:46:22,360
 We call that in Huntsville, the carry-on Johnson.

1673
01:46:22,520 --> 01:46:24,180
 He used to do that all the time as well.

1674
01:46:24,680 --> 01:46:26,500
 But he's an outstanding athlete.

1675
01:46:27,220 --> 01:46:29,540
 You know, I think he's going to be fine, though.

1676
01:46:29,880 --> 01:46:33,400
 I think Daniel Hill got a little nicked up, but I don't think it's anything serious.

1677
01:46:33,600 --> 01:46:36,480
 I think both those guys should be able to play on Saturday.

1678
01:46:37,520 --> 01:46:44,660
 And from all indications, they both dressed this past Saturday, Noah Rodgers and A.K. Deere, but they were held out.

1679
01:46:44,780 --> 01:46:47,260
 I think they were going to make their debuts on Saturday.

1680
01:46:47,460 --> 01:46:52,680
 So I'm fascinated to see what kind of touches A.K. Deere gets, what impact he makes.

1681
01:46:52,780 --> 01:46:59,520
 And certainly, Noah Rodgers was making a big impact in the passing game before he got injured in the A-Day game.

1682
01:46:59,580 --> 01:47:02,380
 So he should be a part of the rotation, certainly.

1683
01:47:03,300 --> 01:47:06,160
 You know, C.D. Morgan had his first college touchdown last week.

1684
01:47:06,420 --> 01:47:11,820
 He's still learning to do what Rico Scott has learned, which is you have to be able to play without the football.

1685
01:47:12,040 --> 01:47:13,200
 You've got to be able to block.

1686
01:47:13,860 --> 01:47:15,940
 And Rico is doing a great job of that.

1687
01:47:15,940 --> 01:47:27,420
 So right now, the top three have solidly been Ryan Coleman-Williams, Lottie Brooks, who's got a really good rapport with, you know, with Keelan Russell and Rico Scott.

1688
01:47:27,560 --> 01:47:32,500
 So we'll see if that's a foursome or whatnot with Noah Rodgers coming up Saturday.

1689
01:47:32,660 --> 01:47:36,180
 And then I'm sure Derrick Meadows will probably get some snaps as well.

1690
01:47:36,240 --> 01:47:38,820
 But I think the wide receiver core will now be deeper.

1691
01:47:39,060 --> 01:47:42,300
 And they've already gotten really good production out of three of those backs.

1692
01:47:42,420 --> 01:47:43,840
 I think it's going to be a fourth now.

1693
01:47:43,840 --> 01:47:47,860
 And they need to use those guys to wear down the Carolina front.

1694
01:47:48,260 --> 01:47:56,400
 And that linebacker core, which has got two very familiar names, Justin Aronquo, who had 14 tackles last week, and Sean Murphy.

1695
01:47:57,140 --> 01:47:57,620
 Absolutely.

1696
01:47:58,280 --> 01:48:00,860
 Listen, great night last night at Greenbrier.

1697
01:48:01,000 --> 01:48:02,100
 Great conversation.

1698
01:48:02,300 --> 01:48:03,000
 Great food.

1699
01:48:03,160 --> 01:48:04,880
 Roger Hoover was hit.

1700
01:48:05,620 --> 01:48:08,620
 Had to leave a little bit early to get back home.

1701
01:48:08,620 --> 01:48:13,780
 So was Drew DeArmond talking about the tie to date.

1702
01:48:14,280 --> 01:48:21,220
 By the way, Drew DeArmond, four shows area teams, Florence, Hatton, Destler, and Heckelberg.

1703
01:48:21,640 --> 01:48:22,840
 What have they got in common?

1704
01:48:22,960 --> 01:48:24,160
 They're all undefeated.

1705
01:48:24,160 --> 01:48:31,300
 And now they make a debut in the Alabama Sports Writers Association top ten poll.

1706
01:48:31,920 --> 01:48:36,260
 So congratulations to those guys who did a great job.

1707
01:48:36,320 --> 01:48:43,980
 And to you last night, where can we get online and get the three-hour show and all the good stuff, my friend?

1708
01:48:44,660 --> 01:48:47,780
 Yeah, we're taking a little bit of a detour on Friday night.

1709
01:48:47,920 --> 01:48:56,280
 We won't be doing Randolph, but we have most of our network teams are on a bye this week, except for the Spartan Senators, who will be taking on the Mae Jemison Jaguars.

1710
01:48:56,280 --> 01:48:58,820
 Mae Jemison, actually, is our Bryant Bank team of the week.

1711
01:48:59,300 --> 01:49:05,380
 They got their first-ever win against Fort Payne this past Friday, winning at Fort Payne in Chris Elmore.

1712
01:49:05,500 --> 01:49:07,380
 We will actually be doing a game of the week.

1713
01:49:07,880 --> 01:49:14,040
 The Columbia Eagles looking to get to 500 under San Diego against Preston Judah's Grissom Tigers.

1714
01:49:14,260 --> 01:49:17,620
 We'll be over at Bill and Frank on Friday night doing that game.

1715
01:49:17,680 --> 01:49:21,480
 But they can connect with us at 977ESPN.com.

1716
01:49:22,000 --> 01:49:28,080
 You can also, if you don't hear the show, you can get it on our SoundCloud page, ESPN 97.7 The Zone.

1717
01:49:28,340 --> 01:49:33,300
 Or you can watch it live on WCZN-TV or replay it on YouTube.

1718
01:49:33,560 --> 01:49:34,520
 They can certainly catch us there.

1719
01:49:34,580 --> 01:49:39,060
 And they can connect with me at 977 or DrewD977ESPN.

1720
01:49:39,600 --> 01:49:53,960
 As one can imagine, since Saturday, I have had many spirited conversations on X about Ryan Drubb, the offensive coordinator, and fast starts, and all other things related with the SEC and Alabama.

1721
01:49:54,160 --> 01:49:56,320
 So, always enjoy being on with you guys.

1722
01:49:57,140 --> 01:49:58,540
 Yeah, I'm back at you listening, man.

1723
01:49:58,600 --> 01:49:59,840
 Drew, stay safe out there.

1724
01:50:00,120 --> 01:50:01,340
 And it looks like cooler weather's in.

1725
01:50:01,420 --> 01:50:02,860
 I know you're going to grasp that.

1726
01:50:02,960 --> 01:50:05,120
 So, good luck to you, and thanks so much for your time today.

1727
01:50:05,860 --> 01:50:09,880
 Yeah, it would be nice being in touch with us and hopefully not having a heat stroke.

1728
01:50:09,980 --> 01:50:10,440
 Oh, lower.

1729
01:50:11,600 --> 01:50:12,460
 I hear you, brother.

1730
01:50:12,540 --> 01:50:12,940
 There you have it.

1731
01:50:12,960 --> 01:50:15,240
 Drew Jarman, 97.7 F in the zone.

1732
01:50:15,620 --> 01:50:17,820
 Now, the Bears tonight ahead here on 93.9 The Score.

1733
01:50:17,880 --> 01:50:19,920
 How about a little Hey Coach and Braves action, Brett Beaird?

1734
01:50:19,940 --> 01:50:22,240
 Hey Coach, followed by the Braves.

1735
01:50:22,240 --> 01:50:30,040
 By the way, Chris Sale pitches tonight, so you think the Braves got a much better chance to win after losing 4-0.

1736
01:50:30,240 --> 01:50:32,340
 But, of course, they're getting ready for the playoffs.

1737
01:50:32,540 --> 01:50:34,220
 We know a little bit more about that.

1738
01:50:34,660 --> 01:50:39,820
 I would guess by Thursday or Friday as far as who they're going to be looking at playing in the first round.

1739
01:50:40,340 --> 01:50:43,940
 And a lot of folks never like negative news, but you do in this case.

1740
01:50:44,400 --> 01:50:49,220
 Acuna's x-rays negative after exiting with that left shin contusion.

1741
01:50:49,620 --> 01:50:51,520
 Where I'm from, they call it a bruise, BB.

1742
01:50:51,880 --> 01:50:53,640
 But it's 2026.

1743
01:50:53,980 --> 01:50:55,160
 That's going to take care of us for now.

1744
01:50:55,240 --> 01:50:57,600
 On behalf of BB, Greg James Blair, the entire crew here.

1745
01:50:57,700 --> 01:50:59,640
 Peril Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1746
01:50:59,740 --> 01:51:02,000
 Let's do it again tomorrow on noon to 2 for the Boom on Buck Show.

1747
01:51:02,340 --> 01:51:04,360
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1748
01:51:04,660 --> 01:51:05,540
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1749
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1750
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1751
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1752
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1753
01:51:12,080 --> 01:51:12,880
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1754
01:51:12,880 --> 01:51:13,480
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