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

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 The Boomo Bugg Show.

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

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

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 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show.

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 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

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 Brett Beaird, welcome in where?

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 Boom over radar in Hawkeye.

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 Good afternoon, welcome in.

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 And by the way, in the case of Alabama, where do they go with a B plan now that not one but two edge rushers are on the ship this week?

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 We'll talk about that throughout the show.

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 By the way, Harold Bugg used to cover the Huntsville Stars many years ago.

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 And last night, last night, the Rocket City Trash Pandas won the Southern League Baseball title.

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 Caleb Suggs of the Decatur Daily looks at the regional high school football races and hands out some midseason awards.

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 But right now, he is here to predict the best slate of SEC games in one day in history.

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 By the way, speaking of that theme about the Huntsville Stars, one of the guys on one of those early teams I covered is now the manager of the Atlanta Braves, Walt Weiss.

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 Double B, welcome in.

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 And if Oklahoma was still in the top 25, you would have five ranked games in the SEC.

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 Well, we're sitting here loading up on our vitamin E, as Rod Stewart would say.

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 How what happened last week affects your views.

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 To me, a game that kind of flew under the radar that a lot of folks says, we had all these expectations, and now what?

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 Alabama fans were ready to jump off a cliff after that Kentucky game up there.

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 Your conference is a little wild.

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 Is this the game that Arch takes over?

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 Tennessee ran for over 200 yards last week, being in Kennesaw State.

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 Deshaun Bishop had a hip injury, but I hear he's not on the injured list.

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 Brandon has played really well, but Arch, of course, everybody knows, played exceptionally well in the fourth quarter.

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 Bill Bender has got Texas winning that game 30-24 and covering that three-and-a-half-point spread.

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 President Trump's going to be there.

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 We have a story at Sporting News about Archie Manning and Peyton Manning and Arch and the dynamics of that.

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 I stay away from games like that when, you know, Sunday night as I started to do the initial run-through

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 Texas A&M at LSU, isn't it hard to believe one of these two teams are going to have two losses going into October.

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 Trades Green, maybe the best tight end in the SEC, Deshaun Spears, their star.

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 He's going to be out for the year with an ACL.

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 Marcel Reed has not lived up to expectations so far.

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 Bill Bender has got LSU winning 30-20 and covering that spread.

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 This was the game that spread where Texas A&M beat LSU very badly in Baton Rouge last year.

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 Maybe this is common sense, but, you know, protecting the football.

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 Both of them throwing a few too many picks.

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 Bill Bender, the Sporting News.

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 Your thoughts about this weekend's game between Alabama and South Carolina.

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 And if you just looked at the numbers, you'd say, wow, this team is unreal.

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 South Carolina's got some playmakers, some first-round types like Dylan Stewart, Nick Harbor.

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 You know, I look at last week's game.

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 Because, man, Kamario's got a lot of momentum there at Mississippi State.

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 Speaking of that, Missouri at Mississippi State, the Bulldogs' five-and-a-half-point favorite.

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 Kamario Taylor, one of the top two early Heisman favorites.

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 Austin Simmons, who transfers from Ole Miss at Missouri.

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 Eight touchdowns, no interceptions.

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 Ahmaud Hardy, not back yet.

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 Mississippi State is the talk of the SEC right now.

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 They're tough to beat down there when they're in the Cowbell.

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 You mentioned Hardy.

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 Like, we're getting midway through.

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 And, you know, but Eli, they've won a couple trips down there to Mississippi State and Starkville.

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 So, excited to see it.

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 Auburn and Vanderbilt.

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 Last week, Auburn fans were over the moon and said, this is the game that the new era is going to kick in.

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 We've been on a horse with no name, so to speak, with all those bad coaches.

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 Goalish is going to get us back to the promised land.

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 And we saw the Alabama native Jon Sumrall come in and take care of biz at one of the toughest venues to win anywhere, and he did.

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 We talked earlier about Florida and their matchup with Ole Miss this weekend.

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 and a very daunting schedule down the road?

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 Well, Harold, what about, I mean, cash your lottery tickets if you're a Vanderbilt fan, like my editor, Bill Trocci, about the way they won last week.

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 Jared Curtis has progressed.

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 Byron Brown thing is getting sacked a lot, getting pressured a lot.

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 Another just, I mean, top-bottom is this.

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 This has got to be the best single week I've seen in.

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 I mean, we haven't even talked about Oklahoma and Georgia and what the Bulldogs might do to them at Sanford Stadium.

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 Will Lincoln Riley ever win a really, really big game?

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 This is one.

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 His record against ranked opponents is 5-14, but I haven't been impressed with Oregon.

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 Should have lost to Boise State.

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 They beat Portland State 84-0 to try to get that bad taste out of their mouth.

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 Bill Bender's got USC winning this game 33-30 since Oregon is favored.

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 Up and down, going to be a really fun game.

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 I picked USC because I told you guys I was going to do it, but we'll see how foolish that looks about 11 o'clock on Saturday.

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 Michigan, Iowa should be good, too.

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 If you're into defense and tackling and low-scoring games, you're into it there.

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 But, you know, you guys got to check out that Archie Manning story today.

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 Like Harold said, I just wanted to say it one more time.

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 Archie, generous with his time.

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 And I just wanted to ask him, the best part of that interview was he's like, I root for the Giants, I root for the Colts, I root for the Broncos.

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 You know, he's got – Archie has to wear a lot of hats these days, and he deserves that.

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 And I guarantee he remembers Scott Hunter as well.

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 Bill, as always, good to hook up with you, man.

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 It's going to be a great weekend.

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 Bad news for the lazy boy in the popcorn bowl.

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 But stay busy, and thanks so much for your time today.

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 Hey, any time, guys.

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 Thank you, buddy.

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 Thank you.

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 He's got it all covered over at the Decatur Daily.

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 Caleb, welcome in.

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 I would imagine like a lot of us, it finally feels good to have some football weather to work in.

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 Does it not?

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 How are you?

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 Yeah.

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 I'm doing good.

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 There we go.

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 Caleb, a little bit of a hiccup there.

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 We'll get to Caleb there.

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 Caleb, obviously, we're kicking off the second half of the regular season schedule.

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 Your thoughts, any of the major surprises of the first half of the regular schedule if you're still there with us?

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 Obviously, a little bit of a bump there with Caleb.

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 We'll get back with him just as soon as possible.

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 Caleb Suggs, the Decatur Daily.

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 Bibi, obviously, in our neck of the woods, this Florence team has made history.

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 And every time they go out and chalk up another W, they just add to their history this year.

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 I'll tell you one thing.

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 I was reading the Decatur Daily today, and I was amazed at what Caleb had on.

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 He's got the region standings.

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 He's rejoined us.

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 Mid-season awards in the power rankings.

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 And you were alluding to Florence, Class 5A, Region 7.

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 Florence at 5-0, but they're 3-0 in the region.

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 2-1, Russellville.

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 Athens at 2-1.

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 Mustard-Scholes, 2-1.

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 Caleb, welcome back in.

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 Talk about that Class 5A, Region 7 standings.

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 Your revised predictions.

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 Florence, the winner, followed by Mustard-Scholes.

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 Austin, Russellville, and Hartzell, first team out.

396
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 Yeah, I think the best way to put it is that region's just a myth right now.

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 I think there are 16 or four playoff spots.

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 And, you know, I kind of, you know, Florence is a hot team right now.

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 It's kind of predicted they'd win it.

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 But honestly, I mean, you know, I really think this could go a number of ways.

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 I think, I mean, Florence and Russellville, Mustard-Scholes,

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 those three have been kind of the ones that have, you know, asserted themselves.

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 But I think Austin found something last week.

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 You know, they were really successful.

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 I think Athens, even though they did lose to Austin, has really found something, too.

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 They finally found a quarterback.

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 They've got Caden Bledsoe, who's been an amazing player.

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 You know, Hartzell, they're kind of struggling.

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 But you never know if Hartzell.

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 They might click at some point.

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 So, you know, Florence and Mustard-Scholes, they seem to be the top two teams right now.

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 But, I mean, trying to figure out how this is going to end.

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 I think there could definitely be some upsets and some stuff, and this is going to go down to the very end.

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 Caleb, anyone who's been in this neck of the woods knows.

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 I want to follow up on what you made there, and that's Athens High.

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 It's one thing to sit here and see the Jimmys and Joes, but you better look at the coaching staff,

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 folks who've been there and done that under pressure.

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 And any time you've got a coach who has three national championship teams missed days as a college quarterback at UNA,

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 and he's now an old vet at the high school wars, it's one of those things where you may get me in the first half,

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 but I'm going to learn from my mistakes.

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 I know from experience how to adjust.

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 Your thoughts about having someone like Cody Gross, who's been through the wars,

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 kicking off the second half of the schedule?

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 I think you can say, well, just from the season, that it's helped.

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 You know, they're 3-2, which is, you know, an amazing record.

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 You know, I know they prefer to be 4-1 and 5-0, but it's still pretty solid when you play, you know, in this region.

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 And I think, you know, coming in, there were a lot of question marks around their program.

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 They had so many new players, and they've already changed quarterbacks, and, you know,

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 Cain Bledsoe was an unknown.

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 So I think having a coach that has as much experience as he has has helped them navigate that early on.

431
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 And now they look like a team that has found some answers, and a team that can be, you know,

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 a dark horse, and they can, you know, snag some upset wins.

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 So, you know, I've been, you know, it's kind of been, you know, recent years,

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 they're always a solid team, but they've usually been that third or fourth spot in the region.

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 You know, they don't normally get the love for a region championship.

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 I think they're a team that needs to be watched going forward.

437
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 They've got Lawrence, Muscle Shoals, Hartsell, and Russellville.

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 So I think they can beat all these teams.

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 I'm not saying they will, but I think they can.

440
00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:42,180
 Let me ask you about Class 4A Region 7.

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 Dessler leading.

442
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 They've been on the roll.

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 They lost to Russellville 28-27 to begin the season,

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 and then they have just snowballed everybody else.

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 It has been incredible, including Priceville.

446
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 I think you saw that game.

447
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 Maybe Priceville, who was undefeated at the time, 51-7.

448
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 West Morgan got off to a known start, 3-2, but they're 3-0 in the region.

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 Priceville is third.

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 Hamilton, who I saw Dessler beat.

451
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 But you mentioned this, West Morgan is beginning to roll.

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 Who meets next week?

453
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 West Morgan and Dessler, probably the winner of that, may win the region.

454
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 Yeah, I think Dessler is good,

455
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 but like you said, I got to see them in person last week.

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 Blew me away.

457
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 They're really good.

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 They are.

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 I thought that they were going to beat Priceville.

460
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 I predicted that, but I did not expect them to blow them out the way they did.

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 I mean, they just completely dominated them.

462
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 And then West Morgan, they're as good as ever.

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 I know they started 0-2, and people might have thought

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 that they were going to take a step back.

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 But they were playing two really good teams in Athens and Madison Academy,

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 and really they should have won the Madison Academy game,

467
00:25:52,220 --> 00:25:54,420
 had three turnovers, gave that away.

468
00:25:54,700 --> 00:25:56,520
 You know, they found some answers.

469
00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,580
 You know, Coach Phillips' son has taken over as quarterback.

470
00:25:59,920 --> 00:26:02,000
 He's kind of cemented himself there.

471
00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:03,400
 They found their new running back.

472
00:26:03,780 --> 00:26:05,260
 Their offensive line is amazing.

473
00:26:05,860 --> 00:26:09,260
 Just the maulers up there, all five starters back in the last year.

474
00:26:09,360 --> 00:26:09,760
 They're a defense.

475
00:26:11,140 --> 00:26:13,160
 It's going to be an exceptional game next week.

476
00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:14,800
 It's probably going to decide the region.

477
00:26:16,980 --> 00:26:21,720
 Unfortunately, it's going to be in the backdrop of Rock to South, which is like a mile away.

478
00:26:22,120 --> 00:26:26,160
 The traffic is going to be insane, but it's also going to make for a great atmosphere.

479
00:26:26,360 --> 00:26:26,720
 I can't wait.

480
00:26:27,120 --> 00:26:30,660
 That's why you love high school football like you do and the rest of us.

481
00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:32,560
 Caleb, Caleb Suggs, the Decatur Day.

482
00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:35,160
 Let's go to Class 3A, Region 7.

483
00:26:35,500 --> 00:26:37,740
 And it's the big boys playing some football there.

484
00:26:37,940 --> 00:26:40,780
 Central and Rogers on beating across the board.

485
00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:43,280
 Wilson at 3-1, 2-1.

486
00:26:43,460 --> 00:26:44,960
 Lauderdale County is trying to hang in there.

487
00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,240
 Your thoughts about 3A, Region 7?

488
00:26:48,900 --> 00:26:52,420
 I think, you know, Central has kind of cemented themselves as the top team in the region.

489
00:26:52,660 --> 00:26:57,500
 They beat Lauderdale County by a point, I think, a point or two points, one of the two.

490
00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:02,120
 And then I know Lauderdale County has been up and down to start the season, but they've played

491
00:27:02,120 --> 00:27:04,720
 some good teams, and most of those losses have been really close.

492
00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:07,240
 I still think Lauderdale County is the second-best team in that region.

493
00:27:08,100 --> 00:27:09,560
 Wilson's been a surprise, I think.

494
00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:12,660
 They've got a chance to secure a playoff spot, and Rogers as well.

495
00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:17,540
 And, you know, you've got four souls teams, I think, that could all end up in being a playoff

496
00:27:17,540 --> 00:27:18,240
 for that region.

497
00:27:18,740 --> 00:27:20,580
 And is that the reason with Phil Campbell as well?

498
00:27:21,940 --> 00:27:22,280
 I'm trying to say.

499
00:27:24,700 --> 00:27:25,100
 No.

500
00:27:25,620 --> 00:27:26,940
 No, Phil Campbell, no.

501
00:27:27,380 --> 00:27:27,800
 It's not.

502
00:27:27,900 --> 00:27:28,880
 No, Phil Campbell's 2A.

503
00:27:29,060 --> 00:27:29,340
 2A.

504
00:27:29,380 --> 00:27:29,700
 I'm sorry.

505
00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:30,640
 That's okay.

506
00:27:30,980 --> 00:27:31,460
 I get it.

507
00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:32,160
 I know you do.

508
00:27:32,900 --> 00:27:33,920
 It's easy to do.

509
00:27:34,980 --> 00:27:37,620
 The new classifications have kind of thrown me off a little bit.

510
00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:39,740
 But, yeah, I think, you know, the four souls teams.

511
00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:41,680
 I think it's not a playoff spot for that region.

512
00:27:42,180 --> 00:27:45,160
 But, yeah, I think Central and Monroe County are still the best two teams in that region.

513
00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:48,500
 I've only done that about three times so far this fall.

514
00:27:48,620 --> 00:27:51,100
 You also handed out the mid-season awards.

515
00:27:52,180 --> 00:27:53,180
 I agree with you.

516
00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:57,000
 The MVP so far, Severius Evans of Hatton.

517
00:27:57,240 --> 00:28:02,020
 Hatton, and I know you mentioned last week, you think they're going to make a deep run in the playoffs.

518
00:28:02,620 --> 00:28:04,380
 East Lawrence is Kane McClure.

519
00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:07,340
 The offensive standout, Aiden Davis.

520
00:28:07,460 --> 00:28:08,820
 I know we've talked about it a lot.

521
00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:13,920
 And the, as you call him, the honey badger for priceful, Tripp Sivley.

522
00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:14,980
 That's a pretty good name.

523
00:28:15,620 --> 00:28:17,280
 Kane Bledsoe.

524
00:28:17,340 --> 00:28:18,680
 Harold asked about Athens.

525
00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:23,520
 And the coaches of the year, Nikita Stover and Jamie Suggs.

526
00:28:23,940 --> 00:28:26,020
 And you've also got your power rankings.

527
00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:36,100
 Certainly, listen, you outdid yourself this week as far as a great mid-season update on the regional standings,

528
00:28:36,100 --> 00:28:40,160
 your awards, and also the power rankings.

529
00:28:40,380 --> 00:28:44,680
 And, again, most of the games this Friday are going to be non-region games.

530
00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:47,260
 And, again, there's some dillies next week.

531
00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:50,900
 Listen, tell us where we can get online to get all the great stuff.

532
00:28:52,020 --> 00:28:56,560
 Yeah, you can get online at DakotaDaily.com and find all that content you just said.

533
00:28:57,280 --> 00:29:00,500
 You know, like over half of our teams are off this week.

534
00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:03,220
 So, it felt like it was time to do like a little mid-season check-up.

535
00:29:03,500 --> 00:29:06,240
 So, yeah, you can go in there and see, you know, how all the teams are doing.

536
00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:10,020
 And, yeah, like you said, next week is going to be a crazy week.

537
00:29:10,140 --> 00:29:11,040
 I'm looking forward to it.

538
00:29:12,580 --> 00:29:14,300
 Enjoy the weather as well.

539
00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:16,000
 Okay, listen, man, thanks for your time today.

540
00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:17,400
 Kick back and enjoy, okay?

541
00:29:18,420 --> 00:29:19,040
 All right, thanks, guys.

542
00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:19,620
 Thank you, buddy.

543
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 Joe Cox, welcome in.

659
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 How are you?

660
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 Well, I don't know if the weather's moved the same way there that it has here, but after

661
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662
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 It feels like fall.

663
00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:38,300
 It feels like football.

664
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 What about this Kentucky team?

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 What do they feel like?

666
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 Is Kentucky putting the wild in wildcats?

667
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 We saw what happened in the first half of Alabama, and then the second half, they said,

668
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 well, that was fool's goal.

669
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 Help us figure out this Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde show there in Lexington.

671
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 Yeah, I think I suspected that the Kentucky team that played the last quarter and a half against

672
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 Alabama might have been the real Kentucky team, when, in fact, it might have been the team

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 Big win, big momentum shot for Will Stein, and, you know, before you run, you've got to

675
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 walk.

676
00:37:17,940 --> 00:37:23,340
 Kentucky really just needed to be relevant again in the SEC, and really, this is the first

677
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 time in, I guess, a couple seasons that it's felt that way.

678
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 So, now, how do they handle success?

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 They better show up this weekend, because my guess is South Alabama would love nothing more

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 than to come in and win a game against an SEC team.

681
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 Absolutely.

682
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 Listen, the three of us have been following this league for decades.

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 Joe, I still, I know it's been a lot of hype out there.

684
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 I think this, I think Saturday is the best slate of games I've ever seen in the SEC.

685
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 And let me ask you about Texas and Tennessee.

686
00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:00,100
 I wish that was a night game.

687
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 Instead, they've got to show, ESPN's got to show, or ABC's got to show Lane Giffen again.

688
00:38:07,140 --> 00:38:14,680
 Interesting how Texas responds from that fourth quarter comeback against Ohio State.

689
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 And a lot of people wondering, how good is Tennessee?

690
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 They're running the ball very effectively.

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 Fourth in the nation.

692
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 May have a little injury with Deshaun Bishop.

693
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 How will Arch respond on the road?

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 Joe, your thoughts?

695
00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:35,780
 There's a lot going on, and believe you me, I think you would prefer it be at night.

696
00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:36,920
 I would prefer it be at night.

697
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 Those people who are going into Knoxville at the same time the president is are going to prefer that it would be at night, too.

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 Because they're going to have an early morning tailgate.

699
00:38:45,900 --> 00:38:46,160
 Oh, yeah.

700
00:38:46,260 --> 00:38:50,200
 But, yeah, there's a lot of fascinating storylines here.

701
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 I mean, either one of these teams is really interesting.

702
00:38:52,820 --> 00:38:55,140
 Tennessee looks great, but they haven't really been tested.

703
00:38:55,300 --> 00:38:56,420
 Of course, freshman quarterback.

704
00:38:57,520 --> 00:39:04,440
 And Texas, you know, it's one of those things that the resurgence of Texas seems to happen almost constantly,

705
00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:09,600
 and then the inevitable stumble back of Texas seems to happen almost as constantly.

706
00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:14,280
 And, boy, this does set up really well for that narrative to come up again.

707
00:39:14,820 --> 00:39:21,280
 I've just never really seen the moment from Arch Manning that everybody's expected to see.

708
00:39:21,420 --> 00:39:23,540
 He's been certainly capable, competent.

709
00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:28,480
 But a game like this, it may need more than capable and competent.

710
00:39:29,140 --> 00:39:32,560
 And so this is very much a stage that he needs to fill.

711
00:39:32,740 --> 00:39:36,620
 I'm not even going to go back and circle the wagons again on Heisman and talk with him.

712
00:39:36,620 --> 00:39:38,760
 We've been down that road so many times.

713
00:39:39,320 --> 00:39:45,040
 But if you want to think about the playoff, if you want to think about those sorts of individual achievements,

714
00:39:45,500 --> 00:39:48,320
 showing up in this game in Knoxville is a big part of that.

715
00:39:48,940 --> 00:39:51,300
 Joe Cox looking up with us Saturday down south.

716
00:39:51,460 --> 00:39:54,260
 Joe, for the folks brand new to us, just say why you start with Kentucky.

717
00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:56,620
 Well, Joe, obviously there's in Kentucky.

718
00:39:56,620 --> 00:40:01,180
 You saw the game this past weekend, but let's go back and you know our zip code.

719
00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:06,580
 Now that we have a better perspective, we saw what Alabama did against Kentucky, Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde.

720
00:40:06,580 --> 00:40:11,360
 And in some ways, Alabama had a Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde show this past weekend.

721
00:40:11,580 --> 00:40:16,900
 Your thoughts on Alabama to date and, of course, what's going to happen this weekend against South Carolina,

722
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:20,320
 which, by the way, has a history of giving Alabama fits of late.

723
00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:22,320
 Yeah, they really do.

724
00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:25,900
 And that's kind of the only thing that I think really works in their favor here.

725
00:40:26,020 --> 00:40:31,380
 I mean, Alabama, you're in the top ten and you haven't really played a complete game yet.

726
00:40:31,380 --> 00:40:40,680
 So, you know, this is another chance probably to see, you know, a quarter or two of sloppy football of some struggles,

727
00:40:40,840 --> 00:40:42,560
 but then I think they can right the ship.

728
00:40:42,940 --> 00:40:46,200
 I've just never entirely been sold on Lenore Sellers.

729
00:40:46,820 --> 00:40:51,900
 And the way he played a year ago against Alabama is the closest I've come to being sold on him.

730
00:40:52,340 --> 00:40:59,080
 But, you know, I just feel like Alabama is a step too far for South Carolina this year.

731
00:40:59,580 --> 00:41:02,040
 I like where the Tide are at this week.

732
00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:06,220
 And it's just going to be moving forward about getting that more consistent effort

733
00:41:06,220 --> 00:41:10,360
 and putting together a more complete game because the luck of being able to get by

734
00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:13,260
 with a couple of good quarters won't continue forever in this league.

735
00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:18,460
 Joe, I think this is the best game on Saturday.

736
00:41:18,680 --> 00:41:20,080
 Ole Miss at Florida.

737
00:41:20,220 --> 00:41:22,260
 Both teams with emotional wins.

738
00:41:23,100 --> 00:41:25,660
 Ole Miss coming back and beating you-know-who.

739
00:41:26,420 --> 00:41:31,860
 And then Florida just manhandling Auburn at the line of scrimmage.

740
00:41:32,340 --> 00:41:38,000
 Jane Ball now leading second in the FBS with 458 yards.

741
00:41:38,700 --> 00:41:41,020
 Philo has been really good.

742
00:41:41,020 --> 00:41:46,700
 His coordinator coming from Georgia Tech has helped a little bit too.

743
00:41:47,560 --> 00:41:51,340
 Ole Miss, listen, Chambliss, I've been saying since the summer,

744
00:41:51,440 --> 00:41:55,460
 I think wins the Heisman Trophy if he stays healthy.

745
00:41:55,940 --> 00:41:58,260
 Joe, this should be an incredible game in the swamp.

746
00:41:58,400 --> 00:41:59,420
 Ole Miss at Florida.

747
00:42:00,060 --> 00:42:01,720
 It absolutely should.

748
00:42:01,980 --> 00:42:04,840
 And I'm glad you mentioned the other Heisman candidate here

749
00:42:04,840 --> 00:42:07,040
 who I don't think has gotten talked about much.

750
00:42:07,500 --> 00:42:11,240
 But if the people in Vegas have this one right,

751
00:42:11,360 --> 00:42:14,260
 and Florida really is a slight favorite here,

752
00:42:14,580 --> 00:42:18,220
 Ball is a guy who we're going to only hear more and more about moving forward.

753
00:42:18,940 --> 00:42:21,540
 So Chambliss is certainly, I think, on everybody's radar.

754
00:42:21,660 --> 00:42:23,240
 But Ball should be on your radar, too.

755
00:42:23,340 --> 00:42:25,520
 He's as good a running back as there is in the country.

756
00:42:25,780 --> 00:42:27,720
 And I know they're going to look to lean on him.

757
00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:30,280
 I still feel like they've got this one wrong, though.

758
00:42:30,540 --> 00:42:33,680
 You know, Florida, I know they've looked really good.

759
00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:41,780
 But I just feel like this is a big ask for a coach in his fourth game to take on a top five team

760
00:42:41,780 --> 00:42:43,000
 as a favorite.

761
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:48,100
 And I can't help but think that Chambliss will have, you know,

762
00:42:48,160 --> 00:42:50,700
 he's just always got another play up his sleeve.

763
00:42:50,780 --> 00:42:53,260
 And I feel like he's going to have one on Saturday again.

764
00:42:54,220 --> 00:42:56,900
 So what are your thoughts about the Auburn-Vandy game?

765
00:42:57,020 --> 00:43:02,080
 Obviously, Auburn coming out, fans are disappointed because they've been through the dark jungles,

766
00:43:02,180 --> 00:43:06,080
 hoping this will be the start of this past weekend of a brand new era against Florida.

767
00:43:06,180 --> 00:43:07,260
 We saw what happened.

768
00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:10,700
 They got Vanderbilt coming in, a relatively new quarterback.

769
00:43:10,700 --> 00:43:16,160
 But on the other side, the reality is one of Auburn's big bugaboos giving up sacks.

770
00:43:16,660 --> 00:43:20,620
 One of the bailiwicks of this Vandy team is they love to get sacks.

771
00:43:21,120 --> 00:43:22,560
 Check it out through the stats.

772
00:43:23,120 --> 00:43:28,140
 Your thoughts about Auburn and Vandy this week, minus one Diego Pavia finally.

773
00:43:29,020 --> 00:43:29,480
 Yeah, yeah.

774
00:43:29,480 --> 00:43:31,220
 You've got to protect the passer.

775
00:43:31,860 --> 00:43:36,140
 And certainly, if you find yourself in the final seconds looking to run out the clock,

776
00:43:36,320 --> 00:43:37,240
 protect that passer.

777
00:43:37,240 --> 00:43:41,000
 I think that was the message out of Nashville last week.

778
00:43:41,260 --> 00:43:45,520
 But I think Auburn's got enough juice to avoid that situation.

779
00:43:46,120 --> 00:43:48,320
 It's been a tough transition for Vanderbilt.

780
00:43:48,420 --> 00:43:52,960
 And I think they're finally realizing that the time for Curtis was sooner rather than later.

781
00:43:53,480 --> 00:43:55,100
 And they're going to move in that direction.

782
00:43:55,380 --> 00:43:57,280
 But yeah, Pavia, it's funny.

783
00:43:57,460 --> 00:44:01,860
 He, in many ways, just was a unique spark for this team.

784
00:44:02,040 --> 00:44:06,060
 And they're 3-0, but they're one of the worst 3-0 teams out there.

785
00:44:06,060 --> 00:44:12,840
 And I really feel like Auburn, you know, off a tough game last week, as long as they can come out

786
00:44:12,840 --> 00:44:17,100
 and protect the football and take care of business, I think they'll be in pretty good shape for this one.

787
00:44:17,400 --> 00:44:19,200
 Yeah, Harold alluded to it.

788
00:44:20,200 --> 00:44:22,000
 Auburn's given up 13 sacks.

789
00:44:22,140 --> 00:44:23,460
 That's worse in the nation.

790
00:44:24,020 --> 00:44:26,940
 Vandy's third in the nation in getting 12 sacks.

791
00:44:27,480 --> 00:44:29,000
 Texas A&M at LSU.

792
00:44:29,920 --> 00:44:32,000
 LSU's nearly a 10-point favorite.

793
00:44:32,600 --> 00:44:34,380
 A lot of people disappointed in A&M.

794
00:44:34,460 --> 00:44:38,500
 They jumped out 10-0 last year, Joe, and, of course, lost their last two games.

795
00:44:39,100 --> 00:44:42,520
 Marcel Reed, I think it depends on how he plays.

796
00:44:43,020 --> 00:44:45,740
 Sam Limbitt didn't exactly play great either.

797
00:44:45,880 --> 00:44:49,380
 Now, LSU's got two big losses, injuries, stress.

798
00:44:49,380 --> 00:44:54,260
 Trey Daz Green, the tight end, and Deshaun Spears, their star.

799
00:44:55,220 --> 00:44:59,040
 Joe, I think Texas A&M plays better than they did against Kentucky.

800
00:44:59,300 --> 00:45:04,120
 But in Baton Rouge on a Saturday night, I think LSU's going to win this game.

801
00:45:04,700 --> 00:45:06,460
 Yeah, that's a tough ask.

802
00:45:06,620 --> 00:45:10,860
 The thing that's funny about it, if you'd looked at this game two weeks ago,

803
00:45:11,360 --> 00:45:16,040
 you would have thought this might be the high-profile game that everybody would focus on

804
00:45:16,040 --> 00:45:19,740
 because nobody would have thought A&M was going to lose to Kentucky at home.

805
00:45:20,300 --> 00:45:24,140
 And, of course, LSU, you know, they were the hot young thing at the moment.

806
00:45:24,140 --> 00:45:28,180
 And then they went to Oxford and got a little bit of humility.

807
00:45:28,600 --> 00:45:31,500
 But desperation will be a good motivator for these two teams.

808
00:45:31,600 --> 00:45:34,460
 You don't want that second loss this early in the season.

809
00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:39,140
 Certainly, you're going to still be in playoff contention with two losses.

810
00:45:39,380 --> 00:45:42,760
 But with the third one, you know, starts to get a little dice here.

811
00:45:42,860 --> 00:45:46,440
 So nobody wants to get out of September with two already in the L column.

812
00:45:46,600 --> 00:45:48,520
 And this should be pretty fascinating, really.

813
00:45:49,180 --> 00:45:55,020
 Joe, for the folks in Stockville, is this a tailor-made season?

814
00:45:55,380 --> 00:45:59,220
 Stay in the weeds and come out and make a lot of people look foolish.

815
00:45:59,960 --> 00:46:03,640
 You talk about a team that's sending some headlines that was not expected.

816
00:46:03,900 --> 00:46:07,340
 Your thoughts about Missouri coming to town this weekend?

817
00:46:08,340 --> 00:46:10,200
 Yeah, really, this is another game.

818
00:46:10,320 --> 00:46:10,920
 Here we go.

819
00:46:10,980 --> 00:46:13,900
 We've got four matchups ranked on rank.

820
00:46:14,720 --> 00:46:17,400
 It doesn't get any better, as you say, schedule-wise.

821
00:46:17,480 --> 00:46:19,160
 And this is one that's sliding by.

822
00:46:19,460 --> 00:46:22,320
 I'm not sure this won't be the most fascinating game of all.

823
00:46:23,600 --> 00:46:25,540
 Missouri's really been kind of under the radar.

824
00:46:25,700 --> 00:46:28,120
 They're just kind of cruising along, taking care of business.

825
00:46:28,600 --> 00:46:34,140
 And nobody was thinking about State, Kamario Taylor, and a win last week in the league.

826
00:46:34,220 --> 00:46:36,520
 And all of a sudden, State's everybody's darling.

827
00:46:36,860 --> 00:46:40,740
 So, you know, this is really interesting stuff.

828
00:46:40,940 --> 00:46:47,400
 I feel like it may be a little much to ask of State to go from who are they to they're the team.

829
00:46:48,040 --> 00:46:50,580
 And maybe Missouri can cash in on that.

830
00:46:50,700 --> 00:46:53,500
 But at the same time, Taylor has been fascinating.

831
00:46:53,720 --> 00:46:58,200
 And, again, let's throw out – let's have four different SEC guys we talk about for the Heisman.

832
00:46:58,280 --> 00:47:03,760
 Now, make him the fourth one because if they can win this one on Saturday, he's right there in that conversation.

833
00:47:04,420 --> 00:47:04,860
 Absolutely.

834
00:47:06,060 --> 00:47:09,060
 Every week you do season predictions.

835
00:47:10,100 --> 00:47:11,860
 This one after week three.

836
00:47:12,060 --> 00:47:14,680
 Alabama, you're still staying at 10-2.

837
00:47:15,480 --> 00:47:17,860
 Arkansas, 2-10.

838
00:47:18,580 --> 00:47:20,300
 Auburn, 5-7.

839
00:47:20,500 --> 00:47:24,240
 And, again, as Harold mentioned, this is a really key game with Vanderbilt.

840
00:47:24,660 --> 00:47:25,740
 Florida, 8-4.

841
00:47:25,900 --> 00:47:27,300
 Georgia, 11-1, yeah.

842
00:47:28,120 --> 00:47:29,600
 Kentucky, 6-6.

843
00:47:29,700 --> 00:47:31,040
 LSU, 9-3.

844
00:47:31,580 --> 00:47:33,280
 Mississippi State, 7-5.

845
00:47:33,380 --> 00:47:34,860
 Missouri, 7-5.

846
00:47:35,420 --> 00:47:40,100
 And, Joe, we – Oklahoma and Georgia, a lot of people are overlooking this game,

847
00:47:40,200 --> 00:47:43,020
 thinking Georgia's going to win pretty easily.

848
00:47:43,380 --> 00:47:46,840
 Now, I thought David Stone and Kip Lewis were going to be out.

849
00:47:47,300 --> 00:47:48,900
 And I think they might play.

850
00:47:48,900 --> 00:47:50,560
 But it's a tall order.

851
00:47:51,040 --> 00:47:53,400
 Joe, you've got Oklahoma going 7-5.

852
00:47:54,040 --> 00:47:56,820
 Yeah, and I might be generous at that.

853
00:47:56,960 --> 00:47:59,920
 I mean, their offense has just been really, really bad.

854
00:48:00,520 --> 00:48:01,120
 They're 2-1.

855
00:48:01,260 --> 00:48:03,120
 They're about to play Georgia and Texas.

856
00:48:03,480 --> 00:48:07,360
 It's not hard to see this season getting away from Oklahoma in a hurry

857
00:48:07,360 --> 00:48:09,300
 if something doesn't change on offense.

858
00:48:10,120 --> 00:48:10,600
 Absolutely.

859
00:48:11,100 --> 00:48:14,660
 And, Joe, you've got Tennessee going 8-4.

860
00:48:15,740 --> 00:48:18,180
 The Texas game's going to be huge.

861
00:48:18,180 --> 00:48:20,240
 They've got Alabama and Knoxville again.

862
00:48:20,900 --> 00:48:22,920
 Going to be very interesting, Joe.

863
00:48:23,360 --> 00:48:29,840
 Tennessee could go anywhere from 7-5 to even 10-2 or 9-3.

864
00:48:30,900 --> 00:48:31,380
 Absolutely.

865
00:48:31,740 --> 00:48:33,120
 And this game is key.

866
00:48:33,240 --> 00:48:35,300
 You want to get ahead of the curve a little bit

867
00:48:35,300 --> 00:48:40,080
 and put yourself in really good shape for the CFP, win this game Saturday.

868
00:48:40,640 --> 00:48:43,960
 And I think the Vols are very much in the thick of that conversation.

869
00:48:44,340 --> 00:48:44,740
 Absolutely.

870
00:48:44,740 --> 00:48:51,340
 We had to talk to Joe Koch today with all these incredible games on the slate for Saturday.

871
00:48:51,560 --> 00:48:52,160
 Great job.

872
00:48:52,280 --> 00:49:01,040
 By the way, you'll be ranking the TV games from one star to five stars.

873
00:49:01,520 --> 00:49:04,900
 I think you're going to have about four or five stars on this one.

874
00:49:05,220 --> 00:49:07,700
 Where can we get on line and get all the great stuff, Joe?

875
00:49:07,980 --> 00:49:09,660
 It's coming on Saturday down south.

876
00:49:09,760 --> 00:49:10,180
 It's written.

877
00:49:10,340 --> 00:49:10,920
 It's submitted.

878
00:49:11,060 --> 00:49:11,920
 It's not out there.

879
00:49:12,280 --> 00:49:14,220
 So, I was tough on myself.

880
00:49:14,360 --> 00:49:17,920
 I held it to two five-star and two four-star games.

881
00:49:18,040 --> 00:49:20,900
 But, frankly, in another week, those would all be five-star games.

882
00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:22,760
 It's a great weekend for football.

883
00:49:23,760 --> 00:49:27,060
 Joe, in the meantime, enjoy some five-star weather, okay?

884
00:49:27,720 --> 00:49:29,060
 Yes, that sounds like a plan.

885
00:49:29,260 --> 00:49:29,800
 Thank you, bud.

886
00:49:31,900 --> 00:49:34,320
 BB, where's James Moody these days?

887
00:49:34,320 --> 00:49:37,020
 James Moody is right in front of me.

888
00:49:37,060 --> 00:49:39,520
 By the way, we have got a celebrity.

889
00:49:40,120 --> 00:49:41,780
 A lot of people don't know this.

890
00:49:41,900 --> 00:49:46,260
 He was on TV, did a feature on shows last week.

891
00:49:46,260 --> 00:49:50,100
 James Moody, who is the celebrity in Florence tonight?

892
00:49:50,760 --> 00:49:54,800
 Well, John T. Edge is going to be at the Florence Lardale Public Library tonight.

893
00:49:55,700 --> 00:50:03,980
 Him and Hank Klobinoff will be doing, like, a forum or whatever on Shoals history, identity, and culture.

894
00:50:04,480 --> 00:50:09,140
 And True South is the best show on television, and it's on the SEC network.

895
00:50:09,220 --> 00:50:13,280
 And it uses food as an underlying theme to explore the modern culture of the South.

896
00:50:13,460 --> 00:50:16,560
 And it's wonderfully done, wonderfully put together, wonderfully made.

897
00:50:17,000 --> 00:50:22,500
 And they're going to show the Shoals episode of True South tonight at the library,

898
00:50:22,620 --> 00:50:24,720
 and there will be a Q&A with John T. Edge.

899
00:50:25,100 --> 00:50:25,300
 Wow.

900
00:50:25,700 --> 00:50:27,280
 So that's tonight at 530.

901
00:50:27,880 --> 00:50:28,840
 Sounds great, James.

902
00:50:28,840 --> 00:50:32,720
 Listen, I'm proud you said that, because Brent and I still got something on our bucket list,

903
00:50:32,760 --> 00:50:35,280
 our first trip ever to a library, so now we have a good reason.

904
00:50:35,640 --> 00:50:39,160
 So, hey, my friend, check it out.

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906
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 JC, welcome in.

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 Happy Thursday to you.

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 How are you?

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 Hey, guys.

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 I'm doing good.

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 Hey, bud.

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 Appreciate you taking time out.

1072
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 Jason, by now, you've heard a lot of fussing.

1073
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 Anytime your team loses, it's a bad taste, your mouth.

1074
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 But it's time, as they say, to move on.

1075
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 Jason, your thoughts.

1076
00:59:55,240 --> 01:00:00,400
 First of all, your analysis that you've now had a little time to digest what happened over the weekend.

1077
01:00:00,400 --> 01:00:07,320
 And to me, the thing that's more important about that, five things Auburn must fix to get rolling this weekend.

1078
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 Yeah, no, I think there's, you know, you have to stop somewhere, but five was a number I came to.

1079
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 Just five, right?

1080
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 Yeah, a few things you have to fix.

1081
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 Now, if you would have told me that Auburn was going to score 39 points, there's no way.

1082
01:00:24,580 --> 01:00:32,340
 I don't think, I said they're not losing to anybody on the schedule, because I thought this defense was going to be good enough to do their thing.

1083
01:00:32,340 --> 01:00:32,620
 Right, good point.

1084
01:00:33,240 --> 01:00:34,860
 But you have to go out and execute, too.

1085
01:00:35,220 --> 01:00:38,480
 And they just didn't execute defensively, and it was across the board.

1086
01:00:38,560 --> 01:00:45,440
 It was alignment, obviously assignment, missed tackles, a couple of just, you know, penalties.

1087
01:00:45,780 --> 01:00:51,760
 You give up, you know, third and longs, one where you miss a tackle, one where you blow a coverage.

1088
01:00:51,760 --> 01:00:56,820
 I mean, it was a combination of everything, and then offensively, like you scored 39,

1089
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 but you still didn't play anything close to a complete performance, which I guess is a positive in itself,

1090
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 because it shows this team's going to be able to score some points, I think.

1091
01:01:06,280 --> 01:01:07,940
 But they've got to find a way to run the football.

1092
01:01:08,320 --> 01:01:14,720
 They've got to find a way to protect the quarterback better, whether that's getting rid of it quicker, blocking better.

1093
01:01:15,920 --> 01:01:17,260
 It's a combination of everything.

1094
01:01:17,520 --> 01:01:18,460
 So, that's it.

1095
01:01:18,520 --> 01:01:26,300
 You look at it and go, I don't think there's anybody just good enough to win games with as many mistakes as they made the other night.

1096
01:01:26,920 --> 01:01:29,720
 And if they can clean that up, then they can go compete with folks.

1097
01:01:29,840 --> 01:01:32,540
 But you've got to play cleaner football starting Saturday.

1098
01:01:33,280 --> 01:01:37,080
 Jason, starting Saturday is a good time to find out if they can do what you said,

1099
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 because, as you mentioned, Auburn so far has not exactly lit the world up protecting the quarterback.

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 While on the other side of the coin, Vanderbilt, it's all rough with competition, stats be what they may.

1101
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 They've done an outstanding job of getting to the other quarterbacks.

1102
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 So, this is not the matchup you want if you're an Auburn fan, unless you can say, listen to Jason and fix it.

1103
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 Yeah, and you're right, competition, you know, you didn't know what Florida was last week.

1104
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 And, look, they saved up a bunch of things.

1105
01:02:10,820 --> 01:02:15,220
 And now you look at Vanderbilt, they had to turn it loose against NC State last week.

1106
01:02:15,280 --> 01:02:17,260
 But you're right, they have a bunch of sacks.

1107
01:02:17,600 --> 01:02:21,620
 But 11 of the 12 were against Austin Peay and Delaware.

1108
01:02:21,760 --> 01:02:26,740
 That one against NC State, and NC State had a lead, so they were able to run the football as well.

1109
01:02:27,520 --> 01:02:28,560
 NC State ran it well.

1110
01:02:28,920 --> 01:02:32,000
 And so, look, it's a risk-reward defense.

1111
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 They're going to create a bunch of pressure, try to create a bunch of negative plays.

1112
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 But can you find a way to make some plays?

1113
01:02:39,520 --> 01:02:41,980
 You know, on the other side of that, too, that's going to be a key for Auburn.

1114
01:02:42,180 --> 01:02:48,260
 But got to find a way to run it and avoid, you're right, avoid those long situations.

1115
01:02:48,260 --> 01:02:52,820
 And that's what Vanderbilt hopes to do, is to create some negative plays and get you in third long.

1116
01:02:53,260 --> 01:02:57,460
 JC, the running backs only carried the ball 12 times.

1117
01:02:58,840 --> 01:03:01,660
 That's what Cobb should have had by himself.

1118
01:03:02,360 --> 01:03:03,620
 Did Auburn get away?

1119
01:03:03,740 --> 01:03:11,520
 And, again, I know when you get behind, sometimes there's a tendency, well, we've got to throw the ball to catch up.

1120
01:03:12,040 --> 01:03:14,460
 Did Auburn get away from the run too soon?

1121
01:03:14,460 --> 01:03:19,320
 And will there be any changes again on the offensive line?

1122
01:03:20,080 --> 01:03:23,940
 Yeah, the second one, first, we haven't been told there will be changes.

1123
01:03:24,360 --> 01:03:26,480
 But I would not be surprised to see changes.

1124
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 When you look at the offensive line, they've done it three weeks in a row.

1125
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 And so we'll see if they do that again and have a different look offensive line this week.

1126
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 You know, running game, yes.

1127
01:03:38,620 --> 01:03:41,260
 I thought there were opportunities to run it a little bit more.

1128
01:03:41,920 --> 01:03:53,560
 And, you know, the key stat for me, we heard from Alec Scullish on Monday, was, look, they had six possessions where they got that initial first down as a tempo team.

1129
01:03:53,600 --> 01:03:59,740
 And they scored touchdowns on five of the six, which to me means you better find a way to get that first first down.

1130
01:03:59,840 --> 01:04:02,740
 And I thought there were some opportunities to do that.

1131
01:04:02,740 --> 01:04:10,160
 And it felt like a little bit like Baylor sometimes where you're trying to dial up too many big plays in the passing game.

1132
01:04:11,220 --> 01:04:12,820
 And it's okay when you hit those.

1133
01:04:13,240 --> 01:04:16,960
 But when you don't, then those aren't high percentage targets.

1134
01:04:17,460 --> 01:04:22,260
 Then you leave yourself in a long yardage situation or because it's slow developing.

1135
01:04:23,680 --> 01:04:26,840
 That's a sack risk that you don't need to take a lot of time to do.

1136
01:04:27,100 --> 01:04:35,420
 So we'll see if they get the ball out of the hands quicker, get the ball to the backs, and maybe in the backs in the passing game as well.

1137
01:04:35,600 --> 01:04:37,140
 I think there's some opportunities there.

1138
01:04:37,360 --> 01:04:44,960
 But I think, yeah, there's some positives out from this offensive group, but still got a lot of things that need to get better.

1139
01:04:45,660 --> 01:04:48,520
 Jason Caldwell, again, Auburn 24-7 sports.

1140
01:04:48,700 --> 01:04:49,560
 There's two surprises.

1141
01:04:49,760 --> 01:05:01,240
 One, the offense scoring 39 and losing, which means the other side of the surprise is I think a lot of folks put their hopes on this Auburn defense to have this offense catch up to an SEC level.

1142
01:05:01,940 --> 01:05:03,300
 Your thoughts, what in the world?

1143
01:05:03,440 --> 01:05:05,040
 I mean, it's a head scratcher, is it not?

1144
01:05:05,100 --> 01:05:08,200
 Because DJ Durkin got one of the best reputations out there.

1145
01:05:08,280 --> 01:05:12,060
 You thought he had a lot of pieces, got one of the best defensive individuals in the entire country.

1146
01:05:12,380 --> 01:05:17,760
 Where are you starting trying to get through the head scratching about what happened Saturday night on that side of the ball?

1147
01:05:18,420 --> 01:05:26,840
 Yeah, you know, you hear from some things like where you go, you know, were they too amped up?

1148
01:05:27,060 --> 01:05:28,580
 We heard they never got settled in.

1149
01:05:28,640 --> 01:05:30,580
 And I think there's a little bit of truth to that, too.

1150
01:05:30,680 --> 01:05:33,600
 But a minute or later, you have to just start playing football.

1151
01:05:33,900 --> 01:05:41,560
 And so often, unless we've been doing this long enough, you'll hear coaches go, well, we need to simplify things, just let guys play football.

1152
01:05:42,040 --> 01:05:43,880
 And I think that's probably some of it, too.

1153
01:05:43,960 --> 01:05:50,300
 And you get a group that's played together, and you've got some older guys, and you keep adding to a defense.

1154
01:05:50,460 --> 01:05:52,600
 And sooner or later, you go, you know what?

1155
01:05:52,640 --> 01:05:54,500
 Those guys are thinking instead of playing.

1156
01:05:54,500 --> 01:05:59,040
 And so now, maybe you go back on it and just say, look, this turn guy's losing football.

1157
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 And so that sometimes can solve some issues when there's enough talent.

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 And there's enough talent on this defense to go make plays.

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 But they do have to get better at rushing a passer from the edge.

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 They've got to start getting some production from, you know, Deshaun Womack and Nate Johnson.

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 Do we see maybe Demarcus Riddick more off the edge a little bit as a pass rusher?

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 I think there's some things that you can still try to tweak on that side of the ball in addition to just executing.

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 J.C., I thought going in this was going to be a developmental year for Auburn.

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 I had wondered.

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 It's very difficult to compare because they're different eras.

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 But as far as starting Coach Dye's first year, some of the other Auburn coaches who came in,

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 at least the ones who were successful, and we've got a long way to go here.

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 I still think this is a very good Auburn staff.

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 I think Alex Golidge was a good choice as far as the coach.

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 And I still think D.J. Durkin's one of the best defensive coordinators.

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 Have you thought, how could you relate Alex Golidge's first year to Pat Dye's?

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 Yeah, I thought Baylor was probably a lot of that, where you went and you found a way to win a game.

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 You grinded one out.

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 Listen, it's going to look very different than it looked in 1981 because you're not going to find 44 to 39 games.

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 But I do think there's some similarities.

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 You make these mistakes and you come up just short.

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 That's the thing now.

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 It's like if you clean it up and you lose some of those close games and you're just losing.

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 Look, Florida's a good team.

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 And they've got some really talented players.

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 I was in the prisoner of the moment Saturday night.

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 You go, man, that was just a terrible football game.

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 And then you go back and go, look, if there's five plays different in that game, it's probably Florida 20 points less if you just do what you're supposed to do on defense.

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 And you look up at the scoreboard and you go, okay, that's what you could have expected.

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 You maybe win the game.

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 But because you allowed them to extend drives and keep the ball and get chunk yardage on third and long situations, the game got out of hand there in the middle.

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 But I don't think there was a ton of difference between those rosters.

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 And so can you find ways to execute?

1189
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 And that's, you know, that 81 team, they weren't the most talented team.

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 They battled.

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 And I think this team will continue to battle.

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 But if you do that and you see growth, that's the thing.

1193
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 I don't think we've seen growth.

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 Even against Southern Miss, they had a bunch of mistakes.

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 They had a bunch of mistakes last week.

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 You've got to start cleaning those things up to start to see growth for this roster moving forward.

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 And that's what you want to see Saturday.

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 I haven't looked at the complete list, Jason, but it looks like from a match standpoint, in other words, the availability report, looks like Auburn is relatively healthy.

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 Vanderbilt, on the other hand, looks like they've got some guys missing in action coming up this weekend.

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 Yeah, you know, I think they've got a few guys.

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 Nobody that's really, what you would say, one of their key guys, though, I think, for Vandy.

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 And they could get Cole Spence back, who's one of their best tight ends.

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 And so, both teams will, in terms of the key players on their rosters, both of these teams should be pretty healthy going into Saturday.

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 JC, it's very easy, as you said, to get caught up in the moment.

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 And, you know, nobody played well.

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 Well, some of the guys did play well.

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 Who caught your eye on either side of the ball?

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 Who actually did have a good game?

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 Yeah, I think this wide receiver group right now has been the most consistent group on this entire roster.

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 And that's, you know, I wasn't expecting to say that before the year started.

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 So, I think the wide receivers have been really good.

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 Elijah Melendez continues to be exceptionally good on that defensive side of the ball.

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 Just got to get some other guys to come along.

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 I think Cody Sigler's been as advertised.

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 I think he's done a good job up front for them.

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 And so, there's some guys playing good enough football.

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 Just got to get everybody playing on the same level, you know, for this team now.

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 As you get ready for, you know, it's game four of year one.

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 But it feels more important than that because of what's ahead, because of the road schedule ahead for this team.

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 It feels like this is a really, really big football game come Saturday.

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 I'll tell you one thing, Alabama and Auburn have got the toughest October at Tennessee, at Georgia.

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 Of course, there's a bye week game between LSU, Ole Miss, my Lord.

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 It is going to be a tough, and I've already heard some ACC coaches complaining,

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 you know, we may have thought, it took another second to think about adding that ninth conference game here with the schedules.

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 How can we go to a line to get your stuff, Nathan's, and the teams?

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 Yeah, yeah.

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 Before we do that, you're talking about schedules.

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 I don't know that Oklahoma's right now would be one I would want either.

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 They're at Georgia.

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 Absolutely.

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 Bye week.

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 Texas.

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 Yes.

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 At Mississippi State.

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 And then at Florida.

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 Ole Miss.

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 That's a tough one for them, too, down the road.

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 So, lots of things to look at.

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01:11:43,540 --> 01:11:44,380
 Sounds great, Jason.

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 Thanks for your time, Dave, and have a good weekend.

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 All right?

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 Thanks, guys.

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 Appreciate it.

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01:18:33,060 --> 01:18:35,320
 Well, I think we're in a agree to disagree era.

1386
01:18:35,460 --> 01:18:35,900
 Yeah, sure.

1387
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 You're probably right.

1388
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1389
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 The Score.

1399
01:19:07,120 --> 01:19:07,980
 Welcome back in.

1400
01:19:08,040 --> 01:19:11,940
 As you well know, South Carolina comes to Tuscaloosa this weekend.

1401
01:19:12,080 --> 01:19:14,520
 Right now, we take you to South Carolina.

1402
01:19:14,720 --> 01:19:15,840
 Say hello to Hale McGranahan.

1403
01:19:16,000 --> 01:19:18,600
 He's got it all covered there with Gamecocks 24-7.

1404
01:19:19,300 --> 01:19:20,180
 Hale, long time.

1405
01:19:20,320 --> 01:19:20,840
 Welcome in.

1406
01:19:20,920 --> 01:19:21,480
 Welcome back.

1407
01:19:21,520 --> 01:19:22,020
 How are you?

1408
01:19:22,780 --> 01:19:23,580
 Doing well.

1409
01:19:23,760 --> 01:19:25,500
 Always enjoyed being on with you guys.

1410
01:19:25,580 --> 01:19:26,180
 Thanks for having me.

1411
01:19:26,200 --> 01:19:26,640
 Thank you, bud.

1412
01:19:27,020 --> 01:19:28,780
 Yeah, it's that time of the year.

1413
01:19:29,000 --> 01:19:32,500
 Hale, obviously, everybody's kind of getting their legs under them.

1414
01:19:32,500 --> 01:19:36,680
 You've got fans who are happy and some who are sad, ready to already fire coaches

1415
01:19:36,680 --> 01:19:39,740
 and we're not even to the third mark in the regular season yet.

1416
01:19:40,120 --> 01:19:41,720
 Let's talk about South Carolina, Hale.

1417
01:19:41,780 --> 01:19:43,300
 Where are things right now?

1418
01:19:43,380 --> 01:19:47,460
 What have you learned about this Gamecocks team as they gear up to fly into Tuscaloosa

1419
01:19:47,460 --> 01:19:48,200
 this weekend?

1420
01:19:50,060 --> 01:19:54,840
 Well, the third quarter last week was pretty awful.

1421
01:19:55,160 --> 01:20:01,500
 We learned that they're still capable of blowing a sizable lead like they did last year at Texas A&M

1422
01:20:01,500 --> 01:20:04,280
 and they blew a couple leads before that game.

1423
01:20:05,040 --> 01:20:09,040
 Obviously, the Alabama game last year and the Missouri game before that as well.

1424
01:20:09,040 --> 01:20:11,520
 So, we learned that they've still got that in them.

1425
01:20:11,680 --> 01:20:20,600
 So, maybe they can figure out a way to get past that at some point sooner than later and get things figured out here this weekend in Tuscaloosa.

1426
01:20:20,820 --> 01:20:24,800
 So, we do know that they've still got that streak in them.

1427
01:20:25,320 --> 01:20:25,720
 Yeah.

1428
01:20:25,780 --> 01:20:31,060
 Is it safe to say, Hale, I think it goes without saying, every fan base, they say this fan base is more rabid than that.

1429
01:20:31,100 --> 01:20:33,860
 It's one thing all fan bases have in common.

1430
01:20:33,960 --> 01:20:38,940
 They don't have a lot of patience when you sit here and basically do the groundhog thing, when you rinse and repeat.

1431
01:20:39,340 --> 01:20:41,520
 Where's the fan base right now with Shane?

1432
01:20:42,980 --> 01:20:48,560
 There are a lot of people who are, quite frankly, ready to make a change.

1433
01:20:49,300 --> 01:20:54,020
 And plenty of them were feeling that way after going 4-8 last year.

1434
01:20:54,300 --> 01:21:03,460
 And like those three games I just laid out for you, Missouri, Alabama, and especially the A&M game when they're up 27 points at halftime.

1435
01:21:04,900 --> 01:21:08,380
 All that added fuel to the fire, quite frankly.

1436
01:21:08,380 --> 01:21:11,940
 And, obviously, they brought him back, and here he is.

1437
01:21:12,280 --> 01:21:18,800
 And, you know, the cries are getting louder and more boisterous.

1438
01:21:19,840 --> 01:21:26,580
 So, yeah, there are plenty of folks who are ready to see the end of this thing.

1439
01:21:26,840 --> 01:21:31,600
 And it's only three games into this season, and so maybe a little premature.

1440
01:21:32,540 --> 01:21:37,380
 But that's only going to get louder if they don't win this weekend.

1441
01:21:37,380 --> 01:21:41,440
 So, there are some people who still want to give him a chance, for sure.

1442
01:21:41,780 --> 01:21:49,600
 It's not like totally everybody's ready to cut bait, but that bandwagon is getting more crowded.

1443
01:21:49,760 --> 01:21:57,260
 Well, Hill, South Carolina's given Alabama fits the last two years.

1444
01:21:57,820 --> 01:22:06,440
 Kendall Bryles, the offensive coordinator, I think a lot of people saw that the Mike Shield experiment last year was not working and ended up ending.

1445
01:22:07,480 --> 01:22:13,960
 But Lenore Sellers has been on Heisman's list for the last couple of years.

1446
01:22:14,200 --> 01:22:15,140
 He's got potential.

1447
01:22:15,940 --> 01:22:20,360
 He's off to a good start, 650 passing yards, five touchdowns.

1448
01:22:20,360 --> 01:22:23,180
 But he had two interceptions last week.

1449
01:22:23,540 --> 01:22:27,100
 What does Kendall Bryles as an OC bring?

1450
01:22:27,240 --> 01:22:29,240
 Is it more of a balanced attack?

1451
01:22:29,660 --> 01:22:32,260
 And how much has he improved Sellers?

1452
01:22:33,700 --> 01:22:40,560
 Yeah, I mean, Bryles brings an up-tempo system, and it's obviously spread-oriented and all that.

1453
01:22:40,820 --> 01:22:45,240
 They didn't go real fast last week against Mississippi State, and I think some of that was just by design,

1454
01:22:45,240 --> 01:22:55,740
 given that Mississippi State's super explosive and you didn't want to necessarily let them get going in a hurry.

1455
01:22:56,260 --> 01:22:58,740
 And eventually they figured out how to get going.

1456
01:22:59,040 --> 01:23:05,100
 But I think the biggest thing that Bryles did, especially early on last week,

1457
01:23:05,200 --> 01:23:10,540
 was find some ways to get Lenore into a rhythm and get comfortable.

1458
01:23:10,540 --> 01:23:16,660
 And, you know, he was 13 of 20 for, I think, like 176 yards and a touchdown in the first half.

1459
01:23:16,740 --> 01:23:19,180
 So he was off to a pretty solid start.

1460
01:23:19,380 --> 01:23:21,280
 I mean, it wasn't perfect by any means.

1461
01:23:21,380 --> 01:23:27,200
 I mean, he threw an interception on a play they got bailed out on because of a penalty.

1462
01:23:27,560 --> 01:23:30,120
 But, you know, things were going pretty well.

1463
01:23:30,220 --> 01:23:35,160
 I mean, they had 24 points and 273 yards or something like that of total offense in the first half.

1464
01:23:35,220 --> 01:23:37,160
 So it was like, all right, they're cooking.

1465
01:23:37,380 --> 01:23:38,640
 They're doing great.

1466
01:23:38,640 --> 01:23:42,500
 Like, things are, you know, not perfect by any means.

1467
01:23:42,660 --> 01:23:44,100
 They had to settle for some field goals.

1468
01:23:44,220 --> 01:23:46,380
 They had the ball in the sixth-inch line and had to kick a field goal.

1469
01:23:47,380 --> 01:23:52,340
 But if you had told anybody 24 points and that many yards at halftime, they'd have taken it.

1470
01:23:53,840 --> 01:23:55,700
 But the third quarter happened.

1471
01:23:56,140 --> 01:24:00,700
 So, you know, Kendall did a pretty solid job overall.

1472
01:24:01,160 --> 01:24:07,400
 But, you know, Lenore had some issues during the third quarter, and they got behind in a hurry.

1473
01:24:08,280 --> 01:24:10,860
 H***, McGranahan, Gamecocks 24-7.

1474
01:24:11,000 --> 01:24:12,280
 H***, I'm looking at the stats.

1475
01:24:12,360 --> 01:24:13,360
 You know what to say about stats.

1476
01:24:13,420 --> 01:24:14,740
 They can lie on you sometimes.

1477
01:24:15,220 --> 01:24:20,620
 But statistically right now, if you're a stat nerd, total offense, South Carolina has the edge on Alabama.

1478
01:24:20,820 --> 01:24:23,740
 Total defense, South Carolina has the edge on Alabama.

1479
01:24:24,140 --> 01:24:32,020
 If you buy into the numbers, your thoughts about those numbers and coming in, what would be South Carolina's, in your opinion, biggest strength against Bama,

1480
01:24:32,020 --> 01:24:34,720
 and, conversely, their biggest weakness against this team?

1481
01:24:35,580 --> 01:24:37,840
 Yeah, those numbers are pretty misleading.

1482
01:24:38,300 --> 01:24:43,560
 Obviously, as everybody who's listening knows, Bama's played, what, Florida State and Kentucky.

1483
01:24:44,220 --> 01:24:48,880
 They've got two power conference games, whereas Carolina just had the one against Mississippi State last weekend.

1484
01:24:49,540 --> 01:24:52,760
 I mean, they played Kent State in week one, and I don't think Kent State's very good.

1485
01:24:53,440 --> 01:24:55,640
 A ton of yards against them.

1486
01:24:56,020 --> 01:25:02,380
 And then against Towson, I mean, they had nine drop passes in that game, and some of that was due to some weather.

1487
01:25:02,660 --> 01:25:06,380
 But they rushed for, like, 405 yards against Towson.

1488
01:25:06,680 --> 01:25:10,720
 So, like, yeah, they did some stat padding in the first two weeks.

1489
01:25:10,920 --> 01:25:16,680
 So there's definitely some truth hiding behind those numbers.

1490
01:25:17,260 --> 01:25:26,620
 But, yeah, as far as this matchup goes, what concerns me for Carolina is that I think Alabama seems to be better running the ball, right, guys?

1491
01:25:26,740 --> 01:25:27,680
 Yeah, absolutely.

1492
01:25:27,940 --> 01:25:28,800
 They found their run game.

1493
01:25:29,440 --> 01:25:31,100
 Yeah, so that's an issue.

1494
01:25:31,200 --> 01:25:35,780
 I mean, Carolina's pretty strong up front on defense, but it's alarming.

1495
01:25:37,080 --> 01:25:40,720
 It could be alarming what that matchup has in store.

1496
01:25:40,720 --> 01:25:46,500
 Just me going back and watching a little bit of that Florida State game last weekend and seeing Daniel Hill and E.J. Crowell

1497
01:25:46,500 --> 01:25:50,040
 and I can't remember the other running back's name, but they look really good.

1498
01:25:50,200 --> 01:25:53,820
 So that's potentially going to be a challenge.

1499
01:25:54,240 --> 01:26:00,200
 And offensively for Carolina, it's, you know, Lenores and the receivers of the passing game

1500
01:26:00,200 --> 01:26:06,960
 trying to figure out what they can do through the air against that secondary, which seems to be really good.

1501
01:26:06,960 --> 01:26:14,260
 And, you know, I know Florida State was able to do some things and, you know, Deuce Robinson, that receiver for the Seminoles, is really good.

1502
01:26:14,400 --> 01:26:19,160
 But Carolina doesn't have anybody, quite frankly, who's inherently as good as Deuce Robinson.

1503
01:26:19,460 --> 01:26:24,420
 So it'd be nice for Carolina if he stuck around in Tallahassee and could suit up for the Gamecocks next weekend.

1504
01:26:24,500 --> 01:26:25,460
 Have y'all heard anything about that?

1505
01:26:26,320 --> 01:26:27,160
 No, I haven't.

1506
01:26:27,280 --> 01:26:27,700
 No, I haven't.

1507
01:26:27,760 --> 01:26:27,980
 No.

1508
01:26:28,200 --> 01:26:30,380
 Yeah, so that's probably going to be a challenge for Carolina.

1509
01:26:30,980 --> 01:26:32,640
 Let me ask you about the Bama boys.

1510
01:26:32,640 --> 01:26:37,460
 There are three on the team who played for Alabama and, of course, transferred.

1511
01:26:37,760 --> 01:26:42,820
 Kelby Collins was at Florida, was at Gardendale High School in Alabama.

1512
01:26:43,540 --> 01:26:45,380
 Five tackles so far.

1513
01:26:45,960 --> 01:26:52,440
 Linebacker Sean Murphy, 10 tackles and a half sack on the season so far.

1514
01:26:52,980 --> 01:26:57,760
 Justin Okoronkwo, 19 tackles, leads the team.

1515
01:26:58,480 --> 01:27:07,140
 But there are a lot of people, he was one of the players that Alabama lost who they thought if he would have stayed patient, he'd be starting right now.

1516
01:27:07,160 --> 01:27:08,240
 And I think he would be.

1517
01:27:08,420 --> 01:27:11,380
 But how are the Bama boys doing so far?

1518
01:27:12,340 --> 01:27:13,980
 Yeah, J.O.'s been really good.

1519
01:27:14,660 --> 01:27:20,080
 He started in eight games last year and started in all three so far this year.

1520
01:27:20,600 --> 01:27:22,740
 And, I mean, he's always around the ball.

1521
01:27:22,940 --> 01:27:28,660
 He's been a bright spot for sure and was pretty good last week, too.

1522
01:27:29,440 --> 01:27:35,120
 Murphy didn't have a very good game last week, and neither did Fred Johnson, one of their other linebackers.

1523
01:27:35,240 --> 01:27:41,960
 I mean, they have that 4-2-5 base, but they played those three linebackers a lot, and they all play about the same.

1524
01:27:42,160 --> 01:27:44,580
 Murphy maybe a little less than the other two.

1525
01:27:44,580 --> 01:27:49,960
 But, you know, Murphy had his struggles last week for sure, instead of Fred Johnson for that matter.

1526
01:27:50,260 --> 01:27:52,060
 But, yeah, J.O.'s been good.

1527
01:27:52,600 --> 01:27:58,320
 And Kelby Collins, who's played a good bit, he's been pretty solid, too.

1528
01:27:58,460 --> 01:28:06,720
 You know, when they go into some three-down stuff on occasion, he'll go play on the end and work out that way.

1529
01:28:06,860 --> 01:28:11,420
 But, yeah, he's a tackle, and they've gotten some good play out of him so far, too.

1530
01:28:11,720 --> 01:28:15,000
 So, yeah, that's kind of where those three guys are at right now.

1531
01:28:15,080 --> 01:28:16,120
 They all play a good bit.

1532
01:28:16,680 --> 01:28:17,660
 Hey, old, two things.

1533
01:28:17,780 --> 01:28:21,140
 One, tell us where we can get on line and get your great stuff.

1534
01:28:21,280 --> 01:28:26,540
 And every year going into the season, I hear what a freak Nick Harbor is.

1535
01:28:26,540 --> 01:28:33,960
 And I know you've been asked this question for years about reaching his potential or getting to the next level.

1536
01:28:34,480 --> 01:28:36,200
 Why does he not do that?

1537
01:28:36,860 --> 01:28:49,740
 Yeah, so that's been a conversation that's been ongoing at Gamecock 247 for, really, since before he reported to Carolina back in what would have been, 23?

1538
01:28:50,640 --> 01:28:56,320
 Yeah, so, you know, coming out of high school, he was a five-star athlete.

1539
01:28:56,860 --> 01:29:01,640
 And when Carolina first started recruiting him, they were recruiting him to play defensive end.

1540
01:29:02,340 --> 01:29:04,760
 And I think most everybody else in the country was, too.

1541
01:29:04,920 --> 01:29:10,920
 And at some point along the way, I guess maybe during his senior season, Nick decided that he wanted to play offense

1542
01:29:10,920 --> 01:29:16,980
 because he played defensive end and tight end in high school and was really good at both those positions.

1543
01:29:17,400 --> 01:29:20,640
 And so Carolina and a lot of other people started recruiting him as a tight end.

1544
01:29:21,580 --> 01:29:28,100
 And there, towards the tail end of his recruitment, when he committed in February of his senior year,

1545
01:29:28,200 --> 01:29:35,200
 one of the few guys that waited until the actual February signing day, he decided pretty last minute,

1546
01:29:35,440 --> 01:29:39,920
 hey, you know what, I want to play wide receiver because I'm not trying to gain a bunch of weight.

1547
01:29:40,160 --> 01:29:41,980
 I want to run track still.

1548
01:29:42,280 --> 01:29:48,460
 And he did run track for a couple seasons at Carolina and was obviously really good as a sprinter.

1549
01:29:49,280 --> 01:29:52,080
 So that's kind of the long story with him.

1550
01:29:52,260 --> 01:29:59,620
 And I think part of what's been a challenge with his development is he, A, never played wide receiver at all during high school.

1551
01:30:00,280 --> 01:30:04,240
 B, it's not his most natural position, in my opinion.

1552
01:30:04,520 --> 01:30:08,900
 Like, he's not a real natural hands catcher.

1553
01:30:09,100 --> 01:30:12,520
 Like, he's really had to work it at that aspect of his game.

1554
01:30:12,700 --> 01:30:16,640
 So he doesn't pluck the ball out of his air, out of the air all the time.

1555
01:30:16,740 --> 01:30:20,480
 He does a lot of still now trying to catch the ball in his body.

1556
01:30:20,740 --> 01:30:24,680
 And I think anybody who played JV football knows that that's a no-no.

1557
01:30:25,580 --> 01:30:31,340
 And so, yeah, he's been kind of still dealing with that this season.

1558
01:30:31,460 --> 01:30:36,880
 And we saw, I mean, there were a couple examples I can point to just last week in the Mississippi State game where that was an issue.

1559
01:30:37,240 --> 01:30:39,580
 So that's been the biggest thing.

1560
01:30:39,580 --> 01:30:42,860
 It's just like it hadn't been a natural transition for him.

1561
01:30:42,980 --> 01:30:43,980
 And that was to be expected.

1562
01:30:44,120 --> 01:30:48,760
 And, again, something we talked about on the site as long as four years ago.

1563
01:30:48,800 --> 01:30:50,560
 And it's been an ongoing conversation.

1564
01:30:50,940 --> 01:30:54,600
 And, you know, he's big and tall and super fast.

1565
01:30:54,980 --> 01:30:59,020
 But he's not the most reliable in a contested catch or jump ball situation.

1566
01:30:59,120 --> 01:31:03,900
 And you would think somebody who's 6'5 with an 80-inch wingspan could do that.

1567
01:31:03,900 --> 01:31:06,140
 But that's not him.

1568
01:31:07,460 --> 01:31:10,460
 In other words, looks like Tarzan sometimes plays like Jane.

1569
01:31:10,600 --> 01:31:12,480
 Hale, listen, man, it's always good to hook up with you.

1570
01:31:12,560 --> 01:31:14,720
 Again, the play is called Gamecocks 24-7.

1571
01:31:15,120 --> 01:31:16,420
 Correct us if we're wrong.

1572
01:31:16,840 --> 01:31:18,300
 Listen, we've got eyes on you there.

1573
01:31:18,680 --> 01:31:19,940
 Thank you so much for your time.

1574
01:31:20,040 --> 01:31:22,200
 If you make it down, safe travels to and from, okay?

1575
01:31:22,840 --> 01:31:23,160
 All right.

1576
01:31:23,200 --> 01:31:23,700
 Appreciate it, y'all.

1577
01:31:23,780 --> 01:31:24,100
 Thank you.

1578
01:31:24,160 --> 01:31:24,700
 Thank you, Hale.

1579
01:31:24,880 --> 01:31:25,580
 Thank you, Hale.

1580
01:31:25,980 --> 01:31:26,940
 McGrenahan, hooking up with us.

1581
01:31:27,020 --> 01:31:29,040
 Busy at Gamecocks 24-7.

1582
01:31:29,320 --> 01:31:31,260
 South Carolina is on the way to Tuscaloosa.

1583
01:31:31,260 --> 01:31:33,240
 And so are we with Ryan Fowler on deck.

1584
01:31:33,240 --> 01:31:33,760
 Stay with us.

1585
01:31:33,760 --> 01:31:38,480
 Hungry for something big?

1586
01:31:38,720 --> 01:31:40,080
 Head to Mugshot's Grill & Bar.

1587
01:31:40,300 --> 01:31:42,640
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1588
01:31:42,860 --> 01:31:46,820
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1589
01:31:47,120 --> 01:31:51,380
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1590
01:31:51,900 --> 01:31:56,320
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1591
01:31:56,680 --> 01:32:00,020
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1592
01:32:00,420 --> 01:32:03,900
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1593
01:32:04,220 --> 01:32:08,360
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1594
01:32:09,300 --> 01:32:11,160
 All right, grab some buds and listen up.

1595
01:32:11,880 --> 01:32:13,080
 Grilling season's here.

1596
01:32:13,640 --> 01:32:15,740
 Now we find out what we're made of.

1597
01:32:16,140 --> 01:32:18,540
 Are we going to fold under pressure and overcook the burgers?

1598
01:32:18,900 --> 01:32:24,480
 Or are we going to nail the carne asada and the brisket and pack the coolers with ice-cold Budweiser and Bud Light?

1599
01:32:24,660 --> 01:32:31,200
 Because that's the difference between winning and losing, between flipping burgers and grilling like a pro.

1600
01:32:32,120 --> 01:32:34,820
 This summer, grill like a pro with Bud and Bud Light.

1601
01:32:35,060 --> 01:32:35,740
 Stock up today.

1602
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1617
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1620
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1627
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1628
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1630
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1636
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1640
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1641
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 From the University of Alabama, this is Crimson Tide Today.

1642
01:35:26,760 --> 01:35:30,980
 It's daily update on Bama Sports and it's brought to you by Crimson Drive, driven by NASCAR.

1643
01:35:31,320 --> 01:35:39,260
 Streaming live at 2 p.m. Central on all CTSN social media platforms, Tuesdays and Thursdays at UA underscore CTSN.

1644
01:35:39,680 --> 01:35:41,420
 Hello again everybody, I'm Roger Hoover.

1645
01:35:41,820 --> 01:35:46,100
 On Thursday's Crimson Drive, we catch up with Alabama defensive back, Red Morgan.

1646
01:35:46,400 --> 01:35:51,460
 We know there was a heavy RPO team, you know, so, I mean, honestly, I played it wrong.

1647
01:35:51,460 --> 01:35:56,520
 I'm not going to lie, like, I seen him run, but I seen him pull the ball, like, I seen him pull the ball.

1648
01:35:57,020 --> 01:36:01,160
 So, like, my first instinct was just drop back, just drop and get your eyes back.

1649
01:36:01,200 --> 01:36:02,620
 And I seen him, like, looking at me.

1650
01:36:02,920 --> 01:36:05,860
 So, I'm like, it's definitely, like, I knew they was going to run RPO slant.

1651
01:36:05,920 --> 01:36:07,840
 They was running RPO slant, like, the whole drive.

1652
01:36:08,320 --> 01:36:09,400
 So, I knew they was going to run a slant.

1653
01:36:09,720 --> 01:36:14,800
 I just got my eyes back, the ball, like, as soon as I got my eyes back, I seen the ball in the air, you know what I'm saying?

1654
01:36:15,300 --> 01:36:18,580
 So good, and also, I mean, was Luke Metz blocking your view?

1655
01:36:18,580 --> 01:36:24,180
 Because he jumped up as high as could be, trying to come up with a tip right at the line of scrimmage, even before the ball got to you.

1656
01:36:24,220 --> 01:36:28,700
 Yeah, I think I had, because I was, like, when I seen the ball, it was kind of weird.

1657
01:36:28,760 --> 01:36:30,840
 So, I figured somebody tipped it, you know what I'm saying?

1658
01:36:31,040 --> 01:36:31,940
 I'll have more in a moment.

1659
01:36:32,720 --> 01:36:35,200
 Hey, Bama fans, it's Ron Coleman-Williams.

1660
01:36:35,200 --> 01:36:41,880
 Each Tuesday and Thursday at 2 p.m. Central, join Roger Hoover Live for Crimson Drive Driven by NASCAR.

1661
01:36:42,240 --> 01:36:51,520
 This live streaming talk show features the latest on Alabama athletics with exclusive conversations with Bama student-athletes, coaches, and media members.

1662
01:36:52,000 --> 01:36:57,060
 Given their perspective on Crimson Tide, you can watch on YouTube, Facebook, and A's.

1663
01:36:57,360 --> 01:36:59,980
 Roll Tide with Crimson Drive Driven by NASCAR.

1664
01:37:01,420 --> 01:37:09,420
 If you missed last night's edition of Hey Coach and the Kalen DeBoer Show, presented by Alpha Insurance, catch it on demand on the Alabama Insider Podcast.

1665
01:37:10,100 --> 01:37:13,940
 Crimson Tide Today is brought to you by Crimson Drive Driven by NASCAR.

1666
01:37:14,380 --> 01:37:18,180
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1667
01:37:18,740 --> 01:37:28,820
 Dishler Basketball will host Dinner in the Dome on Saturday, October 17th at 7 p.m. in the Dishler Dome with guest speaker, former University of Alabama men's basketball coach Mark Godfrey.

1668
01:37:29,260 --> 01:37:35,380
 There will be a silent auction from 7 to 7.30, along with a meet and greet with Coach Godfrey and a steak dinner that starts at 7.30.

1669
01:37:35,880 --> 01:37:40,340
 Tickets are $100 and reserved tables are $1,000 with eight tickets included.

1670
01:37:40,340 --> 01:37:46,080
 For more information, call Coach Brian Pounders at 205-246-0644.

1671
01:37:46,600 --> 01:37:50,740
 That's Dinner in the Dome at Dishler High School on Saturday, October 17th.

1672
01:37:51,280 --> 01:37:58,340
 Join us this fall on Wednesday nights for Hey Coach and the Kalen DeBoer Show, presented by Alpha Insurance, live from Baumhauer's Victory Grill in Tuscaloosa.

1673
01:37:58,560 --> 01:38:01,240
 The show starts at 6 p.m. and you don't want to miss it.

1674
01:38:02,020 --> 01:38:03,020
 The Score.

1675
01:38:03,460 --> 01:38:08,220
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1676
01:38:08,640 --> 01:38:12,800
 Welcome back in to numbers 8261.

1677
01:38:12,800 --> 01:38:18,240
 The forecast high and lows, respectively, for a partly cloudy weekend in Tuscaloosa.

1678
01:38:18,460 --> 01:38:20,780
 I will repeat that, 82-61.

1679
01:38:21,400 --> 01:38:30,100
 Got to find that music to the ears of Bama fans, including Ryan Fowler, who drives you home every afternoon there as host of the game on Tide 109 FM in T-Town.

1680
01:38:30,760 --> 01:38:31,780
 Ryan, welcome in.

1681
01:38:31,800 --> 01:38:34,060
 You've got the jackets ready to go this weekend.

1682
01:38:34,160 --> 01:38:34,600
 How are you?

1683
01:38:35,440 --> 01:38:37,020
 I'm doing good, doing good.

1684
01:38:37,520 --> 01:38:42,660
 You know, when you mention the weather, man, that is music.

1685
01:38:42,880 --> 01:38:49,020
 I've been saying that for a couple days to my audience, just reminding them that it's going to be cooler weather in Tuscaloosa.

1686
01:38:49,500 --> 01:38:51,360
 Triple digits, lightning delay.

1687
01:38:53,580 --> 01:38:59,020
 Brett, I don't know about you, but that was the hardest game I've ever covered.

1688
01:38:59,200 --> 01:38:59,940
 Tough day, Ryan.

1689
01:38:59,940 --> 01:39:00,240
 It was a long day.

1690
01:39:01,220 --> 01:39:06,360
 It was a weird game, weird outcome, the way that it ended.

1691
01:39:07,520 --> 01:39:13,820
 And, hey, but at the end of the day, Alabama was able to overcome a lot of adversity and able to win the game.

1692
01:39:13,900 --> 01:39:19,360
 And I guess this is the new college football that we live in, that, you know, you're just trying to win the game.

1693
01:39:19,580 --> 01:39:20,320
 You're just trying to win the game.

1694
01:39:20,320 --> 01:39:22,660
 Brought to you by a local cardiologist.

1695
01:39:24,020 --> 01:39:24,240
 Yeah.

1696
01:39:24,660 --> 01:39:31,800
 Well, and if you ever notice the billboard behind Coach DeBoer is like cardiology associates.

1697
01:39:31,980 --> 01:39:32,760
 There you go.

1698
01:39:32,980 --> 01:39:36,300
 Right, that brings us to this.

1699
01:39:36,360 --> 01:39:39,140
 Which team is going to show up this weekend, Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?

1700
01:39:39,140 --> 01:39:41,960
 Is it going to be first half Alabama or second half Alabama?

1701
01:39:43,160 --> 01:39:44,800
 If I knew that, I'd be in Vegas.

1702
01:39:45,280 --> 01:39:45,640
 Yeah.

1703
01:39:47,100 --> 01:39:49,020
 That's the thing is I just don't know.

1704
01:39:49,280 --> 01:39:55,120
 I mean, I would like to be able to say that Alabama will do that because, listen, I do think that this team has been ready.

1705
01:39:55,120 --> 01:39:59,160
 I think they've been ready, you know, to play.

1706
01:40:00,320 --> 01:40:04,160
 I look back at the game and it's just, it was weird.

1707
01:40:04,240 --> 01:40:05,000
 It was strange.

1708
01:40:05,300 --> 01:40:07,500
 It was the way that it all unfolded.

1709
01:40:08,340 --> 01:40:10,280
 I do think this team was ready to play.

1710
01:40:10,420 --> 01:40:15,860
 I think the lightning delay had a little bit to do with that because I think they were charged up all week for the revenge factor.

1711
01:40:15,960 --> 01:40:18,380
 I think it was beat in their head about the revenge factor.

1712
01:40:18,860 --> 01:40:22,660
 You know, it's not like you keep a bull behind a gate for an hour and 45 minutes.

1713
01:40:22,660 --> 01:40:24,720
 At some point, you're going to lose his stamina.

1714
01:40:25,520 --> 01:40:27,480
 And you said, well, Florida State played for the same.

1715
01:40:27,780 --> 01:40:29,760
 Well, Florida State really didn't have the revenge factor.

1716
01:40:30,120 --> 01:40:32,180
 And I think Alabama was charged up all week.

1717
01:40:32,560 --> 01:40:36,840
 And then you, you, you, you, you time it out where two 30 is the release point.

1718
01:40:36,960 --> 01:40:38,740
 And then it ends up being four 15.

1719
01:40:38,960 --> 01:40:48,860
 I just think it was a, it was a unique gain from that standpoint, but looking at this one, you can't really preach revenge.

1720
01:40:48,860 --> 01:40:56,800
 But, you know, there's been a lot of things happening in Tuscaloosa, you know, from the booing and all those different things that people were, you know, upset about.

1721
01:40:57,480 --> 01:41:00,020
 I still think that pays dividends with your players.

1722
01:41:00,020 --> 01:41:08,000
 I know your fans were not very happy with it, but I still think when a coach has the players back, that that means something to them, that they, they feel like, oh, wow.

1723
01:41:08,200 --> 01:41:15,360
 So I, I look back and think about, you know, this Alabama football team.

1724
01:41:15,480 --> 01:41:17,920
 I don't know what to predict is going to happen.

1725
01:41:18,600 --> 01:41:20,640
 Alabama is, you know, the 12 and a half point favorite.

1726
01:41:21,020 --> 01:41:25,820
 Um, we'll take Alabama because I think Alabama is going to score a lot of points.

1727
01:41:25,880 --> 01:41:26,760
 I mean, we've seen that.

1728
01:41:26,820 --> 01:41:39,480
 I mean, two, two quarters and two minutes and they scored 44 points because I'm subtracting a six at six, but, uh, two minutes to go in the second quarter and two quarters at the end, third and fourth quarter.

1729
01:41:39,640 --> 01:41:42,400
 Uh, that's a lot of points in a short amount of time.

1730
01:41:42,400 --> 01:41:44,340
 That's a lot of points in a short amount of time.

1731
01:41:44,340 --> 01:41:46,960
 Uh, bad news.

1732
01:41:47,280 --> 01:41:54,340
 First, Justin Hill and Desmond Zulu have been ruled out on the availability report.

1733
01:41:55,000 --> 01:41:58,220
 Both of them were beginning to play much better.

1734
01:41:58,340 --> 01:42:08,300
 They've got six tackles each, which means Yonsei Pierre, uh, Devin Tompkins and Marion Latham has got some extra work to do.

1735
01:42:08,400 --> 01:42:17,320
 Maybe even Henry, uh, the good news, AK Deer and Noah Rogers, there may be a signing of both players Saturday.

1736
01:42:18,440 --> 01:42:18,920
 Yeah.

1737
01:42:19,040 --> 01:42:21,600
 And really they were able to go a lot last week.

1738
01:42:21,880 --> 01:42:34,640
 Um, when you look at AK Deer, uh, the people that I've talked to, you know, they, they kind of expected that they might have a limitation on Saturday, but they, they have been kind of, this is almost like fall camp for them, right?

1739
01:42:34,660 --> 01:42:38,720
 It's kind of the acclimation period of, of getting back in and getting some rhythm.

1740
01:42:38,880 --> 01:42:44,120
 So I look back and, and, and look at what this team, you know, has been able to do now.

1741
01:42:44,580 --> 01:42:54,880
 Um, I think these two guys are going to be an asset and listen, that rushing attack with Keelan's ability to run and his ability to, to pass.

1742
01:42:54,880 --> 01:43:03,640
 Guys, there, that is going to be a, uh, a part of the element of the game that you're going to have to start kind of factoring in.

1743
01:43:04,220 --> 01:43:13,040
 And when you can run the football like that and you can play the play action, and then you've got a mobile quarterback that also has accuracy.

1744
01:43:13,440 --> 01:43:16,240
 You know, it's been a long time since there was this balance.

1745
01:43:16,240 --> 01:43:27,840
 When you look at throwing and running, I still think there's more that we can see from this offense, but you know, it's kind of hard to throw darts at, at Ryan brub, you know, 47.7 points per game.

1746
01:43:29,280 --> 01:43:37,760
 Um, you know, like, I mean, we can find something to complain, but it's, and I understand the frustration from the fans.

1747
01:43:37,760 --> 01:43:43,840
 Let me say this, these gadget plays that, that I look at, I'm trying to figure out, okay, what, what were you trying to do there?

1748
01:43:44,300 --> 01:43:52,460
 What was the, what was the, I do, I do understand that because I, I feel some of that same frustration, but you cannot argue with the end results.

1749
01:43:52,540 --> 01:43:59,440
 The end results are what it is, is you're sitting here going, okay, wow, this is, I mean, you're putting up big time points.

1750
01:44:00,100 --> 01:44:05,700
 I just think this team is, is going to have something that, uh, you know, it's going to be fun to watch.

1751
01:44:05,700 --> 01:44:13,520
 Um, as we watch this team continue to grow and, you know, the offensive line, uh, continues to take some steps in the right direction.

1752
01:44:13,660 --> 01:44:18,260
 I still think there's more that those guys can give you, uh, tied in special teams.

1753
01:44:18,660 --> 01:44:23,800
 You know, I told my audience, I was never going to use, we use the word, uh, for Connor Talti.

1754
01:44:24,260 --> 01:44:27,000
 And, uh, uh, first word is faulty.

1755
01:44:28,040 --> 01:44:29,920
 We, we dissolved that on Monday.

1756
01:44:30,140 --> 01:44:33,180
 Uh, we used it and said, once he won the special teams player,

1757
01:44:33,180 --> 01:44:39,020
 guys, who thought special teams was going to be the most consistent unit on this all about football team?

1758
01:44:40,640 --> 01:44:45,580
 Ryan Feller, again, they're tied 100 now, which brings us to this point all, all season.

1759
01:44:45,580 --> 01:44:51,660
 All we do is talk about what might happen now that we're basically 25% a quarter of the way into the regular season.

1760
01:44:52,060 --> 01:44:57,660
 Ryan, where are you now with this team going forward compared to where you were about a month ago before the season kicked off?

1761
01:44:59,080 --> 01:45:01,200
 I still think this team has a shot at the playoffs.

1762
01:45:01,340 --> 01:45:06,360
 I still think that this team can accomplish some goals, uh, that started prior to the season.

1763
01:45:06,500 --> 01:45:11,500
 So I look back and, and I, I think they're a playoff team.

1764
01:45:11,820 --> 01:45:12,340
 I did.

1765
01:45:12,600 --> 01:45:15,160
 I think they, they could make it to the playoffs.

1766
01:45:15,400 --> 01:45:23,140
 Um, when I look at this team, that's what, you know, the Tennessee game may look smarter, you know,

1767
01:45:23,140 --> 01:45:29,920
 and guys, I, I'm going to be fair, but you know, I feature a long time reporter out of Tennessee, uh, Jimmy Himes.

1768
01:45:30,000 --> 01:45:30,880
 You guys feature him.

1769
01:45:31,200 --> 01:45:31,680
 I love it.

1770
01:45:31,780 --> 01:45:32,220
 He's good.

1771
01:45:32,960 --> 01:45:37,900
 You know, he came on and did the poor mouth for coach Bryant, you know, the old coach Bryant, you know,

1772
01:45:37,900 --> 01:45:40,100
 this team is barely going to be able to win six games.

1773
01:45:40,280 --> 01:45:45,500
 And I'm sure he probably did not think that this team was going to be able to accomplish, but I mean, look at Tennessee.

1774
01:45:45,760 --> 01:45:54,860
 Um, that may be a harder game than what you say, but Texas A&M may be a little bit easier than, than, than, than what you, what you think.

1775
01:45:55,080 --> 01:46:00,780
 So it's just, when you look at this world of college football, it's, it's, it's strange.

1776
01:46:01,260 --> 01:46:01,700
 Yeah.

1777
01:46:01,740 --> 01:46:04,020
 They've done it because they, they've adjusted.

1778
01:46:04,020 --> 01:46:09,860
 I still think we're being manipulated, um, from a TV standpoint because TV ratings are through the roof.

1779
01:46:09,980 --> 01:46:12,800
 I don't know if you've seen Alabama continues to draw.

1780
01:46:12,980 --> 01:46:17,280
 I mean, I believe they could play against law tech and the ratings would be through the roof.

1781
01:46:17,300 --> 01:46:19,960
 Cause they have been, I mean, Alabama, Kentucky draw a huge rating.

1782
01:46:20,060 --> 01:46:23,260
 I don't know if I'm part of the state, lightning delay, draw a huge rating.

1783
01:46:23,340 --> 01:46:25,900
 I think it was the second highest game by LSU and Ole Miss.

1784
01:46:26,020 --> 01:46:26,340
 It was.

1785
01:46:26,420 --> 01:46:28,560
 So you just look around.

1786
01:46:29,460 --> 01:46:30,660
 Who's benefiting from this?

1787
01:46:30,840 --> 01:46:31,160
 TV.

1788
01:46:31,160 --> 01:46:33,080
 And we said this part of the season.

1789
01:46:33,200 --> 01:46:38,520
 If you went into the season with no allegiance and just as a, as a watcher, observer of college football,

1790
01:46:38,680 --> 01:46:40,800
 that this was going to be a magnificent season.

1791
01:46:42,080 --> 01:46:44,920
 And we'll see if that continues.

1792
01:46:45,100 --> 01:46:49,900
 But I think, uh, if you ask me to bet right now, I think Alabama is a playoff team.

1793
01:46:50,100 --> 01:46:50,760
 That's just my opinion.

1794
01:46:50,900 --> 01:46:52,060
 I think Alabama is a playoff team.

1795
01:46:52,600 --> 01:46:53,520
 Uh, two things.

1796
01:46:53,640 --> 01:46:55,300
 Tell us where we can get online.

1797
01:46:55,420 --> 01:46:58,760
 Who's the guest tonight to get online to listen in.

1798
01:46:59,420 --> 01:47:06,060
 Uh, have you given Caitlin DeBoer advice on trying to eradicate these slow starts?

1799
01:47:07,120 --> 01:47:09,980
 No, actually the slow starts are my wife's fault.

1800
01:47:10,120 --> 01:47:10,780
 I know that.

1801
01:47:10,780 --> 01:47:11,040
 Oh, really?

1802
01:47:11,620 --> 01:47:12,060
 Yeah.

1803
01:47:12,120 --> 01:47:16,800
 He's got analysts all over the country, um, that are trying to analyze these slow starts.

1804
01:47:16,800 --> 01:47:17,120
 Oh yeah.

1805
01:47:17,220 --> 01:47:25,520
 The slow start, um, the ones that have happened have happened because my wife refuses to get in her spot to watch the game.

1806
01:47:25,900 --> 01:47:27,360
 She has a certain spot.

1807
01:47:27,360 --> 01:47:28,080
 Oh my goodness.

1808
01:47:28,900 --> 01:47:31,180
 No, she has a certain spot that she reads in.

1809
01:47:31,660 --> 01:47:33,480
 And when she does, Alabama dominates.

1810
01:47:33,700 --> 01:47:36,380
 And she's not, she's not taking one for the team.

1811
01:47:36,880 --> 01:47:39,660
 And, um, we have had discussions.

1812
01:47:39,980 --> 01:47:45,800
 Uh, we're going to open up a GoFundMe account and, uh, we're going to make sure that she is in this proper spot.

1813
01:47:45,920 --> 01:47:46,340
 Oh, boy.

1814
01:47:46,380 --> 01:47:50,960
 Uh, may not, may not need her against South Carolina, but Georgia, uh, we're taking donations.

1815
01:47:51,160 --> 01:47:51,420
 Yep.

1816
01:47:52,440 --> 01:47:54,080
 Or you'll be doing the Timmy Wynette.

1817
01:47:54,220 --> 01:47:56,360
 D-I-V-O-R-C-E, right?

1818
01:47:56,360 --> 01:48:06,220
 So, but Tide109.com, Tide109.com, we've got Rodney Orr, we've got Josh and College Football Nerds, and Bruce Marshall.

1819
01:48:06,460 --> 01:48:08,240
 Hey, I always appreciate when you guys can have me on.

1820
01:48:08,260 --> 01:48:09,540
 I hope you guys have a great rest of your day.

1821
01:48:09,620 --> 01:48:10,220
 You too, buddy.

1822
01:48:10,780 --> 01:48:11,060
 Absolutely.

1823
01:48:11,420 --> 01:48:15,480
 Ryan on his way to talk to his wife, or probably to listen to his wife.

1824
01:48:15,640 --> 01:48:16,560
 Would you agree with that?

1825
01:48:16,700 --> 01:48:17,060
 Yes.

1826
01:48:17,320 --> 01:48:18,520
 If he's a smart man.

1827
01:48:18,840 --> 01:48:19,500
 There you go.

1828
01:48:19,540 --> 01:48:20,820
 That's going to take care of bids for today.

1829
01:48:20,880 --> 01:48:23,380
 On behalf of BB, Greg James Blair, the entire crew here.

1830
01:48:23,460 --> 01:48:25,440
 Peril Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1831
01:48:25,440 --> 01:48:30,280
 Let's do it again tomorrow, noon to two, with the BIMO Buck Show, back here on Sports Radio 93.9 The Score.